Argentina has already produced goods based on the words Lionel Messi said to Wout Weghorst in the tunnel after Argentina advanced to the semifinals.
Football fans in Buenos Aires may purchase a T-shirt online for roughly £10 that reads, "What are you staring at stupid? Leave now.
After the heated penalty shootout, Messi yelled at Dutch forward Weghorst in that live Argentinian television interview on Friday night.
Weghorst added, "He was impolite and I'm incredibly sad." He insisted that all he wanted to do was shake Messi's hand.
There is no such disappointment in Argentina since Messi was in full Diego Maradona mode. The footballer, who was previously mocked in his native country for having a pea-heart in comparison, has transformed into Braveheart, and he is leading an Argentina team that appears to be somewhat unlikely into their match against Croatia on Tuesday.
The foundation of Lionel Scaloni's team includes two Premier League players who, despite their impressive performances for their club, were not necessarily considered to be ones to watch before the start of the competition.
After the competition, midfielder Alexis Mac Allister will return to Brighton, and goalkeeper Emi Martinez will be traveling to Aston Villa on the same aircraft.
Email Martinez did his best to rile up the Dutch penalty-takers and their goalie Andries Noppert in the shootout against the Netherlands, but the Argentine produced two outstanding strong-arm saves to keep his team alive.
All of the Argentine players rushed to Lautaro Martinez after he converted the game-winning penalty kick, except for Messi, who immediately embraced the Villa goalie.
Email Martinez followed Messi's example in the post-game interviews as well.
He said, "The referee was providing everything for them." He was hoping they would score. He's useless, so hopefully, we don't have him anymore.
In the meantime, Mac Allister has emerged as the top pick, and his performances have been affected by the lack of any pressure. In contrast to this World Cup, where he hasn't experienced his normal high levels of anxiety before games, he remarked.
Gotten Argentina had not fallen to Saudi Arabia in their opening match, he would not have had the opportunity. Had Giovani Lo Celso, a former Tottenham midfielder, not been forced to withdraw due to injury, he might not have even made the team.
However, he seized the opportunity, earning the nickname "Messi's silent partner" from TyC Sports in Argentina - a player who can win the ball back and pass it to his captain easily. This Argentina team is not a particularly strong player for player. Walter Samuel, Roberto Ayala, and Pablo Aimar are all members of Coach Scaloni's technical staff, and none of them, at their peak, would have had any trouble making the current starting XI.
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