This time, he attacked Aurélien Tchouaméni. Back in his hometown of Mar del Plata, ‘Dibu’ (his nickname in his country) was faced with thousands of people who came to applaud him for the coronation of Albiceleste. For long minutes he celebrated and also explained how he managed to win the psychological war against the penalty takers.
Little flashback: Martinez stops the penalty from Kinglsey Coman, second shooter for the Blues. Argentina is therefore in front. After the Bayern player, the Real Madrid midfielder is designated to face the doorman. The latter chooses to grab the ball to throw it to the other side of the surface. The mental fight begins. “By saving the first penalty I knew the other guy was going to be very nervous”, he confides. “I tried to play with him mentally by throwing the ball, talking to him, and he shot wide. He shit himself on it.”
For the best goalkeeper in the world, all these little details made the difference. In his particular style, he then danced to express his joy. “It’s something that comes out of me in those moments. I know I’m strong in penalties, I know they respect me because other players have told me so.
All these little spades do not please the French clan at all. Fair Rami has already insulted the Argentinian from Aston Villa by explaining that he was the biggest “FD in history”. Not the most poetic answer either. On his side, Noel Le Graet felt that these taunts went too far. “I wrote to my counterpart from the Argentine Federation, I find these excesses abnormal, in the context of a sports competition, and I find it difficult to understand. This is going too far. Mbappé’s behavior was exemplary”launched Noël Le Graët in Ouest France this Thursday.