Raphael Van der Vaart He’s not used to being defeated and he messed it up again by talking about it Leo Messi. The former midfielder of NetherlandsArgentina’s next rival in Qatar World CupWanted to highlight that the 35-year-old Argentine star is no longer the unstoppable footballer he once was.
“This Messi? I played with ‘El Messi’ and, believe me, I was screaming and begging for my mother. Back then, he was so good that I couldn’t stop him. Now, you can stop him,” he said. Van der Vaart in chain NOS.
This is not the first time the ex-madridista has had a spat with Messi. Almost a year ago, the Dutchman set fire to the courtyard when he made sure he was embarrassed to see the Argentine walking during matches.
Sometimes Messi walks around the field and I think: aren’t you ashamed?” added the Dutchman. “I’m starting to get annoyed with Messi. And that’s a shame, because such a player will never be born again.
Source: La Verdad

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