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Offline TopDeck113

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9645 on: January 27, 2026, 01:56:43 PM »
The best thing I can say about Emi Martinez is that he is one of the few - possibly only two - players I have seen for Villa who is the best in the world in their position at the time they played. The only other I can think of is Paul Mcgrath.
That's a very good way of putting it. 
Both were/are flawed geniuses and as such prone to mistakes and poor games.  Yet, both were/are the best at that moment in time.

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9646 on: January 27, 2026, 02:52:32 PM »
You could say he was responsible for the Everton loss as much as he was responsible for the Newcastle win on Sunday.

One of our best ever players and certainly our best ever keeper. As he’s contracted till 2029 he ain’t going anywhere cheaply.

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9647 on: January 27, 2026, 03:06:49 PM »
You could say he was responsible for the Everton loss as much as he was responsible for the Newcastle win on Sunday.

One of our best ever players and certainly our best ever keeper. As he’s contracted till 2029 he ain’t going anywhere cheaply.

I would say partly responsible for the Everton. It wasn't entirely his fault and we really should be scoring against that lot. We didn't play well as a team. His save in the first few seconds against Newcastle completely changes what that game could have been. 1-0 down inside a minute to a team we almost always lose to would be have been crushing.

Offline Mellin

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9648 on: January 27, 2026, 04:19:45 PM »
You could say he was responsible for the Everton loss as much as he was responsible for the Newcastle win on Sunday.

One of our best ever players and certainly our best ever keeper. As he’s contracted till 2029 he ain’t going anywhere cheaply.

Yep. I think we're headed into "will they pay what we want?" territory here. Could still be at Villa for a long time. Have to see.

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9649 on: Today at 07:40:17 PM »
Following last night's clean sheet against Brighton, Emi Martinez now has the highest save percentage (77.4%), and prevented the most goals (4.9) of any goalkeeper in the Premier League this season. https://x.com/AVFCStatto/status/2021877663418196267

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9650 on: Today at 07:52:07 PM »
This is great for Emi but doesn't stand the team in good light. Often the highest save stats involve goalkeepers of teams in the bottom 4/5 positions. Poor teams.

Offline Tony Daleys Shorts

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9651 on: Today at 08:04:39 PM »
He’s played a huge part in the 4 points we’ve gained the past week.

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9652 on: Today at 08:12:00 PM »
He’s such a brilliant keeper, that save last night where he tipped it onto the crossbar was another incredible save.

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9653 on: Today at 08:31:57 PM »
He’s performed really well recently. Maybe he's got a point to prove after receiving some very justified criticism. You don’t hear the “world’s No.1” so often these days, but rather “one of the premiership best keepers”.

It’s been good for him.

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9654 on: Today at 08:37:24 PM »
Recently? I’d say all season he’s been pretty much spectacular. He’s and a clanger a couple of times, but in this day and age with the way we play out from the back and the corner situations it’s not surprising.

 


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