Before Sunday’s thrilling FIFA World Cup final, all eyes were on Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. However, everyone continued to go by Emiliano Martinez until the very end. Football’s most esteemed trophy had to be decided by a penalty shootout after a nail-biting, intense, and emotional 120 minutes ended in a 3-3 tie. Argentina’s four players all scored smoothly in the shootout. Martinez turned away a penalty of France. During the regular season, Mbappe scored twice from the penalty spot. It therefore came as no surprise that he converted France’s opening penalty. Martinez, however, accurately predicted Mbappe’s penalty. He touched it with his hand, but he was unable to halt the objective. This goalkeeper has since become Argentina’s starting goalkeeper. He made the appropriate move to avert Kingsley Coman’s penalty. He used a “mind game” earlier to divert the French player.
Aurelin Chouwameni then took the initiative to accept the punishment. He had a “heavy” appearance and heavy pressure. He had to go grab the ball when Martinez flung it away from the Real Madrid midfielder. The 22-year-old Choumeni’s attempt missed, destroying France’s hopes of winning the World Cup twice in a row. There are no words to adequately express Martinez’s deed, but Argentina benefited from it. With this performance, Argentina moved one step closer to capturing their first World Cup since 1986. After Kolo Muani of France scored, Argentina’s joy was postponed. However, when Gonzalo Montiel scored as a substitute, they started to rejoice. Amy Martinez has a great attitude. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni claimed, “He assured his colleagues that I will stop several penalties.
Martinez’s actions contributed significantly to Argentina’s triumph, according to the football analyst for the BBC. Jermaine Jenas, a former England midfielder, asserts that “his mentality had a lot of influence in the penalty shootout.” Aller Sherer, a former England striker, continued, “He was attempting to weaken the opposition.” He was striking the object. He was speaking to the players and applying as much pressure as he could.
There might not have been a need for a penalty shootout in the game if Martinez had not produced an outstanding save in the final second of extra time. After receiving a ball from Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate, he saved Kolo Muani’s one-on-one shot. One of Martinez’s outstanding stops in Qatar was this one. It earned him the Golden Gloves prize for the World Cup’s top goalkeeper. Martinez’s influence is substantial despite his short tenure with the national squad. He has aided Argentina in winning the Copa America and now the World Cup since his debut last year.
At the outset of his profession, he had to practice patience. Arsenal was Martinez’s home for eight years. Only 11 Premier League games were available to him while playing on loan for other clubs, where he appeared six times. Unexpectedly, his level has increased since he joined Ashton Villa two years ago. I’m at a loss for words. Following his team’s victory, Martinez said, “I was calm throughout the penalty shootout and everything went as we hoped. I’ve achieved my dream.
