As was the case last year, Paris Saint-Germain supporters are unleashing their frustration on the team’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 exit toward players such as Lionel Messi. The Argentine forward was booed when his name was announced before PSG’s Ligue 1 home fixture against Lyon.
Olympique Lyonnais full-back Nicolas Tagliafico, who tagged along with Messi in Argentina’s 2022 FIFA World Cup-winning run, sees that it is unfair to single out the veteran forward for PSG’s recent sluggish performances.
Speaking to ESPN Argentina following Lyon’s 1-0 win over PSG, Tagliafico came to the defense of the Argentine star.
“Football is a team sport, it is not just for one,” Tagliafico said.
Tagliafico did also note that it is “normal” for club supporters to want “results” from the team that they back.
Messi failed to tally a single goal contribution against Lyon, but he did create five goal-scoring chances during the contest. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner currently boasts a 2.9 key passes per match average in Ligue 1 play.
PSG will now turn its attention to a Ligue 1 away fixture against OGC Nice coming up on matchday 30.
wetekmnrs
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criticizing Messi but why not mbappe... oh I understood.. psg and France National team fans are one. still in pain for the world cup final loss
Vitbdlmn
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It's just simple their against him because he took the World cup from them. it's not because of the Champions league
The_Truth
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It's very simple. These are not my words or fake posts as certain fan bases do. If you can't understand how Messi plays football, you are hopeless.
supdprtu
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Ahhhhhh.... now football is a team sport huh! Failing in farmer's league has become so naturel. Back then, when Man Utd lost games it was because of CR7, when this other guy loses games its à team sport. Go ahead with all the sugar coating
maturidikxith
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why some toxic fanbase didn't support cr7 when he facing same problem at panchester like messi currently at psg🤔. and they say we are toxic 😂 ,
doubekmpu
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criticizing Messi but why not mbappe... oh I understood.. psg and France National team fans are one. still in pain for the world cup final loss
they criticize Messi because PSG was doing well before they cash out huge money to bring Messi hoping that he will help them to achieve more but since the arrivals of Messi PSG has Lost Thier standard why because Las four years they went to champions league semi finals and last three years they went to finals you understand that