“I think we ended up making, forgive me all, the best National Team our country had”. that phrase of Rodrigo DePaul in TyC Sports sparked the controversy. First he answered Pedro Pablo Pascullichampion in 1986. Later, the goalscorer of the 1978 World Cup, Mario Alberto KempesHe went to the crossroads. In dialogue with Gastón Edul, who referred to the subject this time was Emiliano Martinez.
“We are still not the best Argentine National Team in history, but…”: the forceful phrase of Dibu Martínez
First, the Dibu wanted to lower the foam to the subject: “They are opinions. Obviously Rodri does not want to hurt anyone nor does he have an ego”he explained. Then, he gave a long explanation to conclude with his position: “For me we are not the best in history”.
This was said by the goalkeeper of the Argentine National Team: “I remember asking Leo (Messi) what is the difference between this Selection and the one from 2014. I remember the one from 2006 that he lost on penalties against Germany. They had impressive players and they played soccer very well. The only difference is that we were lucky to win. We were lucky to win the Copa América and establish ourselves. After playing a final at Wembley with 80,000 Argentines and being lucky that things turned out for us. In the World Cup too, we were lucky to win two games on penalties, we weren’t tiki taka either and we won 3-0 every game. Unlike other National Teams, we were lucky to win. In 2014 we played a world grand final and the ball couldn’t go in. As a group, Leo told me that it was the same National Team, that is, that is the only difference. From here until we are the best in history, not for me, but if we repeat it again, I can only say yes to you there. But until we do it again, it’s hard.”
“Winning in Brazil at the Maracana after 28 years, beating the European champions at Wembley and beating the last world champion in Qatar, in a world final, is no wonder. But we still have a lot to give.”continued the Dibu in dialogue with TyC Sports.
To close, he referred to his particular case: “I only played 26 games in the National Team. Everyone tells me ‘Dibu, Dibu’, yes, but Romero played 100 games, he has 44 clean sheets. I still have a long way to go to try to be the best in history. I cannot say that I am the best when I still have a lot to do. I want to reach 100 games, beat Chiquito. Everyone talks about Goyco, about Pato (Filliol), but Chiquito did a great job in the National Team. He reached the world final, two Copa América finals. We were unlucky to lose but he did a great job.”.