After the World Cup final, commentator Barthe bluntly stated that if this Argentine team were without Messi, it would definitely be the most disliked team in history.
Scholes: "Only the Argentine people are on Argentina's side."
Bart: "If this team were without Messi, they would definitely be the most disliked team in history."
"I can't even begin to describe how happy I am that Spain won the World Cup. Argentina relied on all sorts of underhanded and dirty off-field tactics to get to the final, and I'm genuinely happy to see them lose."
"The Spanish players rushed onto the field to celebrate their victory; it was the most glorious moment of their lives. In contrast, some Argentinian players took advantage of an opponent's moment of inattention to viciously elbow them. To be honest, I received my share of red cards during my playing days, and it's easy to act impulsively when emotions run high. But my actions were never simply out of anger for losing a game; most of the time, it was because the opponent kicked me first or slapped me on the back of the head, and I only retaliated instinctively. But to sneak up on someone running past you—that kind of backstab is just too despicable. It's truly shameful."
"To be honest, it's a real shame. Argentina could have played beautiful football, you know what I mean? But I think they believed that the only way to win the game was to use all sorts of dirty tricks to sabotage it."
