The famous ” what are you looking at silly “is likely to be remembered. It’s one of the few times Lionel Messi has been seen angry. This phrase, literally meaning ” What the hell are you looking at? “, had been pronounced by the striker of theAlbiceleste after a match in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Argentina then won in a penalty shootout against the Netherlands. After several scuffles during the match, Lionel Messi attacked Wout Weghorst, who was looking at him too intensely for his taste.
The Besiktas Istanbul player returned to this episode. In remarks transcribed by the Turkish media In Son Haber, Wout Weghorst does not seem to be particularly angry with the Paris Saint-Germain striker. “ For me, everyone is equal in a game. I fight. I did it in this game too. We had a few duels with Messi during the game, maybe that surprised him. I respect him a lot, he is one of the best players of all time. After the game, I wanted to show Messi my respect for him, but he wasn’t very open. » Before concluding with a lot of humour: « At least now he learned my name. »