Lionel Messi has got himself into some feisty situations lately, both of which happened while he was playing for his country. According to ex-PSG player Jerome Rothen, Leo has changed his behaviour since he won the World Cup.
“When it comes to their [Argentina’s] behaviour, they are the first to attack others. Starting with the star of this team, Leo Messi," Rothen told RMC.
"Now that he is a world champion and has had a good rest ahead of the World Cup since two years ago at PSG. He used to have the image of a sweet guy, but now he has changed because his true personality is coming out and he got caught.
"Today you can’t even touch him anymore. Only when he takes a hit does he make the same comment he made to Rodrygo when he said, ‘Hey, I’m a world champion'. The team reflects an image of Argentines. Argentine nationality is like that and you feel superior because of someone else. They could have more class,” he said.
Messi was involved in a brawl defending his teammates after they received an insult from Rodrygo in the game against Brazil. A similar scenario played out when they lost to Uruguay. In both cases as captain, Leo had the right to step up as captain.
However, Rothen's true perspective on Messi was later revealed when he said Haaland deserved the Ballon d'Or.
“It’s shameful! Of course, it’s shameful! For me, Haaland should have won it," he said.
"Between August 2022 and June 2023, what criteria lead us to believe that Messi is better than the rest? There is basically no criterion where he is the number one. If we speak about trophies, he is behind Haaland, even if he did win the World Cup. Haaland won everything with Manchester City and of course, you can’t compare based on the World Cup because Haaland is Norwegian.”
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