In sports like soccer, a bit of aggression, a bit of physical altercation and a bit of emotional outburst are allowed. It becomes a problem when it goes out of control.
The line between a bit and a lot has blurred and some teams are misusing it. It feels like along with soccer, they also practice how to take advantage of the rules or how close they can get in misusing these rules without getting caught.
You can see Messi's attitude the moment he exchanged the Pennant with Rodri.
It was like, "I don't care, I am going to win this match".
They could have gotten close had they tried to play soccer instead of rugby and kabaddi.
Messi is a great player. There is no doubt about it. It all got messed up in this tournament.
Cheers..

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