Kevin-Prince Boateng: Messi doesn't err, he can score 98 goals out of 100 shots

Kevin Prince Boateng's surreal tales about Messi, Dembele and Ronaldinho

Kevin-Prince Boateng starred a few days ago in a very juicy chat on Rio Ferdinand's podcast, where he explained in detail some anecdotes about his career. Some linked to his time at Barcelona, where he played alongside players such as Messi and Dembelé, and others that he experienced at other teams such as Ronaldinho's Milan. 

These are some of the most striking anecdotes:

Messi's video call before scoring two goals against Liverpool in the Champions League  

"He was sitting with his phone doing a seated massage. Two minutes before we go out he gets up, ties his boots, we go out. The warm-up was just long balls, controls, dribbling a bit.... crossbar challenge in the warm-up in a Champions League match against Liverpool. Back inside, the coach [then it was Valverde] makes the final adjustments and he's on the phone [smiles]. The coach is talking and he says: 'you have to go right, you have to go left...'. And he's making a video call and he said something like: 'ah, yeah, sure'. 30 seconds before he goes out, he gets up, puts his jacket on, goes out and goal, goal, goal. Crazy," he explained.

Boateng then clarified that no one should compare himself to him: 

"Nobody should, because this is what Barça's young players used to do, you know? They watched it, they did it in training and they got injured. Malcom, Dembélé... they always got injured. They didn't train at 100%. Then they played the game and it's different because you can't sprint. I'm the only one in the world who can do that. 

Ter Stegen's frustration

"To be honest I have to tell you that Messi doesn't make mistakes. No, seriously, he doesn't. We used to practise shooting from outside the box