As an archer, no question Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez it is one of the best in the world. And the chance to win FIFA’s The Best award (revealed on Monday 27) supports this position, as he has been named among the three best in the world, competing against Belgian Thibaut Courtois and Moroccan Bono. But another of the great virtues of the man from Mar del Plata is the English language, thanks to his extended period in the British island, where he began his great career in football. A latest video of the World Cup final that went viral on the networks confirms this last point.
The international goalkeeper has lived in England since 2010, when he signed for Arsenal. There he learned to use his native language perfectly, a totally different situation from that of most of his peers in the Argentina national team.
This Thursday a video taken a few minutes before the start of the world final played against France at the Lusail stadium was released on social networks. There, the video shows the dialogue between the Argentine goalkeeper and the Polish referee Szymon Marciniakin the tunnel leading to the playing field a few minutes before the start of the match
Final details for what would be the development of the meeting between the staggered and the team of mbappeLionel approached the referee to ask him some questions but with some difficulty making himself understood.
The only alternative was I drew, which showed another facet: that of translator. Thanks to his high level and perfect pronunciation, he chatted with the referee and passed on the Polish words to his teammates.
During the video taken by the cameras located on the spot, Marciniak approached Emiliano with decisive gestures to send a message to the players: “They won’t break his eggs as soon as there’s a foul”he counted aloud as the Pole withdrew.
After the brief call to attention, Lionel asked the referee to come back so Martínez could help tell him something that can’t be heard.
Finally, Dibu warned everyone again: “Whoever goes with him, to consult him quickly, turns yellow”. Dibu saves not only the scoring, but also the reactions of his teammates, thus avoiding a cascade of cards that could leave another result on the scoreboard.
Source: Clarin
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