Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has sent a six-word message to Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez on Instagram after his brilliant World Cup display yesterday....CONTINUE READING
The pair played together during their time at Arsenal but of course, both have since moved on to other Premier League outfits.
Aubameyang was arguably the Gunners’ best player for a short period while Martinez enjoyed a brief run in the first-team in Bernd Leno’s absence back in the 2019-20 campaign.
Martinez has gone on to become Villa and Argentina’s number one shot stopper after leaving north London.
And the 30-year-old is now enjoying a brilliant World Cup campaign for Lionel Scaloni’s men. Argentina went 2-0 up against the Netherlands yesterday after goals form Nahuel Molina and Lionel Messi.
But they were pegged back by a late Wout Weghorst brace and forced to decide the game on penalties. Martinez proved to be the hero as he denied Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis from the spot and Argentina booked their place in the semi-final.
Now, his former teammate in Aubameyang has praised him for his penalty shootout heroics.
Aubameyang sends message to Martinez
Martinez posted on Instagram last night following Argentina’s dramatic win over Louis van Gaal’s men.
The Villa shot stopper wrote: “With humility, heart, passion and head. We keep dreaming. We keep firm. We are united for a country.”
Aubameyang replied underneath the post and wrote: “I knew it before the penalties,” alongside a laughing emoji and a clapping emoji.
His teammates flocked beneath the post to praise him after his display and Chelsea legend John Terry also replied with a series of emojis.
Martinez has been brilliant for Argentina over the past few years and was key to their Copa America victory in 2021.
The Villa man is now proving to be an important player for La Albiceleste in Qatar and came up big during last night’s penalty shootout.
Argentina will now face Croatia in the semi-finals after the European side pulled off a shock victory over Brazil yesterday.
Tite’s men were expected to set-up a mouthwatering semi-finals clash between the two South American sides but Croatia are once again proving to be a tough side to beat.
