The effects of the removal of Lionel Messi, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain, one of the French Ligue 1 teams, from the game in Lyon continue. Former football player Nicolas Anelka, who also played in Fenerbahçe for a while, criticized the team’s coach Mauricio Pochettino, stating that this was a huge mistake.
Underlining that Messi’s dismissal from the game in his first match in front of PSG fans is a mistake that is very difficult to correct, Anelka said, “You cannot remove a 6-time Ballon-D’Or winner from the game in the 65th minute while the match is drawing. It could take a lot of time.” said.
“Forward players need the trust of their coach and Messi lost that trust when he played his first game against Pochettino and at the Parc des Princes. Messi will not forgive him and that will stay with him,” Anelka said. he added.
What happened?
Playing his first game with PSG at his home ground, Parc des Princes on September 19, Messi gave his place to right-back Achraf Hakimi when the score was 1-1 in the 65th minute of the match, and he clearly showed his unhappiness while coming to the side.
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