Some supporters were not pleased with Lionel Messi's explanation statement, which highlighted some of the causes why he and his Argentina teammates failed to perform on Friday morning.
Despite defeating Peru 1-0 thanks to a Lautaro Martinez score, the home team did not perform to their full potential, as Messi attempted to explain on Instagram in the hours following the game.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward shared a photo of himself with his Argentine colleagues with the tag line: "It's a difficult match. There was a strong wind, and they [Peru] all left only a few spaces. When the referee advises us, he does the same thing, and it appears like he does it on purpose.
But wait, there are 3 essential aspects that will make us nearer to our goal "The message went on.
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Whilst post earned a lot of affection from followers, with over 3.6 M likes at the moment of writing, some questioned the 34-year-old for blaming his own performance on external causes.
The attitude of Lionel blaming his own flaws on the wind appears to be their major source of disappointment, as seen by the comments below.
Image Credit: PANonetheless, despite the online backlash, Argentina will complete the international break with 2 key home victories over Uruguay and Peru.
Stop making excuses. Stop blaming your coach, teammates, referee and YOUR poor performance.
— ' (@19_cric) October 15, 2021
Own it. Accept it. WORK HARDER💯👊
This is the difference between Ronaldo and Messi.
Messi blaming Wind ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ & Referee ðŸ˜ðŸ˜. #CR6 pic.twitter.com/uHVlLEhch7
Messi yet again blaming the Ref, the wind and the opposition team for not giving him space to play like they do in La-liga.
— Man of Letters. (@Letter_to_Jack) October 15, 2021
This long shalaye is because he didn’t statpad at home against Peru.
Ronaldo was crucified for posting his achievements, he’d be damned for this. pic.twitter.com/vpoFdAkcBX
Although Messi failed last night, his goalscoring performance against the former was highly significant in the broader scheme of FIFA World Cup Qualification.
Several Cristiano Ronaldo fans on Twitter compared the Man United star's response to a bad personal performance to Messi's.
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