Argentina were rotten, violent losers but Liverpool star must now use his misplaced anger

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Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister claimed other countries have been rejoicing in his country's loss to Spain in the final but Andoni Iraola will be more interested in seeing how it effects his club formWhatever your take on the behaviour of Argentina’s players during and after the World Cup final, you have to admire their siege mentality.They are getting flak from many angles but are simply doubling down on how proud they are and how the criticism will only make them stronger. His Liverpool counterpart, Alexis Mac Allister warmed to the theme, writing: “Thank you to those from other countries who send us messages mocking or rejoicing in our pain.

And when he refers to ‘other countries’, you can be sure England is at the top of his list.It will be intriguing to see what sort of receptions the Premier League’s Argentinian players will get when the new club season starts in the middle of next month. There is unlikely to be open hostility but there will most definitely be reminders of how they behaved in New Jersey on the game’s biggest stage.When Mac Allister says people were ‘mocking or rejoicing in our pain’, he was mistaken.

After reports linking Mac Allister with a move to Real Madrid, Iraola was compelled to stress that he wanted to keep the 27-year-old.The new Liverpool manager said: “I think Alexis has been one of the best players at the club for the last few years, and he has had a very good World Cup, so it is normal that other clubs want our best players. But there is surely no doubt he wants to keep the Mac Allister of 24/25 rather than the Mac Allister of 25/26.Perhaps his anger at the ‘mocking and rejoicing’ will inspire him to get back to his best.