Renowned for his phlegm and discretion, Lionel Messi has been able to surprise with his attitude in recent years.
He doesn’t have the supposed arrogance of a Cristiano Ronaldo or a Kylian MbappĂ©. He doesn’t have the emotion of Neymar either. But Lionel Messi remains a beast, with the rough edges that go with it. Like other players of his caste, the Argentine world champion may have gray areas in the way he behaves, both on and off the field.
Star + thus broadcast the documentary Champions which retraces the epic of Argentina during the World Cup in Qatar. We see a very invested Messi, like a champion on a mission for his last crusade. The insults uttered by the star after the match against the Netherlands had left their mark and made the rounds on television. But this is not the only bloodshed from Lionel Messi during the competition.
“You shouldn’t tell him anything because he ends up getting angry”
A little earlier, during the group match against Poland, the technical leader of the Albiceleste had refused a handshake with Robert Lewandowski. A gesture commented on by his friend Angel Di Maria. “Even my grandmother noticed that Messi was deliberately confronting Lewandowski. It’s something he does sometimes, it stays with him. When we talk about him, he tells you either in an interview or on the field. This is how he expresses himself. I think it’s normal. There are people who sometimes don’t respect him and don’t realize that he is the best player in history. You shouldn’t tell him anything because he ends up getting angry, and that’s worse…”.
