Thierry Henry Says Messi Is Isolated At PSG

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JAKARTA - Lionel Messi's former teammate, Thierry Henry, feels Paris Saint-Germain can get more from the former Barcelona captain.

Messi is still adapting to Ligue 1. Even though he has scored goals in the Champions League, a number of criticisms of Messi's performance are still thrown because La Pulga is still barren in the domestic league.

In the Le Classique match between Marseille versus Paris Saint-Germain at the Velodrome Stadium, Monday morning WIB, Messi couldn't do much. The match ended equally strong 0-0.

"He (Messi) is isolated, he lacks possession of the ball," Henry told RMC Sport in response to the game. "I wouldn't say he's sad, but he's isolated. I prefer him in the middle.

"I had problems with Leo on the right. In the middle, he can set the tempo. Something needs to be found to make Mbappe, Neymar and Messi play together."

The former Arsenal striker continues to question Messi's position under PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino.

"I don't think he can make the difference on the right, but then I don't have the exact details from a tactical point of view," Henry continued.

Henry, who played with Messi for three years at Barcelona from 2007-2010, claims that the current PSG team belongs to Kylian Mbappe. However, he insisted that his team should look more at Messi than the young Frenchman.

"Messi doesn't talk much, he talks to the ball," said Henry. “For now, this is the Kylian team. Kylian was the one who made her shine the most. The ball is more towards him.

"There can only be one conductor at any time, otherwise you can't play at the same tempo. And in this team, there are too many conductors."