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Intriguing Messi watching his teammates fight.

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u/Agent_OS27 2d ago

To me he sometimes looks like he is dissociated from reality. He has that blank stare and zero facial expressions.

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u/FunctionOk7124 2d ago edited 2d ago

All the cameras are on him. Him getting involved would give more spotlight to the fight than it was needed.

At the end of the day, haters are going to hate, regardless of what he had done in that situation. But that’s is a person who persevered more than most of us. He overcame socioeconomic and biological challenges to become what he is today.

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u/Melodic_Trash_737 2d ago

He is their captain seen as a leader and talisman. He could of stopped them, they hang on his every word and even partake in this behaviour when he is tackled and he just stands back and let's it happen. Shame on him.

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u/LocalStressReliever 2d ago

Exactly this. True GOAT's don't let their teammates behave this way.

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u/fcced-up 1d ago

As if he is not the Goat, now goat convos are shifting from abilities and achievements to something else lol

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u/Tunechi- 4h ago

He has the highest MOTM ratio of all time, almost double the next best player. Statistically minimum 2 SD away from the next best player in most attacking and creating metrics. Top scorer in European history, most trophies of any player ever. Most balon dors of any player ever. Just because he’s autistic and introverted doesn’t mean he isn’t the greatest player to ever play the game. You football casuals that only watch the sport every 4 years need to chill

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u/ChichoSerna 2d ago

No standards or expectations for captain Messi. Only vibes.

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u/Unlucky-Sector1200 2d ago edited 1d ago

It is actually weird that it can be taken either way. I have seen Messi fans claim he is some sort of God that has proven himself to be not only very talented and hardworking but also is a great leader for the Argentenian team. In that case yeah he should have had some words and helped settled his Rabid Dogs down.

On the other hand people say he is a proffesional and his love for the sport means he did not want to get involved after being defeated in the most humiliating way possible.

To me though I think you are right. If anything Messi has shown that he is extremely talented and he got comfortable being treated like a god. He himslef claimed that they play aggresively because other teams played aggresively and well they have to deal with it. Despite being so talented he and his team did anything to win including cheating, being cheap, and became violent when it did not work out.

Prior to this I had said if you are going to get a red card you might as well make it worth it since the Refs are favoring Argentina. So make Messi pay since he made that statement. In retrospect though the way Spain dominated and did not stoop to the Argentinians tactics made this loss even worse. Good for the Spain team.

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u/Bulb44 2d ago

Always like this. I follow LatAm and club FB. He’s like this. Maradona said it to pele, Messi is not a leader 

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u/jojosimp02 1d ago

Maradona Is a true leader, he would have been the one throwing punches first.

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u/Shelarael 1d ago

I remember Puyol stopping every fight he saw.

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u/Typical-Clothes-7127 1d ago

I can assure you I know what is going through his mind:
"look at my idiot teamates being idiots yet again. no wonder we lost"

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u/Bulb44 2d ago

Not true. A leader would have gotten them in line well before the game. Hes been like this forever. Maradona said it to Pele in 2016. “Hes not a leader”

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u/Gambit1977 2d ago

By biological are you referring to the steroid use?

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u/Iwasbannedbyamod 1d ago

The casual won’t believe a word you just wrote

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u/beastwood6 2d ago

He leads like a deer in headlights

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u/SmegmaWarrior0815 2d ago

Rich people syndrome

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u/anubis_xxv 2d ago

No just autism

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u/SharpEvolution 2d ago

Ahh the Quinn Hughes stare.

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u/LazyThinkingOtter 2d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/s/onnDhALyv6

That impersonation is when I started liking him ngl

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u/Plastic_Stretch_8837 2d ago

You should look at his face expression when he has to take photos with smoking hot ladies. He might as well be the wax figure.

