Life gets complicated Emiliano Martinez with the corners falling into the small area, an area that should be their domain and control as stated in the goalkeeping handbooks, and it is clear from their imposing personalities that they cannot be run over. On Saturday he suffered against Chelsea when Enzo Fernández and João Pedro interfered with him in a corner kick that ended in a goal for the London team. Then, in the second half, Aston Villa turned history around with a great comeback, winning 2-1 and the Argentine goalkeeper’s mistake was corrected.
Dibu returned to London this Tuesday, in this case to Emirates Stadium, in a doubly special match for the man from Mar del Plata: against Arsenal pointer, that is also his former club. After a first half with no major setbacks and good timing to score a free kick in the form of a center, the game resulted in a result an ordeal for Draw in the second stage. It was a Hard 1:4 defeat, Which not only prevented them from jumping into first place, but also meant Aston Villa’s first fall after eleven consecutive victories between the Premier League and the Europa League.
The Aston Villa debacle, who had imposed his method of pressing in his own half and counterattacking in the first 45 minutes, started with one big drawing error after a corner from the right, taken by Saka. Uncertain and hesitant, the Argentine took a few steps, centimeters from the goal line, and tried to catch the middle, the ball slipped out of his hand and hit central defender Gabriel Magalhães to make it 1-0. The Brazilian walked with his arm raised and touched Dibu, who fell and threatened to call for a violation. It didn’t feel like a foul, even more so considering the physical exuberance that the goalkeeper usually displays in physical contact. Two minutes had passed and things were taking a terrible turn in Arsenal’s favour, as the ghosts he had already suffered three days earlier fluttered around Dibu.
Aston Villa came under pressure late on and local midfielders Zubimendi, Merino and Odegaard took the reins. The disintegration of the crowd Unai Emery This included the large gap left by central defenders Konsa and Lindelöf for Zubimendi to comfortably drive and land next to a post. With the score at 0-2 there is nothing for Dibu to do, but In two other closed corners he was once again struck by hesitation. Apparently their rivals have already learned that they are doing a lot of damage to Aston Villa. And this applies even more to Dibu, who has little support from his teammates and should eliminate the opponents who will overwhelm him in tight spaces.
In addition, Arsenal is devoting work and preparation to corners this year he scored 17 goals this way, more than any other Premier team. Dibu, amid a crowd of rivals and teammates, stayed in the middle twice more, at the expense of rebounds and the fate of a loose ball.
Arsenal 4 – Aston Villa 1 highlights
Dibu was saved in those two corners, but Arsenal had already found more than one way to hurt him. Local combinations followed one another, with it being very pleasant to swap positions between midfielders and strikers. The Belgian Trossard and the Brazilian Gabriel Jesús, who is an attacking replacement in Arteta’s squad, ensured a landslide victory with precise finishes.
Dibu could barely fend off a mid-range shot from Odegaard. The disappointment had no place on his face. As a winner as he is, the defeat was a blow because it exposed his weaknesses.
Arsenal was Dibu Martínez’s gateway club to England when he was 18, but Aston Villa, which began in September 2020, was the place where his career was cemented and he achieved a breakthrough that took him to the Argentina national team. It is always something special for the goalkeeper to face an Arsenal FC that saw in him a promise that they never fully supported, as evidenced by the four loan spells in English football – including one to Getafe – until they transferred him to Getafe FC for 17.4 million euros five and a half years ago Villains.
Dibu tried to make a move in the transfer market in the middle of this year Manchester United, that he never made a concrete offer for his passport; He suggested a loan, but it was rejected. Martínez was convinced that he had completed a cycle in the Birmingham team, but in his consistency he found a perhaps somewhat unexpected motivation, such as the fight for the top places in the Premier League, with three teams that narrowly reached this date with three points.
He arrived in London in good spirits, it was an opportunity to end the year well, but for the first goal he left a cross open from above, another three came within 30 minutes and the victory made as much noise as the fireworks that will explode at midnight this Wednesday.
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