In the early morning of February 27, Beijing time, in the 26th round of Ligue 1, Paris fell behind 0-1 at home, and finally reversed Saint-Etienne 3-1, of which Messi still failed to score, but he assisted Mbappe twice - in the 10 games since 2022, Messi has only scored 1 goal, but has contributed 6 assists, which is already like the assist king of Ligue 1!
After Messi came to Paris, he played a total of 21 games, including 5 Champions League games, scoring a total of 5 goals and 1 assist; in 16 league games, although only 2 goals were scored, but he has 10 assists, especially in the last 5 rounds of Ligue 1, Messi has 6 assists, and most of them are connected with Mbappe, and the cooperation between the two has gradually improved - this is likely to become a chip for Greater Paris to retain Mbappe.
After Messi came to Paris, in a total of 21 games, he scored 7 goals, in addition to as many as 11 assists, averaging 0.86 goals per game, although it is not comparable to his average of 1 goal per game at the peak of Barca, but obviously Messi's assist ability is still so strong!
You know, in FIFA's annual best selection, Messi has been named the "world's best midfielder first person" in the past four years - and only Harvey is tied for first place with Messi in this regard.
Messi has 10 assists this season, also equaling Mbappe, and the two are now tied for the top spot in Ligue 1 assists. In this season's five major European leagues, Messi's assists are second only to Bayern's Muller (16 times), but Messi has only started 14 games, but Mueller has started 23 games, obviously, Messi is still the most efficient assist in Europe - it is not too much to say that Messi has now transformed from "goal king" to "assist king".
The reason why Messi has scored fewer goals is, of course, related to the fact that in his career of more than 20 years, the sudden change of team has not yet fully adapted; but the most fundamental reason is not that Messi's physical fitness and skills have dropped greatly due to age, but in The Greater Paris, it is clear that Messi is no longer the offensive arrow and core of the team, Mbappe is obviously - in addition, there is another superstar in the team, Neymar, so Messi no longer has the unlimited ball and firing rights when he was at Barca.
But Messi is a humble and low-key person, and he is now in paris, willing to be the green leaf of Mbappe and Neymar - his position is even lower, becoming a midfield conductor, transforming into the hub and metronome of the greater Paris midfield, as evidenced by Messi's increasing assists. And from messi's first career "lying grass" defense of the opponent's free kick, can also get side evidence.
Under the position retreat, Messi can not only play his comprehensive characteristics of good passing awareness and strong assist ability, but also make up for the physical problems due to age, which also allows Messi to better extend the life of his career and allow fans to watch the football art master performance of the "all-round king" for several years.
So why bother fans about whether Messi can score goals? —— Just like the physically strong C Ronaldo, after entering 2022, he has scored only 1 goal and 0 assists in 10 games, when Messi transforms from a "goal king" to an "assist king", this is actually the gospel of fans who really love football, because we can still have the only motivation to get up in the middle of the night to watch the ball! 【Original Review: Yu said that hugh】