Qatar World Cup title is in the hands of Messi. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez played the biggest role in this cup win. He won the Golden Gloves for his achievement.
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In this year's World Cup, the Argentine goalkeeper has also established himself as an expert in preventing tiebreakers. Along with that, saving Argentina from danger at a special moment, he played a big role in their World Cup victory after three long years.
Argentina-France played the best final in football history. The match was not decided after full time and extra time. In a 3-3 draw, the title was decided in a nerve-wracking tiebreaker. Martinez's incredible save in the last minute of extra time won not only Argentina, but a place in the Football Hall of Fame.
Martinez was noted for his 'psychological game'. He told a Colombian player - 'Sorry, I will eat you today.'
Martinez started a similar psychological battle against France in the World Cup final. Gior Yordet, a football psychologist at Norway's School of Sports Science, posted a picture of Martinez's psychological battle with the France team during the tiebreaker in the final on his Twitter page. He believes that it was with this psychological struggle that Martinez completely messed up France during the tiebreaker.
During the tiebreaker, television cameras caught Martinez's various gestures. Although there were criticisms, he did them to distract the French players. The referee of the match also warned Martinez by showing him a yellow card.
Yordet described Martinez's psychological struggles during the one-on-one tiebreaker. The first thing the Argentine goalkeeper did was against France captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
He quickly ran towards the goal after the toss. After Lloris went to the spot (the goalkeepers of both teams stand near the goalposts during normal tiebreakers), Martínez made a 'welcome gesture' to him, as if Lloris had visited his house, opening the door and ushering him into the house.
Martinez did the same when Mbappe came in to take the tiebreaker. Psychologist Yordet said, such attitude creates emotional pressure on others. He became a lot softer inside subconsciously. According to Yordet, it's a huge psychological battle.
Martinez didn't stop there. As Mbappe took the penalty, he was repeatedly complaining to the referee that the French star had not placed the ball in the right place. The referee initially ignored his complaint but checked whether Orlie Chuameni had timed the ball correctly. Martinez made the same complaint during Kingsley Coman's tenure. Mbappe tackled but Chuameni, Coman — both lost focus and missed the penalty.
Martinez had another fight with Chuameni. He moved closer to the gallery with the ball. As he threw the ball to Chuameni, he deflected it. Chuameni is forced to bring the ball from that place. It can be said that Chuameni is mentally damaged. Because he hits the ball in the post.
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