2023-05-08 16:26:51
At a time when Lionel Messi made an unexpected and anticipated return to training, his news continues to be commented on. Present in Paris, as part of the Laureus World Sports Awards, where the Argentine playmaker is also named for the title of best sportsman of the year, Claude Makélélé returned to the sanction imposed on the player. Last Tuesday, PSG decided to suspend its number 30, for having traveled to Saudi Arabia without having the agreement of its leaders.
“It pains me the way players of this caliber are criticized. It happened with Ronaldo at Manchester United, now it’s happening with Messi, commented the former midfielder of the Blues (71 caps) and PSG. It’s a shame, because it’s making this type of player understand not to come to this championship anymore. It would be a shame to lose this kind of players, who give pleasure to see.
“There are other ways to punish a player”
According to him, the suspension seems disproportionate, at least unsuitable for such a player. “It’s inside the club so I can’t know what’s going on, but there are other ways to punish a player internally. Everything is made of politics also in football, you have to know how to be human enough intelligent. We’re still talking about Messi.”
Asked about a possible departure of the Argentinian to Saudi Arabia, “It’s his choice. He has done so much, he also has the right to have fun, he smiled. But for me, I hope that Paris will keep it. A time present in the sports management of PSG, in particular alongside Carlo Ancelotti, Claude Makélélé also commented on the course of his former club in Ligue 1 this season.
“What I know of football is that you can’t win all the time, despite the squad. Winning a championship is difficult, with all the competitions at stake, he insisted. The players go through complicated times, because there is such pressure: from the media, from the supporters, from the boss of the club… Everyone is behind them”. And to add: “They can have the best players in the world, there has to be cohesion. Until there is bottom-up cohesion (you club), it will always be difficult. But PSG always manages to win titles, and for that we must congratulate the players.
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