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Piers Morgan brands Messi a "flat-track bully" who needs his comfort zone to be great
Lionel Messi a "flat-track bully" as the Argentine's struggles in France continue.Messi moved to PSG over the summer, but over the weekend, Messi and Neymar were booed by the Parisian crowd.And Saturday was the latest in the long line of games that Messi has failed to impose himself upon - including an embarrassing Champions League exit.Writing for The Sun, Morgan said: "For me, it comes down to this: Messi is a genius, no question, but I’ve long suspected he’s what cricket fans would call a ‘flat-track bully.’"From the moment he left Spain and was taken out of his heavily protected comfort zone, he’s faded faster than my taste buds after I caught Covid."Messi's name was booed when he was announced before kick-off, and the Argentine was booed every time he touched the ball.Despite PSG's 3-0 win over Bordeaux in Ligue 1, the team were loudly jeered by the crowd - and the ultras have now demanded both sporting director Leonardo and President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi resign.After the weekend's clash, Messi has now been on the scoresheet twice domestically for PSG.However, the French giants are running away with the league as they sit 15-points ahead of Marseille. What do you think of Messi's time at PSG? Let us know in the comments section Morgan added: "Just consider this startling fact: only one player has scored more Premier League goals than [Cristiano] Ronaldo this season (Salah), but 91 players have scored more than Messi in Ligue 1 for PSG."The Argentinian’s tally of just two goals in 18 league games is by far the worst of his mercurial career, but his painful struggles in Paris perfectly exemplify why Ronaldo is the GOAT."
