{"id":290358,"date":"2023-09-18T09:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T09:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=290358"},"modified":"2023-09-18T09:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T09:24:03","slug":"henry-says-messi-couldnt-be-the-boss-at-psg-with-mbappe-and-neymar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/henry-says-messi-couldnt-be-the-boss-at-psg-with-mbappe-and-neymar\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry says Messi &apos;couldn&apos;t be THE BOSS&apos; at PSG with Mbappe and Neymar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lionel Messi &#8216;couldn&#8217;t be the boss&#8217; and there was no structure for him to thrive at PSG alongside Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, claims Thierry Henry as he defends his former Barcelona team-mate&#8217;s struggles in France<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Thierry Henry was not &#8216;disappointed&#8217; by Lionel Messi at Paris Saint-Germain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Arsenal legend said it was a &#8216;headache&#8217; to play with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has claimed that it was not possible for Lionel Messi to play his best football at Paris Saint-Germain alongside Kylian Mbappe and Neymar.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentinian World Cup winner scored 32 goals in 75 appearances during his time in the French capital, winning back-to-back Ligue 1 titles in the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, he was unable to guide PSG beyond the last 16 of the Champions League and left for MLS side Inter Miami in June.<\/p>\n<p>Messi&#8217;s time at the club was not without controversy, with the seven-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner suspended for two weeks earlier this year after taking an unsanctioned trip to Saudi Arabia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Suggestions of a\u00a0fractured relationship with fellow forwards Mbappe and Neymar dominated the final months of last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/08\/75547929-0-image-a-1_1695023649884.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Thierry Henry has defended former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi following his underwhelming spell in Ligue 1 with PSG<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/08\/75547933-0-image-a-2_1695023658198.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Messi scored 32 goals in 75 appearances in Paris, winning Ligue 1 twice, but he failed to deliver Champions League success<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Henry, who recently\u00a0became manager of the France U21 side, defended his former Barcelona team-mate&#8217;s spell in France when asked if it had been underwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>He told RMC Sport: &#8216;No, I&#8217;ll say why. I remind you when I arrived at the beginning [as a pundit], on Amazon, I said &#8220;For me to play in this team, it&#8217;s a headache&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was talking about structure, organisation. How do you play with all three (Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe) at the same time?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When he (Messi) played with the Argentina team, [there was] a structure. There are not three Messi&#8217;s, just him. You put him in a framework where he alone is the boss [and he will shine].&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Messi has enjoyed a successful start to his career in Miami, finding the net 11 times in his first 11 appearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A number of fans were left disappointed on Saturday as the forward missed Inter Miami&#8217;s 5-2 defeat to Atlanta United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neymar also left Paris this summer, joining Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal in a \u00a378million deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/08\/75547935-0-image-a-3_1695023662784.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Henry pointed to the difficulty of fitting Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe into the same &#8216;framework&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/08\/75547971-0-image-a-4_1695023736889.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Argentinian World Cup winner signed for MLS side Inter Miami in June and has made a promising start to life in the USA<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/08\/75548005-0-image-a-5_1695023741967.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Neymar joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal in a \u00a378million deal not long after his former Barcelona team-mate departed the French capital<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian made his debut for his new side last week, and fans booed when the new arrival was denied the chance to take a late penalty in a 6-1 win against Al-Riyadh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The departures have left Mbappe as the main man at PSG despite a summer of speculation that initially saw him banished from training with Luis Enrique&#8217;s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has since returned to the team though, scoring seven goals in just four league appearances this term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old found the net twice in Friday&#8217;s 3-2 defeat to Nice at the Parc des Princes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12530607\/Lionel-Messi-BOSS-Kylian-Mbappe-Neymar-PSG-Thierry-Henry-Barcelona-France.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi &#8216;couldn&#8217;t be the boss&#8217; 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