What did Messi lose after leaving to Paris... and one thing that makes him make history again

Argentine star Lionel Messi made, at the beginning of last August, one of the most fateful decisions in his career, after he agreed to carry the French Paris Saint-Germain shirt, ending a distinguished and historical career that spanned 16 years with Barcelona, ​​in which he achieved all possible titles, including the League Four-time European champions, 10 La Liga titles, in addition to winning six Golden Balls.

The beginning was not promising for the "Flea", as he scored only one goal in five matches in all competitions, and his glow abated significantly, but one thing is able to return him to the stage of global stardom, which is to achieve the European Champions title, the dream championship that he did not achieve. The French team until today.

No one in Paris Saint-Germain looks at Lionel Messi as the first star in the team, which was talked about a lot by the French media, even his colleagues, including the Brazilian Neymar, as well as the French Mbappe, said that he is an important element in the team's teamwork.

In Barcelona, ​​the team's plans were built on it, and any offensive ball often passed through it, and in the absence of it, Barcelona often struggled to win, if not defeated.


In Paris, it is completely different. Messi has scored only one goal so far in five matches he played (including one he entered as a substitute, and another he left in the second half), including two matches in the Champions, and his goal was in Man City in the European Champions.

Statistics in most matches indicate that his role on the field has declined a lot, to a mere passer of the ball, as it suffices to say that he did not make any goal at all, but the percentage of missed balls from him increased, compared to the period in which he was with Barcelona.

He does not frighten defenders


for many years at Barcelona. Messi was the number one terrifying goalkeeper for any goalkeeper and his defense, and his mere presence on the pitch meant that there was a great danger to any team's goal.

In France, the matter differed a lot, which is confirmed by the defender of the Trois team in the French first division, Adel Rami, who had previously faced Messi in Spain when he was a player in Valencia years ago.

Rami said in previous press statements that "Messi is no longer terrifying to defenders, but rather they fear Mbappe's speed more than Messi."

He confirmed that he faced him before in the League,

He did not win any of the 12 matches.

He said, "In the past, I either lost or tied with him, and I got a lot of his shirts, but when we meet, the situation will be different this time."

Messi played in five matches, including three in the local league, and two in the Champions, but the French team was embarrassed when it drew with a modest team like Brugge in the Champions, and also lost to Rennes in the league 0-2, in the last match before stopping, It is the only one he played in the French League.

Despite scoring a goal and leading his team to victory over City in the Champions League, he did not raise the media's attention, and did not show his usual strength on the field.

Paris's


defenders

dream

of Messi's ability to give at the same level as Barcelona, ​​talking about the "flea" need for a while to adapt, especially since he left a team he played in since he was young.

He achieved everything with him, and brought him into a team with players from different backgrounds, with different ways of playing, and in a new family atmosphere.

Although Messi is 34 at his age, one thing may make him make history again, and restore the glow for which he was previously famous, which is to achieve what the French club has been unable to do for many years, despite an investment in stars that exceeded two billion euros, and with a current team considered the highest in financial value on the planet. worldwide, with a figure of more than one billion euros.

Saint-Germain did not offer Messi a tempting offer and a salary of more than forty million euros annually, except to bet on him to lead the star team to achieve the title, a dream that Paris had never achieved in its history, but even all France clubs did not achieve it except once through Olympique Marseille in 1993.

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