Messi's way of holding the ball in the middle circle and the 30-meter area is not very different from before, but after coming to the core area, Paris' attacking mode is not the same as Messi's habit in the past. Now that Messi has scored the ball and then plugged in, it is more like Mbappe's inner cut to attract the attention of the defense. The protagonist of the team is no longer Messi, and the way he is used to shooting naturally cannot be used.
However, this is not an excuse for Messi's few goals, because there is one statistic that Messi is speechless when he sees it, and that is the absolute chance conversion rate.
The official Ligue 1 official website announced the league's average shots per game this season. As of the 35th round, what is the average per game data of the players who have appeared in Ligue 1 this season. The data released by the Ligue 1 official Looking at it, Mbappe has made 32 appearances in the Ligue 1 this season, 31 starting appearances, a total of 133 shots, an average of 4.16 shots per game, and scored 35 goals. The conversion rate is very high.
According to
cab주소 statistics: Messi's absolute chance conversion rate this season is only 8.3%, ranking the bottom of the five major leagues. If you don't know what the concept of 8.3% is, it's very clear by comparison. The player with the most good chances was Abraham, who wasted 18 times, but despite that, Abraham still had a 38 percent chance of taking a good chance. However, Messi's data is only 8%. It is conceivable how many great opportunities Messi has wasted. In other words, Messi has only seized one of the 12 excellent scoring opportunities this season, which is definitely something that most fans did not expect.
Messi's downturn has many theories
There are many theories about Messi's sluggish state. The first is that Pochettino's tactics did not allow Messi to exert his strength. Before, Pochettino had been seeking the tacit understanding of the MMN trident, but Messi has always been outside the system of Mbappe and Neymar and it is difficult to integrate, which is why Messi has not been able to score goals, but has a good score in assists.
The second argument is that Messi is already old, and he can no longer face the opponent's defenders and shoot easily as before. Messi can no longer be a core player, and can only become a green leaf to set off others.
The third theory is that after Messi was betrayed by Barcelona, he had no heart to continue playing football. It is very likely that he will retire after completing the Paris Saint-Germain contract after the World Cup, so Messi has already begun to rot.
Paris fans want Mbappe to stay
Paris fans thought that after Messi came, he could replace Mbappe, but according to Messi's current situation, if there is only Messi and Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain may not be able to win the championship next season. So many Paris fans still hope that Mbappe can stay in Paris to play.
