Original title: Western media: Argentines are crazy about Messi and finally surpassed Maradona
A different World Cup from the point of view of the global media
Daily Reference News dedicated to the creation and launch of the first exclusive digital product: “Panorama Qatar”. Extensive and timely collection and excavation of the world’s top media’s huge information resources on the World Cup to form news service content with “reference” characteristics, and at the same time provide wonderful illustrated articles by the front-reporting team of Xinhua News Agency, present users with rich and unique content on and off the stadium, in front of and behind the scenes, engaging content.
US media: ‘The consequences of the World Cup’ will have an impact on European football
The Qatar World Cup takes place in the middle of the European football season and the ensuing chaos means that the status of some players will be affected after the league rematch, after which the busy schedule will put more pressure on the players. (See Panorama Qatar）
Messi: Carrying forward expectations and looking forward to the flowering of dreams
In his fifth away World Cup, Messi reached the final for the second time. If this great player with many expectations can fulfill his desire to win the Hercules Cup it is exciting. (See Panorama Qatar）
‘Born to win’: France coach Didier Deschamps
France were accustomed to success on the international stage and Didier Deschamps was always at the heart of it all: as a player he was a born winner, as a coach he was a persuasive leader. (See Panorama Qatar）
in my expectation!Santos resigns
French media said Santos had resigned as Portugal’s head coach, and while he had previously insisted he would not be forced to give up his coaching job at the Portuguese side, he also admitted that not everyone was on board. with his decision during the World Cup. (See Panorama Qatar）
Bayern and Inter have dominated the World Cup for 40 years
A story that began with the World Cup final in Spain in 1982 is still being written 40 years later: Bayern Munich and Inter Milan have at least one player in every World Cup final. (See Panorama Qatar）
Western media: Argentines are crazy about Messi and eventually overtake Maradona
In the Argentine’s eyes, the combination of Messi’s footballing skills and his words and actions off the pitch has taken him to unprecedented heights. He can already equal Maradona, or even surpass him.
▲Fans unfurl banners with images of Maradona and Messi (AFP)Spanish newspaper Le Monde wrote in a feature titled ‘Messi finally overtakes Maradona: This is no longer under discussion in Argentina’, Lionel Messi knows that as long as he wins one more match in Qatar he can win the championship he has been ‘denied’ throughout his career. “Winner of the World Cup”, this is a very real possibility, but he has another goal that has been eluded: to obtain the unanimous approval and admiration of the Argentines.
If Messi was and is extraordinary, so are his compatriots. While football fans in nearly 200 countries and regions look forward to seeing Messi in the blue and white striped shirt, millions of Argentines in South America squander this treasure year after year: they belittled, criticized Messi and always thinking that wasn’t as good as Diego Maradona.
A few years ago, reporters from a regional Catalan television station took to the streets of Barcelona looking for critics of Messi, but it was clear they were in the wrong place: if they had flown to Buenos Aires, they would have been in the wrong place. it will be very rewarding. In the capital of the Catalan region, they simply could not find anyone to criticize the left-handed star.
▲Fans celebrate in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires (Reuters)Today, however, Messi’s critics in Argentina can remain silent. The combination of Messi’s footballing skills and his words and actions off the pitch has taken him to unprecedented heights. He can already equal Maradona, or even surpass the latter, and there will be no more annoying comparisons. His new image as a footballer (different from the previous part of his career, but much more passionate and efficient) is winning over his compatriots.
Messi’s reaction to the penalty win against the Netherlands was the decisive catalyst. “What are you looking at, idiot? Get out, idiot!” These two sentences made Argentines crazy for several reasons: he showed Messi’s domineering side, he dared to anger a 1.97 tall man A European strong man, but this also shows Messi’s “true Argentine colors”. Even though he arrived in Europe at the age of 13 and has so far spent two-thirds of his life in Europe, his “local accent” hasn’t changed at all.
▲Messi’s angry words against the Dutch players were printedTT-Shirts for Sale (AFP)Messi’s use of the word “stupid” against Dutch player Walter Verhorst also sparked a commercial phenomenon. Less than an hour after this phrase made the rounds on social networks and media, the Mercado e-commerce platform known as the “Argentina Amazon” began selling T-shirts and coffee cups with this phrase printed on them.
The Argentine is rediscovering a previously forgotten sense of joy and pride. A country with a lingering economic crisis, 100% annual inflation, over 40% poverty, and “toxic politics” stands on the brink of an abyss that is swallowing up any hope of making Argentina great.
After the World Cup, the fist of reality will strike again, but at least for now there will be no political clashes (because nobody will pay attention to it). Fans of various clubs in Argentina who are usually incompatible with each other dance and sing together and organize a collective carnival in Qatar and major cities in Argentina.
Manufacturer | Sun Yande
Review | Tian Xin
Editor | Xu Haiting
