Dibu Martínez returned to training in England, with an albiceleste block included

Emiliano Martinez He was one of the great characters of the historical consecration of Argentina national team inside Qatar World Cup. After a busy month in the Middle East, Dibu took time out to celebrate and rest with his family in Mar del Plata, where he also had the chance to be honored by more than 150,000 people, but now the time has come to resume activity, so it’s already in England.

After a ten-day break, Emiliano Martínez returned to Aston Villa today, where he already works under the orders of Unai Emery. In a video posted by the institution on social networks, Dibu can be seen entering the club’s facilities, waving to the camera and remarking on the low temperature with which Birmingham welcomed him upon his arrival in England. In the background we can see quite cloudy weather and a gray sky, which does not in the least dim the goalkeeper’s happiness.

Now, as he begins to prepare for next Sunday’s match against Tottenham, or failing that, for the match against Wolverhampton which will only take place on Wednesday 4 January, Martínez knows he will have to talk to his coach. After a consecration World Cup in which he did not escape controversy, and one of the voices that spoke around Martínez’s attitudes was Unai Emery himself, who promised to speak with Martínez on his return “about excessive celebrations”.

“When he comes back with us, I’ll talk to Emiliano about some celebrations,” the technical director said a few days ago, and now it seems that the discussion they had pending will finally take place. Thus, waiting to define his future amidst the rumors of an imminent change of club, the sensational goalkeeper of the Argentine national team will try to overturn the complicated present of Aston Villawho are twelfth in the Premier League and are just five points off the red zone of the table.

Patrick Vieira’s harsh criticisms of Dibu Martínez

Emiliano Martínez, in front of the world football authorities and Qatar, went up to collect the award for best goalkeeper of the tournament and emulated his celebration at the Maracana in 2021: he put the trophy between his legs and made a forward pelvic movement . The criticisms rained down. Director of the Crystal Palace Patrick Scallopschampion with France in 1998, considered the Aston Villa goalkeeper’s celebration “stupid” and assured that Argentina’s victory in the World Cup final “demeans”.

The Argentine team had been criticized by the European press for friction with the Dutch after the Qatar 2022 quarter-final match. “Some of the images I’ve seen of the Argentine goalkeeper, I think detract a bit from what Argentina has achieved in the World Cup”Viera said. Furthermore, the figure of “Dibu” has aroused controversy in various players in the world of football, who have criticized his behavior in penalties against France -he stopped one- and against Holland -he saved two-.