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Absolute bullshit. It's been a really bad day for VAR. Turns out that the farmers in France can't use it either.Neymar earns a penalty by dragging his defender on top of him.
Absolute bullshit. It's been a really bad day for VAR. Turns out that the farmers in France can't use it either.Neymar earns a penalty by dragging his defender on top of him.
Classic case of idiots looking at the end of a sequence without asking how it got thereAbsolute bullshit. It's been a really bad day for VAR. Turns out that the farmers in France can't use it either.
Not bad at all, however other players need to make more runs when he plays his through balls and there are definitely times where outside of di maria and neymar he gets ignored weirdly enough.How did Messi play ? Just saw that he was subbed out
Except one FK hitting the woodwork, he has been very average. A shadow of his Barca daysHow did Messi play ? Just saw that he was subbed out
Invisible with his strolling around. Seems lost when he can’t demand the ball every time and has to move for a position. Which is weirdHow did Messi play ? Just saw that he was subbed out
Not bad at all, however other players need to make more runs when he plays his through balls and there are definitely times where outside of di maria and neymar he gets ignored weirdly enough.
His goals will come. But poch has his work cut out for him
Except one FK hitting the woodwork, he has been very average. A shadow of his Barca days
Well, unlike Ronaldo, he played all his pro career in a single club and in a similar system during his years there.Invisible with his strolling around. Seems lost when he can’t demand the ball every time and has to move for a position. Which is weird
He was decent, unless you judge players solely off G/A. Orchestrated every good move in the 1st half and unlucky not to score twice including 1 free kick off the bar. Less involved in the 2nd halfHow did Messi play ? Just saw that he was subbed out
Yeah, people saying average are way off the mark but I wouldn’t say he was brilliant today or anything. Extremely unlucky to not score today much like the match against BruggeHe was decent, unless you judge players solely off G/A. Orchestrated every good move in the 1st half and unlucky not to score twice including 1 free kick off the bar. Less involved in the 2nd half
He is a tactical problem in this line-up though, Lyon could play through PSG super-easy because literally no one pressed.Not bad at all, however other players need to make more runs when he plays his through balls and there are definitely times where outside of di maria and neymar he gets ignored weirdly enough.
His goals will come. But poch has his work cut out for him
Yeah good luck to any manager trying to balance that side and keep everyone happy at the same time.He is a tactical problem in this line-up though, Lyon could play through PSG super-easy because literally no one pressed.
Messi is not unique, as i've said, Neymar and Mbappe doesnt work off the ball either, but adding Messi on top of that makes it very unbalanced.
He was brilliant. Scored a wonder goal in the 89th minute and helped the team win 2-1 away from home.How did Messi play ? Just saw that he was subbed out
Was brilliant.Dodged Poch hand like a superstarHow did Messi play ? Just saw that he was subbed out
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I said Messi, not Jessi LingardinhoHe was brilliant. Scored a wonder goal in the 89th minute and helped the team win 2-1 away from home.
Dani Alves was right when he said Messi is disconnected from the game if he doesn't have the ball oftenInvisible with his strolling around. Seems lost when he can’t demand the ball every time and has to move for a position. Which is weird
What a spoiled brat
Why would Poch have his work cut out for him? Its not Pochs job to get Messi playing to his best ability before every game. Messi should stop being so shy and speak up on the pitch to his teammates.Not bad at all, however other players need to make more runs when he plays his through balls and there are definitely times where outside of di maria and neymar he gets ignored weirdly enough.
His goals will come. But poch has his work cut out for him
He’s such a smug twat.
There's just something about the underdogs punching over their weight, isn't it?Gutted, I love a good uber rich oil money club doing well story. Would be such a shame if they lost.
I watched a compilation video the other day of various managers and players discussing how to stop Messi and I seem to recall a lot of them saying he seems out of the game completely then in an instant switches on and produces moments of magic.Dani Alves was right when he said Messi is disconnected from the game if he doesn't have the ball often
He’s the manager. Messi is ready to play, but I’m talking about Poch needing to get psg firing on all cylinders and fitting all the pieces together.Why would Poch have his work cut out for him? Its not Pochs job to get Messi playing to his best ability before every game. Messi should stop being so shy and speak up on the pitch to his teammates.
Time will tell of course. I found him very underwhelming and clearly average, there is a good reason he was subbed before all their other attackers.Well, unlike Ronaldo, he played all his pro career in a single club and in a similar system during his years there.
Although I don't think PSG was the right move for him, he will adjust over time and get back to a good level.
