Lionel Messi
was once again whistled by the fans of Paris Saint-Germain.
A situation that is strange to understand, but which is becoming more common and daily in the French capital.
This time it happened before the 1-0 defeat against Olympique de Lyon, a team in which
Nicolás Tagliafico
plays , who started and had a little chat with his compatriot and captain in the National Team.
After living ten dream days in Argentina after celebrating the world title with the fans, Messi went through a tense climate again wearing his team's shirt.
His fans have less and less patience as a result of the early elimination in the Champions League round of 16 together with some bad results obtained in Ligue 1 and the Argentine is the maximum targeted.
Whistles/indifference for Leo Messi, ovation for Mbappé: this is how the PSG crowd reacted in Paris.
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This is how Tagliafico, despite the fact that this time he was his rival, could be the one to defend Messi, the target of Parisian criticism.
"Unfortunately, it happens to us too.
It's normal for people to want results and they get caught up with a player like Leo or Mbappé
. They believe that a player will save them, but football is a team sport. We are professionals, we have to move forward and achieve the objectives of the club", declared the former Independiente about the moment his colleague is going through.
And as for his future, which is uncertain given the rumors of a possible return to Barcelona, he added: "We try to give our best at all times, in the national team or in the club, we'll see later where Leo is going, but the important thing is that he feels happy and can show the game he has. For now, it's very clear that he wants to give his best to win here (at PSG). We'll see
what happens later
."
The former Ajax player also recounted how the talk they had when they crossed paths was like on the playing field, in which apparently the issue of the whistle was not touched on: "We talked about the return
(to the club), which was not easy
. At one point, we said that it was not easy to sleep with the 'jet lag', I sleep five or six hours and the same thing happens to him. But these are normal things when you play with the National Team and have matches so often".
Nico Tagliafico marking Messi, his captain in the National Team.
Photo: FRANCK FIFE / AFP.
Similarly, the Argentines are not the only ones who defend the Parisian 30, but
Christophe Galtier
, coach of PSG, also supported and benched his player in the post-match press conference: "Messi gives everything he has and is a decisive player He can't handle everything.
It seems to me that the whistles are not chords
."
However, the French newspaper L'Équipe, making it a ritual when it comes to scoring each player according to their performance in each game, once again gave Messi a 3, as in a few previous games.
Mbappe also received the same rating.
The support of Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry
, Messi's former teammate in Barcelona who always praised the Rosario, now fulfills a role as a commentator for the French league and on Sunday he did not remain silent when he heard the whistle that the Argentine had as recipient and cataloged as "shameful" to the situation and even gave Leo some advice on what he should make of his future.
"It's embarrassing to hear the whistles from the fans in the Parque de los Príncipes. You can't whistle it from one of the best players on the team, with 13 goals and 13 assists. Messi must return to Barcelona for the love of football and because he doesn't
know It was as it should
", sentenced the idol of the Arsenal of England.
Messi and Henry, together in Barcelona.
Photo: @juegosimple__
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