France coach Didier Deschamps looked furious with Argentina’s players and staff members during the World Cup Final and was caught by cameras while shouting at them in Italian.
Les Blues’ boss spent several years of his playing career in Italy and the same is true of many Argentinean players and staff members, including coach Lionel Scaloni who played for Lazio in 2007-08 and from 2009 until 2013.
DESCHAMPS AND SCALONI: FORGED IN ITALY
Therefore, Deschamps, a former Juventus midfielder, knew most of his opponents would understand him when he shouted at one of them ‘stai muto’, which translates to ‘shut up’ after Kylian Mbappé scored the second goal in the World Cup Final on Sunday.
It is still unclear who Deschamps had targeted, but the line has become viral in Italy, with many football fans who noted his words.
The 54-year-old was so angry that members of his staff had to push him away from Argentina’s bench.
Deschamps didn’t only play for Juventus but also coached the Old Lady in 2006-07 when the Bianconeri played their first and only season in Serie B after the Calciopoli scandal.
Argentina team is the kind of teams you hate your team to face. Not because they are a good team, but because they can use any bad tools to win.
I believe this tournament was made for them
It’s all a bit sad how Football Italia has tried every possible way to connect Italy with this World Cup. The sad truth is a country like Italy should always be there. Watching Argentina reminded me of Italy teams in the 70’s, when individual skills were more important than tactics.
@Peter.. well said… I could not agree with you more. Italy is not Argentina, Argentina is not Italy. Why are there so many self-loathing Italians? I’m not Italian, but I wouldn’t expect to see England or USA cheer for one another. I love Italy, sad as a fan to see Italian look for an identity in Argentina.
@Geoffory USA-England is absolutely not the same thing as Italy-Argentina. A huge part of Argentina’s population traces its roots back to Italy and the cultures of both nations are intertwined. The USA population is a much more heterogenous mix of people of various ancestries (Irish, German, Italian, Mexican etc. all likely to be more commonly present than English ancestry) and English influence on USA’s culture remains weak.
Also as Italy never occupied or colonised Argentina there is no resulting antagonism. On the other hand England (as an Empire) forcibly occupied the United States and they even went to war with each other.
My cousins in Argentina support Italy during the Euros or the World Cup if Argentina are out. And we support Argentina during the Copa Liberatores or the World Cup if Italy are out. There are over 15 million Italians living in Argentina.
It’s only normal !
@Hany, no actually Argentina actually had a very a good team this world cup. No need to make things up. Having said that they can be very annoying to play against like many South American teams. They will foul like crazy but they will swear on their life they didn’t touch the player. Every foul, they didn’t do anything. This is the most annoying thing. As far as an Argentina, Italian connection goes yes its true there is one. Many Italians live in Argentina and vice versa, to an outsider its not really known. Maybe look at the crazy Maradona worship that still takes place in Naples to get some idea of it.
Argentina cannot be graceful neither in victory nor defeat
Agreed Time. It’s always been this way.