It’s been a couple of games. It’s funny how carried away people are getting with a few meh performances (in games they’ve mostly still won). They have to learn how to play together. As I’ve said before, I believe you’ll see this team firing on all cylinders by the second half of the season.I watched a compilation video the other day of various managers and players discussing how to stop Messi and I seem to recall a lot of them saying he seems out of the game completely then in an instant switches on and produces moments of magic.
When watching him on TV, throughout the years, I thought he was at the centre of everything for Barca but maybe on the pitch his presence is felt differently.
This PSG side look very disjointed to me. I don't think 'MNM' will reach its potential.
Good points. Ronaldo is basically an upgrade over Cavani, and apart from that he means no real change for Uniteds setup.I’m sure they’ll be good, the potential is there but managing that side will be a handfull. Messi is obviously the best player there but you have two other guys that want to be “the man” or so to speak. Normally if a player like Messi comes in he instantly becomes the alfa in the group, the leader. I’m not so sure that’s going to happen there, from the outside looking in I’d say it’s one of the more challenging top sides to manage. Having three players brilliant players who all demand touches around the same areas of the pitch will be a challenge. But I’m sure they’ll work it out.
Looking at the situation at United it’s totally different. Ronaldo comes in and everybody knows instantly that he’s the alfa. Also, it does help the situation that while he demands a lot of touches in the penalty area he’s far from ball dominant so Bruno and Pogba can keep doing their thing for the most part.
Yeah, I think people are a bit unfair in that regard. They see brilliant players and think everything will instantly click. They’ll have to learn to play together and all of them will have to accept that their stats might (and probably will) suffer a bit. People are already calling for someone else to take over and yet they have won 6 of 6 games in the league (yeah, not a very special league but still, they are winning) and then drawn one game in the CL, one. I think it’s crazy calling for his head at this point in time and it really just shows how entitled and spoiled football fans (and some owners) have become.Good points. Ronaldo is basically an upgrade over Cavani, and apart from that he means no real change for Uniteds setup.
But fitting all those similar players at PSG in one system would give any coach a headache.
Well they still managed signed Neymar, Mbappe, Verratti, Di Maria, Donnarumma, Icardi, Hakimi etc before they reach their peak though. I think money is also a key factor.Indeed
PSG is obsessed with signing top players past their peak... I'm pretty sure they will go for the likes of Benzema,De Bruyne,Kroos, Lewandowski,etc once their current teams don't need them anymore, and let them leave.
But i get why they are doing it, no way the likes of Messi,Ramos,Buffon, Benzema,Kroos, etc would be down to play in Ligue 1 at their peak...so they have no other option , but to wait for top players to get a bit old in order to get more chances of convincing them to join PSG.
Totally agree. We basically upgraded our CF with Ronaldo and hence have a perfect situation where everyone else can do the defending and creating and Ronaldo can focus purely on getting on the scoresheet. Works for him and works for us.I’m sure they’ll be good, the potential is there but managing that side will be a handfull. Messi is obviously the best player there but you have two other guys that want to be “the man” or so to speak. Normally if a player like Messi comes in he instantly becomes the alfa in the group, the leader. I’m not so sure that’s going to happen there, from the outside looking in I’d say it’s one of the more challenging top sides to manage. Having three players brilliant players who all demand touches around the same areas of the pitch will be a challenge. But I’m sure they’ll work it out.
Looking at the situation at United it’s totally different. Ronaldo comes in and everybody knows instantly that he’s the alfa. Also, it does help the situation that while he demands a lot of touches in the penalty area he’s far from ball dominant so Bruno and Pogba can keep doing their thing for the most part.
PSG have higher ambitions than us too tbf. Messi was brought in to win the Champions League for them and continue been the best in the world like he was at Barcelona.Totally agree. We basically upgraded our CF with Ronaldo and hence have a perfect situation where everyone else can do the defending and creating and Ronaldo can focus purely on getting on the scoresheet. Works for him and works for us.
With PSG they have three players who, although I wouldn't say are solely focused on goalscoring, all want to be the difference makers in the final third (Messi deeper as well) and aren't used to having to defend. It's much more imbalanced and seemingly not well thought through. Tactically makes much more sense to have two great difference makers and one who can put in a shift like Suarez used to or Firmino/Richarlison (random examplee) do.
perhaps that was true in 2016. and before Spanish and Italian clubs got fecked by covid, but there are no reason not to realistically hope for CL now. this season it's all about English clubs + PSG and Bayern. so if you're beating Chelsea, City and Liverpool for the title, you're CL contender as well. rebuilding phase is over, everything else is on manager(s).PSG have higher ambitions than us too tbf. Messi was brought in to win the Champions League for them and continue been the best in the world like he was at Barcelona.
United and Ronaldo would take a league title I think. That would be fantastic for us.