In Argentina's big win over Estonia, Messi scored five goals, and the "May core" is still the backbone of the Blue and White Army. Former Argentine star Palermo spoke about the match and he thinks Messi is a bit stubborn at the club because Messi needs to cater to Kylian Mbappe's way of playing. In Scaloni's tactical formation, players play around Messi, and the "May Core" is able to ship his strengths. Palermo wants Messi to avoid the "Emperor system", the attributes of the two superstars overlap, Messi's style of play in this game is Mbappe's regular style of play, Greater Paris can only have one tactical axis figure, and the Argentine superstar needs to avoid the "Emperor system".
Palermo praised Scaloni's tactical philosophy – Scaloni was like the magic bird of the early days, and if the Pampas Eagles players can perfectly execute Scaloni's tactical philosophy, Argentina is expected to lift the Hercules Cup. The early magic bird is Mourinho in porto, when Mourinho led the team to create a Champions League miracle, his tactical model seems to be nothing new, in fact, this model is very effective against strong teams. Scaloni is also a "one-on-one" young marshal, his formation is decent, and the blue and white army system does not seem to have any innovation. But Scaloni's thinking is quite practical, and it feels like an early magic bird.
How does Messi avoid the "monarchy system"? Palermo has proposed two options – Messi leaving Paris Saint-Germain or the club's manager changing tactical patterns. Due to the complexity of the transfer market, his return to Barca or joining other teams is something that is difficult to achieve for a while and a half, so Messi needs to adapt to the second option. If Pochettino continues to coach The Greater Paris, Palermo wants the boss to let Messi stand in front of Neymar, the "Mene combination" forms a wing corridor, Mbappe forms another attack first in the middle, and Gay stands directly behind Mbappe, so that Messi can successfully avoid the "Emperor System".
Some people will say that since Messi and Mbappe are in two different offensive lines, and they do not have any communication and interaction, doesn't this waste the superstar's ability to maneuver? Ever since Messi came to the Parc des Princes, everyone has always wanted to see the colorful combination of the "Menem Combination", just like the combination of Suarez, Messi and Neymar. Palermo, however, points out that Mbappe and Messi are both pivotal figures and that it is difficult for them to form a good combination in terms of horizontal aspects. Pochettino wants to make the offensive system of Greater Paris blossom more, and only by allowing Messi and the "Emperor system" to avoid each other in terms of space can they play their respective talents.
It is worth mentioning that Palermo was a "mehei" in the past, and he believed that the Barca system spoiled Messi. Palermo's views have softened a bit, but he hasn't changed his mind – he can only use his might when his teammates are playing around Messi. Once he caters to the core system of other players, Messi's stats and efficiency will drop dramatically. Because Mbappe and Nasser signed bizarre terms, whether the Boss can stay in Paris or not, the "Emperor system" is undoubtedly the core system of this team. Therefore, Palermo wants Messi to avoid the "monarchical system".
According to Palermo's theory, the author feels that Messi can achieve another ideal state in Greater Paris - although Mbappe is the boss of the club, Messi's status in world football is too high, and this team has a core system in addition to the "Emperor system" and Messi's core system. Coupled with the fact that there are still some Argentine players at the Parc des Princes, Messi's core system can become an offensive mode outside the "Emperor's system". Neymar's influence is still there, and Palermo believes the Brazilian star will also be tactically biased toward Messi, rather than Mbappe, which is also how the king of the plums avoids the "emperor system".
During the Copa America, many people said that Scaloni was very similar to Mourinho in porto, when the magic bird was not afraid of tigers in terms of style, but was very disciplined in terms of tactical concepts. With Mourinho not well known to the outside world, he led the team to create a Porto miracle. In Palermo's view, Scaloni may be more rigid than the magic bird, but Argentina has always been a strong team, the Blue and White are in the open, and the stable style of the coaching staff can avoid the team from encountering difficulties. So Palermo believes that Scaloni was like an early magic bird, which is the main reason why Argentina can still maintain the winning rate after the Copa America.