A knee injury will keep Paris Saint-star Germain’s player, Lionel Messi, from playing in the team’s away game against Metz on Wednesday.
Due to a knee injury, Lionel Messi will not be available for Paris Saint-Wednesday Germain’s match against Metz. Despite previously mentioning fatigue, coach Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that Messi is suffering from an ailment. After suffering a knock to his left knee in Sunday’s 2-1 victory, the Argentine star had an MRI on Tuesday. A statement issued by the club suggested that there were indications of bone bruising. When he got off the pitch after 76 minutes, full-back Achraf Hakimi replaced Messi, who had just finished his first home game for PSG following his transfer from Barcelona.
The 34-year-old looked like he was refusing to shake his coach’s hand as he passed by him. However, the former Tottenham Hotspur manager, Pochettino, then spoke out to defend his choice to remove Messi off the pitch without revealing an injury.
On Tuesday, he confessed that he changed his tactics because of Messi’s fitness; the score was tied at the time.
“We observed that Leo was looking at his knee,” Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino told reporters.
“We like how he performed. In the first half, he showed a lot of promise but was unable to finish a shot on goal.
“We decided to pull him off because he played for 76 minutes, and with all the information we had, we were worried he would get injured if he continued to play,” said Pochettino, who understands that his decision to sub out a player of Messi’s standing would raise some eyebrows.
“I really comprehend everything, and I’m totally fine with it.
what is best for him
“I’m not surprised by this, but player welfare is always a priority, and in this instance, we felt it was better for him to sit out.
“It’s very normal for any outstanding athlete to desire to play.”
For their sixth win in six games in Ligue 1, PSG finished five points ahead of second-place Marseille (and their first game ahead) after scoring a goal from Mauro Icardi in stoppage time against Lyon.
Pochettino will probably rotate his team heavily in order to put his players to the test against Metz, a club with no wins in the league and towards the bottom of the standings.
Will Messi be back to face Montpellier at home this weekend? That is the question on everyone’s mind. And to conclude, they are going to meet with Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday, September 28.
“A squad of 35 players is in our ranks. though they all deserve to play, there just aren’t enough positions available “Pochettino recognized this.
Not only has the Argentine manager come under fire for the manner his All-Star side played against Lyon and in the 1-1 draw against Club Brugge in the Champions League, but also for what has been described as “fighting in the tunnel.”
According to Pochettino, he needs time to “provide confidence and trust to the players” since it was the first time that all three of Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe had played together in the two prior matches.
“In general, in the past, in ordinary times, you had about six or seven weeks of pre-season time, during which you could have played many friendlies to hone your skills.
“Now, we have to practice as we play and experiment. We don’t like it, but we have to learn to accept it.”
Marseille hopes to extend their incredible undefeated streak in their Wednesday away game against Anger in France.
