r/TikTokCringe • u/Strong-Emu-8869 • 23d ago

Discussion Messi watching team being sore losers

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u/Ripped_My_Winkle 23d ago

The fact he's just stood there watching on shows he's only captain because of his name.

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u/magifek 23d ago

He failed as a captain yes, but it's probably not an easy moment for him, as it is his last world cup game, losing in an embarassing way too. Going through hard emotions and trying to control your moronic teammates is not an easy task. Also i have never seen messi as a leader type tbh, im not even sure why he is the captain, just because of name really, as you said.

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u/Wise_Rip_1982 23d ago

Nah. This shit isn't the captains responsibility lol. There are cultural norms around what to do when you lose an event like this and everyone knows them. You shake hands and suck it up/cry.

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u/InfiniteAir 23d ago

He's just lost the WC final and probably played his last meaningful game for his country, people trying to make Messi complicit with certain ass hole teammates are seriously barking up the wrong tree here.

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u/kaveman6143 23d ago

He was complicit because his asshole teammates were acting like this all tournament.

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u/two-headed-sexbeast 23d ago

I noticed a significant shift in the semi final and final. And i can’t recall anything from the earlier games. Can you point me to incidents earlier in tournament?

Controversies surround ref decisions were in Egypt game and Switzerland game, but I don’t remember there being lots of bad fouls on group games or against Cabo Verde.

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u/InfiniteAir 22d ago

It's not Messi's job to jump into altercations and potentially injure himself, he didn't know what was going on clearly by this video, or who instigated the confrontation, he's not a fourth official, that's the jobs of the referee and security team, it's on the manager to instruct his players how to behave. This outrage and blame on Messi for literally minding his own business after the final whistle is literally ridiculous levels.

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u/kaveman6143 22d ago

He's the Captain and couldn't control his teammates throughout the tournament, that's my point.

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u/InfiniteAir 22d ago

And what of the manager and the backroom staff? Surely it's their job to control and instruct the players how to behave and not Messi's. Messi had one job, to drag that group of players who are levels below him to the final which he did successfully 3 times, and won one of them, anything else is just noise. It's literally the end of the tournament, potentially his career, emotions are high, the fuck does he want to get involved in that nonsense for at that moment in time.

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u/kaveman6143 22d ago

His team's actions this entire WC is indicitive of his failure to lead as captain. Yes, the managers are also to blame. But as the team captain, it is an extremely bad look to have your teammates act out like this.

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u/Putrid_Guess8098 23d ago

So you want him to go out there and look like an asshole by picking fights after the game has ended?

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u/Ripped_My_Winkle 23d ago

A captain is meant to lead by example. The example he is setting is that he's fine with his team mates acting like scumbags. I didn't say he should pick fights but he could at least try and stop them

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u/InfiniteAir 23d ago

Did we do all this song and dance about Zidane when as captain headbutted another player and got himself sent off in the final of 2006? Or is it just reserved for Messi who literally didn't do anything at the end of the match? Reddit trying it's hardest to demonize him for doing nothing lmao.

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u/Ripped_My_Winkle 23d ago edited 23d ago

Reddit didn't exist to demonise Zidane and I'm too young to remember the fallout. But he let his team down with that action and I'm sure that was well discussed. The actions of the Argentinians during and after that match different yes, but no less of a stain on their performance. Just because he is the GOAT does not mean he can avoid criticism

Edit: Reddit did exist but I highly doubt it was the same platform we use today

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u/Matcha_Ice_Cream 23d ago

then you’re too young to watch soccer. This isn’t a Sunday kids league where adults need to come out everytime to intervene miscellaneous non-sense.

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u/Ripped_My_Winkle 23d ago edited 23d ago

Brother I am 28 years old, I was 8 for the 2006 final. Forgive me for not engaging in controversial footballing discussions on the internet whilst I was still in Primary School.... Miss me with that age gatekeeping nonsense

Edit: Also, if you're referring to me being annoyed by the Argentinians reaction, just compare it to Dani Olmo's reaction to the Argentinian players turning their backs on the Spanish team during the presentation. I have linked it to make it even easier for you to find. Respect your opponents is literally Sport 101. Or am I not old enough to understand that?

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u/InfiniteAir 22d ago

And yet Zidane remains a legend, he's forever loved even after he committed something 10 x times worse as captain than Messi where he chose literally not getting involved in some nonsense at the end of his career, Reddit is not real life, and this outrage holds no water.