The Argentine has revealed he struggled for motivation while plying his trade in the French top flight due to a lack of competitiveness and says he soon lost interest
Ezequiel Lavezzi says he found it difficult to motivate himself while playing for Paris Saint-Germain due to other teams being unable to land a glove on the capital club.
A 9-0 thrashing of Troyes on Sunday meant PSG won their fourth Ligue 1 title in row with eight games to spare, sitting a whopping 25 points above second-placed Monaco.
Lavezzi left Parc des Princes for Hebei China Fortune in February and has revealed he found playing in the French top flight tedious due to a lack of competition.
"I did not like the Ligue 1," the Argentinian told L'Equipe. "I do not find it motivating. That is the truth.
"PSG are so strong compared to the other teams. I do not really take pleasure in matches.
"Italy is different, you have eight big matches in a season but in France it is two."
Lavezzi also blamed the one-sided nature of Ligue 1 for his drop-off in performance levels after joining PSG from Napoli in 2012.
He added: "Time passed, I lost my motivation and I lost my place. When you're at PSG, you always have to be moving forward and maybe I was not always.
"Except in the Champions League, where I was still motivated."
- Goal