"Don’t know if he has mourned his departure from Barcelona" - Former PSG goalkeeper Jérôme Alonzo questions Lionel Messi's leadership qualities 

Former Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) goalkeeper Jerome Alonzo has criticized Lionel Messi for showing no leadership qualities on the pitch. Alonzo said he hasn't seen any emotion from the Argentina international since his arrival at the French club from Barcelona last summer.

Alonzo has pinned the blame on Messi as Paris Saint-Germain crashed out of the Coupe de France after suffering a defeat against Nice. The game remained goalless for the entirety of regulation time and went into penalties. PSG lost the game 5-6.

Xavi Simons and Leandro Paredes missed penalties for the club, leading to their expulsion from another silverware title race.

Speaking over Messi's impact on the pitch and the absence of his leadership qualities, Alonzo said:

“For me, Messi has to be a leader by example, by behavior, and by play. And what I’ve seen from Messi for some time, I don’t see a leader who takes charge, who can tip a match, which has an attitude. I just have a player problem.''

He added:

“I don’t know if this player is concerned, involved. I’m sorry, but I don’t know if he has mourned his departure from Barcelona. I don’t want to clear Messi of everything, even if against Nice there was a big desert around him.”

Messi has had a quiet outing in Paris so far this season, while the club expects the former Barcelona legend to lead them to Champions League glory. He has scored just once in Ligue 1 this season, while scoring five in the Champions league.

PSG will hope their star man starts performing at the top of his level soon. They face Real Madrid in the Round of 16 of the Champions League this month.

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