Dibu Martínez defended football in South America and focused on the journeys teams must make.
The Argentine National Team is preparing to play in the Final against Italy, and although Dibu Martínez’s presence is in doubt, he will finally be there next Wednesday at Wembley. Although the goalkeeper is focused on next week’s finals, he is no stranger to Mbappé’s statements, and exit at the French crossing.
This week, Mbappé spoke to TNT Sports Brasil, in an interview in which he left several titles. And although the reason for the conversation has to do with the striker’s renewal at PSG, Mbappé also stated: “In South America football is not as developed as in EuropeThat’s why in the last World Cups, if you look, Europeans always win. “
When asked about the Frenchman’s statements, in the middle of an interview with him on TyC Sports, Martínez stated the following: “Bolivia to La Paz, Ecuador with 30 degrees, Colombia you can’t breathe … They’re always playing on perfect and wet courts, and they don’t know what it’s like to travel to South America“.
The Aston Villa goalkeeper’s statements were added to the statements of Fabinho, a midfielder for Liverpool and the Brazilian National Team, who a few days ago also came out to recognize the PSG star. Dibu Martínez added: “I read what Fabinho said, it seemed right to me. Whenever you travel with the National Team, a two -day round tripyou’re tired and you can’t train much. “
“When an Englishman trains in England, in half an hour he’s at the venue. Let them go to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador … Let’s see how easy it is for them“, rotates Dibu, who in this way has added a bit of spice to the rivalry that is coming to the Argentine National Team next Wednesday, and why not, at a World Cup nearby.
Lautaro Martínez joined the controversy
Minutes after the Argentine National Team goalkeeper spoke to TyC Sports, Lautaro Martínez did the same, and took to himself to refer to Mbappé’s words. “Yes, I saw what you said, but Argentina and Brazil have players with great hierarchy, of a good degree. Brazil, like us, has a majority playing in Europe. I thought this was an unfair statement“.
In this way, two of the great figures of Scaloneta They insisted on Mbappé and his controversial statements, where he somehow underestimated the level of football in South America. For now, the Argentine National Team will face off Italy this Wednesday, and next Sunday, June 5, will also do so before Estonia in a friendly match
So, Scaloni’s directions began to take filming for the World Cup, and months before the maximum event began, some of the best candidates of the World Cup are starting to beautify the former. For now, Mbappé needs to back up his words in Qatar, when (in case Gareca’s staff win the playoffs) France will face Peru in the group stage.
Source: Clarin