Emiliano Martinez has continued to taunt the French facet after Argentina’s victory over them within the World Cup closing, as he claimed Aurelian Tchouameni ‘screwed up the whole lot’ by lacking his penalty.
Martinez received the Golden Glove in Qatar after two wonderful penalty-shoot out performances towards the Netherlands and France.
He has since celebrated his facet’s victory with quite a lot of jokes on the French facet’s expense, together with waving a doll with Kylian Mbappe’s face on it, which have led some to label him ‘probably the most hated man in soccer.’
Emiliano Martinez has been criticised for his antics throughout and after the World Cup closing
The goalkeeper stated Aurelian Tchouameni had ‘screwed up the whole lot’ by lacking his penalty
The Aston Villa star was nonetheless in a triumphant temper as he addressed his home town of Mar del Plata. On Tchouameni’s miss, which got here after an earlier penalty from Kingsley Coman had been saved, he informed them: ‘Once I saved the primary penalty within the closing, I knew that the opposite boy was going to be very nervous.
‘I attempted to play him mentally by throwing the ball away, speaking to him… And he missed the objective, he screwed up the whole lot.’
Martinez was broadly criticised for throwing the ball away earlier than Tchouanemi’s penalty and celebrated the ensuing miss with a dance, which he then repeated for his dwelling crowd in Mar del Plata.
Martinez risked annoying France followers extra when he celebrated the missed penalty by dancing
The goalkeeper added that he ‘performed Tchouameni (pictured) mentally’ throughout the shoot-out
Except for mocking France, the goalkeeper additionally continued to precise admiration for teammate Lionel Messi, as he added: ‘My closing dream as a goalkeeper was to offer the most effective on the earth the world title’.
He additionally spoke passionately on the motivation behind Argentina’s win, as he stated: ‘Each sport we performed we stated we have been taking part in for the individuals. When the legs could not give, the center at all times took a step ahead.’
Martinez is anticipated to overlook Aston Villa’s return to Premier League motion on Sunday, and it isn’t but recognized when he will probably be again.
Regardless of his antics, the goalkeeper left the World Cup with a repute massively enhanced, and Unai Emery’s facet will probably face plenty of curiosity in him.
