The French press have slammed Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez for his behaviour following their World Cup triumph, calling him ‘essentially the most hated Argentine’ amongst different insults.
The Aston Villa keeper has not received himself many followers in France following his actions throughout Argentina’s profitable penalty shoot-out over Les Bleus, in addition to his taunts in the direction of hat-trick hero Kylian Mbappe within the aftermath of the sport.
Martinez’s penalty shoot-out antics helped result in Argentina’s success as he saved a penalty from Kingsley Coman and noticed a shot by Aurelien Tchouameni go extensive.
The French press have slammed Emiliano Martinez for his behaviour since their World Cup win
The Villa keeper had thrown the ball away from Tchouameni earlier than the Actual Madrid teen struck his penalty – taking part in thoughts video games with the midfielder.
Then, after profitable the Golden Glove award, he was pictured making a impolite gesture with the gong as he held it over his personal components.
Martinez has since defined that he did it as a result of French followers had been booing him throughout Argentina’s thrilling closing win.
The Aston Villa keeper additionally brutally mocked Mbappe throughout Argentina’s dressing room celebrations by calling for a minute’s silence for the French striker.
It got here although the 30-year-old was seen as one of many first folks to console Mbappe following France’s intestine wrenching defeat.
Martinez pulled off a number of methods within the shootout to attempt to unsettle the French gamers
Martinez continued to taunt Mbappe by holding a child doll with the French star’s face on it throughout Argentina’s World Cup victory parade round Buenos Aires yesterday.
To make issues worse, Martinez the truth is held the Mbappe doll aloft whereas stood subsequent to the 24-year-old’s PSG team-mate Lionel Messi because the pair celebrated Argentina’s penalty shootout win towards France.
And the French press have emphasised their dislike of Martinez, with French outlet TF1 labelling him ‘essentially the most hated Argentine’, whereas his crude gesture after selecting up his Golden Glove award was labelled as disrespectful and ‘indecent’.
Having already known as his behaviour ‘insulting’ and being thought-about to ‘shadow his World Cup, Karl Olive – a French congressman – argued FIFA ought to strip the Argentinian keeper of his award for the incidents.
Martinez has taunted Kylian Mbappe whereas he made a crude gesture with the Golden Glove
TF1 concluded by labelling Martinez: ‘An agitator who has turn into his personal caricature.’
In the meantime, L’Equipe described the goalkeeper as a ‘specialist in provocation’ and a ‘born provocateur’.
The criticism from the French press got here after 2018 French World Cup winner Adil Rami had known as Martinez ‘essentially the most hated man in soccer’.
Martinez has been identified for his antics over the previous few years – with the stopper receiving the wrath of the Netherlands for his behaviour of their shootout victory within the quarter-final – whereas he additionally carried out comparable methods in Argentina’s semi-final spot kick victory over Colombia within the 2021 Copa America.