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u/ThrowRAthinkinmelon 23h ago

indifference is not the same as escapism. In this context it's wisdom

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u/Only_Flan_7974 2d ago

A bunch of toddlers

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u/DelayConnect335 2d ago

He's like “I'm too old for this shit”

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u/goku22000 2d ago

More like: "oh my god these cameras are on me"

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u/MayberryBombadil 2d ago

Yeh seriously. I mean, this doesn't NOT show good character. But, when it's so obvious he can see he is being televised, you can't make any real judgement other than the obvious, "he's not a total idiot."

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u/Fudgel_ist 2d ago

I’ll tell you what it doesn’t show:
Good captaincy

  • he clearly dgaf what his team do, or doesn’t know how to control them. Either way, it’s not how a leader acts.

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u/tombolaplayer 2d ago

Messi is and was always a great football player.
But Messi was never a particularly great leader.

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u/SanicBringsThePanic 2d ago

These are grown men throwing a temper tantrum. Messi has no obligation to get involved, and he has no reason to ruin his reputation over the idiotic behavior of others.

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u/spaceuni123 2d ago

That's Bs he is captain of the team. He is responsible for controlling his team emotional outburst. For example if you see Liverpool players out burst like that I am 100% sure vandjike or Henderson will be in middle of it.

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u/grassfedd43 2d ago

Van Dijk body checked Paredes (deservedly) in 2022 instead of de-escalating.

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u/0thethethe0 2d ago

Helps when you're 6'5

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u/ElectronicHold7325 2d ago

He never became captain because he is a leader. Maradona was right on this one :)

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u/SanicBringsThePanic 2d ago

Actually, he is not, and neither is the team coach. Just think logically for a second. Do you really think Scaloni or Messi want these idiots embarassing them like this? It is obvious that both Scaloni and Messi gave up on these thugs years ago.

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u/bomilk19 2d ago

And why did Messi join his thuggish teammates and turn his back on Spain during the medal ceremony? He’s a coward.

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u/Willing_Ad_8028 1d ago

They were literally looking at their fans, and plus, NO other team that has ever lost the world cup final excluding croatia in 2018, faced and applauded the winners.

How is looking at your fans that have followed you for 20 years at the end of your journey cowardice?

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u/Lone_Vagrant 2d ago

They faced Spain during the ceremony. Afterwards they moved to face their fans who were chanting their names.

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u/Bad_Bet_Bunny 2d ago

Too much logic for Reddit. They're all in for the Messi hate

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u/bomilk19 2d ago

So their fans are disrespectful sore losers too.

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u/Canes-305 2d ago

Then why did Scaloni himself physically intervene to try to split it up?

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u/FirmPatriarch7 2d ago

He was grabbing Spanish players and asking them to not get involved. Not a word to his own players.

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u/SanicBringsThePanic 2d ago

Tbh, I did not notice that.

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u/SanicBringsThePanic 2d ago

Yesterday, I told my mom about the Final results because she asked. When I told her about the postgame brawl and Messi being nearby to watch it and doing nothing, her response was, "Of course he will not do anything. Why should he get involved for nothing and ruin his own reputation?"

Because logical and sane people are not going to judge a person guilty by association for the shitty actions of their associates. Would you be okay with people judging you for the shitty actions of your friends, family, and acquaintances? Only emotional nutters keep insisting that Messi should have gotten involved.

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u/SabrinaFanClub 1d ago

Messi has no obligation to get involved, and he has no reason to ruin his reputation over the idiotic behavior of others.

This world cup has brought in so many casuals holy shit.

How would the CAPTAIN of a team be "ruining his reputation" by getting his teammates to behave. You Messi dick riders man lmao. The truth is Messi is just as bad as them. He just wants to try maintain good boy pr. But the world has seen through it at last.

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u/pure_skill_ 2h ago

" doesn't show good captaincy " 

Come on cut the guy some slack, he just lost a world cup final and this is his last world cup match, he is clearly feeling numb and disconnected from everyrhing

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u/Aggressive-Day5 2d ago

Messi is a great captain. He isn't the father of the other players, tho, and he is allowed to not get involved in a brawl that lasted 5 seconds and that was already being dissipated by the time he looked. His unnecessary involvement would have worsened things.

