Champions League 2021/22 | Group A

Beyond the knock and new team, he's also had twice three game NT-"breaks" other side of the world, because Covid had pushed Conmebol WCQ back on schedule. That's some burden to have half fit, and breaks even more all other schedules. Where's others enjoy lady football in Europe...

He was 20 years in the same team, never changed teams. Suddenly he changes his team and his country. He never adapted to anything. So adapting is a new thing for him. It will take longer than other players who know what its like to play in different teams. Actually every player needs at least 1 year in new team to show his full potential. Neymar got whistled in his first year in barcelona too. He scored like 14 goals in his first season, and next season he scored 40 goals

Another reason is his status in the team. He is the man who had more power than the president. Now some morquinhos asks him to lay on the ground to defend free kicks. Of course you will lose your self esteem and become useless. This is just example, probably there are more situations which he is not got used. And himself is the reason those things happen. Actually 20 years is too long to go to a new team

Also dont compare to ronaldo who stays in the box to score. its just a simple work and doesnt need to adapt to anything. Messi's job is more complicated, he should go through defenses to create, make passes, and score. Its harder to adapt in a new team

Kebab wrote:He is the man who had more power than the president. Now some morquinhos asks him to lay on the ground to defend free kicks.

neuro11 wrote:

Kebab wrote:He is the man who had more power than the president. Now some morquinhos asks him to lay on the ground to defend free kicks.

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Kebab wrote:He was 20 years in the same team, never changed teams. Suddenly he changes his team and his country. He never adapted to anything. So adapting is a new thing for him. It will take longer than other players who know what its like to play in different teams. Actually every player needs at least 1 year in new team to show his full potential. Neymar got whistled in his first year in barcelona too. He scored like 14 goals in his first season, and next season he scored 40 goals

Another reason is his status in the team. He is the man who had more power than the president. Now some morquinhos asks him to lay on the ground to defend free kicks. Of course you will lose your self esteem and become useless. This is just example, probably there are more situations which he is not got used. And himself is the reason those things happen. Actually 20 years is too long to go to a new team

Also dont compare to ronaldo who stays in the box to score. its just a simple work and doesnt need to adapt to anything. Messi's job is more complicated, he should go through defenses to create, make passes, and score. Its harder to adapt in a new team

This is a reasonable Messi fan. Reads much better than the other person's manic episodes

Such is the fine margins in sports often between perceived success n failure... Messi hit the bar/post twice at least during this time iirc, so if gone in prolly would look different overall when judging, just pointing out.

BarcaLearning wrote:Such is the fine margins in sports often between perceived success n failure... Messi hit the bar/post twice at least during this time iirc, so if gone in prolly would look different overall when judging, just pointing out.

Four times. And Mbappe has failed to score multiple chance's Messi has created.

Navas
Hakimi - Marquinhos - Kimpembe - Mendes
Herrera - Paredes - Gueye
Messi - Mbappé - Neymar

Meh Herrera starting because Verratti and Vindaloo are out.

He should play Messi center.

Weird lineup from Pep.

No Verratti or Di Maria for PSG, also a wtf lineup lol... at least got MNM

Herrera already with a backpass disasterclass.

How's that not yellow?

Gundo should've buried his chance instead hit the woodwork.

PSG completely getting dominated but Man C as usual miss that finisher

Wow Mahrez.. please play like this every game. Sensational player when he’s on it

hope City turn up big in the second half, get Poch sacked and in at United ffs

Looks like one of those games City are going to miss chances and MNM will punish them.

0-0 HT ManC with better chances.

Leipzig is winning 0-4 in Brygge, so both probably advance today.

Firenze wrote:hope City turn up big in the second half, get Poch sacked and in at United ffs

They spent their spunk probably already.

PSG is not winning the CL if they plan to defend with 7 off the ball.

They’re lucky that City keeps missing. Can’t even call this a brilliant strategy by Pep either. Poch always plays his teams narrow and the fact that they play with 7 behind the ball just makes it more obvious.

Switch the flank to an open Mahrez hugging the touchline then have him go on 2v1 situations with Gundogan.

The thing is PSG has the quality to score against the run of play even when dominated. If they take a 1-0 lead the game changes.

Thats the huge problem with PSG as expected, when the team always defends with just 7-8 players, as well as pressing XD Basically Messi + either one of Neymar/Mbappe just sits up front n hardly ever help out much, Man C having an easy time stretching that back 4. The MF 3 doing their best but they are far from enough. When PSG do have the ball as usual mostly they cant even get it to the front 3.

This all means its like PSG results will depend a lot of luck (and also if Verratti is fit n in top form since he can compensate a lot for the problems?). Of cos MAn C playing so well and so I guess most of the time PSG can get away with it in the league? But not vs top opponents in CL like this, not unless MNM bury most chances they get to outweigh the clear weakness.

Herrera is so bad.

mcfrappeeeeee

Just like that.

Elite shithousing