If Emiliano Martinez received The Best trophy for the best goalkeeper awarded by FIFA, the Argentinian goalkeeper did not find favor with the players, who preferred Thibaut Courtois to him in the eleven of the year.
As anticipated for several days – and the decision in particular of Real Madrid to boycott the ceremony organized in Paris -, Emiliano Martinez has done the double. Two months after being named the best goalkeeper of the World Cup, the Albiceleste goalkeeper was voted the best goalkeeper in the world by FIFA, ahead of Thibaut Courtois and Yassine Bounou. A trophy received this time in all sobriety by the executioner of the Blues in the final of the World Cup.
The Aston Villa goalkeeper had only good things to say about France and the French. “Seriously, it was just a football game. Honestly I love France. I’ve been here plenty of times on vacation. I love the French,”he thus launched about the French, seeing big for the Blues: “Frankly, they did everything possible to try to win the World Cup, they won the Nations League last time. They have reached the final and a great future awaits them. »
Thibaut Courtois more than Emiliano Martinez
The Parisian evening, however, was not perfect for Emiliano Martinez. The Aston Villa goalkeeper was not retained by the voters of the eleven of the year. While The Best Trophies are awarded by captains, coaches, journalists and Internet users, the FIfPro Eleven of the Year is exclusively chosen by professional players. And the latter preferred Thibaut Courtois to Emiliano Martinez.
The performances of the Belgian goalkeeper with Real Madrid throughout the season have apparently marked the spirits more than those of the hero of Albiceleste in Qatar. Unless the behavior of Emiliano Martinez after the coronation of Argentina, especially at the expense of the French, weighed in the balance.