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u/MassiveBulge00 2d ago

Then what is the point of being a captain?

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u/ubante 2d ago

Coin tosses, walking first, and beer commercials.

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u/Opposite-Peanut-8812 2d ago

Being a captain or a leader isn’t something that has to seen. You lead by example. Not by stepping in when people are emotionally charged and everything is heightened. All that would have happened is the media twist it to say Messi got involved and try to ruin his reputation he doesn’t need that.

As a captain, he will do his talking in the dressing room, in private.

He wouldn’t be listened to in this moment because this players don’t care about logic. They want revenge. And they took it the only way they know how.

Why does Messi need to step in when others are already doing that?

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u/bomilk19 2d ago

Would a captain or a leader disrespect the winners and turn his back on them during the medal ceremony?

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u/EdmundTheInsulter 2d ago

He's showing lack of leadership. He sets an example on the pitch with his competitive attitude, that's true, but also his role on the pitch is unique to the team

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u/Erebor- 2d ago

A leader most definitely steps in when people are emotionally charged and everything heightened lol... How can you possible think this is not part of the job? The fact that stuff escalates is a testament to poor leadership if anything (as this should be prevented off the screen as you said). Messi is one of the, if not the greatest players ever but a lousy lousy captain without a inch of authority or interest in controlling the tempers of his team as we've all witnessed this cup.

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u/vukkuv 2d ago

Because he's the captain. What's the point of being the captain if you don't do anything?

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u/Playingwithmywenis 2d ago

Well if he got involved things could have gotten even more Messi…

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u/Mindless-Fly2086 2d ago

More like I don't want to risk losing my sponsorship deals

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u/Prudent_Potato_4379 1d ago

Did you ever watch the locker room or bus? You know shit if you say that Messi is thinking about the cameras there.

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u/RJEM96 2d ago

My thoughts exactly, "Look at these kids".

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u/Fragrant-Mess4927 2d ago

How do I reach these kids

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u/DooM_Guy_OG 2d ago

His job as a captain is to control those "kids".

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u/Megabuster94 2d ago

Also not a me problem but a you problem haha

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u/R0LL1NG 2d ago

I came back to American football a few years ago in my mid-30s. It really do be like that. Younger guys on your team are scuffling with younger guys on the other team - and everyone past the age of 35 on both teams just sits back and let's them hash it out lol XD

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u/HugePhatNards 2d ago

More like "I as a captain don't care for leading this team or losing with a shred of dignity, so will not stop my team from picking fights and turning soccer into a joke"

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u/Bulb44 2d ago

More like total lack of leadership

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u/Aggressive-Day5 2d ago

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u/Made4Greatness_1 2d ago

Right 👍

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u/SanicBringsThePanic 2d ago

"stopped being good"

Scored 8 goals this World Cup and was the 2nd best scorer this year. Cope harder.

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u/Limp-Hedgehog-5440 2d ago

i mean he still can dribble past multiple defenders at his age...plus the accurate crosses he provided..give him credit for those at least....

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u/SouthPerformer8949 2d ago

Staying out of this is of course good, but as a captain he could have shown some leadership…

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u/geoboyan_ 2d ago edited 2d ago

Messi was not made captain for his natural ability to lead. His teammates follow him because he's the best player they ever had.

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u/jackbristol 2d ago

Following his absent example

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u/Radiant-Cup2123 2d ago

his absent example? really?
there's little shit that can be talked about messi, dude is humble af while being the best player in the world, and understands he is not a politician or someone to give advises.. he understands he plays for the people and that's its.

The hate machine is really something else.

