In a brutal penalty shootout, Argentina international Martinez excelled to help Argentina win the World Cup victory over France. You know, Martinez joined Premier League giants Arsenal as early as 17 years old, but he has always been on the fringes of the team. After nearly 10 years, he completely reached the pinnacle of his life after being crowned in the FA Cup in 2020: the Copa America champion, and now the World Cup winner, the Golden Glove Award.
Martinez's career has been very inspiring.
At the age of 17, he was taken to the Arsenal Academy by scouts and soon made the way into the first team. But for the entire next 10 years, he was left out of the squad, on the bench or on loan.
Until 2020, when Arsenal suffered a goalkeeper shortage, he began to become a regular in the first team and put in excellent performances. In the FA Cup final, he played his brave role in high support to help Arsenal win the title. After the game, he cried when he made a video call with his family.
The excellent performance did not keep Martinez with the Gunners, he switched to Aston Villa, and continued his excellent performance. At the same time, he also became Argentina's number one goalkeeper with his excellent performance.
In the semi-finals of the Copa America, he played a penalty shootout to help Argentina reach the final and eventually win the cup. In today's World Cup, he is one of the best goalkeepers. In the penalty shootout against the Netherlands, he performed well. In this final against France, after blocking Muani's threatening shot in the final minute of extra time, he made a big splash in a penalty shootout.
In the end, Martinez became the Golden Glove winner of this World Cup! Moreover, it has become the core contributor to Argentina's winning the Copa America and the World Cup.
After 10 years of contempt and forbearance, Martinez finally became the patron saint of kings, a counterattack story that is more beautiful than a fairy tale...