Ronald Koeman Finally Breaks Silence on Lionel Messi’s Attitude at Barca
- Lionel Messi is a tyrant who wants to win everything at all cost, according to Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman
- The Dutch manager, Koeman, who joined the Catalan club in 2020 has stated that Messi raised the bar during his time at the club
- According to the tactician, the PSG star was a tyrant in training and would frown if his side loses
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The manager of Barcelona football club of Spain Ronald Koeman has branded ex-captain Lionel Messi as ‘a tyrant’ who wants to win everything; even in training, Mirror reports.
The Argentine legend was forced out of the club following financial problems between the club and the La Liga board during the summer.
According to Koeman, Messi’s attitude in training spurred his teammates to become better players, helping to raise the standard of their game as a unit.
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The six-time Ballon d’Or winner has moved to join French Ligue 1 side Paris Saint Germain, but Koeman insists that he observed that Barcelona players played better because of Messi.
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He told Voetbal International via GOAL:
"Lionel Messi has obscured everything. He was so good and he won. Of course he had good players around him, but he made the difference. Everyone seems better than they are because of him. This is not a criticism, but an observation.
"When we did a finishing practice during training, there were sometimes players who started to hit easy balls, a bit of fooling around. But with Messi everything was: boom, boom, boom, boom. Never frills, everything functional. And always wanted to win everything. Really, a tyrant."
Barcelona occupy 7th position on La Liga standings
Barcelona forced Granada to a 1-1 draw in La Liga as Ronald Koeman’s side continue to struggle in the Spanish topflight
Ronald Arajuo saved Ronald Koeman's blushes after scoring a late-minute goal that salvaged one point for Barcelona in their La Liga encounter at Camp Nou on Monday.
And both sides settled for a draw as the Blaugrana now slipped to seventh on the table with eight points after four games.
Serious trouble as former PSG star attacks Pochettino because of what he did to Messi
Looking at previous posts, Briefly News reported that Jerome Rothen who played more than 180 games for Paris Saint-Germain has slammed current manager Pochettino for his decision to substitute Lionel Messi in their game against Lyon.
Although Paris Saint-Germain recorded a 2-1 win over Lyon at home in which Neymar and Mauro Icardi scored, Lionel Messi was unable to find the back of the net for his new club.
Paris Saint-Germain were expecting Lionel Messi to score his first goal against Lyon, but the Argentine found it hard to open the scoring and was taken off in the 75th minute.
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