After retiring from PSG after two seasons, Lionel Messi decided to tell his truth about the challenges he faced with the current PSG champions French league.
The 7-time Ballon d’Or recognized that in recent months as a player of the Paris team, there has been a rift with some of the club’s fans.
“Right from the start there was something very nice about the reception, I’ve said it many times. Later people started to treat me differently, part of the public in Paris, (since) the vast majority continue to see and treat me as in the beginning. But the majority of the fans broke up PSGObviously that wasn’t my intention at all. It happened as it had happened to Mbappé before and also to Ney. I know it’s his way of doing things,” the Argentine said in an interview with Bein Sports.
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Still, La Pulga saved the fans, who continued to support him from start to finish. “I stay with all the people who have respected me, just as I have always respected everyone since I arrived. “It’s nothing more than an anecdote,” he said.
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The Qatar 2022 champions also gave the reason why he decided to join PSG in the 2021-2022 season. “I came to Paris because I liked the club, I had friends, a lot of people I knew in the dressing room, teammates, teammates I had already met. It seemed to me that I would settle in more easily away from the club than anywhere else I could go.
Yes OK messi He had many acquaintances within the Parisian club, the Argentine had to struggle to get used to the team and to the idea of the game that the technical management wanted to keep on the pitch.
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“It was a difficult adjustment, much more than I expected, apart from the fact that I had familiar people in the dressing room. “Arriving late, not having a pre-season, getting used to the club, the new way of playing, new teammates, the city… It wasn’t easy for me or my family,” said the midfielder.
During his time at PSG, Lio recorded a total of 75 appearances, 32 goals and 34 assists. In addition, the flea won two French leagues and a French Super Cup with the Paris team.
At the age of 36, Messi will bring all his talent to Major League Soccer where he will defend the league colors InterMiami. This will be Rosario’s first club-level adventure in the Americas.