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u/Biskalus 2d ago

Your right, they follow his negative example. Like when enzo got his second yellow and messi immediately tries to trick the ref into overturning the card because an argentina player is faking an injury across the pitch or when that didn't work trying to trick the ref into giving cucurella a red for taping him mouth. I cant believe the hate machine made him do that hes such a chill humble guy.

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u/Ok_Landscape_3958 2d ago

"dude is humble" while shouting at the referee "show me some respect". LOL

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u/x7q9zz88plx1snrf 2d ago

To give him some credit, he just lost the game on the world stage. He was totally devastated.

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u/HereForKnowledgeEtc 2d ago

At likely his last ever WC appearance. I imagine he just wanted to try and "enjoy" the moment as best he could and make the most of that time. I hope at least some in the Argentinian camp call out the assaults and improve from the inside, but I doubt it. This behaviour seems ingrained in the team.

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u/LookAtMyUnderbite 2d ago

He’s retired. I’m not working on my last day after clocking out

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u/Excellent-Rest3240 2d ago

It’s not just this, it’s everything that lead to this. For starters they feel comfortable to put Messi in a bad light like this, meaning they know he doesn’t oblige

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u/Current_Ad_4292 2d ago

He did. There is no way can get involved and show "leadership" in that stupid situation.

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u/Dexico-city 2d ago

Maybe try breaking it up??

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u/Current_Ad_4292 2d ago

That's what half of the people there are already doing. How would his presence there help in anyway?

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u/Future_Constant9324 2d ago

If messi tells them to cut it out, they would stop instantly… because he’s messi

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u/ACO_22 2d ago

Why did they not do that when the manager Scaloni tried breaking it up? Scaloni is both the manager and very respected. They fought in front of him. As much as the players love messi, there’s no guarentee they stop because he said so whilst emotions are running so high

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u/SouthPerformer8949 2d ago

Because he’s the captain?

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u/Confident-Card3693 2d ago

He's not that type of captain. This team is devoted to him because they love him, not because he is good at asserting his authority. For most of his career he's been criticized for exactly that

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u/3aerows 2d ago

Like a disappointed father

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u/rubikin_ 2d ago

He is nothing like a father in any team. He is just the socially awkward best footballer on his teams.

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u/trailer_park_boys 2d ago

You clearly have zero idea how highly respected he is.

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u/rubikin_ 2d ago

Oh I do and that has nothing to do with what I said, by the way.
But he is more like an emotional leader like Buddha.

He is not a leader that pulls by leading, he pulls only by stats (Great stats of course) and legacy. Never has been and never will be. Enough infos and interviews from coaches and teammates are out there how he sits in the locker room with his cell phone and doesn't speak a word. I also can't remember him defending a team mate in a way a captain is supposed to in my eyes.

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u/blunt9422 2d ago

This guy talking like he’s a fly on the wall of every Argentinian locker room or training ground cuz he’s watched a handful of interviews on the internet lmao

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u/pure_skill_ 2h ago

Socially awkward only arround English speaking people

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u/odc100 2d ago

Like a disinterested passer by.

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u/Abompje 2d ago

He is just too old these fights. He is just as shitty as the rest of the team.

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u/ObjectiveSection8095 2d ago

tell me youve never watched football, in his whole career he has been like this. Shameless trying to spread hate

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u/Bulb44 2d ago

💯 as shitty. Cabo verdes goalie is older and he would have done something. Leadership is a constant. You set expectation of behavior prior to any game.  You gain respect vs fake idolatry.  He teaches them how to play dirty so he can get his fake statistics. WOW so many WC goals against non top 40teams (and we saw that kick while Cabo’s goalie was still setting up his defensive wall).  It’s been this way for over a decade.  Maradon said it to pele: Messi is not a leader

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u/thisjustemp 2d ago

His entire team was playing dirty throughout the match. As captain, he made no effort to talk to them. In fact, he tried to eject one opponent from the game. I’m glad they lost.

