Lionel Messi capped a legendary career by guiding Argentina to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar; However, on his way to lift FIFA’s highest collective trophy, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner left controversial images, especially during the quarterfinal clash with the Netherlands.
Indeed, the “10” recognized that some of his attitudes in that hot game between his team and the Dutch, were not the most appropriate, despite being things of the sport and the situation.
“I didn’t like what happened against the Netherlands. I didn’t like what I did, but they are moments of great tension, nervousness and everything happens very quickly,” Messi argued on the radio program “Perros de la Calle” in what meant his first interview after winning the World Cup in Qatar.
It must be remembered that during that match against the tulip team, the PSG midfielder distributed an assist and scored a penalty, which he celebrated as “Topo Gigio” against the “oranje” coach Louis van Gaal, in clear tribute to his compatriot Juan Román Riquelme, who had problems in the past with the veteran strategist.
Likewise, the former figure of FC Barcelona confronted van Gaal himself and his assistant Edgar Davids, once the aforementioned game concluded to say some not very friendly words.
But the most controversial reaction from Rosario came in the mixed zone, during the post-match interview when he aired the famous “You look stupid, go over there”, to the Dutch player Wout Weghorst, who apparently wanted to ask his famous rival for the shirt.
«I don’t like the ‘andá pa’ there and all that. I don’t like to leave that image but these are things that happen too”, continued a Lionel Messi who, in addition to scoring a goal for the Netherlands, pierced the net in six of the seven games for Argentina, en route to the title in the World Cup in Qatar.
