He witnessed the emergence of the phenomenon.
During his time in Barcelona (2004-2007), Ludovic Giuly witnessed the first professional dribbles of Lionel Messi.
The Argentine genius even involuntarily pushed the ex-French international towards the exit.
Giuly, now a consultant for Ligue 1 on Amazon Prime, does not hold it against him and relishes in advance the arrival of the six-fold Golden Ball at PSG.
If you had been told that Lionel Messi would one day play for PSG, would you have believed it?
LUDOVIC GIULY
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Just a few days ago, no one would have believed it.
Not even him.
Not even Barcelona.
But this club was very badly managed for years, today it is paying a heavy price.
As a result, Leo did not have a club.
I thought he would go to Manchester City, but the English, who did not expect such an opportunity, recruited Jack Grealish for 117 million euros… If they had known, they would have kept this money for Messi!
There, only Paris remained.
When a gift from heaven like Messi falls on you, you open your arms and say thank you.
𝑳'𝒉𝒆́𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆, 𝒅'𝒖𝒏 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒆𝒖𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆.
𝑳𝒆𝒐 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊.
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- FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_fra) August 8, 2021
Are you excited to see him wear the PSG jersey?
You laugh ?
We already had two of the four best players in the world, now we have the third.
Do you realize that Neymar, Messi and Mbappé will play together in Ligue 1?
It sounds mind-boggling.
Ligue 1 needed such light.
It will not reflect only on Paris, but on all of France.
Everyone will only talk about him, everyone will go to the stadium to see him.
It will do a lot of good for our championship.
Can a player like him be motivated against Clermont or Lorient?
But in Spain there are not only big clubs and big stadiums either.
The greatness of a star like Leo is precisely not to choose his matches.
“Humanly, he's a great guy.
He won't pull the blanket back to him.
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Ludovic Giuly
How will he adapt?
Everything will be new for him, he will discover a new language, a new club, a new jersey, new stadiums.
But his luck is that he speaks Spanish and that the coach knows him very well.
There will be no problem.
In addition, all the executives in the locker room are pro-Messi.
I have no doubt about its adaptation.
In addition, humanly, he is a great guy.
He won't pull the blanket back to him.
The best players in the world are never a problem.
With a team made up of Neymar, Mbappé and Messi, is PSG obliged to win the Champions League?
It is obvious that the pressure will be even stronger than before.
From now on, nobody would understand that the PSG does not arrive there.
But I'm sure his presence will lift everyone up.
Are there not too many stars on this team?
There are never too many stars in great teams.
What matters is to make everyone play together and there, when I see the profile of the guys, I am convinced that it can "match".
Afterwards, there will be the paw of the coach who will set it all to music.
There are great recovery midfielders and great defenders.
Honestly, this team seems fairly balanced to me.
Messi: adios Barcelona, hello Paris… a presentation to PSG on Tuesday?
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- The Parisian |
PSG (@le_Parisien_PSG) August 7, 2021
Should PSG change its game for Messi?
It would be a mistake.
It's not for Paris to play for Messi, it's for Messi to play for PSG.
It is quite capable of adapting to any game and any partners.
You now comment on Ligue 1 on Amazon, is the coming of Messi also a gift for you?
I have the impression that Leo is following me: I went to Barcelona, he was there.
I went through Paris, he's coming there, and now I'm going to comment on Ligue 1 matches, he will play them… More seriously, I'm extremely happy to be able to comment on it.
His coming is a gift for everyone, and also for me.
