In the World Cup final, Argentina opened 2-0 and made the whole world scream for them. In the second half, Mbappe magically reversed two goals, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn. In overtime Messi and Mbappe each scored another goal. The game became intense and the climax constantly tested the heart, leading to a penalty shootout. As a die-hard Argentina fan, I immediately made a wish to exchange the thirty-year-old baldness of the old man next door for Messi to score.
Finally, Messi calmly made the first free throw he had to make. Followed by his regular substitute Dybala , his midfielder Paredes , his wing guard Montiel , all made no mistakes, and the great goalkeeper Martinez accurately saved two goals from the French team.
Maradona must be watching his descendants in heaven. In 36 years, Argentina once again lifted the Hercules Cup. For us fans around the world, what Messi lifted was no longer the Hercules Cup.
Regarding football, it has encountered more and more criticism in recent years. For example, the playing methods of European giants have transformed football talents from all over the world, just like chain stores have swallowed up major cuisines, and club recipes and league grammar have monopolized contemporary understanding of football. In particular, the addition of AI to the ruling of this World Cup has put football into the precise calculation system of modern warfare. Therefore, although young talents from South America and Africa represent their home countries on the court, if you look at it in a daze, you will still think that it is a duel between Barcelona and Real Madrid . They waved their nearly tattooed arms and expressed the joy of scoring goals with similar gestures. The dance steps of their ancestors disappeared in their European run. It is also in this sense that we like Maradona, because no matter how big the club is, it cannot recruit him and conquer him. He is another river and another team.
Speaking of Messi, he is very club-like, including his good temper. So this time, Argentina eliminated the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. When interviewed by reporters after the game, Messi rarely got angry and called Weghorst "idiot" several times. The media was very excited and felt that he had finally become Maradona. On the one hand, this reaction includes a reaction against his "good guy persona". On the other hand, many people obviously feel that this has ignited Messi's Argentine blood, his class origin, and his ethnic culture that has not been suppressed by Jinyuan Football. This is the extension of football itself. Therefore, football geniuses gallop on the battlefield, killing and violating all kinds of laws, and are viewed as the hunting days of our ancestors. Their corpses litter the fields, and we become more and more wild. Players, stadiums and fans also constitute the last lawless place of mankind, and the lawless people. Therefore, what the Hercules Cup summons is by no means football skills, but our prehistory.
However, on the night of the decisive battle, when I looked at Messi and saw that he did not lose control of his behavior or burst into tears in front of the whole world, I suddenly felt that this Messi was the Messi who had truly escaped the influence of Maradona, because after all, today, the howls and tears on the football field, and even Maradona-style swear words and rudeness, have become part of football consumption.
Messi refused to shed tears and refused to be captured and sensationalized by the camera. Whether he was hugging his mother, wife and children, his natural happiness and joy were so simple and concise, just like his playing style.
This is the reason why Messi is a god today, he has become himself.
