Paredes’ brave confession about Messi

Leandro Paredes, midfielder of PSG and the Argentine national team, he confessed this Friday in an interview in the Olé newspaper. Used to playing surrounded by stars – has to Neymar Y Mbappe in the PSG already Messi on Argentina– The Argentine midfielder is clear that he does not always have to delegate the ball to the best players if they are not in the best playing position.


Walls He explained that it is something that he has discussed with his fellow Argentine team in the center of the field and with whom he manages the direction of the game. “When we had to play several games with Rodri De Paul, we put ourselves in the head that it was not an obligation to look for LeoBut find him when he can take advantage. I think that while his presence leads you to want to give it to him, it is not always the best option. You also have to be smart in that sense ”, he confesses in Ole.

Cross-examined by the journalist (you left that place that many had, of always giving it to Messi for fear of what they will say …), Walls answers: “Surely. You have to make decisions, whether they are good or not. And you think you take the best. Later, if he gives him the pass or not and it was better for the team, is another thing. But one tries to take off that “responsibility” of always giving it to him and trying to find it when he can take advantage ”, adds the midfielder of the PSG.

Despite his strong personality, Paredes does not hide that the first time he entered a locker room and found players of the weight of Messi or Neymar he had a certain vertigo. “It is difficult before arriving. You start to think about what they will be like, how they will receive you or how they will treat you. I was lucky that both of you have treated me in the best way. They have made me feel very comfortable, I have a very good relationship with both of them. I really enjoy being able to play, sharing the dressing room and things with them ”, he confesses.


On what surprised him the most about Leo, Walls He admits that it was the way in which he is able to get out of unlikely situations. “What is most surprising about Leo is that he sometimes comes out of places where we think we have to start running backwards. Sometimes you say: “He loses it, he loses it …” and he did not lose it. It’s incredible, ”he adds.

The joy of Neymar and the physique of Mbappé

On the other hand, it also talks about Neymar and of Mbappe. Of the Brazilian, he explains that “I enjoy how he plays, how he lives football. It seems that he plays every day with his friends. Is incredible. With the responsibility that it is to be him, to play for such a great club and to be who he is, having fun as he does is something that I admire a lot, ”he says.

About MbappeParedes points out that “as a player, I think it goes more for Cristiano’s side, more of an athlete. It is amazing physically. I think that Ney Y Leo They have a different talent than Cristiano and Kylian, but they are physically incredible. And to that we must add the quality they have ”, he emphasizes.