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WC final: How a teenage Messi taught Spain's coach not to man-mark
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Spain coach Luis de la Fuente rules out man-marking Lionel Messi in the World Cup final.
De la Fuente recalled a youth match where a teenage Messi scored four goals against his side in 15 minutes after the marker was substituted.
This memory influences his tactical decision to avoid man-marking Messi.
The match is the World Cup final, a major international event.
The story provides historical context from 2001 about Messi's past performance against De la Fuente's team.
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