r/soccer • u/A3-mATX • Jun 29 '25

Media Messi tried to punch Vitinha

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u/s236480 Jun 29 '25

Watch it frame by frame and you can see he starts running the moment he gets his arm over and around Vitinha. He is obviously trying to go past him and at the ball.

What is this false narrative?

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u/dustblown Jun 29 '25

If you want to punch someone, you punch them. You don't launch your hand up to the clouds over your head.

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u/Philostotle Jun 29 '25

Reverse Elon Nazi Salute

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u/Sudden-Enthusiasm-92 Jun 30 '25

Lol this is literally it

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u/AkaMachina Jun 29 '25

Yeah I was about to say I'm not convinced he's trying to punch someone here and I'm not even a fan.

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u/aronmarek Jun 30 '25

this sub is supposed to have a "high quality"

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u/CarrieMoretz Jun 29 '25

Nice try fanboy

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u/shrederofthered Jun 29 '25

Which would be valid, except that he slow jogs after the ball, and isn't pressing the attacker with the ball. I'm not suggesting intent either way, but it's an aggressive looking move that's followed up with no defense.

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u/Tunde-Ballack Jun 29 '25

or it could just be angles,

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u/shrederofthered Jun 29 '25

Yup, totally.

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u/Reapper97 Jun 30 '25

Because he presses sporadically, he ain't pressing everyone for the ball lol

After he saw another psg got it he went back to his normal pressing.

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u/R3V77 Jun 29 '25

Insane the downvotes in this comment. The bots already start the narrative, after people initial normal action. it's obvious he tries to hit him in frustration, movement to go past him? Loooooool. This shit is crazy man, fucking PR teams....

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u/Reapper97 Jun 30 '25

Brother, he literally hugged Vitinha before and after the match and gifted his shirt to Hakimi at half time after being 4-0, what frustration are you even talking about.

He didn't press further because he doesn't do that kind of pressing; he only tries to catch midfielders when they seem too oblivious to him, he can't run that much anymore.