“I don’t waste time on such trivial things,” Kylian Mbappe responds to Emiliano Martinez’s antics during World Cup celebrations
Kylian Mbappe has acted maturely than his age after 30-year-old Emiliano Martinez trolls him during World Cup celebrations.
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Following Argentina’s World Cup victory over France, Kylian Mbappe has finally responded to Emiliano Martinez’s mocking. When questioned about the remarks made by Emi Martinez following the World Cup final, France striker responded that he won’t “waste energy on such futile things.”
Along with his penalty in the shootout, Mbappe scored a hat-trick against Martinez in the World Cup final to claim the Golden Boot. It wasn’t enough; Argentina won 4-2 as a result of misses from Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni. Martinez took the chance to continuously make fun of Mbappe during his celebrations. The Aston Villa goalkeeper, who was seen carrying a doll with Mbappe’s face on it back in Buenos Aires requested a “minute of silence” in the locker room.
Both fans and pundits criticized his behavior immediately afterward. Aston Villa manager Unai Emery acknowledged he would deal with Martinez about his behaviour when he finally returns to Villa Park. Mbappe has been silent throughout the entire situation until Wednesday night, that is. After Paris Saint-Germain defeated Strasbourg 2-1, a game in which the 24-year-old scored the game-winning penalty, questions about Martinez understandably surfaced.
The last thing he wanted was for it to turn into a verbal conflict. He told reporters: “I talked with him after the match. I congratulated him. For him it was a life goal. For me too, but I lost, so I have to be a good sport. Celebrations are not my problem, I don’t waste time on such trivial things.”
2018 World Cup winner called Argentina’s goalkeeper the ‘most hated man’ over Kylian Mbappe’s gestures
Emiliano Martinez’s contentious World Cup final conduct has sparked another feud between the French and the Argentine. The Aston Villa goalkeeper was vital in Argentina’s victory over France to win the title in Qatar earlier this month. He made a decisive save in extra time before turning aside Kingsley Coman’s penalty in the shootout and raucously celebrating after.
Adil Rami, a 2018 World Cup champion with France, then referred to Martinez as “the biggest s*** in football” Following a tense final, the 36-year-old Troyes center-back took to social media to express his displeasure with Martinez’s actions, which included making a vulgar gesture with the Golden Glove trophy that was given out following the game.
During Argentina’s post-match celebrations in the nation’s capital, Buenos Aires, he also carried a Kylian Mbappe doll to ridicule the PSG forward whose hat-trick was inadequate to win the match. Later, France filed a formal complaint. On his Instagram account, Rami also referred to the 30-year-old as “the most hated man” on the planet.
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