Je suis convaincu que les paroles d’Hervé Renard ont touché chaque Algérien.
Parce qu’immédiatement, j’ai pensé à eux : ces supporters qui ont tout mis entre parenthèses, qui se sont parfois endettés, qui ont traversé des océans et des fuseaux horaires… juste pour porter l’équipe comme on porte un frère.
Et pour quel résultat ?
Les voir, au bout du voyage, se comporter comme des groupies, le téléphone levé, cherchant un selfie avec leur idole Messi… alors qu’ils étaient venus pour l’Algérie, pour le maillot, pour l’honneur.
C’est ça qui fait mal : ce décalage entre la fidélité d’un peuple et la légèreté de certains gestes.
🚨Toni Kroos on Lionel Messi Tackle on the Algerian Player:
“Looking at that challenge, it’s clear as day that should have been a straight red card for Lionel Messi. I’ve watched the replay multiple times, and the way he goes in with his studs showing, catching the Algerian player high on the leg while the ball is already gone, it’s a dangerous tackle. You can’t tell me that’s not worthy of a sending off in any other circumstance.
I understand that Messi is a special player, one of the greatest of all time, and referees sometimes give him the benefit of the doubt because of the kind of football he plays graceful, intelligent, and rarely malicious. But favoritism has its limits. Algeria was clearly robbed on this one. The referee bottled a big decision that could have changed the course of the game.
If it had been any other player not Messi doing exactly the same thing, it would have been a clear red card without hesitation. We’ve seen it happen countless times with lesser-known names who get punished harshly for similar lunges. This kind of inconsistency in officiating is what frustrates fans and players alike, especially in high-stakes international matches.
I feel for the Algerian team they were cheated out of a fair result today. Football should be about merit and the rules applying equally to everyone, regardless of superstar status. Messi is a legend, but legends don’t get a free pass to put opponents in danger like that.”
They're telling us this wasn't intentional. Messi literally kneed him in the back and straight up jammed his spikes on his Achilles
There are 1248 players playing in the World Cup, and that's a red for every single one of them except Lionel Messi
🇦🇷🇩🇿 A lot of people are saying Messi should’ve seen a red card 🟥 here, but if you really take a closer look at the situation, analyze his body position, consider the angle of his foot, factor in the movement of the Algerian player, take the emotional context of the match into account and seriously ask yourself why Messi’s foot ends up exactly there…
you’ll come to the only logical conclusion:
That is absolutely a red card.
FIFA znowu to robi 🤯
Uderzenie kolanem, a później stempel korkami w łydkę i dociśnięcie, bez szans na dotknięcie ⚽
Claro 🟥 wybaczona Leo 🇦🇷
Marciniak nie pokazał choćby 🟨, a VAR milczał. Zamiast opuścić boisko w 1. połowie i ominąć kolejny mecz strzela 3 bramki Algierii.
🚨 Alejandro Moreno, ancien international vénézuélien : « C’EST UN CARTON ROUGE À 100% POUR MESSI !! 🇦🇷🟥 (…) CES GARS SONT TRAITÉS DIFFÉREMMENT »
Nedum Onuoha, ancien joueur de Manchester City : « MESSI AURAIT SÛREMENT DÛ PRENDRE UN ROUGE. »
Messi méritait-il d’être expulsé pour cette semelle au mollet selon vous ?
(@ESPNFC)
Brilliant performance by Messi last night - but he should have been sent off for this outrageous studs-up foul on Algeria’s Mandi. The fact he didn’t even get booked is ridiculous - could have broken the guy’s leg.
🚨 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗦 A shocking VAR decision in Argentina vs. Algeria.
👉 Messi catches Mandi on the back of the calf with his studs, bending his leg with excessive force.
❌ CLEAR STRAIGHT RED CARD NOT EVEN GIVEN A YELLOW.
How was Lionel Messi NOT sent off for this reckless challenge?
Argentina should have been reduced to 10 men. It appeared to be a deliberate, studs-up challenge on the Algerian player.
Surprisingly, not even a yellow card was shown.
By the way, this is the same referee who officiated Argentina's 2022 World Cup final against France.