Is Henry's remarks speculative? Regardless of Messi's role in the technical and tactical system of Greater Paris, it is certain that the technical and tactical system of Greater Paris must be based on Mbappe as the core, followed by Neymar and Messi.
Therefore, Messi is not isolated, but he is not the core of the team, and some technical and tactical systems have marginalized him. No matter how bad it used to be, after all, age and injury are big problems, and the cruelty of competitive sports is also here.
Here's an analysis of Henry's reasoning:
1. Messi is good at the middle and the front, but Messi has been moved to the right wing in the technical and tactical system of the greater Paris. That is, no one gave Messitzer a response and support.
2, the best candidate for the offensive organization of Greater Paris should be Messi, and then someone around Messi will make room for Messi to become the initiator of the organizational attack, and now, the organizational attack of Greater Paris is not clear. Who will eventually attack the goal is also relatively vague.
3. Mbappe has so far been the technical and tactical core of Greater Paris, and all the technical tactics of the team are played around him. If Mbappe is limited, it will be difficult for the entire team to play a smooth attack. Henry believes that Messi's role should be like his time at Barcelona, and that the organization and attack should be properly handed over to Messi, because Messi has always been a good organizer. In this way, Messi can both organize and attack, and the team will be more fluid.
4. So far, the formation of Greater Paris is the Pochettino formation, and this lineup has problems with Messi's positioning. The formation of 4-2-3-1, the most suitable for Mbappe and Neymar, Messi's role is obviously weakened. Henry believes that the overall tactical requirements still have to be played around Messi.
The above four points are the reasons why Henry believes that Messi is "isolated".
I think that Messi's current competitive state has begun to decline, and Greater Paris will not risk Messi as the core of the technical and tactical system, Messi is not actually "isolated", but the technical and tactical position is marginalized. Mbappe and Neymar are the future of the team, and Messi's best positioning is to continue to lead Paris forward with his rich experience on the field as a spiritual leader.
And Messi can no longer continue to lead The Greater Paris as the core, for the simple reason that the team leadership must want Mbappe and Neymar to be the team's first attackers, after all, they are young.