The only time in his career of nearly 20 years of playing football, Messi dared to escape from the comfort zone was the transfer to PSG in 2021. From Barcelona to Paris only 1000km by road, but Messi was unable to adapt to the new culture. . Messi left with 32 goals in 75 games, not bad but not commensurate with the huge expectations.
Behind Messi are the sounds of the PSG fans. Messi from the hero of Barcelona became a criminal in the eyes of the ultras of the French team. Messi doesn’t understand why, but the player knows he has chosen the wrong “culture”.
Going to Inter Miami, Messi has minimized that error rate. In Miami, there is a large Argentinian community, if not a miniature of South America. Messi hardly has to worry about fitting in. The salary is lower with an offer from Saudi Arabia, but the remuneration is very high and the US market is extremely potential for the “Messi group” to exploit.
If he goes to Saudi Arabia, Messi is not sure to shine as easily as the last two matches with Inter Miami. In return is a huge income, but Messi and his family have to get used to a completely unfamiliar environment.
Messi does not accept that, the PSG lesson is more than enough. But why are Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante and many world-class names ready to go to Saudi Arabia to play football? Because, they don’t count as much as Messi. Where the pay is high, they come.
Messi is different from thinking too much. The praiser said that Messi calculated both ways. Critics say that Messi only knows how to collect a safe shell. It seems that Messi has more fears in mind than other players. Fear of not being able to adapt, fear of damaging reputation, fear of stepping in the footsteps of PSG.
Safety covers Messi, not only in the present and not only in choosing a club. The 36-year-old has never made a shocking statement in two decades of playing football. Messi opened his mouth to be…very bland and untouchable.
Even in Messi’s way of playing, a genius of simplicity. Messi often shakes his hip, goes the ball into the opponent’s foot and is done. No strong colors, no great drawings, no poetry. Messi’s skillful left foot is guided by a sharp mind in finding the most effective solution.
There is no dream in Messi. Young people use the ball to slouch, old people touch the ball simply to avoid injury. Messi never chooses complexity to fall into a certain trap. Inter Miami is definitely a safe destination for the end of this player’s career.
But Messi’s great career was only painted by safe decisions, the safest of which was 17 seasons in Barcelona. If you need an idol as an example to go into danger, would you go to Messi?
