The naturalized German hockey player was repudiated on Instagram after beating Argentina at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Last Sunday, for the Paris 2024 Olympic GamesArgentina was eliminated by Germany 3 to 2 in the quarterfinals of men’s field hockey.
But the match had a special flavor, since in the German team played Gonzalo Peillatdefender who was champion of the Olympic Games in Rio 2016 with The Lions. And that’s not all, as he also scored one of the goals that gave Germany the victory.
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After the match, both Peillat and his wife, the ex-Leona Florencia Habif, who plays for Mannheimer HC, the same German team as Peillathe was showered with insults and criticism on all his social networks. That’s why they both made the decision to limit comments on your Instagram posts.
Why Peillat made this decision
The attitude of the Argentine people is not accidental. Peillat, not content with scoring a goal, celebrated with euphoriawhich caused the first anger in the local sports world.
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And as if that were not enough, in his post-match statements he said: When I made the decision (to play for Germany) I knew that there would be 50% of people who would like it and 50% who wouldn’t, but in the end it’s my life. Those who like it, fine, and those who don’t, sorry, as Maradona said: ‘Let them keep sucking it’”.
“Argentina is a very football-loving country, I think they relate to it in that way. They would have been on the same side when they knew that everything was wrong and they didn’t; today the people who are sitting on the couch at home criticize what one achieved, what can I say to them? Do the best for the country and move forward,” said the ex-León.
Gonzalo Peillat scored four goals for Argentina.
Gonzalo Peillat scored four goals for Argentina.
It is worth remembering that Peillat, after playing for eight years in the Argentine national team, decided to play for the Europeans after a conflict with the local federation.
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