Supporters in Africa have registered mixed reactions after the 34-year-old was subjected to another chorus of boos at Parc des Princes

A section of fans across Africa have expressed mixed reactions after Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi was yet again booed by his own fans during their Ligue 1 fixture against Lens on Sunday.

The 34-year-old Argentine star was subjected to jeers from the fans despite scoring the only goal in the 68th minute that helped the Parisians register a 1-1 draw against Franck Haise’s side and clinch their 10th Ligue 1 title at Le Parc des Princes.

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This was the second time Messi, who joined the club on a free transfer from Barcelona last summer, was being booed by the fans, the first being after PSG’s defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16 fixture, where he was targeted alongside Neymar.


Despite scoring against Lens, he was still jeered by a section of home fans during the post-match celebrations and the action by the supporters left manager Mauricio Pochettino terming it as “unbelievable.”

“The whistles against Messi? It’s unbelievable. These are hard things to accept. A difficult situation to imagine and which cannot be understood in my opinion,” Pochettino said.

African fans have also joined the debate, and below is how they reacted to the boos directed towards Messi, who has only managed four Ligue 1 goals so far in the 2021-22 campaign from 20 appearances, on the GOAL Africa Facebook Page.

“Messi is a finished product,” Adekola Olamilekan Hakeem started the discussion while Nat Han seconded him: “He is finished they need to kick him out.”

Mohau Mofokeng opined the Argentine is finished alongside his rival Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United: “Messi is finished the same as Ronaldo. Their time is up, they need to go back to their boyhood clubs and finish their careers there while Kwaku A. Boateng said Messi was only meant to play for Barcelona: “Messi is only good in Barca team and that’s it.”

Meanwhile, Bashar Ibrahim has supported the action by the fans saying they have a right to do so because Messi has failed to live up to expectations: “They have the right to do so, he’s among the greatest players in the world but what has he done to PSG?”

Umoru Ameh explained PSG fans are frustrated because they wanted to win the Champions League after signing Messi: “They want Champions League. Simple. The way they got kicked out is unacceptable while Ilesanmi Godwin wrote: “Messi was too hyped when he came to PSG....too much expectation.”

Elsewhere, Milton Almonte feels Messi was riding his success behind Barcelona and it was good he moved to PSG for people to judge him: “In many ways it’s good he went to PSG so everyone was able to see his true colours."

Auwalu Hussaini Tambuwal said: “Only those blinded by sentiments will praise Messi and his performance this season.

“Messi is only good in Barcelona team and that is it,” added Kwaku A. Boateng.

However, a section of other supporters have defended Messi with Kweku Efford maintaining the Argentine is the best player of all time: “Messi is the best of all time while Adam Safi'ullah said despite having his worst season, he still won a trophy with PSG: “In his worst season he still won a trophy.”

Chidozie Richard Mbonu also said: “It’s only destructive critics that will boo the greatest footballer of all times while Chinonso Patric Nosaco wondered why he was being booed: “It’s unbelievable to whistle a player, who is bigger than your club,” same as Afam Bu Ikechukwu Saha, who said: “Why are they booing our world’s best?”

Does Messi deserve boos from PSG fans? Please give us your thoughts in the comment box below.

Source: https://www.goal.com/en-cm/news/messi-is-a-finished-project-fans-debate-psg-star-ligue-1/bltb8cea6cd2307c268

I don tire for this moniker, first it was PSG fans booing messi yesterday, and today its "African fans calling messi a finished project"..
am still waiting to see ur topic on messi scoring or congratulating messi n PSG for winning the title on f.p, bt if its anti-messi news, u are quick to create them..
forget all these ur online hate, Leo is placed above the rest players..
Leo winning dt copa n his 7th ballon award av placed the bar too high for Others to reach, lastly messi's trophies, awards n numbers means he gat nothing else to prove to any haters...
I know the post will make f.p as usual bcoz its attacking messi and I think it's better we just rename this sports section to "cr7 fans forum" or anti-messi section"

forget all these ur hate paulolee face the truth, Fans have the right to criticize him...Let's form aside, his dedication Isn't simply there...THERE is a huge difference between Barca's Messi & PSG'S Messi not in terms of forms only but also in terms of his mentality, desire & dedication...he has become the Pogba of PSG...when ppl defend him they still defend him on basis of his barca times but he & his fans Should remember his team is now PSG

paulolee

if u say messi is finished, wat about cr7?? he is just getting started??

The thread is about Messi not Rolando

obembet:
forget all these ur hate paulolee face the truth, Fans have the right to criticize him...Let's form aside, his dedication Isn't simply there...THERE is a huge difference between Barca's Messi & PSG'S Messi not in terms of forms only but also in terms of his mentality, desire & dedication...he has become the Pogba of PSG...when ppl defend him they still defend him on basis of his barca times but he & his fans Should remember his team is now PSG
Lalasticlala

criticism is normal n cant argue d fact dt his form av dropped due to age bcoz he isnt younger any more..
are u expecting to see dt barca messi on his peak in PSG?? his form av dropped n same with ur cr7 but your likes are making it seems asif messi form is too poor while cr7 form is hot like dt of lewa or benzema..
the messi n cr7 we all.know normally do 50+ goals each season but this current sets av declined due to age...
if u say messi is finished, wat about cr7?? he is just getting started??
when u post to criticize messi, also criticize cr7 and when u post to hail ur man cr7, also gv accolades to messi
secondly, the messi we do see in Paris is playing an advance role behind neyma n mbappe, mainly as a midfielder or a playmaker n dts why his assist is more than goals but ur cr7 is more of a top9 in united n spend more time in d box n scores easily..
this PSG messi is more focused on winning titles, especially the UCL that goals, it seems ur cr7 is focused on goals n gat no worries about trophies

It is only a FOOL, football novice or HATER dat would think Messi is finished. Players like Messi, Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Benzema, etc wont get finished just like dat! They will play till 37,38yrs. Only a Terrible injury of Falcao's or de lima Ronaldo's type can 'finish' dem!

