Samir Nasri, who knew Emiliano Martinez well at Arsenal, talks about the behavior of Aston Villa's Argentinian goalkeeper against Lille, in the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League.
One evening was enough for Emiliano Martinez to alienate France again. Having become the number 1 enemy of all French supporters after Argentina's victory against the French team in the final of the 2022 World Cup, the Aston Villa goalkeeper once again distinguished himself by his quiet side against LOSC, Thursday evening in the quarter-final second leg of the Europa Conference League.
His provocative attitude, strongly criticized by the Lille residents, disrupted and even ruined the shooting session, which was fatal to the Mastiffs. A behavior punished by a yellow card that Samir Nasri considers inappropriate. According to the former OM, Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder, “Dibu”, author of two decisive saves on attempts by Nabil Bentaleb and Benjamin André, really didn't need that.
Nasri's rant
“His behavior annoys me because what’s more, he wasn’t like that beforehe reacted on Canal+. I knew him very young at Arsenal, he was very discreet. And now, this behavior has become his stock in trade. You stop a shot on goal, you don't need to scare the opposing public by telling them “shh”, frankly. There you go, I still find it very limiting. »
“Especially since he doesn’t need that to existsaid the consultant. With his decisive save on (Randal) Kolo Muani (in the Qatari World Cup final, editor's note), the penalty shootout against France, again this evening (Thursday)… He doesn't need to say “shh” to talk about him. » Especially since Emiliano Martinez has absolutely nothing against the French, despite the whistles he received against Lille.
“I spent all my years at Arsenal and Aston Villa with French players. They are very good people, I love themhe justified himself after the meeting. When you play at a high level like in France, it's normal that you expect to get beaten up. But I focused on my team, on my country, and all I do is play for this football club. »
