Messi’s galleys in Ligue 1
Since the start of the season in Ligue 1, the seven-time Ballon d’Or has delivered only 3 assists, against Saint-Étienne last Sunday, and only scored one goal, it was against Nantes, he 15 days ago. Unusual inefficiency for a player of his standing. At the same time, he only attempted 4.5 shots per game in the league when compared to Barca, at the same stadium last season, he was already at 5.8. Obviously, this shows in the shots on target with only 1.5 per game this year. The disputed duels are also symptomatic of a certain discomfort for Messi or more broadly of an adaptation that takes time because his ratio is largely down with only 9.5 / game while it was rather around 15 in recent years with Barça. Finally, Messi seems to be in retreat and his influence on the Parisian game is limited. This is reflected in his ball catch, the Argentinian tries much less with only 3.8 dribbles per game. Figures that speak for themselves and which could ultimately worry PSG about the real performance of its Ballon d’Or. It’s up to Mauricio Pochettino to find the key if he doesn’t want to have a size problem on his arms.
Ronaldo writes his legend a little more
Yesterday evening, the Portuguese made a little more history by offering the victory to Manchester United against Arsenal (3-2). For the occasion, CR7 scored his 800th and 801st career goals, clubs and national teams combined. Simply monstrous. At 36 years and 300 days old, he became the oldest player in Manchester history to score a Premier League brace. Just like that, from 2011 to 2014, four consecutive years, he even exceeded 60 achievements per season!
Ralf Rangnick knows how to put MU back in the spotlight
Manchester United’s interim coach wants to get back to the top because he knows where he set foot. “The goal is to win matches and have control over matches. I am very ambitious. We want to make this season as successful as possible. We have to be very realistic. In an ideal world, we would be in the top 4 on a regular basis, but we would also play for titles. We are still in the Champions League and we hope to go as far as possible. The DNA of the club is clear, we need to perform as well as possible“, He declared to the press during his presentation.