‘He didn’t want to train in the morning…’ Rothen opens up on Messi’s demands this season

In Rothen ignites, Thursday on RMC, Jérôme Rothen criticized the not always exemplary behavior of Lionel Messi at Paris Saint-Germain this season.

Messi in Paris, it’s over. While the 35-year-old Argentinian has decided to continue his career in MLS, at Inter Miami, the time for assessment has come in the capital. Regarding the Pulga, to say that there is disappointment is an understatement. While the PSG public has regularly targeted him, the person concerned did not mince his words in the Spanish press, admitting that he was not happy during his two years spent in France.

Words that are hard to digest, especially since the former idol has not always had an exemplary attitude according to Jérôme Rothen. In Rothen ignites Thursday on RMC, the former Parisian player did not spare Lionel Messi, bringing out a few files. “We got wind of a lot of things. We mopped up all that because it wasn’t the time to talk about it,” said Jérôme Rothen before getting to the heart of the matter.

“He wanted to change the pace of training”

“Remember the day he left training. The club had covered it all up saying it was a small calf injury. It was all wrong, absolutely wrong. The reason? Monsieur was fed up with this that was offered to him in training. It was certainly a day when his children were suffering in my opinion… (ironic) He was not well in his head so he left training. He went back to the locker room , he took a shower, he left. It shows how much he respected his coach and his teammates.”

And Jérôme Rothen to continue: “He very often wanted to change the pace of training. He did not want to train in the morning. He told the staff on several occasions that training in the morning is not good. That you have to train in the afternoon. Fortunately the staff did not give up. This shows that he wanted to change certain things and that he did not want to adapt “, concludes the former Parisian .