Once again, fans blamed Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuaín for Argentina's loss against Chile, with "La Pulga" disappearing for most of the game, and Higuaín missing a crucial chance before regulation ended. To make matters worse, Higuain's missed penalty was enough excuse to point fingers at him once the final whistle was blown.
Argentina's performance during the tournament was harshly criticized by fans and experts, who believed this generation could end up giving them their first trophy since 1993. Particularly, fan were tough on Lionel Messi, who's performance during the whole tournament was not near what they are used to watch when he plays with Barcelona.
Have a look at what fans and experts had to say about this baffling loss for the Argentineans.
Higuain's penalty pic.twitter.com/BH9tzUZad3
— Eddie (@ovoeddx) July 4, 2015
A small child consoling Messi.. https://t.co/5oqbbZA9dz
— Football Live Tv (@Tolive_Sport) July 4, 2015
Gonzalo Higuaín missed FOUR of the seven penalties he took in Serie A last season. Shouldn't have taken one. pic.twitter.com/A9hrtEEvKN
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) July 4, 2015
Messi's worst nightmare: pic.twitter.com/oFFm3pV6XP
— TheChelseaViews (@TheChelseaViews) July 4, 2015
Messi should just retire from International football. Poor guy.
— JG (@Artekkers) July 4, 2015
The Higuaín effect. Higuaín should not be playing for Argentina.. pic.twitter.com/BFCBd2oPPL
— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) July 4, 2015
Waiting for Higuain's penalty to land... pic.twitter.com/uQ8xBC9Hjs
— Uche Odoh (@KingUcheOdoh) July 4, 2015
Messi probably knew Higuaín would miss.. pic.twitter.com/CsCveqsbjK
— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) July 4, 2015
A picture of Messi's trophies at international level. pic.twitter.com/q94UhqJn6o
— Mohamed Osama (@Mohamed_0sama) July 4, 2015
Messi never had luck with national team. Either with the amateur coaches he had, or the players surrounding him.
— Jojo Culé (@jperkovic93) July 4, 2015
Hey Higuain how many finals did you bottle so far? pic.twitter.com/3OL7OjEtxl
— Ali (@Ink184) July 4, 2015
Commentator: " Where's Leo Messi?"
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@TeamRonaldo) July 4, 2015
"The best generation of Argentine football keeps missing chances and will go down in history as if they never existed. Congrats to all the Chileans!"
La mejor generación del fútbol Argentino sigue dando tumbos y pasara sin pena ni gloria. Felicidades a los chilenos !!!
— Mario Kempes (@ESPNMarioKempes) July 4, 2015 
