Messi, Mbappe and Neymar’s ‘massive egos’ to blame for PSG’s loss to Real Madrid, says Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand

LIONEL MESSI, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar’s ‘massive egos’ have been accountable for Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League collapse – not Mauricio Pochettino.

That is the view of legendary Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand.

PSG capitulated in spectacular style on Wednesday night time, conceding a 17-minute Karim Benzema hat-trick to flip the last-16 tie fully on its head and in the end ship the French giants crashing out.

A listing of errors and a complete lack of composure contributed to the pitiful show.

And Ferdinand pinpointed his frustration on the workforce having to ‘carry’ their all-star entrance three.

He advised BT Sport: “I believe it’s as much as the supervisor to create that tradition (the place they don’t panic).

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“But additionally this workforce, there have been large egos, which is a part of managing large golf equipment, and there are gamers which might be real superstars. 

“You’ve bought Mbappe, you’ve bought Neymar, you’ve bought Messi now on this workforce enjoying upfront.

“And every of these gamers are gamers that you’d most likely permit as a one-off in your workforce to be a passenger and also you all work for that participant. 

“To have three of them makes it close to on unattainable to do it on the high degree. You can do it and get away with it within the French league like they do yearly, they win the league.

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“But at this level, to carry three players that aren’t gonna be able to work to the intensity that you probably need to win a tournament like the Champions League is very, very, very difficult.”

As nicely as providing little defensively, Messi has not been including a lot in assault both with simply seven objectives in all competitions this season – and one in 2022.

His lack of ability to attain towards Real Madrid but once more contributed to the European exit as PSG’s determined hunt to carry the Champions League goes on.

And that’s anticipated to be sufficient for PSG to sack Pochettino – likely on the finish of the season.

However, Ferdinand jumped to the defence of the Old Trafford goal.

Asked if the criticism of Poch was truthful, he continued: “I don’t assume so given the historical past at PSG. 

“Many managers have been there now and received the league and failed within the Champions League. 

“We noticed at the moment how the workforce folded, and this isn’t only a one-season episode, that is one thing that regularly occurs each single yr.

‘DYSFUNCTIONAL TEAM’

“You go, ‘Do you know what, PSG with the talent they’ve bought, particularly in attacking areas, with the expertise that they’ve bought, an array of worldwide large gamers they’ve bought, they’re gonna have an opportunity of successful it.’

“And they fall on the quarter-final, semi-final hurdles, they’ve misplaced within the last. This is one thing that simply occurs.

“[It is a] dysfunctional workforce, I believe that sums it up fairly nicely about the way in which that they play. 

“So I don’t think you can really point the finger too much at Pochettino when this has happened season after season.”

Michael Owen, in the meantime, highlighted PSG being ‘soft’ on the core regardless of their famous person signings.

The former Los Blancos striker added: “If you’ve bought the identical issues occurring yearly, and it’s a distinct supervisor yearly, then I discover it onerous to say that supervisor’s [not good enough]. 

“That workforce is like that. I’ve stood on right here a few weeks in the past and mentioned Paris Saint-Germain is not going to win the Champions League, as a result of they’re comfortable they usually at all times have been comfortable, for 5, six, seven years. 

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“People get carried away and say, ‘Look at all those players, they’re gonna win the Champions League.’ It’s nearly unattainable to do it.

“Real Madrid proved that years and years ago, get all the best players in the world and you think you’re gonna win it. It doesn’t happen like that, it’s much more about team work.”