A funny story from behind the scenes at FC Barcelona reveals the struggle even Pep Guardiola faced when trying to get Lionel Messi to open up.
- Representatives from the cultural group Òmnium Cultural once asked Guardiola to encourage Messi to speak Catalan.
- The group simply wanted the star player to help promote the language, even just by saying a few words.
- Guardiola’s response was surprisingly blunt, noting that he would be satisfied if he could just get Messi to say anything at all, in any language.
It seems that getting the legendary forward to talk was a challenge that even his coach couldn’t easily overcome.