Crowned world champion with Argentina, Lionel Messi was exceptional in Qatar. True leader of the Albiceleste, the seven-time Ballon d’Or clearly did not let himself be walked on, as was the case against the Netherlands. We are not used to seeing Messi angry, but during this quarter-final, La Pulga got carried away. To the point of regretting this behavior today as the PSG player explained.
A third star forArgentina ! By beating theFrench team in the final of the world Cup 2022, the Albiceleste went to look for “La Tercera” and it is an image that now remains in everyone’s head: that of Lionel Messi lifting the world Cup. Crowned best player of the tournament, the Argentinian was incredible, showing himself decisive in each meeting. This was particularly the case in the quarter-final against the Netherlands, in an electric encounter. It was heated between the two camps, both on and off the pitch. Reassembled, Messi then did not hesitate to express all his anger.
Messi angry, he paid a high price for it https://t.co/Sclbnsrq65 pic.twitter.com/lpgHovrD3t
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Netherlands hit by Messi’s wrath
Louis Van Gaalcoach of Netherlands for this world Cup, in particular paid the price. While he had spoken harshly against the Argentines, he saw Lionel Messi get revenge by coming to celebrate his goal right in front of him, then putting his hands over his ears. Wout Weghorst also tasted the wrath of La Pulga in a sequence that will remain legendary. Just after the final whistle, in the mixed zone, while some spirits are heating up in the corridors, Messithen in the middle of an interview, loose on the scorer of Netherlands : “ What are you looking at, jerk? »
“I didn’t like what I did”
During an interview for Urbana Play, Lionel Messi reconsidered his behavior in the face of Netherlands. And the Argentinian today expresses some regrets, admitting: ” The celebration came at the time. I knew what he had talked about before the match and some of my teammates had come to me saying: “Did you see what Van Gaal said? When it all ended, I didn’t like what I did, nor did the “What are you looking at?” “. These are moments of great tension, there is a lot of nervousness and we react. I don’t like leaving this image, but these are things that happen. A lot has happened on the pitch “.
