Arturo Vidal was once again at the center of controversy after making a viral game that he published on his social networks. The instruction was simple: the Chilean soccer player was named players of the same position and had to speak if he considered himself inferior to any of them.
“Speak only when I name a midfielder better than you”they asked the Kingwhile the announcer mentioned the footballers one by one. As the names of world-renowned players passed by, with their respective photos, Vidal He remained silent and made some gestures.
Leandro ParedesAurélien Tchouaméni, Ivan Rakitic, Charles Aránguiz, Rodrigo DePaulCasemiro, N’Golo Kante, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerard, Rodri, Xabi Alonso, Andrea Pirlo, Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta, were all the footballers mentioned in the game and Arturo Vidal, by remaining silent, considered himself “more complete” than all of them.
The particular thing is that in the list of footballers there were two argentines (Paredes and De Paul) with whom Vidal had some sparks in the duels of the Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, to which Chile did not qualify. When they named him Motorcitothe Colo Colo midfielder made a gesture of disapproval.
The Chilean’s followers on the social network Instagram They did not miss the opportunity to write some comments after the video was published. “That they named De Paul is an offense”, “He is absolutely right, more complete: goals, assists, steals, scoring, 1 on 1 duels and titles won”y “He is the only multifielder”were some of the responses in favor of Arturo Vidal.
It is worth remembering that in June of last year, during the match that Argentina beat Chile 1-0 in Santiago, just two minutes before the goal, Arturo Vidal provoked Rodrigo De Paul. The images showed the trans-Andean midfielder suffer the consequences, with gestures of regret after the goal received. But the situation did not end there, since fifteen minutes later the Argentine protected the ball and got kicked from behind that earned him the yellow card to King.
The discussions between the two players continued and when the first stage ended, while they were on their way to the locker room, there were other sparks. De Paul tried to get closer with a sly laugh, while Vidal reacted by pushing him. As they continued on their way, the Argentine signaled him to continue writing, due to his controversial publications on the networks, and to continue ignoring the ball.
Beyond his crossing in the field with De Paul, Vidal He usually makes comments against the Argentine team and after the defeat of the Sub 20 against Morocco in the World Cup of the category, the Chilean celebrated the victory of the African team with a provocative post on networks.
During the development of the match, Vidal He shared in his stories on said social network an image of his television at the precise moment when the players of Morocco They celebrated the second goal. He accompanied the photograph with the word “Morocco”an emoji of the Moroccan flag, a face of a lover and four applause emojis from the Zabiri celebration. With this publication, the Chilean added a new chapter to a long list of episodes in which the footballer made his position clear against the Argentine team.
