Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, on Wednesday, praised his striker Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi, who coached him for many years in Barcelona, ​​​​Spain, after they led the Argentine national team to crown the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Manchester City striker Alvarez played a pivotal role in Argentina winning the World Cup for the third time in its history and the first since 1986, when it was crowned at that time under the leadership of the late legend Diego Maradona.

And the Argentine national team achieved an exciting victory after a dramatic scenario in the final, which ended in a penalty shootout (4-2) at the expense of France, after they tied (3-3) in the original and extra time last Sunday at Lusail Stadium in the capital, Doha.

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Guardiola also considered that this coronation is a dedication to the charming career of Messi, who won many titles under his supervision when he was defending the colors of the Catalan club before moving to Paris Saint-Germain.

Guardiola said today, Wednesday, a day before his team’s expected confrontation against Liverpool, the defending champions, in the fourth round of the League Cup: “As for Julian, we are happy. He played a lot and his contribution was wonderful to the Argentine national team, given the way they played. We have a world champion in our team ".

Former Manchester City defender Nicholas Otamendi won the world title in Qatar, where Guardiola said: “We are very happy for Julian, congratulations to him, for Nicholas Otamendi as well, and of course personally for Leo Messi, for Argentina in general they are well-deserved champions.”

⚽️🔥 A very impressive individual effort from the magician Messi, Alvarez heads with a third goal against Croatia

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وعزز أداء ميسي مكانته كواحد من أعظم اللاعبين في تاريخ الكرة المستديرة، بينما لم يحتج غوارديولا الذي فاز معه مرتين بمسابقة دوري أبطال أوروبا عندما كان مدرباً لبرشلونة، إلى أي دليل إضافي لإثبات ذلك.

وقال مدرب برشلونة السابق: "كل شخص لديه رأيه الخاص ولكن لا أحد بامكانه أن يشكك بوجود ميسي كواحد من أفضل اللاعبين في العالم، لقد قلت مرات عديدة إنه الأفضل بالنسبة لي".

وأضاف فوارديولا: "من الصعب أن نفهم كيف يمكن للاعب أن يظهر ويفعل ما فعله في آخر 10إلى 15 سنة، الأشخاص الذين شاهدوا الأسطورة البرازيلي بيليه أو الأرجنتينيين ألفريدو دي ستيفانو أو دييغو مارادونا، يمكنهم تفضيل من يريدون".

وشدد غوارديولا على أن "هذه الآراء، يمكن أن تميل أكثر إلى النهج العاطفي" و"إذا لم يفز (ميسي) بكأس العالم، فإن رأيي بشأن ما فعله لكرة القدم العالمية لن يتغير، لكن من الطبيعي أن يعتمد ذلك على فوزه باللقب".

He concluded, "For him, this is the final achievement of an incredible football career," according to the Spanish coach.