Dibu Martínez and his confession after the national team win against Mexico: “I suffered a lot and I spoke to my psychologist”

The brutal honesty of Emiliano Martinez makes you understand how much the unexpected defeat against the national team hurt Saudi Arabia and how much relief the victory over Mexico meant.

“I’ve suffered a lot in these three days, I’ve talked a lot with my psychologist because the truth is that they kick me twice and they score two goals it’s hard to digest,” confessed Dibu after the 2-0 win which gave back hope to the team ‘Argentina. The goalkeeper spent hours talking to David Priestley, the head of Arsenal’s psychology department, with whom he maintains a close relationship following his long tenure at the London club. And there he found some calm to weather that pressure storm.

And he continued: “I know I have 45 million Argentines behind me and that game could have given them more, but today we show that we are here to fight.”

Yes, Dibu Martínez’s words are evident. The days following the setback against Saudi Arabia were not easy for anyone. Especially since the Aston Villa goalkeeper had a thorn in his side since Tuesday. “We were winning very early, we were playing at half speed and in the second half they hit us with two shots. We went into desperation and it’s not us. They hit us with two shots in the beginning and woke us up. That made us stronger today,” he revealed. Until now, no one from Scaloneta had admitted what had actually happened at the first World Cup that had stirred up the entire homeland of football.

Martínez had almost no work during the 90 minutes and coins that the match against Mexico lasted. However, he appeared with all his credentials to take a free kick from Vega when everything was nervous in the first half and nothing went as planned. He was also safe with his feet, from below, whenever the Mexicans tried to press the start. “There is still a final missing, we feel the support and show that we play for 45 million Argentines. We are back to being the team of the last three and a half years. But Poland is another final,” he warned.

And so that the value of the victory is clear, Dibu reopened his heart and recounted what went through his head and body after Enzo Fernández, in pure class, closed the match.

“After the second goal I almost started crying. Look, I played under a lot of pressure, the Copa América, the Finalísima at Wembley, I’m in the most competitive league in the world but this was very emotional. It was the most emotional moment that I lived. I was all my family on the pitch and I thought if we lost we’d go home, it was enormous pressure. But don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere.”

Unsurprisingly, Dibu was one of the more effusive at the time of the intimate locker room festivities. The former Independiente climbed onto one of the tables to jump to the rhythm of the song that has become the anthem of this Selection. “Guys, now we’re loaded again…” sings the goalkeeper. And it is the feeling that he dominates after the victory against Mexico.