There's a video doing the rounds on social media that sums up Paris Saint-Germain this season.
In fact, most seasons.
It's from Wednesday night's Champions League group-stage game with RB Leipzig, in which Mauricio Pochettino's side were held to a draw by a late Dominik Szoboszlai equaliser.
In the clip, Mohamed Simakan advances up the pitch with the ball.
Angel Di Maria is trying in vain to conduct some sort of aggressive press, tearing after the ball after it gets funnelled across the pitch.
It's then that Neymar comes into focus.
The Brazilian is bending down to adjust his boot, standing stock still and letting Simakan slide a ball freely into midfield.
Neymar's pathetic effort to block the pass via an outstretched leg shows how much he is bothered about contributing defensively to his team.
Kylian Mbappe doesn't escape blame from this horror show either, meandering around in a central position doing precisely nothing to stop Leipzig from playing.
And all this is without Lionel Messi - hardly the world's best presser either - not even on the pitch.
Poor old Pochettino.
This is a coach who was famed for making his old Tottenham Hotspur team run through brick walls, hassling and suffocating the opposition when they had the ball.
Does he ask his stars to press? Do they not listen? Is he made to play them in fear of a riot from upstairs if he doesn't?
Whatever the case, it looks like the Argentinian is caught between two stones.
PSG and Pochettino's dilemma
He can't play the way he wants to with these forwards, yet he can't drop them because of who they are.
And it's harming his team.
Their draw last night in Germany was the latest stumble on a season increasingly full of them.
A draw with Marseille in Le Classique, a Ligue 1 loss to Rennes, and further back a defeat to Lille in the Trophee des Champions are results that have spread some doubt among the squad.
And their Champions League hopes aren't exactly rosy either.
PSG travel to Manchester City on their next matchday, and if they lose there - and Club Brugge beat Leipzig - there will be an unexpected showdown between the Parisians and Brugge on the final matchday to decide who takes the second qualification spot.
Hanging over all this is the spectre of Messi.
The little maestro has been anything but his usual self this season so far, looking as lost on the pitch as he admits he has felt off it.
The culture shock of moving to Paris has seemed to have affected the 34-year-old and his family more than he expected, and it is a far cry from the relatively quiet life he lived in Casteldefells, just south of Barcelona and a short drive from his old training ground.
It's clear Messi is already having second thoughts about his move, and the longer he is in an unhappy frame of mind, the longer his performances - and those of the team - will suffer.
Injuries haven't helped, but perhaps those are symbolic of a man tense about his life, and his next move.
Desmondeyum
131
Messi is so far PSG's Top scorer in UCL this season.
Futbol_MeSSiah_30
102
Messi has been criticised for games he has has not played. The world has gone mad
Desmondeyum
90
PSG really need Messi for their Champions League job..
Sonlove23
72
What PSG needs is a manager with balls, they need a big name manager. You can't pack all big star players and put a manager without balls to manage them, so what you want but Mourinho, Pep, Kloop, Simeone will do wonders with this team. They should have gone for Conte when he was free at least he would be much better. Anyways they have 2 options now either Zidane or Low former Germany coach. I am sure the players will respect both, playing Neymar, Messi and Mbappe together means giving up defense and midfield because 3 of them won't track back. MSN was able to function at Barcelona because Suarez is a workaholics, Rakitic sacrificed a lot to cover for lack of defense from the front and the defenders were tasked with only defending plus Alves that was full of running, he brought the ball out to the strikers. At real Madrid BBC worked because Benzema and Bale were able to track back and bring ball up for Ronaldo to finish. But this current PSG even the midfielders want to score, the defenders want to score and there's no connection between the players up and the midfield. Everyone is just playing individually.
LM10DGOAT
50
Dembele: Where tf is Messi?🤣🤣
MichaelFrolian
50
PSG trying to do it ,without Messi 🐐😂
Desmondeyum
42
Messi gets criticism for not performing good in 2021 yet he has 54 G/A in 51 games. And 3 UCL goals in 3 UCL games this season for PSG.
Nuaimnotyz
39
in paris all are selfish.. Messi used to be so generous. He should not have gone there. Manchester City or Chelsea would have been better for him... Laporta is the one to be blamed.. He ditched Messi in the last moment, otherwise he would have got time to talk to other clubs. 🤔
Bobacpty
27
The problm with psg is everyone want to delay and lead the team even Kimpembe just let someone b a core of a team like Messi or neymar everyone is having more touch on the ball and trying to b playmaker that is a problm
Manlikeperry
8
@afs it’s your birthday today so we will Be respectful … you saying Messi doesn’t press is nonsense of course he doesn’t uselessly runs around chasing the all he reads the game and knows when to press and when not to and it’s always come effective when he does and if he doesn’t then it means there’s no harm going to be caused and that’s one reason that makes him unique from all the other player .. the ability to read the game on the pitch