The treatment reserved by part of the Parisian public for Lionel Messi, Saturday evening, during PSG-Ajaccio, did not at all benefit Bixente Lizarazu.
Lionel Messi had a funny evening at the Parc des Princes on Saturday during the crushing victory of PSG over AC Ajaccio (5-0). Back on the pitch after being suspended by his management after his trip to Saudi Arabia as part of his partnership with the oil country, the Argentine icon was shouted down by part of his audience. Whistles that were covered over the meeting by applause and encouragement for the seven-time Ballon d’Or.
Despite the absence of Parisian ultras, Lionel Messi is WHISTLED during his first balls #PSGACA pic.twitter.com/3HpdhELn2I
— Football.fr (@football_fr) May 13, 2023
“I’m ashamed of the way we treat Messi”
A preferential treatment that does not fail to make people react. On the Téléfoot set this Sunday, Bixente Lizarazu castigated the attitude of some of the Red and Blue supporters. “Me, I’m ashamed of the way we treat Messi, dropped the 98 world champion. He is not having a disastrous season, he has scored 15 goals and provided 15 assists (in Ligue 1). Yes, since the World Cup, it has gone down, of course. But we are talking about the best, or one of the best players in history. We can’t treat him like an ordinary player. We can’t treat it like that. »
“I think he deserves a little more respect”
And Bixente Lizarazu to continue: “The problem in Paris is that most players are wasted. Apart from Mbappé who always manages to perform, there are a lot of players who are spoiled by the context. So the problem is not the players, it’s the framework. This framework, this requirement that we must demand day after day, consistency in the construction of the workforce… But that is not Messi’s fault. I think he deserves a little more respect. » The message got through.