Maxi López is a former soccer player who had the opportunity to be part of one of the best Barcelona of all history, the same one where players of the caliber of Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, Samuel E’too and many others lived in the same dressing room.
In a recent interview for Directv Sports, the former Argentine striker was commenting on his experiences in that Barcelonathe meetings off the field, the atmosphere in the locker room and also how it was that the Brazilian star, the man with magic with the ball and unique smile, Ronaldinho Gaucho was able to help both Argentine players more than he could in their recovery process. adaptation to the first team and development therein.
Maxi’s time at the Catalan club
“When I arrived at Barcelona I was the only Argentine. Leo started to climb and train with us. When they realized that he was ignoring the kicks of 30-year-old kids, they said: ‘This kid has to be here.’ That’s where she started.” Maxi López, today a businessman (he is one of the owners of Birmingham in England) recalled his career as a footballer and focused on his time at Barcelona. And in his bond with the captain of the world champion Argentine team and with Ronaldinho, two stars with whom he had the honor of playing.
“We had barbecues at home, we played Play. When she took the first steps she called her father, he asked her permission. We had a fantastic locker room. Ronaldinho took us under his wing, he helped us a lot, continued the former attacker, 39, in dialogue with DSports.
“Leo was always faithful to his roots, his way of thinking, and authentic. The difference is that he always had his family”he added. That role of “big brother” that he assumed implied protecting him, even from temptations. It is known that, along with his talent and his profile as a positive leader, Dinho liked recreation…
“When the phone rang and it was Ronaldinho… You couldn’t say no to him. At least for me it was very difficult. What time was she calling? To anybody. You had to follow it. “He was the undercover captain, the one who pulled all the strings inside the locker room,” said the former striker who took his first steps in the millionaire club, River Plate, who clarified that in those raids there was no room for the young Lionel Messi, who was barely 16. years by then.
“Leo was little and we had to take care of him, he was 16 years old.”. We could take those called before 10 p.m., but not afterward,” the Argentinean said.
Many more statements from Maxi López
His opinion on the present that the River Plate of his loves is experiencing
“I’m still close to River, he grew a lot. I really liked that this new championship brought out such young guys. and that he already introduces them to the first team. Because the fundamental resource of Argentine soccer is the youth players and it speaks well of the river youth teams, because they brought kids of 16, 17, 18, even 21 years old to the team. “I really liked that policy of the club leadership and the coach.”
Would it have been real to be able to play with Boca Juniors?
“Always with a lot of respect, but I wouldn’t have gone to Boca. I grew up in the bowels of River, I learned the whole story; with respect, but no.”
Your experience in a Boca-River: his unforgettable Superclásico in the 1-0 at La Bombonera in the 2004 season
“For the River fan, River-Boca is the best. It is an experience, as players, to go to Boca’s field and win, it is nice. When it was my turn, there were 15,000 people from River, it was an incredible spectacle.”
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