Former player Juan Riquelme has claimed that former Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal should have been more careful with what he said about Lionel Messi at the World Cup before the two teams faced each other.
′′ There are things you shouldn’t do in football. You shouldn’t piss off Messi, for example. It’s better to hug him and give him a kiss so he doesn’t want to defeat you. When the best player gets pissed off, then you have no chance of beating him. It’s impossible. That’s why Van Gaal’s statements were very good for us. In addition, Messi has another advantage: when he gets angry he is not sent off like other players », he said, speaking to TyC Sports.
It is recalled that Van Gaal said Messi did not touch the ball when the Netherlands were eliminated by Argentina in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup and that he wanted revenge, further stating that Messi is passive when he does not have the ball.
The Netherlands and Argentina tied for two goals and everything was decided on penalties, with alviceleste winning by 4-3.
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