Messi was reportedly replaced vs Lyon due to knee pain

Although Paris Saint-Germain managed to clinch a 2-1 comeback win on home soil against Lyon on Sunday, Lionel Messi was criticised by local media following his reaction when Mauricio Pochettino decided to replace him with 15 minutes to go and the score still at 1-1.

Messi started up front along with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe for PSG for the second time in a row, but he made way for Achraf Hakimi to come onto the pitch in the second half.


Analysing the former Barcelona captain's game against Lyon, Le Parisien labelled the Argentine forward as "intermittent".

"His time in Paris will be more complicated than expected," the newspaper's analysis continued.

"Messi is withering. [Dropping] his head lower and lower, he walks and no longer impacts the game."

Despite playing just his first ever game in home colours at the Parc des Princes, Messi has already been at the receiving end of criticism for his recent performances with PSG.

https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg/2021/09/20/6148cea822601da94c8b4638.html

Who isn't criticizing him at this point? You can't be one of the greatest ever without these pressures but he is sort of not handling it well. Everybody has slumps and bad streaks; he needs to get down off his high horse and not allow expectations make him emotional.

The goals will come, the flashes will come, it might take some time but he is a top tier player and it happens

And this brings to an end the Messi/CR7 debate


At his age, If Ronaldo could do it again in the toughest league, over there in the farmer’s league, we all know the goal machine would have gotten 5 to 7 goals so far..

Sorry boy, you’ll forever be in GOAT Ororo’s shadow

Top 10 players in the world..

1. Cristiano ronaldo
2. Neymar
3. Robert Lewandowski
4. Kylian Mbappé
5. Kevin De Bruyne
6. Virgil van Dijk
7. Sadio Mané
8. Riyad Mahrez
9. Erling Haaland
10. Kimmich

Sorry did i miss any Argentine dwarf ?

Him Bleep up big time

Waiting quietly for people that will start comparing messi & Ronaldo. Even though the thread was quiet about Ronaldo. When Righteousness does this in Eschatological way. Even though he is always Right, you will hear helpless souls start constituting nuisance...

He need more time to understand french football

Here in french league

No player will play for Messi

Referee won't consider when opposite kick you to the ground

French league player are very physical

All eyes on Messi... opponent will never free you

E don de happen...if u have money put it on him to score tomorrow... u go chop trust me

They are talking of media and French media dey talk too..

Messi isn't a fraud like Ronaldo.. He duped juve big time and he got served... Karma is a bitchhhhh..

Messi isn't stupid as Ronaldo..... Senseless and mumu Ronaldo.....

Very dumb.... Dumbnaldo
Fraudsters Ronaldo - fraudnaldo
Penaldo
Tap in Tapnaldo
No single creative idea from his brain at all..


Useless Ronaldo..



All. HAIL THE GREAT MESSSI

Messi deserves some sympathy though I am a Ronaldo fan

A King in another Kingdom.

Messi fan explaining his displeasure over Messi performance so far in PSG

Okay

No place like home

Sorry Leo, that's what happened when you finally leaves your comfort zone.

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Gggg.. football is changing... messi isn't changing

I think Messi made great mistake for going to that shithole league

Which media?

Do well you'd be praised

Not in shape, you'd be criticised.

Just wait till everything restore and start seeing, Messi na baba, Messi na GOAT. Meanwhile, the haters can't play his role in PSG.

May he find grace in PSG

Okele gbigbe to ni Alafia, o san ju ile ti o kun fun eran-pipa ti on ti ija.

Messi was worshiped in Barcelona, little did he know that he will be another mercenary outside of Barcelona.

Messi can't outshine Neymar and Mbappe

Players are no longer instructed to feed him

Lol... whr are the 7th balon dor loading crew.... paulolee...report on the dance floor...
They kept on screaming...he destroyed EPL teams in CL , he destroyed French teams in CL , he will do it if he joins those leagues they said.... we told them that its not easy switching clubs ... that joining a new league doesn't mean there will b absolute guarantee that he wud perform cos he will not be going with the whole Barca team.... New coach , new players, new playing field , new tactics , new type of training facilities, new training schedule, new type of food , new weather , atmosphere changes , ud have to win over the fans again cos u havnt done anything for them....

I get am b4 no be property...thats y Ronaldo said he was nervous b4 his debut against Newcastle... we told them that players like kaka flopped at Madrid, de Lima at Milan, Ibrahimovic struggled at man u and barca , ronaldinho flopped at Milan, Rivaldo flopped at Milan, Shevchenko flopped at Chelsea ... thats part of the reasons xavi and iniesta remained at barca ...

If he was as guaranteed as Ronaldo, pep wud have taken him immediately at city ...but pep himself that he played his best football ever for also knew that it was a risk bringing him to City cos Messi was at his best with inieata and xavi , which he doesn't hv at city... bringing him to city wud hv meant bruyne wud hv suffered and one must sit in the bench of which bruyne helps the defence, something Messi wudnt do... lets not forget the Gerrard, Lamport paring for England that never worked ... besides he is 34 ...his time has gone

Nbotee:
Which media?

Use Google

Who is a star that is not critcised

Mercy or Messi or Mercí

I don't give a F..

GOAT

Messi and Ronaldo era has already ended.
I can't criticize dem now.
They shuld retire let's start watching greenwood and co

Him go collect