What if everything was already decided in advance? In any case, that’s what former Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal suggests. For him, no doubts, the victory of Argentina at the World Cup last December would have been facilitated to allow Lionel Messi to finally lift the trophy.
Very discreet since his departure from the post of coach of the “Oranjes”, Louis van Gaal is discreet in the media because of his health problems. At 72, the former Dutch player turned coach is trying to treat prostate cancer. On the occasion of a gala in which he participated and where he received an award for his entire career, the microphones reached out to him.
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Asked about the defeat of the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the last World Cup in Qatar, the former coach of the Batavian formation implied that the final coronation of Argentina was planned in advance. He even went further by insinuating that everything was organized to facilitate the long-awaited coronation of Lionel Messi: “Look how Argentina scored, how we scored and how some Argentinian players crossed the line without being sanctioned, I think that everything was premeditated.
“I mean everything I say. That Messi should become world champion? I think so, yes.” he specified. Nearly nine months after a cruel defeat on penalties, the pill is struggling to pass for van Gaal.