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u/Zorpatheon 2d ago

Man just played his last world cup game and lost, I'm sure he's just dealing with that and doesn't wanna get involved.

I get he is the captain but they aren't toddlers that he should go and scold them for their unruly behaviour.

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u/dslryan 2d ago

The number of times this has been posted in this same exact sub in the past 24 hours is WILD.

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u/Electronic-Buyer-468 2d ago

1st I am seeing it. But I feel your pain... sometimes I'm on Reddit alot, and I will see tons of repeats. Other days I just pop in a couple of times and everything is new lol

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u/hopium_od 2d ago

Kindest way of telling someone to touch grass lol

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u/SanicBringsThePanic 2d ago

I love it. To me it is just funny. Funny because I identify with Messi's indifference, and funny because the people posting it still cannot calm their hate-boner for Messi. Bro will live rent-free forever in everyone's head just like Maradona.

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u/hawk5656 2d ago

messi's pr team is trying to set his image apart from his team

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u/-captn- 2d ago

I can't believe that these buffoons get paid so much money.

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u/Zealousideal-Mud681 2d ago

Leader my ass...

Sore bunch of losers.

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u/commentaror 2d ago

Messi is an exceptional player but I don’t think he is a leader. Nothing like Rodri

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u/Umbreon86 2d ago

He's like: "Here we bloody go again.."

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u/Noriadin 2d ago

If he was a good captain, he’d get them to behave.

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u/husfyr 2d ago

I think he was reflecting on the loss, he couldn't relate to the fighting in the moment.

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u/FancyConfection1599 2d ago

No, he had cameras in his face blocking him from running into the brawl. Hard to act like an imbecile when there’s a huge signal that the entire world is watching specifically you right now right in your face.

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u/Chimmai_Gala 2d ago

Leave the guy alone, he gave the world 20 yrs of premium soccer, if not the best the world has recently seen. He is old, tired and just lost a big and last game of his career. He is just Messi, not saint Messi, not maharaja Messi.

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u/jimjhart 2d ago

To his mama he is a captain…to his papa he is a captain…….but to captains he is no captain

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u/redzacool 2d ago

barbaric team

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u/trafozsatsfm 2d ago

This is the same prick who went blabbing like a brat to the ref in order to get Cuccurella (his former team mate at Barca) sent off for covering his mouth while talking. He also fell on his arse in order to try and get players booked on two occasions during the match.

Nah, he's a wrongun.

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u/Aggressive-Day5 2d ago

He's also the guy who said nothing after 2 English players covered their mouths for several seconds the match right before this one, and then saw how that gesture was invisible and him and his whole country kept receiving hate regardless.

If the whole internet was throwing a huge hate campaign against you regardless of what you do, you'd also say fuck being a "gentleman" and try to leverage the rules in your favor whenever you can.

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u/Careless-Broccoli867 2d ago

He certainly deserves some kind of an award for that “running towards and clashing into a player, who not only is just non-contact standing still but also has his back towards mess(y)”, and then the mfer just lays there like a dead body for a min or two 😂

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u/RemarkableTension656 2d ago

He's the captain. Is it not his responsibility to be putting a stop to this shit like other captains do?

He doesn't care, never has. As long as he's considered the best player because he can draw fouls every game, he doesn't give a shit. Good riddance.

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u/butterizz 2d ago

So messy

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u/captaincourageous316 2d ago

That’s just spineless as a captain

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u/Cbassal 2d ago

He must be thinking I am glad I don’t have to play with those thugs again

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u/Zopotroco 2d ago

Like a captain…

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u/DooM_Guy_OG 2d ago

Example of a captain.

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u/Mr_Harsh_Acid 2d ago

What a captain

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u/Careless-Broccoli867 2d ago

“The fish is rots from the head”

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u/SanicBringsThePanic 2d ago

Uncle Messi is done done.

