They’re probably just being polite, but French League 1 coaches are glad that Lionel Messi has joined an already star-packed PSG team. Or maybe they know that the Parisians are already too strong, so that one Messi, no matter how good is he, can hardly make a difference when it comes to Ligue 1 title race. On the other hand, his former teammates (Fabregas and Iniesta) are having hard time imagining their friend in another shirt.It’s finally official: Lionel Messi signs a two year contract with PSGEverybody had their opinion about Lionel Messi’s arrival in Paris, from his former teammates and former PSG players, to the coaches who are about to include the best footballer in the world in their game plans. And they all agree on one thing: it will be great for the Ligue 1. But, one coach, is so horny when the Messi topic comes up, he gave the winning statement.”We say that we have a s**t league, but if we manage to bring in a player like that it would be exceptional. I’m not going to be polite here, but he gives me a hard-on” Brest coach Der Zakarian told RMC Sports.🔛📽️ – Day 1⃣ of Messi in Paris❤️💙 #PSGxMESSI pic.twitter.com/WZgmASiEcj— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) August 11, 2021 Other coaches restricted themselves to the importance of Messi’s arrival in France. Nice coach Christophe Galtier, who managed to defeat PSG and win the title with Lille last season, said he had his fingers crossed for Messi to arrive to France, and thinks that the stadiums will be full. The Argentinian also got the full support from his countrymen, Olympic Marseille coach Jorge Sampaoli, who thinks that the best player in the world playing in France is a great idea.”Messi is the best player in the world. It will be even harder for the opponents of PSG. But I love to see him play. I believe that everyone in France should be happy” said Niko Kovac, the head coach of Monaco, a team who should be among the contenders for the title.PSG – STRASBOURGHis former teammates were talking about human aspect of it all, as Messi was basically forced to leave the club he played for since he was 13.”He’s my friend, I spoke with him since he arrived. First, I’m a little sad for him. He wanted to stay in Barcelona. I’m from Barcelona and you know, it’s hard now to watch Barca without Leo. It’s a new challenge for him, which will be very interesting. It’s also a good thing for Ligue 1. The level will really increase with him. The boys here, ask me a lot of questions. They are excited to play against him, Neymar and Mbappe. It’s incredible” explained former Barcelona and Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas. Messi is in Paris! PSG’s new player checks in for the medicalAnother of Messi’s pals, Andres Iniesta is finding it hard to imagine Messi in another shirt except Barca’s, even thou he himself swapped Barcelona for the Japanese league.“I don’t know what happened internally, nor how things unfolded, but the club will need to recover from this transfer. It will hurt to see him in another team’s shirt. Leo personifies Barcelona. He was everything, he’s a player who transcends the team. I’ve never seen a player like him and I don’t think I ever will. Barcelona will continue to be one of the best teams, one of those that has to be on the summit” Iniesta told AFP.
