Reluctantly left at Barça, Lionel Messi displays statistics (very) far from his usual standards.
Imperial in Champions League, the Barça don’t get by League. So much so that the Blaugrana now have more victories on the European front than in the league. While they are five successes in five meetings in C1, the men of Ronald Koeman have still won only four matches in La Liga after 10 days. On Saturday, the Barcelonans hoped to confirm to Cadiz the slight recovery glimpsed since their loss to theAtletico Madrid but were left with a new disillusionment.
Ultra-domineering, the Catalans nonetheless conceded a new defeat (2-1) in Andalusia. The fault in particular with a terrible offensive powerlessness. And the best symbol of this inefficiency is none other than Lionel Messi. Because the Argentine did not spare his efforts against Cadiz. Evidenced by his 10 attempted shots. But if he framed five of his attempts, none hit the mark.
Far from its usual standards …
The six-time Golden Ball is the only player this season among the top five leagues not to score despite ten or more shots attempted. Problem for the native of Rosario, he had already experienced such ineffectiveness against Alaves last October. But the Pulga problem is not recent. In 2020, only one player took more than ten shots in a La Liga game: Lionel Messi, on four occasions. And each time, he finished aimlessly.
And for many Barça followers, this lack of success, to say the least unusual in terms of the standards of No. 10 Albiceleste, could be explained as much by the collective difficulties of the Blaugrana as by the discomfort of the Argentine among the vice-champions of Spain. Lionel Messi is badly in his head and his game would be affected. This explains why he would still be determined to leave Barcelona. Seen from Spain, a departure seems inevitable for the moment and the PSG always best placed to welcome it. The prospect of finding Neymar would delight him. As much on a human level as football …
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