The extent of Lionel Messi’s influence on the Barcelona squad in the first six games of the 2020/21 La Liga season has begun to be troubling for the Catalans, as the Argentine is struggling to adapt to his new position on the pitch under coach Ronald Koeman.
Barcelona is ranked 12th in La Liga with only seven points out of 15 possible, because Messi has not yet found the perfect form by scoring only one goal in five games, which he scored from the penalty spot in Barca’s victory. 4: 1 against Villarreal.
He scored another goal, but again from the penalty spot, but is still looking for the goal from the open game.
“I am not obsessed with goals”, Messi had said some time ago and it seems that this is being reflected by his form, because this is his most awkward start since 2014.
Overall in the 2020/21 season, Messi has played eight games, scoring just three goals – all from the penalty spot – but has failed to make even one assist.
This makes Messi lag behind for individual awards, especially for the Golden Shoe.
Luis Suarez has scored four goals in five games for Atletico Madrid. While his teammate, Ansu Fati has exploded scoring four goals in six games.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored three goals in just two games, before becoming infected.
