After Argentina advanced to the World Cup semifinals on Friday night, Lionel Messi had nothing but scathing praise for Louis van Gaal, the manager of the Netherlands.
Against Van Gaal’s team, Messi put on another electrifying display, assisting Nahuel Molina beautifully in the first half before netting his fourth goal of the competition from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute.
Argentina was surprised by a spectacular late brace by Wout Weghorst as the game entered extra time, but the South American country eventually advanced after a penalty shootout.
Messi switched to Van Gaal’s full-time team.
Video has surfaced showing Messi approaching Van Gaal immediately following the game’s conclusion and extending his arm in his direction. Van Gaal is a former head coach of Manchester United and Barcelona.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, who has undoubtedly been Qatar’s best player thus far, seemed to imply that Van Gaal had been talking excessively.
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Van Gaal’s assistant, legendary midfielder Edgar Davids, also arrived on the scene and wrapped his arm around the revered forward to try and calm him down.
How did Messi describe Van Gaal?
During his post-game interview, Messi reportedly also made fun of Van Gaal, according to Sky Sports.
“Van Gaal argues that they play wonderful football, but all he did was put on tall individuals and hit long balls,” the 35-year-old man stated.
Additionally, he criticized Spanish referee Mateu Lahoz, saying, “You can’t be honest, so I don’t want to talk about the referee. FIFA needs to give this some thought because they can’t assign a referee who isn’t capable of handling these situations if you talk.
How did Van Gaal describe Messi?
Van Gaal told the Dutch news outlet NOS in the days leading up to Friday’s quarterfinal: “Messi is definitely the most dangerous player who creates the most chances and also makes them himself.
On the other hand, when he gets the ball, he does not play with the opposition too much. Additionally, it is where our chances are.