Last week, the Netherlands were eliminated by Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. A meeting under high tension, evidenced by the scene during a post-match interview where Lionel Messi s is taken to Wout Weghorst. In Argentina, it inspired some who created t-shirts with the famous Pulga phrase: “What are you looking at, Bobo?” (“What are you looking at, idiot?”). All this, in addition to the teasing of Louis van Gaal and the Dutch selection, has no more to Rafael van der Vaart. Asked by NOS, he shot Messi and the Albiceleste players. His words are echoed by Soccer Zone.
“You laugh regarding it now, but apart from the fact that we were eliminated by them, it annoys me terribly. We show that here, well, well. I think he (Messi, editor’s note) is disrespectful towards his colleagues and towards Louis van Gaal. We know Van Gaal is going through a tough time. They don’t understand that over there.”. The tension is obviously still not down in the Dutch camp.
