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"Barcelona" club star Lionel Messi insists that his opinion had no importance in the appointment of the new team's coach. At the beginning of the week, the Catalan club appointed Argentine Gerardo Martino as head coach, who had previously coached the "Newell's Old Boys" club. During his press conference, the new coach was convinced that his compatriots L. Messi and his father Jorge had advocated for him to the club's management, but the Catalan striker denied such rumors. "I had no influence on G. Martino's appointment, so I have nothing to explain to you. Finding a new coach is the work of the club president Sandro Rosell. I have said that G. Martino seems like a good coach, but that did not affect the club's decision," said the world's best football player. "I have never met him personally, just like Luis Enrique, who was also mentioned. I think G. Martino will be a great fit for the Barcelona team, he has shown what he can do with the 'Newell's Old Boys' club and the Paraguayan national team," commented L. Messi on the appointment of the new coach. The coach, known as "Tata", replaced the Spaniard Tito Vilanova as head coach due to illness."
