Lionel Messi has gone from having the best shot conversions in Europe to the worst in the current campaign. The PSG star has scored just one league goal this season and that sees him have a conversion rate of just 2.9% – among players who have taken over 25 shots.
PSG signed Lionel Messi this summer after his release from Barcelona. The Catalan side were keen to keep the Argentine but La Liga rules saw them let go of their prized asset.
WhoScored have released the list of players with the worst conversion rate this season and Lionel Messi tops the list. The Argentine has a 2.9 conversion rate – the same as Mainz 05 forward Karim Onisiwo. Tottenham's Harry Kane is also having a miserable season and the Englishman is third in the list with a 3.1% conversion rate.
Why has Lionel Messi struggled at PSG?
Lionel Messi is finding it hard to find the back of the net in Ligue 1 but the Argentine is trying to do his best in every single game. However, he has not managed to get anywhere close to the form he displayed at Barcelona and questions are being raised on his future in Paris.
While speaking with L'Equipe, Djibril Cisse claims that Lionel Messi's main issue is his sudden lifestyle change. He said:
"Lionel Messi's problem is that he's a human being. He has emotions. He has lifestyle habits. For more than twenty years, he was in his element, in Barcelona. And there, we take him, we put him in another environment and we say to him: 'Go ahead, perform.' But he changed his life. His family has changed their life. We must give him time to adapt. The life of a football player is impacted by his private life.
Cisse added:
"After that, it's true, he must also adapt to the (league). It's a physical Championship, with young defenders who put a lot of commitment into duels and want to compete against Messi. I remember seeing La Liga games where defenders, no doubt out of respect, did not always set foot with him as with others."
Lionel Messi has three assists and a goal in Ligue 1 but has found the back of the net thrice in the Champions League this season.
Desmondeyum
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People actually having the audacity to question the greatness of a man with 7 Ballon d’Ors, 6 Golden Boots, most individual awards, and over 1000 goal contributions. . What else does Messi have to do to be respected?
Desmondeyum
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It’s 2035 and Leo Messi has just won his 15th Ballon d'Or
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Brightberry
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“FACT can't be hidden” Messi is a Barcelona player, Messi without Barcelona is like a bulb without a light.
BluesFamilyNumeroUno
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In case you don’t know, we saw the kit on the pitch but the owner was missing🤣🤣
ReednivoI
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Man United have not qualified for the UCL KO phase since 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo comes in and they qualified with a game to spare. PSG finished top of their UCL group in the last 4 seasons, Pepsi came in and now they finish second. What exactly has pepsi added to this PSG?😆🥲
yubortuy
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We know he has a bad conversation rate , HE CAN ONLY SPEAK SPANISH 😂😂
ReednivoI
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Factos👍👀 Lionel Messi is the Most Overrated Athlete of all Time. But he is the Most Underrated Goalkeeper in this Season 👇 7th Media d'Or winner in this Season:- Games 19 Clean Sheets 14👏🏿 Now I'm going to start proving again how overrated Messi is. I will Expose the Currupt France Football and also Pogo fans Logic one by one in my Posts. Stay Tuned👍🏿👍🏻 But Messi or Pogo fans can't understand. "I am not talking to Die Heart Messi fans because their Br@in doesn't work." ~ Evra
Beautifulboy
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Criticizing them will end up hurting you. They know how to make you take back your words and eat them. As a Messi fan, I always criticize Ronaldo several times and his performance shut me up later. Now you guys can criticize Messi all you want, he definitely gonna shut you guys up.
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People actually having the audacity to question the greatness of a man with 7 Ballon d’Ors, 6 Golden Boots, most individual awards, and over 1000 goal contributions. . What else does Messi have to do to be respected?
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He is respected. But that doesn’t translate to forgiveness for poor performances. I think it’s more disrespectful to pretend he’s doing well.