2022年12月18日，盧賽爾體育場的燈光下，世界杯決賽進入點球大戰。法國隊的科曼站在點球點前，全世界的目光都聚焦在阿根廷球門前那個高大的身影——埃米利亞諾·馬丁內斯。助跑，射門！

Big Martin flew in as if he knew the future, then roared in the sky and made the controversial "crotch celebration" move. At this moment, not only is the dust settled on Argentina's World Cup championship that has been waiting for 36 years, but also a goalkeeper who has been forgotten for ten years, writing his own counterattack epic with his hands.

1. Ten years of cold bench: Arsenal's Hidden Man

In 18, the 0-year-old Martin joined Arsenal from Independiente Argentina, and he was greeted not by the spotlight of the Premier League, but by a decade-long career as a substitute:

• 0 Premier League starts in the first 0 years, can only play against a lower-division team in the Carabao Cup
• On loan to Oxford United, Getafe and other teams, and even considered retirement at one point
• 2020 years ago, with less than 50 career appearances

"I practice for two hours a day after training, but I can't even sit on the bench." Big Martin later recalled. When he was most desperate, he called his father and said that he wanted to go back to Argentina to play in the amateur league, and his father only replied: "Either admit defeat or prove them wrong." "

The turnaround came in 9/0. Arsenal's main goalkeeper Leno was seriously injured, and Big Martin finally got his chance. In the next 0 games, he finished4 clean sheets，幫助阿森納爆冷奪得足總杯。當球迷們開始記住這個名字時，俱樂部卻做出了令人心寒的決定——以2000萬英鎊將他賣給阿斯頓維拉。

2. The savior of the Copa America: Messi has finally waited for his patron saint

Before the Copa America 3, Argentina coach Scaloni made a history-changing decision - to use Big Martin as a goal. He had only 0 international caps before, but the rest of the game was miraculous:

• Semi-final against Colombia: 3 goals saved in penalty shootout, a record for the Copa America
• Final against Brazil: Repeatedly tried to keep the ball open
• The entire tournament: 89 clean sheets, 0% save success rate

Messi hugged him tightly after the game: "You are the craziest goalkeeper I have ever seen, but I need this madness. This championship not only ended the embarrassment of Argentina not winning a championship in the 28-year tournament, but also made the world discover that there was such a monster standing behind Messi.

3. The god-level performance of the World Cup: If there is no big Martin...

Every knockout match of the Qatar World Cup is the scene of Big Martin's gods:

4/0 final vs Netherlands

• Regular time last-minute momentsand used his toes to block Berghuis' stunner
• Penalty shootout: Save penalties from Virgil van Dijk and Berghuys

Final vs France

• The last minute of extra time: One leg to block Muani's must-have goal (known as the "save of the century")
• Penalty shootout: Saved Koeman's penalty and disrupted Tchouameni with psychological warfare

Data analysis shows that Big Martin in this World CupPenalty save success rate up to 50%(about 3% of the regular level). The famous goalkeeper coach Wilson commented: "His prediction is like a plug-in, which can always be started 0.0 seconds early. "

Imagine without him:

• The Netherlands could beat Argentina in regular time
• Extra-time in France was the end of the game
• Messi's World Cup dream may be shattered again

4. Behind the Celebration of Controversy: The True Temperament of the Misunderstood

The way Big Martin celebrates is truly dramatic:

• "Crotch humiliation" actionTriggered a complaint from the French Football Federation
• When the Golden Glove Award is presentedCriticized for making indecent moves
• After each flutterThe exaggerated dance was criticized for lacking respect

But the details that are rarely reported in the media are:

• He will always comfort his opponents immediately after the game (e.g. Mbappe, Virgil van Dijk)
• Giving the match ball to the opposing young player on several occasions
• Take the initiative to shake hands with the referee after each game

"Those moves were just a release that had been suppressed for too long," explained teammate DePaul, "and he was never maliciously humiliating his opponents, just celebrating his victory from the bottom." "

5. Villa Miracle: The engine from relegation to the quarterfinals of the Champions League

If the national team's performance is a miracle, his contribution to Villa is science fiction:

• 23-0 season: Help Villa rush from the relegation zone to the European zone
• 24-0 season: 41 clean sheets, leading the team back to the Champions League after 0 years
• Champions League 8/0 final: 8 saves in two legs to eliminate Bayern

Boss Unai Emery said: "He's the leader of the dressing room and every training session is like a World Cup final. "The stats show that Martin is averaging (8.0 saves) per game at VillaandInterceptions from outside the box (2.0) are in the top three of Premier League goalkeepers.

6. A revolutionary in goalkeeper technology

Martin's success is no accident, and his technical characteristics have subverted the traditional goalkeeper perception:

(1) Psychological warfare master

• Trash talk to opponents before penalties (to Tchouameni: "You're definitely kicking off")
• Deliberately moving back and forth on the goal line to interfere with the penalty taker
• Study hundreds of hours of your opponent's penalty habits

(2) Scavenger strikes

• 5.0 strikes per game (1st in the Premier League)
• Expand the defensive area with exaggerated moves
• I am good at the unfatal style of "blocking the ball with my face".

(3) The long-term transmission launched an offensive

• The number of direct assists (3) is a record for goalkeepers
• Hand-tossed the ball to find a teammate 40 meters away
• Increases Vera's Counter Speed by 27%

7. The "crazy one" in the locker room

Big Martin in training is another style of painting:

• Strikers are required to shoot with all their might
• Ask the coach to practice reflexes with tennis when you practice
• Watch the opponent's shooting highlights until the early hours of the morning on the eve of the game

隊友沃特金斯透露："有次他撲出我的射門后，追著我罵了十分鐘，說這種軟腳蝦射門不配當職業球員。"

8. If there is no big Martin...

The history of football will be completely rewritten:

• Messi may miss out on the national team tournament for the rest of his life
• Argentina continues to be saddled with the label of "team of sorrow".
• Villa are still hovering in the middle of the Premier League

As Messi said: "Some encounters are fateful and that is the case with me and Amy [Big Martin]. The goalkeeper, who was abandoned by Arsenal, eventually became one of the biggest counter-attacking stories in football history.

9. The saga continues

Today, the 32-year-old Martin is still at his peak:

His story teaches us that the truly strong man is not one who never falls, but who climbs higher after each knockout. Those ten-year persistence on the bench, those silences when questioned, finally turned into the power to touch heaven.