Barcelona coach Guardiola blows fuse over Messi questions

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola lost his rag with reporters before yesterday’s rout of Real Zaragoza.

Guardiola was peppered with questions about Lionel Messi's availability for the game before blowing a fuse:

"What? Don't you want Messi to play? Is that what you want? If it is, then tell me. Won't you let me decide for myself!"

Messi played and scored in yesterday’s 4-0 win.

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Comments (3)

Guardiola knows what he's doing....he knows when messi needs rest.

cristiano is also not rested why does nobody care about him ??? ohh right because he isnt the best player ever

I hope this dosent bkfire. Barca were 3-0 up b4 70 minutes and messi was stil left for 90 minutes wit a champions league match against milan by midwk after playing two tough matches with argentina. It is obvious he wants pichinchi and has become more selfish these days. This is already affecting villa but the major concern is the knocks messi gets each match. It could lead to a serious injury soon if he is not rested.