A 0-0 draw, Messi, who had only 1 shot on goal in 6 shots, was once again on the cusp. However, fans who watch the full game may be more impressed by Messi's passing and organization. Unconsciously, Messi found his place in Paris. He is no longer a goal-scoring killer, and as the overall organizer may be more suitable for the 34-year-old Messi.
Whether you like to believe it or not, Ligue 1 is actually a presence for Messi to score more goals than Serie A, obviously difficult for La Liga and the Premier League. Because of Messi's way of playing, he pays more attention to breaking the game in the middle. The overall positioning system of Serie A is better, while Ligue 1 is stronger in the continuous movement and agility of players. The problem for Paris is that Mbappe loves pulling too much and lacks pressure on centre-backs. Even with a large number of forward insertions by the 2 central defenders in this game, the shooting space that can be created for Messi is still limited.
One of the reasons messi scored less goals after coming to Paris Saint-Germain is indeed that the passing rhythm and footwork of the Paris and Barca players are not the same. The same is the high position to find the opponent's mistake, the Paris player's passing habit is to pass the ball more aggressively to the open position, and the receiver needs to sprint forward more quickly in the first place, so Messi often can't catch the first point of the ball. This time Dante made a mistake and Paris counter-attacked to find Di Maria was a perfect opportunity, but his shot was blocked by toddibeau, who moved quickly. Then the ball came to Messi's feet, and as soon as there was a pause, it was instantly wrapped up by the Nice players. The shot of multiple people gathering at a point on the defensive end of Ligue 1 is striking, and multiple black-blooded players moving at the same time may not seem orderly enough, but it can instantly make you lose your direction.
Let's look at this attack, Di Marianeche after moving messi to the far post. This was supposed to be an excellent offensive opportunity, and Messi was caught up in the sea of people as soon as he picked up. Todibo's blocked pass put Messi's plan to cross flank Mbappe to the death. The key point is that the Ligue 1 players pounced hard enough, and at the same time they moved fast under their feet. La Liga players are not so agile, Premier League players are slow to play, Ligue 1 is actually not so strong against the strength (they are not good, but there are many violent fouls), but the frequency and rhythm of confrontation are fast, making Messi feel a little uncomfortable with the type of fighting speed and technology.
So far in the new season, Messi has scored only 1 goal in 30 shots in 8 games in Ligue 1, and it is really difficult for him to enter his favorite shooting rhythm here. Even the average pass per game is only 1.4 times, far lower than the 3 times per Game in the Champions League, which is related to the characteristics of the defender who just happens to have some restraint Messi. However, it should be noted that Messi's passing and organizational skills are universal, even in these 8 games in Ligue 1 he has delivered 19 key passes to form a shot, bringing back 3 assists. Messi contributed five key passes in this game, and the failure of his teammates to grasp it was the reason why Paris failed to score.
From this statistic, it can be seen that Messi has a total of 6 shots on goal but only 1 shot on target, because 4 of them are blocked. Messi's shooting is fine, the problem is that the defender does restrain Messi in rhythm (the coach needs to solve Messi tactically, which is still too natural at the moment). However, in terms of passing, Messi is more incomprehensible and the opponent is more difficult to limit. So Messi sent five key passes to the goal, created a great scoring chance, and had a lot of penultimate and third passes to instigate the attack.
The Ligue 1 arena is indeed more suitable for Mbappe's type of direct single knife, because as long as you are fast enough to use space before the opponent is surrounded, then the vacancy and depth of Ligue 1 are still very maneuverable.
The Attack at Paris was Ebbel's straight to Mbappe, who was about to take a one-stroke chance. As a result, Nice centre-back Todibo directly stepped forward to complete an incredible break, which made Mbappe, who had already started, a little confused. However, Ligue 1 is characterized by instantaneous movement and continuous confrontation, and before Todibo could hold the ball, Guyer completed the counter-attack. Messi unleashed his passing skills at this moment, giving Mbappe a chance to score in the box, but unfortunately failed to play well.
You can go back and look at Messi's situation in the moment of passing, Ligue 1 actually does not lack depth space, but Ligue 1 is indeed not a suitable stage for carrying the ball over long distances. You can't provoke a Ligue 1 defender, but they also can't stop you from sending out a great pass.
Judging from the comparative data for 2021 (as of the time when the Ballon d'Or voting ended), Messi is indeed no longer the player who scored the most goals, but the player with the most assists, the most shots on goal, and the most excellent scoring opportunities. Now Messi is more like an offensive organizer with extremely high shooting accuracy and scoring ability.
Paris is a team that is very good at counter-attacking and suitable for counter-attacking. Messi is not unable to integrate in the counter-attack style of play, but it requires him to make some sacrifices and give up the goal data to help the team deliver a key pass. Messi, who already has seven Golden Globes, may now focus more on the Champions League and pay less attention to the personal data of a single game.
The overall position in Ligue 1 is more aggressive, they pursue local concentration and continuous confrontation, so the combination of passing and running positions is the best way to create goals in Ligue 1. Paris, because of its strong defensive ability in the backcourt, also dared to leave 3 or more people in the front court to play counter-attack.
As can be seen from the GIF, Messi's pass to Mbappe this time was too comfortable, allowing Paris to break through the opponent's midfield to get a fatal blow in an instant. Todibo's chase was really fast, so mbappe saw no hope of running out of a single knife. However, Di Maria was an opportunity in the large space on the flanks, and Mbappe's pass made the situation clearer. However, the Argentine winger failed to grasp the single knife this time, and Paris once again missed to score.
Messi's most beautiful pass of the game came from this direct plug to Mbappe, which directly penetrated the Nice team's defense. At that time, Nice's two centre-backs came forward, but the teammates made an offside mistake and let Mbappe enter the golden zone.
As you can see from the GIF, the first wave of attack was messi's counterattack with the ball cut off, but Paris soon launched a second wave of attack. Messi's pass was so accurate that the opponent was the only one who was caught by him. Unfortunately, Messi's wonderful pass, Mbappe once again failed to grasp.
The 34-year-old Messi is also gradually transforming, and it is indeed too difficult to ask him to continue to pass the dragon or continue to walk through Yang. Using passes to create opportunities for teammates, Messi put down his goal statistics, but did not give up the belief in leading the team to win.
At the 1986 World Cup, Maradona scored the goal of the century, scoring goals after five consecutive stages and six players in the knockout rounds. Four years later, on Midsummer Night in Italy, Maradona delivered the assist of the century. Even if it is a ball king, it will gradually transform to help the team. What Messi did today is actually such a thing.
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