Former Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano stated that Lionel Messi “cannot be criticized” on the grounds of professionalism and that the PSG supporters “will regret in 10 years” for the treatment of the Argentine playmaker at the Parisian club, while former Brazil playmaker Rivaldo stated that he was “saddened” to see Messi’s attitude towards his current club.
“It’s a shame not to realize the type of player they were lucky enough to have in their team,” Mascherano said on D Sports radio. “It’s a shame not to realize the type of player they were lucky enough to have in their team.”
“I believe that a decade ago, no Parisian supporter would have been able to fathom having the greatest player in the history of the game on their club. And throughout that time, rather than being fans of him, they spent it making negative comments about him.
They will lament their decision in ten years. Any team anywhere in the globe would do anything for the opportunity to have it for even just five minutes. “Leo’s professionalism is unquestionable, and it’s impossible to fault him in any way for his work,” said the player who had played for Barcelona and Liverpool.
Messi, who issued an apology to the club and its followers on Friday through his social media accounts, was suspended for two weeks by the Qatar-owned club as a result of the Argentine’s unlawful travel to Saudi Arabia, which caused him to miss PSG’s training on Monday. Messi apologized to the club and its supporters on Friday.
According to what Messi had previously stated, “I honestly thought that we were going to have the day off after the match” (referring to PSG’s game in Ligue 1 against Lorient, which they lost 3-1). This was something that had occurred in the previous weeks.
“Despite the fact that I had previously postponed my trip to Saudi Arabia, I went ahead and made all of the necessary arrangements. This time I was unable to cancel the appointment. I am very sorry for what I have done, and I look forward to seeing what the club will do in response.
While everything was going on, Rivaldo stated that Messi might have handled the situation more effectively “without causing this internal problem” with PSG.
Rivaldo was quoted by the Spanish media outlet AS as saying, “It saddened me a little to see Lionel Messi adopt this kind of attitude, disrespectful towards his current club, something unusual in his career,” which has always been defined by a clean sheet when it comes to discipline. “It saddened me a little to see Lionel Messi adopt this kind of attitude, disrespectful toward his current club,”
“He most certainly had other options available to him. There were other options, such as talking with the club, waiting for the Saudi leaders to travel to Paris, or even waiting until the conclusion of the season to come to an arrangement with PSG without generating this internal difficulty,” the former number 10 for Barcelona remarked.
PSG is now five points ahead of the rest of the teams in Ligue 1’s table. There are still five games left in the French league season, and since Lionel Messi has been suspended for two of them and Neymar has been out due to injury, it will be up to players like Kylian Mbappe to guarantee that Paris Saint-Germain continues to dominate the competition.