Argentine world champion Lisandro Martinez, the English Manchester United player, responded to the statement of the French captain and new Real Madrid player Kylian Mbappe, in which he said that winning the European Championship title is more difficult than winning the World Cup, and that is why France has not won the title in 24 years, and the Argentine defender said. Who sat on the bench and did not face Mbappe in the Qatar 2022 World Cup final: “I leave freedom of opinion to him, but I have another opinion. I am not underestimating the Euros, and I am not assuming anything. Winning all competitions is difficult.”
Martinez will represent the Argentine national team in the Copa America to defend the title in search of the 16th achievement of equaling Uruguay’s record holder, but Martinez, nicknamed “The Butcher,” believes that humility is the key to victory. He added: “We know what we have won and how important it is to us, but we want to continue winning.” The key is humility, which is what distinguishes us as a team.” Regarding his season, in which he missed 188 days due to injury, Martinez said: “Personally, it was not a good season for me, but the player must be psychologically prepared for the idea of being injured, and you must learn a lesson from it. I consider the injury an experience from which I emerge stronger physically and psychologically. I feel now “In good shape, and focused on the present moment.”
This summer’s version of Cuba has a different flavour; It is the last international appearance for star Angel Di Maria, who played a fundamental role in Tango winning the title in the 2021 edition, the Finalsima in 2022, and the World Cup in Qatar in the same year. Martinez commented on Di Maria’s retirement after the tournament: “On the field we never talk about this, when You enter the field and you are happy because you are in it. We see Fedi (Di Maria’s nickname) very happy, and we do not see anything else. There is no need to say that we will fight for him to win the last title. We try to enjoy his presence with us in training and matches. Because we know what a legend he is.”