Another difficult score for Messi: despite his great goal, the French press called him “invisible” and the “most disappointing”

Already after the defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, the qualification of the French press for the Argentine Lionel Messi had raised dust. This Sunday, after being decisive in the result as for the future of Paris Saint Germain, the ‘Pulce’ was once again heavily criticized with a score where they didn’t even pass it.

To analyze the chronicle of the world champion, something more global is needed: when kylian mbappe is in the field, most attacks are charged to the left flank, where the French striker is. The number of balls played for the 35-year-old from Rosario also drops considerably.

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For example, this Sunday against Lille at the Parc des Princes, attendance went from highest to lowest. He had the opportunity to insert that goalkeeper who Chevalier blocked at the near post, then participated – without touching the ball – in his team’s second goal which allowed him to extend the lead through Neymar.

But it was deflating from there. Because when they give him the ball he’s usually not in the best conditions: sometimes surrounded, sometimes in positions where his imbalance doesn’t end up generating anything productive, and it almost always ends up in a lateral pass or with support.

In an uphill result like Christophe Galtier’s PSG was given, Messi’s determining factor in the result – they say, the one that usually matters most – cannot go unnoticed. Here because the ‘5’ that the sports newspaper has chosen to put on it The Team it may seem little. Obviously is conditioned (and empowered) by the ‘3’ who had placed him last Tuesday, after the 0-1 draw against Bayern Munich.

“We have to expect more from such a player in such an important match, in such a delicate situation. We weren’t far from having witnessed one of his most disappointing performances of the season.”public.

And, to evaluate the goal, he completed: “But as often happens with Messi lately, a flash of genius arrived, a moment poised to change everything. His free kick delivered a team that expected nothing less from its star (90+5).”.

A little more difficult was the portal the Parisianswho rated it with a ‘4’. “A shot that Chevalier stops (5′), a good save for the 2-0 goal (17′)… and that’s it. The Argentine was invisible. Until this punishment, which he obtains and transforms into recovery (4-3, 90+5). Out of all logic. It’s that too, Messi“, discussion.