Lionel is unlikely to get a farewell ovation.
Getting Messi a free agent is a godsend. AND PSG didn’t use them. The club dismissed Tuchel, named Pochettino, but the Argentine coach and the Albiceleste legend have not won the Champions League together. Messi’s transfer is interesting to evaluate on the day of his departure announcement. The very fact of parting indicates that the player is not satisfied with the partnership. Lionel didn’t get an award for his prudence, and neither did Neymar, who accepted the “League of Peasants” in his prime.
Why transfer Messi to PSG acceptable
No more Ligue 1 titles. Marseille finished on 14 points a year ago PSG. Now the gap is smaller. But even if Lens beat survivalist Auxerre and Clermont won resoundingly PSG away, there will be a point difference in favor of Galtier. Christophe will again be a winner, Messi will leave Paris as a two-time French champion, he was by no means left without titles.
We realized that the stars will definitely not save. You don’t have to bet on names, but on the team and the coach. The attack trio did not save. Messi in the first match of his life with Ronaldinho understood the Brazilian better than his colleagues PSG even two years after their meeting. The favor came out through the fan suit PSG Ache. The club that must bring all feet first in Ligue 1 have lost 6 games and drawn 4 times.
Enjoy the master game. Messi’s start in Ligue 1 was amazing. Badly played. He remained at Barcelona where the team worked for him. He moved little, often walked. Later I realized that it was necessary to turn on, adapt to new rivals. Paying tribute to Messi for his dispatch role in PSG. This season he has 20 assists in league and European competitions. Last season there were 14. Not bad. Messi amused the audience from time to time. This pot is definitely not worth 41 million euros a year, but the Qatari sheikhs don’t count the money.
Messi’s quick departure will help. Not stuck with the team for another two years, becoming a burden to a new manager who will surely want to improve his pressing and defensive work. And this is easier if the new right forward is more aggressive and younger than Lionel. The Argentine is not the protagonist PSG, which became in Barcelona. I’ve been in and out, so the transfer can be called tolerable. From the inside, the team did not destroy.
Why transfer Messi to PSG failed
Did not play in the Champions League final. In addition to the financial gain, the main finale of the year followed. But Pochettino was eliminated by Real Madrid in the first round of the playoffs. At home, the Parisians had a chance to crush Real Madrid, but Messi missed the penalty. In the return match, Benzema scored a hat-trick as Lionel looked on. Problems in defense and midfield PSG they were even before Galtier arrived. Now Christoph has been eliminated by Bayern again in the first round of the playoffs. Messi didn’t score again. We lost to an opponent in average form, as Manchester City later showed what could be done in defense without Neuer.
In the summer they will build an attack from scratch. If Mbappe is a native of Moscow, then instead of two finals world Cup I wouldn’t play in one. The French team helps Kilian unlock his potential. PSG with their money it also makes it easier. It is clear that Mbappe must play for the favorites throughout his career. But it is significant that two partners will run away from him this summer. And he still needs to find one more, a central forward a PSG it wasn’t, but it is very necessary. Messi’s transfer was unsuccessful, as they missed two years.
Modest statistics of the football legend. For the other 16 goals in Ligue 1, this is quite an achievement. For example, for Ben Yedder, 18 goals for Monaco is not bad. But for Messi this is not an indicator. He scored 30 La Liga goals for Barcelona last season. And then he only scored 6 times in the last Ligue 1 season. It’s strange that he slipped a lot as a striker, even if he kept the mark as an attacking midfielder. But in France, Kabella from Krasnodar can become the king of passes. And Lacazette, dismissed from Arsenal, managed to score 27 goals. Championship too easy for Messi. And even in it he did not become a king, but he highlighted the achievements of the winner of the Player of the Year award Mbappe.
The club again fell out with the fans. Not without Messi. Lionel and Neymar took the field in separate games. Both were preparing for the World Cup, racing at the start. And then the fans who go to all the games PSG, saw the veterans walking. The Brazilian has traditionally been injured. And Lionel, by tradition, was not included in the playoffs of the Champions League. The conclusion was made by Jerome Rotin, he heard abuse from the stands and saw a picket line under Neymar’s house. After Messi’s unexpected decision to fly to Saudi Arabia with his family for the weekend, he apologized wearing a jacket, but everyone understood where things were headed.
Readers opinion. Rate Messi’s two years PSG
Football needs agents, but competent ones. Messi doesn’t have it, so he threw away two years. I’d rather go to Manchester City. If Guardiola is thinking of taking Neymar on loan, even if there are De Bruyne, Grealish and Foden in reserve, then two years ago Josep would have gladly taken Messi. Only it was necessary to accept more modest salary conditions to play for Mahrez.
Lionel was afraid to go to Premier League. He was definitely afraid that at Manchester City he wouldn’t be able to save his strength the day before world Cup-2022. Wrong decision, the world missed the opportunity to appreciate Messi at Manchester City. And they also lost Lionel’s derby against Cristiano. Return of the Portuguese Manchester United would shine with new colors. Now they can meet in Saudi Arabia, but this is a royal pension.
Another option is more interesting. This is a contract with Inter from Miami and a loan to Barcelona. Xavi will try to win the Champions League with Lewandowski and Messi in attack. Or at least reach the final. Messi suffered eight years in a row in the once beloved tournament.
