The arrival of Lionel Messi has completely turned MLS upside down. The Argentinian has signed up for two seasons with Inter Miami.
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Free after his two-year stint at Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi has decided to leave Europe to join Major League Soccer and thus find a calmer environment. In Miami, it is rather the excitement that has reigned since the signing of the Argentinian, who has also given a layer to PSG during the week.
The arrival of the world champion in Florida turned a lot of things upside down and even led to the dismissal of a club employee, who dared to ask him for an autograph on leaving the bus. If we are to believe the words of Phil Neville, former coach of Inter Miami, the signing of La Pulga would also have precipitated his departure, as he confided in the podcast Offside with Taylor Twellman.
“There are always certain managers who led it”
“I always had a feeling deep down that I wasn’t going to be here when he came to the clubsays the former Manchester United defender. And I say I didn’t lack self-confidence, but it was different, it wasn’t signing Gonzalo Higuain or Blaise Matuidi. You look around the world, the way he’s been at other clubs and there’s always been certain managers who have run him.”
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— RMC Sport (@RMCsport) August 18, 2023
The English technician nevertheless recognizes that it was his poor results that led him to be thanked by David Beckham’s franchise: “In the end, for me, forget about Messi, the results weren’t good enough the last month I was in charge and I knew it. This is the reason why I left. When I look in the mirror in the morning and my friends or social media say ‘it could have been you’, well no, it couldn’t have been. The results weren’t good enough. I knew the vision, I knew what the club wanted. I have been in football for a long time. I am not bitter, twisted or angry.“
2023-08-19 08:33:20
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