Lionel Messi and his dark side, revealed by Martin Liberman
Lionel Messi was accused by Argentine journalist Martin Liberman of being a bad competitor, as he showed by making fun of the Atlas players.
Lionel Messi is not the loyal rival with impeccable conduct on the field that he is, according to criticism from his compatriot, journalist Martin Liberman, who He accused the Argentine star of being an unfair competitor and taking advantage of his legendary status to draw a lot of criticism for his attitude.
Liberman analyzed the events that occurred in the game between Inter Miami and Atlas, where he pointed out that the famous "Pulga" is not a humble person, much less a kind one, but on the contrary, he resorted to behavior outside the rules, disrespecting rivals and referees in the match against the Rojinegros.
"This is the real Messi, the one who stands up to the referees. The one who insults the referees, the one who slaps a kid like yesterday with the 199 from Atlas, whose name I don't know, the one who dedicated the goal in Coccaro's face."
Liberman, known for the harshness of his criticism and for maintaining that he is not part of the group of journalists who surrender at the feet of the moral leader of the Argentine national team, went further and questioned Messi's absence from the last All-Star Game and then played the victim of the fact that Major League Soccer authorities did not let him play in an Inter Miami match for not showing up to the game between the North American league and Liga MX.
"The Messi who said in a press conference yesterday: 'eh, they didn't let me play the previous game,' which is totally false. He was fined because he did not respect the regulations that he himself signed. There is a regulation that says that if you are nominated for the MLS All-Star Game you have to go, it's like LeBron James saying 'I'm not going' to play the NBA All-Star Game.'
Argentina and Inter Miami play better without Messi
The aforementioned journalist Martín Liberman did not limit himself to these simple criticisms, but he went further and even stated that many times Inter Miami and the Argentine national team play better without Messi than when the famous number 10, former Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain player, appears on the field.
"I think the team sometimes plays better without him, and in fact they've had to play without him a few times. It's a good demonstration for Scaloni too, knowing that he can play without him, although he's said that when the captain is available and wants to play, he'll play as long as he wants," he concluded.