The provocations of the Argentine players did not shock only in France. More than a month after their coronation, Emiliano Martinez and his teammates suffered a new round of criticism…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was not surprised by the victory of Albiceleste in Qatar. The Swedish giant had indeed predicted even before the start of the World Cup that Argentina would win. He could not believe it to be otherwise for the last world of Lionel Messi. “I think Messi will lift the trophy, it’s already written”he had still asserted before the semi-finals.
The Swede, who enthusiastically promotes the film “Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Empire” in which he camps Antivirus, the right arm of Julius Caesar, has obviously not changed his mind. “I said, ‘Argentina, for sure, will win the World Cup’ because if you want the World Cup in Qatar to be remembered for the rest of history, who has to earn? »he explained this Wednesday at the microphone of France Inter.
You don’t win like that
“Messi is considered the best player in history, I was sure he was going to win,” he continued, predicting another coronation for the Blues of Kylian Mbappé: “What will happen is that Mbappé will win another World Cup. I’m not worried about Mbappé. » The former Parisian was much more severe with Lionel Messi’s Argentinian teammates. Blame it on their behavior after their victory on penalties against the Blues.
“I’m worried about the others in Argentina because we will remember Messi but the others who behaved badly, we can’t respect that, he lamented. Me speaking as a high-level professional player, it’s a sign that you will win once but you won’t win again. You don’t win like that. » The quest for a fourth star will be all the more complicated for the Albiceleste as it will have to do without Lionel Messi…
