The PSG striker felt he acted hotly against Van Gaal and with the phrase ‘Go there fool’ although it was the product of the tension of the game.
Lionel MessI was the big figure of the Qatar World Cup 2022 not only because of his great performance with the Argentine team but also everything related to the Albiceleste title. One of the most controversial moments of The Flea was what happened during and after the game against the Netherlands; On this day for the quarterfinals, PSG player Louis Van Gaal dedicated a celebration, and then something strange happened in the mixed zone with Wout Weghorst.
Barely two months after the game at the Lusail Stadium, the former Barcelona striker referred to his actions against the Dutch and surprised with his statements.
“He came out in the moment and he knew what had been said before the game, what he (Van Gaal) had said. Some of my team-mates said to me on purpose: ‘You saw what he said’. I regretted it later, I didn’t like what I did, nor what happened in the dressing room with Weghorst, but those are moments of great tension, very nervous, but it gives you nothing to think about. Nothing was planned, it just happened that way. I don’t like leaving this picture,” Messi admitted to Urbana Play.
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‘Leo’ was consulted by ‘Pelusa’ in the same interview, after which Messi pointed out that it would have been nice if Diego had given him the trophy in Qatar.
“I would have liked Diego to give me the trophyLet him see it all, Argentine World Champion; with what he loved the national team and wanted these things to happen. He pushed from above,” he explained.