Messi has paid his dues. Max respect! ✌️

Only way to stop Messi when he was at his prime...

This Obembet is cursed
Always dreams of Messi

Obembet allow Messi rest small now.

This obembet again. Messi lives rent free in her head

The mf behind this Obembet monikar thinks he/she is loving cr7 by hating messi but the point is that this has turned to witchcraft, yes, I said it.

How can you dedicate your life to looking for and spreading news of downfall/mistakes of someone. what kind of sadistic witch does that??

what kind of pathetic soul, dedicates his/her Precious time to spreading evil about a man hundreds of thousands of miles away, living his dream with his family??

A man who, you, your generation before and in the future will not see half of what he earns in a week!

And there is her lapdog, a dedicated buffoon of a mod, that pushes all her nonsense to FP.

Gazing..

Gazing in amusement.

K

lol
obembet and nairaland mods on the anti messi crusade beat
ronaldo just went to man u and took them from 2nd to 7th and is about to run away few weeks from now

but messi is your problem
messi won ligue 1 and no thread on nairaland mentioned it
but messi boos from 1980 where hurriedly pushed by anti messi mods to nairaland frontpage

you guys can continue your messi agenda on this forum but that wont get your beloved tapin master a ucl qualification
seun this forum is supposed to be balanced in its affairs
the recent anti messi campaign by your mods and obembet since his balon d or win cannot be continued

Lol. Messi remains the GOAT, regardless

Messi career is dead!

But however, man has paid his dues!!
He's a Legend!!!!!

Obembet, your hatred for Messi is on another level...

Hahahaha..... I remember when Ronaldo and Messi fans usually clash online, Ronaldo fans will tell Messi fans that Messi can only excel in Barca, but Messi fans would not accept.

Ronaldo has played actively in 3 different top Europe leagues and did well.

But you see, I feel Ronaldo fans were right after all cos since Messi left Barca he has been a shadow of himself.

On the other hand Ronaldo who is 2 year older than Messi is still waxing strong. Just imagine if Ronaldo had gone to Manchester City, by now he would have been among the nominees for next Balloon d'or.

In my opinion I think Ronaldo is actually the real GOAT!

Obembet, while you are so fixated on Messi who has just been crowned French league 1 champions
CR7 is taking Man u to Europa Conference league

Messi fans are getting it hot hot .... they started hating on Ronaldo for no reason , just because he was breaking records... they insulted the living daylight out of him when he joined Juventus... they all made fun of him joining Juventus , saying he joined a team that was easily winning serie a , despite being their best player.... now the hypocrites dint talk when he joined psg that is even guaranteed a league title more than Juventus... now they want to celebrate the same type of easy league that they condemned... but this time Messi flopped ... they all said Ronaldo was signed to win the CL... but messi nko?? Was he signed to win the league that they hv won 8 times in the last 10 yrs ... now they want to celebrate that mediocre league title... I am happy that PSG fans shut them down .... they think its barca .... Mbappe is their god , Messi is just another player that flopped after signing for a big team ...but they don't wanna accept... they think its easy to join different leagues and be on top of ur game .... shey he was scoring French teams easily in the champions league... but cud only do 4 goals... thats to show how dumb his fans are.... they said he will scatter EPl just because he scored EPL teams lots if goals for Barcelona in the CL as if ,if he joined EPL , he will go with the whole barca squad.... not considering that he wud b a different team entirely .... now what all Ronaldo fans predicted is happening life ... una think say e easy to scatter different leagues.... Ronaldo will always be a greater player than Messi.... messi is just a barca legend .... imagine our kids and grand kids decades later checking Google, they will see Ronaldo's name as top scorers in the EPL , the la liga and serie A, the champions league and the national teams... messi will only show la liga ... as we hv always said...posterity will judge ... not by balon dor .... the guy go join French league thinking that it was the easiest for him to decieve his deluded fans , but the league cast am

How is Messi a finished project? ... Another project dey England they break small children phones and dragging Manchester United to conference league una no go see that project oh...
Messi has set the standard 7 ballon'dors no be joke... Even if e no score goals again... It will take over 100 yrs for someone to break his records

Messi don give this one work without pay

I just pity your boyfriend (if you get), because which time you wan use take suck him d*ck

Fans should know that football is a game and Messi is a player just like everyone else.
Sport pundits should let Messi have his sleep

Den go still drag ronaldo inside

Omoolomo

obembet and all these anti-messi mods should take a chill pill!
Make una stop to dy get sleepless nights and stop creating unnecessary thread over someone that has no clue that Nairaland exists!!

As a professional footballer, Messi is almost finished, yes. His time is about to be up.

But he remains the GOAT, (alongside Ronaldo) and deserves some respect from his aggrieved fans for that.

He should humbly go the USA or his boyhood club at Argentina to honourably end his prestigious career.