Beijing time, October 30: In the 2-1 reverse victory over Lille in Paris, Messi only played the first half, and he felt muscle discomfort in the midfield, so Pochettino replaced him. So far, Messi has played almost 5 games since joining Paris Saint-Germain, but he has not scored goals in Ligue 1, not even assisted. The Argentine's challenge of changing teams at the end of his career still needs some time to adapt.
In fact, Messi's personal ability is not to worry, although the Argentine is in his 30s, he still has the ability to create killing on the pitch. At the same time, his shooting accuracy and range are still the top in football, but the problem at the moment is that Pochettino will not use no. Pochettino's consistent style is defensive counter-attack, and he will not do anything other than this style of play. Messi is obviously not suitable for a team that plays in the anti-rebound team, when he was young, Messi was in the MSN period and in the 18-19 season, when Messi could still adapt to the anti-rebound.
But now Messi is more suited to the kind of team that does regional passing and short pass penetration, and there is obviously a good chemistry between him and Mbappe, but this time Mbappe is not there. Therefore, in the counterattack in the front, Messi can only go to this kind of cooperation with Di Maria Neymar, but there is no tacit understanding between Neymar and Messi. Their coordination on the pitch and their understanding of the rhythm of the game is far less than in the MSN era. This led to a struggle in the first half for Paris, and both Messi and Neymar seemed to be in poor shape.
In this regard, the French team newspaper published an article saying that Messi's coming to Greater Paris was not the right choice to some extent. It's more like a businessman's development of exposure and business value. Indeed, at this stage in Paris, Messi's position and functions on the pitch have some overlap with Neymar, and there are also some overlapping functions between Messi and Di Maria on the flank. This led to the fact that when this pile of strikers appeared on the pitch, the Greater Paris frontcourt would play awkwardly.
Coupled with Pochettino's tactical literacy and tactical ability is indeed average, he can not solve the contradictions and problems between these players, which will lead to Greater Paris on all fronts are very struggling. Although they will win, the process of winning is very difficult. Then when they face the top european teams again, it will not be so easy to win. 2:0 at home for Manchester City, let the fans feel that Paris can have a fight with the top team, but the next leg to the home of Manchester City, do not know what will happen.
Not to mention that they have not touched a team like Bayern Chelsea or Liverpool this season. If Paris wants to win the Champions League this season, then the first thing they have to solve is the coexistence of a bunch of strikers in the front. The tacit understanding between Messi and Mbappe is currently the highest among several forwards in the front, and the two should have a fixed starting position on the field.
Neymar and Di Maria are estimated to have to sacrifice one, of course, at present, it is most likely that Di Maria has been used as a substitute. Only when the tacit call between Neymar and Mbappe Messi arrives, will Greater Paris be invincible. At present, Greater Paris still has a long time to run in, and we look forward to more wonderful performances in the future.