Ricky1985 wrote:
He's partly throwing a strop because he lost and partly because he wants the Argentinian fans to cut him some slack and show him more love. Perhaps even beg him to change his mind about retiring.
The people in Argentina and Brazil have a very special relationship towards their football national teams, I'm not even surprised Messi wants to retire. Don't think it's about him wanting them to cut him some slack (or even begging him) but more that he feels he let the nation down, a nation that never warmed to him despite him being the best ever to play the sport.
I remember around 2012-13 when he broke virtually every footballing record around and won his third consecutive Ballon d'Or he finished 3rd (!) when Argentina voted for its best sportsman, behind Sergio Martinez (I'm a fan of his but he wasn't even the undisputed best middleweight then) and some taekwondo bloke I don't even know the name of.
Pretty sure Messi would give up several of his league titles for just one title with Argentina. To lose three finals in consecutive years has to be heartbreaking for anyone
