In the early morning of Beijing time this morning, in a focus battle in the 35th round of Ligue 1, the Greater Paris away was forced to draw 3-3 by Strasbourg. In this game, mbappe was radiant again, staging 2 shots and 1 pass, Neymar also had 1 assist, but Messi did nothing, he had several shots deflected. In this morning's MNM trio, Messi's performance was slightly sluggish.
But Paris didn't score three points this morning, mainly because of the backline. In the opening two minutes, Paris conceded a goal first, the fastest goal Paris had conceded since 26 September 2018 in Ligue 1. In the 74th minute, Verratti gave another oolong gift. Paris goalkeeper Donnarumma also performed badly, not only 0 saves, but also 0 times he knocked the ball out of the box.
Messi failed to score and it was also very much related to his teammates not passing the ball to him. Here are 2 lenses to prove this. The first shot appeared in the 53rd minute, when Bernat was very beautiful on the left side of the road and quick advance, but also attracted defensive forces, Messi received in the arc of the penalty area, there was already a lot of room for shots, but Bernat just did not pass to Messi, and finally chose a direct pass, the ball was finally released by the opposing goalkeeper.
Probably also because of the "deliberate failure to pass Messi" in the 53rd minute, Pochettino replaced Bernat with Nuno Mendes in the 80th minute. Although Mbappe's performance this morning is explosive, there are still some deficiencies in the aspect of cooperating with Messi. In the 91st minute, the Paris counter-attack gave Mbappe a one-handed chance, and Mbappe rushed to shoot a powerful shot before the two defenders blocked it, resulting in an anti-aircraft gun. In fact, Messi was next to him at the time and was in an undefended state, and if Mbappe chose to cross, Messi would most likely score a shot in the "Messi Corridor", or counter-pass to Mbappe to get an assist opportunity. But Mbappe chose to shoot in waves.
Paris were 3-2 at the time, but were then equalized by the home team. If Mbappe had chosen to pass to Messi instead of a volley, Paris would have scored, and if so, Strasbourg would not have had the chance to equalise. Mbappe is indeed too "independent".
The above 2 shots show that Messi is no longer the core of the attack in Paris. Even if you wait for the ball in front of the box, it will not be passed to you. This may be the most direct reason why Messi failed to score and assist this morning! Some fans feel that Messi should be replaced, but this is impossible, in addition to injury, Messi would rather be substituted than replaced halfway! As an Argentine, He will respect Messi's habit even more.