Wout Weghorst, the player to whom Lionel Messi said “what are you looking at, idiot”, spoke about the meeting with the captain and the consecration of the Argentine

Wout Weghorst was one of the main protagonists of the dramatic quarter-final match in which the Argentina national team beat the Netherlands on penalties after leading 2-0: he started on the bench and was booked before coming on, scored both goals that set up those led by Louis Van Gaal and a penalty in the definition, but will be remembered for the fight with Lionel Messi.

Weghorts was the recipient of the phrase which immediately became a meme and even a t-shirt. Messi stressed this as soon as the match was over: “What a look, you idiot. Go there, you idiot”.

This sequence occurred as the Argentine captain and emblem was about to give an interview to TyC Sports. The Dutch striker said that at that moment, after the final heat after Argentina’s victory on penalties, He approached Rosario’s man to try to greet him but his reaction surprised him.

“He let me down”he said shortly after the crossing on the way to the changing rooms.

The Besiktas centre-forward, who returned to play with his club in Turkey, spoke again about that away match with Messi: “He’s one of the best in history. After the match, I wanted to show Messi my respect for him, but it wasn’t much clear. At least now my name has been learned“, he indicated.

In particular on meeting Messi during the match, he explained that for him “all players are equal in a match”.

“I always fight and I did in that match too. We had moments with Messi during the match, maybe he was surprised. But I respect him a lot,” he told Turkish television.

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