Admira coach Andreas Herzog is skeptical that Paris has come closer to the dream of a Champions League title with the signing of Leo Messi.
Superstar Lionel Messi left FC Barcelona after 21 years together. The Catalans could no longer afford the six-time world footballer. Sheikh Club Paris Saint-Germain has no problem with it, pays him 35 million euros a year.
For ÖFB record player and Admira trainer Andreas Herzog is amazed at “Sport und Talk aus dem Hangar 7” on “ServusTV”: “It has been said for some time that the time is over. At some point Corona has come and you have believed everything is now bursting. But apparently there are still donors. It’s not good for the development of football. “
Herzog is not only critical of the deal from a moral and financial point of view. The 52-year-old is certain: “You can’t win the Champions League with Neymar and Messi. I love them both as footballers, but unfortunately the game also requires defensive behavior. That won’t work out with the two of them.”
Both superstars are truly not known for doing much on the defensive. But: Herzog refutes the past. In 2015, FC Barcelona celebrated their fourth and so far last Champions League title. Also there: Messi and Neymar.
Of course, football has changed in recent years. The running quota required of the players is getting higher and higher. When coaches speak of defense, they no longer just mean defense and clearing in midfield. Defending often starts at the first pressing line. PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino now has to come up with something to survive against the top European teams with the two exceptional talent and free spirits Messi and Neymar.
Last season, the Argentine was eliminated with PSG in the semi-finals against Manchester City. The year before, Thomas Tuchel only failed in the final against Bayern.
