A snapshot of Lionel Messi’s objection to his replacement in the Paris Saint-Germain match against Lyon in the French league yesterday, for technical reasons, attracted everyone’s attention, given that it is a scene that football fans are not accustomed to from the Argentine star “the ball owner” as many of his fans call him.
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The scene was not only strange and unusual, but was followed by negative looks from Argentine star Messi to his compatriot Pochettino, coach of the Paris Saint-Germain team, the kiss that the flea turned to after his departure from Barcelona.
But is it normal to change Messi for technical reasons? In the following report, we monitor the most prominent cases in which Messi was changed during the historical match with Barcelona:
Transfer market statistics revealed that Messi was replaced by the Barcelona shirt on 71 occasions out of the 802 matches he played with the Catalan team.
Messi played under Guardiola’s leadership the most enjoyable and most loved moments, as he participated with him in 224 matches and was only replaced 14 times, and of course none of them was technical, but for the purpose of rest or injury.
The “Opta” network, which specializes in football statistics, also revealed the number of times Lionel Messi has been replaced from matches in the last ten years, since January 2010 until the end of the 2020/2021 La Liga season.
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For his part, Messi expressed his anger after being substituted against Olympique Lyon in the match that brought the two teams together yesterday evening, Sunday, in the sixth round of the French League competition, which ended with the victory of the first 2-1.
Lionel Messi news today
Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino decided to replace Lionel Messi in the 76th minute of the match, and to push Moroccan star Achraf Hakimi.
The Argentine Lionel Messi refused to shake hands with his compatriot Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of Paris Saint-Germain, as the former expressed his rejection of the replacement decision at this time.
Lionel Messi news today
On the bench, the replacement of Lionel Messi raised the astonishment of all Paris Saint-Germain players, as a state of astonishment dominated the faces of the stars of the French capital club.
On the other hand, Pochettino revealed the reasons that prompted him to replace the star Lionel Messi, saying I made a decision to replace Leo to protect him from injuries, we have important matches and we preferred to protect him.
And coach Pochettino added: “Any decision that will be difficult will naturally create pressure, especially if we are dealing with a star like Messi, we have important matches and we preferred to protect Messi.”
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He continued: “Messi is a great player, but we have 5 changes, and we know that the players do not like to leave the field. We have to decide while we are on the bench to make decisions. After the change, Messi told me that he is fine, I am calm.”
“These are decisions we make for the team, everyone knows we have very great players and we have to make choices sometimes these decisions can be very difficult.”
A snapshot of Lionel Messi’s objection to his replacement in the Paris Saint-Germain match against Lyon in the French league yesterday, for technical reasons, attracted everyone’s attention, given that it is a scene that football fans are not accustomed to from the Argentine star “the ball owner” as many of his fans call him.
Lionel Messi news today
The scene was not only strange and unusual, but was followed by negative looks from Argentine star Messi to his compatriot Pochettino, coach of the Paris Saint-Germain team, the kiss that the flea turned to after his departure from Barcelona.
But is it normal to change Messi for technical reasons? In the following report, we monitor the most prominent cases in which Messi was changed during the historical match with Barcelona:
Transfer market statistics revealed that Messi was replaced by the Barcelona shirt on 71 occasions out of the 802 matches he played with the Catalan team.
Messi played under Guardiola’s leadership the most enjoyable and most loved moments, as he participated with him in 224 matches and was only replaced 14 times, and of course none of them was technical, but for the purpose of rest or injury.
The “Opta” network, which specializes in football statistics, also revealed the number of times Lionel Messi has been replaced from matches in the last ten years, since January 2010 until the end of the 2020/2021 La Liga season.
Lionel Messi news today
For his part, Messi expressed his anger after being substituted against Olympique Lyon in the match that brought the two teams together yesterday evening, Sunday, in the sixth round of the French League competition, which ended with the victory of the first 2-1.
Lionel Messi news today
Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino decided to replace Lionel Messi in the 76th minute of the match, and to push Moroccan star Achraf Hakimi.
The Argentine Lionel Messi refused to shake hands with his compatriot Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of Paris Saint-Germain, as the former expressed his rejection of the replacement decision at this time.
Lionel Messi news today
On the bench, the replacement of Lionel Messi raised the astonishment of all Paris Saint-Germain players, as a state of astonishment dominated the faces of the stars of the French capital club.
On the other hand, Pochettino revealed the reasons that prompted him to replace the star Lionel Messi, saying I made a decision to replace Leo to protect him from injuries, we have important matches and we preferred to protect him.
And coach Pochettino added: “Any decision that will be difficult will naturally create pressure, especially if we are dealing with a star like Messi, we have important matches and we preferred to protect Messi.”
Lionel Messi news today
He continued: “Messi is a great player, but we have 5 changes, and we know that the players do not like to leave the field. We have to decide while we are on the bench to make decisions. After the change, Messi told me that he is fine, I am calm.”
“These are decisions we make for the team, everyone knows we have very great players and we have to make choices sometimes these decisions can be very difficult.”