I’m certain people don’t actually watch football matches

There’s nothing out of the ordinary about his behavior

Literally the majority of all players get heated, shove players, shit talk etc. Even someone that’s been turned into a baby due to odd football fans, like Kanté, also shoves players and has moments of aggression. If they didn’t, they never would’ve made it in the top. There’s no such thing like a ‘‘saint’’ on a football pitch, especially on that level.

It’s also very normal behavior if you ever even played football on an amateur level or on the streets. I can’t imagine there’s never been a moment where you didn’t shove a player or were butting heads/talking shit.

Relatively speaking Messi is more passive than most players though. Kanté is even more passive than Messi. But relatively speaking they all have their moments of aggression.