What you say are big statements, but I think Something needs to be highlighted here, Messi is a football genius, there is no doubt about it , he has an incredible vision of the game , he makes his passes and as you say, he reads the game an enormous speed and makes others understand his style of play, that's why he was born with that talent, and When you are born with talent you only need to exploit it , unlike CR7 that he has worked hard to achieve all his life his technique and his way of playing, I see that Mesi doesn't even care about his age to play, but CR7 does , in fact these two men left Europe because of the bad treatment they were given at one point, both Messi and CR7 had a hard time times because of their clubs, fans, among others, so this is not being well valued despite the things they have done to us when they show their game , and it is a pity that Messi has left, but you have to fully blame the PSG, he said it , spent two very long years being unhappy and not to mention what CR7 passed at MU.
I don't like reveling in the past and that is why I find it difficult to grant a player extra freedom or excuse mistakes because they played good in the past.
The thing with Messi at PSG was that they booed at him when he actually was the best scorer in Ligue 1 and only on the last game day or so Mbappe got one more scoring point I think (goals + assists). Shouting somebody down who is the second best or the best scorer of the league is quite stupid and Messi always had his actions in games that were genius. Essentially in every game, but most of the crowd couldn't see it.
Ronaldo suffered from his own arrogant behavior at Manchester United. You can fly high when you are arrogant but good at what you do, meaning when you score all the time and that is what he did for Real Madrid. It wasn't possible to shout him down because he scored the goals the team needed. This changed at Manchester United (2nd term). Ronaldo dropped in performance, but still behaved as if he was the king. Even worse, he still claimed it and behaved like it. Unlike Messi, who also gave away penalties and free kicks and some of the chance he would have taken on his own, knowing that his stats might be a little worse but it is good for the team spirit.
Respecting these players for what they have done is one thing and you are right about that, but when they play worse or bad, then they deserve the same criticism as everyone else for as long as they themselves want to play highly competitive soccer.
Messi also adapted a lot over time, which I liked about him and showed that he is a very intelligent player, not trying the same stuff he did with 23 years of age, but playing even smarter with more intelligent and deadly passes and small movements.
I will miss the most dangerous Barcelona there ever was when Messi peaked for the first time. That team was crazy. Sometimes it almost looked like a computer game and felt unfair towards the opponent.
Yes, I know what you mean, in the case of these two players it was something that each one had their mistakes, but more than anything we should make a break and say, which players are currently close to their level? Mbappé, Haaland? I don't think any of them, Mbappé would have silenced me if he had won the World Cup against Messi, there I don't say anything and even one dares to say that the best between Mbappé and Messi was Mbappé, but it was not like that, this player in the middle of everything He still likes to mature a lot, the case of CR7, well he has his personality that is sometimes somewhat "capricious", and somewhat irritating, but later if one starts to see how they are in real life, what do they do, well, the things change, because both Meis and he are great people who help a lot, they are good people, so there are times when in football things are only seen as on cameras, in real life these players have their problems , they spend their lives bad times as well as good times good as us in our life , only they are very Famous.
The competition between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be highly anticipated because Real Madrid has yet to find a striker to replace Benzema. Although Real Madrid have signed Joselu so far, he does not appear to be the right answer to replace Benzema well. So I think next season is a good opportunity for Lewandowski if he still wants to maintain his top scoring streak in La Liga.
Joselu to substitute Benzema then statistically will be much different. Especially when compared to Lewandowski as opposed to rivals from Barcelona but we never know how Joselu on the pitch with Real Madrid at least he can see as a striker who has to replace Benzema and it is not an easy task for Joselu but I hope he finds the best way with Real Madrid.
I know that Real Madrid will not be coming for another striker unless they wait for Mbappe to come next season, so maybe that will be the next priority even though Mbappe is not the right one in the central striker position.
So the two great La Liga teams Barcelona and Real Madrid will be very competitive again in La Liga, especially the Champions League.
