Siempre tuve esta teoría de que a los argentinos nos tratan de soberbios porque no agachamos la cabeza, no nos quedamos en posición de "tercer mundo" y no nos creemos menos que ningún país europeo o norteamericano.
Nos llena ser argentinos, básicamente.
“Argentina robbed Egypt.”
Meanwhile, here’s a one-minute compilation of Egypt making nasty tackles without a single foul or card being given in Argentina’s favor. 😭😭
El tema es que todo este jueguito de hacerte odiar por un país para generar interacciones cada vez obliga mas a subir la vara de la violencia para generar impacto.
Y estamos en una época donde todo eso permea y queda mas latente. Ya no es solo la termeada típica de fútbol que nos gusta a todos.
(Hay también argentinos que viven de esto, mi queja es en general, es infumable vivir así).
Imagine playing like ass for 80 min. Entire world is watching & hating. Social media mocking you as you are down 2-0 in the World Cup.
Instead of cracking under all that pressure, you lock the fuck in and win it 3-2 with a goal and an assist.
ALL AT 39 YEARS OF AGE BTW……..
los únicos que están subestimando a nuestros rivales son ustedes, no nosotros, nosotros nunca dijimos que cabo verde o egipto iban a ser rivales fáciles. tienen su lugar merecidísimo en la historia, siendo MUCHÍSIMO MÁS que sólo una carta de ustedes para tirarnos abajo
🚨Lionel Scaloni on Lionel Messi after Argentina’s comeback against Egypt:
🗣️ Reporter: “Scaloni, people always say this team is trying to win the World Cup for Messi. Do you feel that pressure?”
🗣️ Lionel Scaloni:
“I actually think people have it the wrong way around.
Today, it looked like Leo was trying to win it for all of us.
We were two goals behind. The game was slipping away. He never complained, never pointed fingers. He simply asked for the ball.
He created our first goal.
Then he scored the equaliser.
That is what leaders do.
After the final whistle, I saw something people rarely see. Leo was emotional. Not because he had scored, but because he genuinely carries the responsibility of this team on his shoulders. Sometimes I think he worries more about letting his teammates down than any of us worry about letting him down.
That’s why this dressing room respects him so much.
People admire Lionel Messi because of the goals and the trophies.
We admire him because, even after everything he has achieved, he still feels responsible for every player wearing the Argentina shirt.
Right now, most of the opinions are driven by emotion rather than logic—especially from Ronaldo fans, Egyptian supporters, and people simply chasing engagement.
The first incident involving Salah on the right is virtually identical to the one shown below on the left. There is simply not enough contact in either situation to justify a penalty.
The Molina incident had no real impact on the game. It happened near the halfway line, close to the touchline. At most, if the referee wanted to be extremely strict, it could have been a yellow card.
As for the last incident, there wasn't enough contact to award a penalty. We've seen much stronger challenges ignored in the Premier League, and even more obvious ones this World Cup that weren't given either.
What actually happened is easy to explain from a tactical perspective. Egypt's coach crowded Messi out in central areas. But once Scaloni brought on Lautaro Martínez, he occupied those central spaces, allowing Messi to drift to the right wing where he had much more freedom to create and attack the half-spaces. The result? One goal and one assist.
Egypt's substitutions also played a major role. Instead of protecting their lead and trying to take the game into extra time with a compact defensive block, they became too aggressive, pushed their defensive line higher, and left spaces behind. Argentina exploited those spaces, with Martínez assisting Enzo Fernández for the winning goal. On that final goal, the defender misread the situation after checking Enzo's position, stepped up too early, and was punished.
In short, Egypt had a solid tactical game plan, but they failed strategically. Above all, Messi's individual brilliance restored Argentina's belief long before the comeback was completed.
I hope this reaches those who genuinely want to understand football. As for the Ronaldo fanbase that spends its time crying, I honestly couldn't care less whether they understand it or not.
GOAT of Esports Faker 🇰🇷 praises Lionel Messi 🇦🇷: "Personally, what I admire most about Messi is his passion for football and his mindset of constantly studying the game."
"I also think those qualities are extremely important, which is why I've spoken about him that way before. To preserve your original mindset, you have to keep that passion alive and keep reflecting on why you continue to play the game."
via Beijing Youth Daily
@MessiahYaniss16 Ca sert a rien le narratif est trop puissant. On est a un stade ou l'argentine est a 9 buts sans aucun penalty et on reussit a parler d'arbitrage. La haine envers messi et l'argentine est trop forte ça sert a rien. Tu peux pas sortir du match d'hier et penser quils ont triché