2023-06-09 21:54:19
Lionel Messi’s teammate at PSG last season, Ander Herrera took up the defense of the Argentinian, heckled by the supporters until his departure. The Spanish midfielder also criticized the Parisian club and its “obsession” with winning the Champions League.
Ander Herrera pulls out the sulfate machine. The Spanish international, permanently transferred to Athletic Bilbao until 2024, spoke about his career at PSG (2019-2022) and the end of Lionel Messi’s adventure with the capital club. For the midfielder, who rubbed shoulders with him last season, the Pulga arouses admiration.
“As a team-mate, he exceeded my expectations. I admired him a lot as a footballer. Then as a team-mate and as a person, I admire him even more. He never had a bad move with nobody, he argues at the microphone of TyC Sports. It is a lie that there was a break with Mbappé. I don’t understand why the media, to praise one, must kill the other. He is a born winner, he never took an exercise for a joke. He always tried to be the best, he takes things seriously. Without this character, we cannot win seven Ballons d’Or.”
“In Paris, if you don’t win the Champions League, it’s a disaster”
If he welcomed Lionel Messi’s decision to join Inter Miami, Ander Herrera pointed to one of PSG’s problems: having an “obsession” with the C1. “When the club was bought by the Qataris, they talked about the Champions League. For me, it’s a mistake because you create an obsession and a demand that does not suit you and does not belong to you, continues the Spanish. The fans listen to the leaders and then ask for the Champions League. I’ve never seen such demands, not even in Manchester. In Paris, whatever you do, if you don’t win the Champions League, it’s is a disaster. That’s what I think is unfair.”
After being close to the Grail in 2020 during the lost final against Bayern Munich, Herrera underlines PSG’s “demand” and “excessive obligation” to win its first C1. “Logically, if they don’t win it, they won’t blame me, but the stars.” An observation that was verified with Lionel Messi.
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