In fact, things in Madrid tend to be quite hard when it comes to forwards, it is clear that Benzema left a very big hole, as similar as Lewa left him in Bayern, I hope this does not affect him too much, because now things are Madrid are moving to another level, I think Joselu is a great option, no one is indispensable in any team, Real Madrid has Vinicius, they have Rodrygo, they have to adapt with what they have, I can't deny that Madrid has a problem because they want the perfect replacement for Benzema, they initially wanted Mbappé, or that is what many say and affirm, but as I said, Mbappé has already lost his opportunity, and do you really believe that Mbappé is going to come next season?
I have seen a lot of information on some social networks, of course, I know it could be fake, some say that they have secretly discussed deals with Mbappé to take him to Madrid, which I don't believe, others say that everything is ready, they already have Mbappé and that they will present it, others say that PSG will sue Madrid for making deals with Mbappé, that this is not allowed, that kind of gossip for me is all a lie.
Real Madrid is a team that doesn't have the luxury of doing things wrong, they might want Mbappé, but it must be emphasized that he let his opportunity go to waste at first, these kinds of things are what he shouldn't forget, Also things as they are, he preferred PSG when Madrid was going to pay for him, now Madrid wants him for free on transfer, this means that this player is not so valued, that he has a large depreciation for the white team.
On the other hand:
PSG’s Luis Enrique wants to field Kylian MbappéNewly-appointed Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique is uneasy with Kylian Mbappé’s (24) forced exile from the senior squad, according to a report this Saturday from RMC Sport.
The French publication understands that the Spaniard knew he had to deal with the France skipper’s inextricable contractual conundrum. Mbappé is entering his final year of contract with Les Parisiens. The club’s all-time record goalscorer has, so far, shown no indication he’d like to extend his deal with PSG or leave the club, in order to provide the Ligue 1 champions a commendable transfer fee. RMC Sport adds that Luis Enrique “really wants” to see Mbappé play with his team.
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https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/psgs-luis-enrique-wants-to-field-kylian-mbappe/It is rare that a coach like Luis Enrique wants to have the player, well he knows what Mbappé's level is like and he needs a player to guarantee victories, I don't know, but in this case the player should accept that he himself missed the opportunity to go to Madrid, this is where I say that things can get heavy when bad decisions are made, it is not good because there will always be regrets, in another instance, it could be said that if Mbappé stays with Ney at PSG they could still do great things This cannot be denied, of course, here Mbappé has to be a little more receptive and get along with Ney, Mbappé is very good, the bad thing is his ego.
Real Madrid has not given many advances regarding this player, they know that things were made clear to the player, and those of us from Madrid know that Madrid does not give second chances to any player , because no player is Above of the Club.
Currently the best teams in La Liga are Barcelona and Real Madrid. But comparatively Barcelona team is ahead in great form. On the other hand, Benzema's place in the Real Madrid team is looking great.
Barcelona only got back to good last season because Real Madrid wasn't so consistent in winning matches, whereas previous seasons Barcelona didn't look as good as last season. So in general Barcelona are just trying to look good and that was what Barcelona managed to get last season, but for next season Barcelona still has to fight hard to be able to look even better because Real Madrid will also try to be better in La Liga and so also at UCL.
It is not as if Barcelona were only lucky to win Bundesliga last season because Real Madrid were not in good form, Barcelona were able to achieve success too because of the coach who was able to revive the team and the players in the team work very hard to make good performance. Barcelona didn't just have advantage of Real Madrid poor performance but they also work hard. During the early time in last season Real Madrid were still doing well in their games but they still couldn't make much points than Barcelona even by then , which mean Barcelona have always been ready to win the league last season.
What I would like to see from Barcelona is that if they are leveling up, it is not 'because they only beat Real Madrid, they have to win everything, it is not possible that they only beat Real Madrid and let themselves win a Europa League and they lose practically everything, they won the League, I think that because Madrid was more focused on playing and winning the UCL, however they neglected the League, they were already classified, but what they were looking for was the UCL, however it was not given to them, now Barcelona has everything to be the best team, for me they have a very good squad, they have Lewa who didn't want to leave, they have to take advantage of it.
I always liked how Xavi played in Barcelona along with Iniesta and Messi, he wants to do something similar to those golden years where they and dinho were, something that team won everything, really at that time no team could measure up to him, They had a high level, however things cannot be repeated now, they do not have Messi and his strategy is totally different.
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