three days after Argentina crowned World Champion for the third time in its history, after defeating the Final from Qatar 2022 a Francewhat continues to steal note are the excessive festivities of the South American selected.
Above all, Emiliano “Drawing” Martinezwho had reactions like that gesture of taking the Gold Glove to the noble parties, according to him to respond to the whistles of the rival fans, or that crying doll of Kylian Mbappé during the parade with the trophy in Buenos Aireshave been a topic of conversation among half-gaulswho do not understand why the reaction of the pamperos.
“You have to know how to lose with dignity, but do you also have to know how to win?” he wrote in an article for The Parisian, Victor Cousinwho is looking for the answer to the same ‘Why are Argentine soccer players so hateful?’.
The text indicates that “the players of the albiceleste They haven’t really stood out for their class.” and that in the midst of the hubbub they have insulted and carried out provocations of all kinds, especially against their french colleagueswho were defeated last Sunday.
And it is also remembered that that picture happened after the game against Netherlandswhen they made fun of the dutch and when Lionel Messi went to rebuke Louis van Gaal and then he called the forward “stupid” Wout Weghorstauthor of two goals in that match.
It is true that the writer does not point out the possible provocationsbut the truth is that in that european nation They don’t understand why they have been subjected to so many attacks.
‘Different cultures’
And the journalist consulted an expert to try to resolve the question, the university professor Fabien Archambaultwho presents himself as a specialist in Argentine sports culture.
“There is this desire to win and to humiliate even the opponent. It’s a very powerful football culture. The cult of victory is exacerbated. France can live without being World Champion. For Argentina, losing would have been a true national tragedy”, he assures.