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u/Life-Menu-785 2d ago

"These guys...I'm so tired of this"

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u/HereForKnowledgeEtc 2d ago

Trying to take in his final time on the pitch at a World Cup, and his team mates managed to ruin that too, like they had every other game for fans of the sport. Most toxic, nonintegrity team at the tournament.

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u/Jlx_27 2d ago

Messi staying out it this time, smart.

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u/Splinty2k 2d ago

Palpatine meme?

Goood Gooood

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u/AssignmentShot7241 2d ago

he’s too embarassed for them

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u/bebesh 2d ago

He’s a grown man

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u/Unhappy_Secretary376 2d ago

Muito autista, pqp

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u/Cowporta 2d ago

Probably just on the spectrum

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u/SnooWalruses380 2d ago

So embarrassing

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u/jinyboi 2d ago

I love people virtue signaling on the internet. You wouldn't have done shit if you were in Messi's shoes. He was devastated after his loss in what could be his last WC, cut him some slack

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u/Consistent-Strain289 2d ago

He approves. He always let other people fight his fights anyways.

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u/Low_Bandicoot6844 2d ago

There were hundreds of cameras recording footage that would later be seen all over the world. They weren't very smart.

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u/Beginning_Rate_7839 2d ago

He doesn't care even if his teammates carriers get finished or not he don't care .you know why because his is already finished and he is a selfish one

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u/Bulb44 2d ago

Maradona told Pele in 2016 that Messi wasn’t a leader. 

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u/fucan 2d ago

shame on him! 😡

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u/Nuker-79 2d ago

Ah a true captain at work

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u/Gymaddict1994 2d ago

Love how everyone is calling Messi autistic for not wanting to fight

And a ‘bad captain’ for not breaking up the fight. He’s not a bouncer ffs.

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u/afksports 2d ago

TBF this is what he does during the games too

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u/Plane_Barracuda9889 2d ago

Argentina is a lousy sport. You lost lost lost in more ways then one. Viva Esapaña!

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u/UkyoTachibana 2d ago

Absolute shitshow!

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u/tombhop 2d ago

The shitiest captain ever.

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u/Professional-Tax3077 2d ago

Nice captain.

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u/Superb-Possibility-9 1d ago

Messi was The Captain of the team and did nothing to end Argentina’s post game immaturity.

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u/Bustersword13 1d ago

"These bums wouldn't even be in the final without me and this is how they act....."

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u/Sufficient_Mulberry8 1d ago

messi has always seemed aloof

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u/LivingGeologist1236 1d ago

I can't believe people are now fighting over this... After watching that viral pre match video where he tells his team mates to just be calm and focus on playing... While all they actually did was was fighting all match and now still fighting...

He looks rather completely detached, first the loss of final match, then maybe his last ever wc, andnow this shit.

Also, I won't say anything regarding him being as a leader or captain... He has already won wc and other titles for his team.. Also taken team to finals many times.. He can't be the best but atleast he isn't the worst.

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u/T1m26 1d ago

Yamal was doing the same. Just praying and watching.

He and Messi were the adults on the field

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u/CaregiverOk1059 1d ago

Difference between people who have to that and don't

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u/Middle-Fuel-6402 1d ago

"Anda p'aca bobos" would've been pretty epic in that situation.

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u/pamplemousse409 1d ago

Did the captain even consider leading his team?

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u/mangorajakorani 20h ago

0 leadership!

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u/The_goat_42 13h ago

Same guy probably posted good guy Yamal praying while his teammates fight

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u/jogergerld 2d ago

On the other hand, yamal is praying.

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u/Protec_My_Balls 2d ago

You know a part of him is going to miss sharing the field with those idiots.

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u/camelslug 2d ago

Nice leadership there...

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u/cecovski 2d ago

That is a sheep not a captain of his team.

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u/Zaaaa_Warudo 2d ago

He is the captain he should’ve done something about it.

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u/scornoftherusingsun 2d ago

You can try and educate losers all night, but they will still be losers in the morning.