Emiliano Martinez is known for his penalty saves, psyching out opponents and obscene hand gestures to French superstars. Aston Villa supporters love their bad boy between the sticks, last season the Argentine world champion, who is hailed by Messi as the world’s best, saved a Champions League ticket for Aston Villa. On Tuesday, the roles were reversed. Against Manchester City, Villa supporters believe Emi cost the club the CL ticket.
City won 2-1 and moved up to third place in the Premier League, Aston Villa lost momentum in the battle to finish in the top five.
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The Aston Villa supporters threw themselves at the keyboard and criticized their own goalkeeper.
The Argentine has won the Yashin trophy as the best goalkeeper for the past two years, but Silva’s effort to score the first City goal left supporters grumbling.
One fan said, “Emi Martinez has fallen off recently considering how good he once was.”
Another tweeted: “Some people think Martinez is better than Alisson. I’m afraid your football opinion is irrelevant if you believe that.”
A third fan added, “Emi Martinez winning the Yashin Award 2 years in a row doesn’t vote for me.”
Someone else wrote, “Emi Martinez has a strong argument for being the most overrated player in sports history.”
A fifth commented: “Not a single person on the planet thinks Emi Martinez is the best goalkeeper in the world, but he gets the Yashin Award as it was made for him.”
Another fan said: “That Emi Martinez is the best goalkeeper on the planet is the biggest myth ever. Messi’s name literally raised him.”
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