Getting booed is not uncommon in Messi’s career.
Even though he is the superstar that he is, someone that even fans of rival teams have learned to admire and respect, opposing fans have resorted to this expedient in an attempt to annoy, irritate, destabilize him.
Most of the time, it didn’t work out, because Messi, a football genius, responded with great plays, assists, goals. Boos, or jeers, or even cursing, did not have the ability to shake him.
This from the rival crowd. What about fans of the team for which Messi plays booing and whistling disapprovingly at the player who won seven Ballons d’Or, a record?
It would be unreal, unthinkable, impossible and unbelievable if it hadn’t happened, in a way never seen before, at the Parc des Princes stadium, the home of Paris Saint-Germain.
Never seen in its intensity and duration, as PSG fans, especially the organized ones – known as “ultras” -, have directed their anger at Messi, and also at Neymar, since the announcement of the names over the loudspeakers, before this Sunday’s game. (13) in the capital of France.
It was embarrassing. With every touch of the ball against Bordeaux, French league wingers, boos at Messi. That, despite acting all the time, could not respond with a goal or even with a goal pass.
It was the possible answer, not given, to those dissatisfied with his performance in the match days before, in Spain, when PSG, who had the advantage in the dispute, took a comeback in 17 minutes of Real Madrid and fell in the round of 16 of the Champions League. League, the Parisian club’s dream come true.
Messi’s treatment was shocking, and would have been even more shocking if it had been unprecedented. I thought it was, but no. It happened another time and, as far as we know, only this one.
It was at Barcelona, ​​whose fans love the Argentine so much, that he honored his colors for 21 years (counting the time in the youth categories) and is, by far, the greatest idol of the Catalan team, as well as its top scorer.
On May 17, 2014, even for a short period, Camp Nou booed Messi. It was in a move, towards the end of the match, in which Juanfran stole the ball.
Barcelona lost the La Liga title to Atletico Madrid in the last round, after taking the lead in the first half, thanks to a goal by Alexis Sánchez, assisted by Messi, and allowing the equalizer.
In the second half, shirt 10 was unrecognizable, showing little appetite for the victory, necessary to obtain the cup, and followed moments of apathy.
He had renewed his contract with the club the day before and was expected to be more motivated than ever to win the title. It didn’t seem to be. Hence, the fans’ whistle.
As far as we know, this was the first and only time that the culés (Barça fans) criticized Messi on the field with boos, in almost 800 games.
At PSG, dissatisfaction came much faster, in just seven months with the club and 26 matches played.
If fans’ moods don’t suddenly change, and there’s no indication that it will, Messi, 34, will triple in less than a month – the team’s next home game is on April 2 – the amount of boos received across the country. the career of those who should applaud him.
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