Following Kylian Mbappe's arrival in Paris last summer, Lionel Messi "changed his game," according to Ludovic Giuly, a former Barcelona colleague. Following Kylian Mbappe's arrival in Paris last summer, Lionel Messi "changed his game," according to Ludovic Giuly, a former Barcelona colleague.Following his high-profile summer transfer from the Camp Nou last year, things have not gone as planned for the Argentine sensation. Messi has only scored three goals in 22 domestic games for Les Parisiens this season, and he was unable to prevent PSG's Champions League Round of 16 exit against Real Madrid when Thibaut Courtois saved his first-leg penalty. Messi and his teammate Neymar were both booed by PSG fans in the following Ligue 1 encounter, when PSG faced Bordeaux.Messi won a record-breaking seventh Ballon d'Or in 2021 before finishing second to Robert Lewandowski in the 2021 FIFA Best Men's Player honors later in the season, although his overall output has declined noticeably and undeniably.
Former PSG winger and France international Giuly, who made 124 appearances for Barcelona in Messi's first three seasons as a senior player, including helping them win the 2006 Champions League final, has accepted all of this."He (Messi) adjusted his game because he no longer has the physicality that he had ten years ago," Giuly said, according to French media. He acclimated to Kylian, who runs at 2000 miles per hour and is PSG's finest player. It takes intellect for him to tell himself, 'Maybe I won't score 30 goals, but 15 or 20 assists is good enough.' Even though I'm sure he'd prefer to be more definite."When asked about Messi's style in Paris, the former France international winger stated, "Leo has played on his inverted side (a left-footer on the right), as a striker, as number 10, it's up to him to find the appropriate position with the coach" (Mauricio Pochettino). He didn't lose his football skills all of a sudden. This season, he was similarly unfortunate. Kylian goes about his business. Messi was already a bystander in Barcelona, but he's even more so now."
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