A few days before the first anniversary of Argentina’s coronation against the Blues, the Albiceleste goalkeeper returned to the penalty missed by the Real Madrid midfielder.
The next few days are likely to be difficult for the players of the France team. Consequence of the anniversary of their defeat on penalties against Argentina in the World Cup final. They can also count on Emiliano Martinez, one of their executioners, to remember them fondly. The Albiceleste goalkeeper thus started hostilities during an interview given to Argentine television as part of a report Campeones: un año después.
Asked about the penalty shootout which allowed Argentina to win its third star, the Aston Villa goalkeeper in fact attacked Aurélien Tchouameni, author of the second French miss with a shot that went off target. “ Look at this kid’s face, tell me he’s not nervous. I saw from my goal that he was dead. He was looking at people, he was very nervous. And I told myself that if he missed, they were almost finished and we would be champions,” he said.
This is not the first time that Emiliano Martinez has attacked the former Bordeaux player. In the days which followed the coronation of the Albiceleste, the native of Mar del Plata had already sent several barbs towards the French midfielder. “ I knew the boy was going to be nervous. I tried to play him mentally by throwing the ball, talking to him and he shot wide. He shit himself”, had confided the Argentinian goalkeeper at the heart of the Albiceleste celebrations. An attack to which the person concerned did not wish to respond.
