[Big Martin: The celebration of winning Der goldene Handschuh in the World Cup was stupid, and I shouldn’t have done that] Damian emiliano Martinez, an Argentine national who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League, accepted an exclusive interview with GOAL.
On the celebration after winning the Golden Glove Award in the World Cup
Martin Sr: "I think those are stupid things. Frankly speaking, it’s not something that makes me proud, because I did that in the America’s Cup. My friend said,’ I bet you won’t get the same result as the America’s Cup in the World Cup.’ I said,’ Yes, I will win the championship.’
So I’m celebrating like the America’s Cup on the podium. I really shouldn’t have done that after seeing everything that happened and all the criticism, so that’s the only thing I’m not proud of in this World Cup. "
About the penalty shootout
"I never want to kick a penalty, because that’s a 50-50 chance. I can’t say’ I’m going to kick a penalty shootout, I’m going to win’. Because it was a very difficult thing, I knew I could lose at any time in the penalty shootout, and I had to accept that, and it was a World Cup final.
When lautaro missed the last goal, I knelt down because it was a chance to win the game, and what I care about is winning the game. Penalty shootout is the flip of a coin. You need to pray that you get heads or tails. "
