Ligue 1
Pochettino: “Messi is football”
Lionel Messi has been in the eye of the storm lately due to his performances at Paris Saint-Germain, with press slamming him and Maurio Pochettino replying that the Argentine is football.
Lionel Messi was heavily criticized by the media in France after the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real (1-0) in the first game of Champions League 8, with Mauricio Pochettino expressing his full support for his player.
Apart from that, the Argentine star missed a huge opportunity to put his team in the lead in the 62nd minute, the white ball failed at his stop Not celebrating with his teammates put him in the eye of the storm.
In fact, Equipe was among the media in France who slammed Messi for his performance. Alongside Sergio Aguero, the Paris coach also put up a protective wall in Argentina, emphasizing that Messi is football and football is Messi.
“Messi is the best player in the world. If you want to explain football to someone, it’s Messi. Losing a penalty won’t affect his confidence, it’s impossible. If someone says that, it’s because they don’t know.” Messi is football and he played very well against Real.”
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