DRAWING MARTINEZ He gave the Argentines the World Cup with his key saves every game, whether in the final with France against Kolo Muani, the last shot vs. Australia, or penalties against the Netherlands.
However, all this had a weight on the goalkeeper’s headand in an interview with Sky Sports, he confessed about how his life changed and what it cost him to return after such an achievement.
“I came back to Britain and was sleeping 14-15 hours a night. I only needed 7-8 hours of sleep. I saw how much adrenaline there was… what it cost me to come back,” explained the Aston Villa goalkeeper.
In addition, he delved into the setbacks he had in his career and what it took for him to become what he is today: “At various times I thought that I was not good enough and that I was not going to be the goalkeeper that I always dreamed of being. I always had the talent from a very young age and came to one of the biggest clubs in England. To have a successful career and to be number 1 in Argentina, that was my goal. I never dreamed of winning the World Cup or the Champions League.”
To close, he stressed that today is “the goalkeeper he always wanted to be“and that it had its bumps, but that it managed “play with the best in history, since no one other than Messi completed football”.
