The French goalkeeper, who announced his retirement from the France team, questioned how the Argentinian performed during the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
At the last World Cup in Qatar in 2022, Argentina managed to lift the trophy. He did so after an intense struggle against France in the final, which had to extend into extra time and from there into penalties.
One of the figures of this meeting was the Transandean goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. Dibu, with his well-known attitude in this case, did his best to distract the French pitchers .
In fact, a few days after the definition, he openly acknowledged this intention. “When I save the first penalty in a world final (to Kingsley Coman) I know the other boy was going to be very nervous, I tried to play him mentally by throwing the ball at him, talking to him… And he threw him out, he shit on him “, he said about the launch of Aurélien Tchouaméni.
Dissatisfaction with this attitude was also reflected in the cold encounter they had in the Premier League in the clash between Tottenham and Aston Villa.
So after Lloris announced he was retiring from the France squad, he went all out against Emiliano Martínez. In dialogue with L’Equipe, the 2018 Russian world champion wondered about the attitude of his colleague.
“There are things I can’t do. Doing stupid things in the goal, destabilizing the opponent by playing to the limit, I don’t know how to do it “, he exposed. “I’m too rational and honest to go on this ground “, he completed.
Retreat
The 36-year-old goalkeeper has decided to retire from the France team, as he announced in L’Equipe. “I have decided to end my international career, with the feeling of having given everything,” he said in the publication, specifying that this decision is made out of “respect for the coach and my teammates. “.
“What really pushed me in the last few months was the World Cup. But it’s exhausting and I see that I don’t recover mentally like before. I finished (Qatar) exhausted “, he added later.
“I have always said and repeated that the French team does not belong to anyone, and we must all make sure that it is, me first. I think the team is ready to continue and there is also a goalkeeper who is ready (Mike Maignan) “, He continued.
Lloris with Les Bleus has been present in 145 games, being the captain in 121 games. His achievements with the national team include the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the 2021 Nations League title and recent runners-up in Qatar.
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