‘Somewhere, Ronaldo is winking’: Social media piles in on penalty-missing Messi after poor match
Lionel Messi played with the weight of Argentina's hopes upon his shoulders, laboring against a..
Lionel Messi played with the weight of Argentina's hopes upon his shoulders, laboring against a tenacious Iceland, before underlining a frustrating performance with a decisive penalty miss. Twitter was not kind.
Just the facts.
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0#ArgentinavIceland #Russia2018— THE BET SOCIETY (@thebetsociety) 16 June 2018
But it really wasn't about the facts.
Messi misses penalty.
Messi fans: It's Higuaín's fault.
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) 16 June 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick against Spain the day before wasn't making it any easier.
Messi misses a penalty and somehow, somewhere, I think Ronaldo May be winking.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) 16 June 2018
Messi's response to Ronaldo's legendary performance vs Spain.
9 dribbles completed
7 time dispossessed
1 penalty miss
3 free-kicks over the bar
2 glucose pills taken
1 gatorade at half time
1 retirement planning
3 Sampaoli twerks
1 Morosement thread."Individual brilliance"
— Nikhil (@Nikilled) 16 June 2018
But for all that, the admirers still outnumber the haters, even on the most vicious and knee-jerk football forum in the world.
The day Messi fires blank. It is a global news. Only the greatest makes this happen.G.OA.T
— Oma Akatugba (@omaakatugba) 16 June 2018
