Dibu Martinez consoling Ecuador's goalkeeper after shootout
MediaThe duality of m̶a̶n̶ Dibu
The Dibuality of man
He's actually a great character all around, just doesn't suffer fools.
He did a long form interview for Ben Foster’s (Prem Goalie) podcast It was really interesting and he talks about the technicalities of his keeping.
He is very cerebral
awesome. thanks. will watch.
He got caught on the mics saying "I'm gonna stop at least 2" to his team. Must feel like shit going back to the locker room after saying that
He meant Didu will save at least 2.
He stopped the most important one tbf, the crossbar might have helped a bit
Part of the keeper’s job is the psych-out the kicker
Sometimes you just need to pop out and show Kickers
Show knickers *
Kickers are bomber.
2? huevo dibu huevo? doble huevo
Que ganas de romper la tele cuando Homero Pettinato hace ese baile de mierda
𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙝
𝙫𝙖𝙢𝙤 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣
𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚
No se quienes son esa manga de mogolicos que aparecen (aparte de nati jota) pero que ganas de cagarlos a palos a los tres
oa oa mami somos la luz
Que no se apaga solamente si estas tuuuu
HUEVOS
Da, ochen huevo poluchilos
Classiness and shithousery in equal measure
exactly what the sport needs, but lacks. haaland and gavi are the other ones.
Haaland seems like a good lad, what shithousery have we seen from him?
His shithousery is so advanced his entire first season in the prem was disrespectful to the establishment.
Hardly his fault tho, lad's in a league of his own
“League 2 standard” -Roy Keane
That grumpy old nut, love that geezer and his shit takes
True, but city was something else that season too.
Godfrey knows more about that
Farted right next to a dude man marking him for a corner and laughed about. Fake cried at another player that was whining.
Those are solid entries, he's a certified shithouser then
Aside from him clubbing while sporting a Dortmund jacket, I can't recall anything either
Yeah I remember that and he seemed shitfaced in it
remember him charging towards a ref who completely froze?
I remember he got into an argument on the field and was shouting "que pasa" at a player but that's just regular playing stuff. Nothing over the top
Meanwhile Neal Maupay is shithousery on all measures!
This dude is crushing it. Cocky af, but backs it up but keeps the sportsmanship going. I hate to love him.
he played for Arsenal, too, you know.
That only tells me Arsenal had one of the best GK in the world & they let him go for Ramsdale
"but he can't play out the back"
~one year under emery later~
Argentina owe a bit to Emery. Dibu has massively improved since Emery rolled in, most notably his ability to play out from the back. Having him back there is such a boost to the defense's ability to hold onto the ball.
Owe a bit? Bring him here and we gonna make a monument to him. Side by side with Dibu monument in Mar del Plata.
That's right. I hope you guys get to see what can be done with Emery and board and fan support(instead of mockery) he's a good human being and a great coach. Respect 🫡
Emery is doing great no doubt, but we have also improved under Arteta. It seems to have worked out well for both of us
For Leno!!
Context man...
he was great at that time, BUT not one of the greatest like he is nowadays
he had been great for "small" period and nothing suggested that was his constant level
we let him go for Leno not Ramsdale
we have been shit (still not great yet) in selling players so we could finally cash in on a player at the right time
he was let go trough the front door with both parties being happy and respectful to the other (not that common)
hindsight is 20/20.
Trust the process
And his whole career arc is down to Neil fucking Maupay being a cunt
Leno
Yeah, you let one of the best shot stoppers go for Onana. I think you should understand wanting a goalie of a certain style.
Onana is an upgrade on last year’s DDG and anyone who disagrees with that is obviously just following the narrative and not watching the games
To be fair, as a United fan, I think Onana at first was certainly below DDGs level, but that did start to only improve, let me explain it.
Final year DDG had such a collection of absolute errors, but his shot stopping was still more or less there. Onana committed a fair few errors too, but as the season went on he started certainly adding value to the team. Trying to think back, the only goal of late which made me think Onana should have got to that, was Doku in the FA cup final. Even then, by that point City were long overdue a goal, so it had to happen somehow I guess.
And Ramsdale was an upgrade on dibu, and Raya on him. What’s your point?
Ramsdale was not an upgrade on Dibu (but it doesn't matter now because you have Raya and he's good)
He absolutely was for the style Arteta was red to play. Dibu is likely the better player (really think Ramsdale is ending up underrated, it’s not that one sided) but his distribution isn’t nearly as good as ramsdales.
I think you're right but that was in 2020, at the time he was known for stopping cross, shot stopping and penalty saving, right now he's masterclass at sweeping and his distribution is key to Unai's tactic, I do think Ramsdale is better at distribution but "isn't nearly as good" is a bit much personally
I think now he’s closer, but there’s still a good gap. And his development at Villa was unexpected, aside from that fa cup run he’d been largely poor for Arsenal (albeit with limited chances). And he probably wouldn’t have stayed in the Arsenal team and developed in the same way he has done.
Nah Arsenal fans VASTLY overrated Ramsdale—the guy's an average keeper at best TBH (and even that might be over-selling his performances)
He's pretty much always been a below average shot stopper (his PSxG has been negative every single season of his career other than 21/22 when he was +0.2) who is average at claiming crosses and sweeping off his line, and above average at distribution
It's all well and good prioritizing distribution, but a top keeper has to be at least average to good at other aspects of keeping, and Ramsdale simply never was TBH
Onana is statistically one of the best GKs in the Premier League & David was on the decline, not the same as giving a young Dibu a chance
Stats look like that only because united allow a lot of shots anyway. Onana is not on the level of Costa. Not sure why utd went for him
Because he was nearly 1/3 of the price & United were on an extremely low budget. Onana is a good keeper, he’s just very mistake prone.
He’s not meant to be long-term anyway
Costa wasn't 120 million
I didn't actually believe this because he was so wank to start, but highest save percentage and most shots faced in the league last year. Also 9th in goals per 90.
PSxG is a much better stat for goalkeepers than the ones you've mentioned, TBH
https://fbref.com/en/comps/9/keepersadv/Premier-League-Stats#all_stats_keeper_adv
Onana was 6th in the league in terms of PSxG +/- with +2.1 (basically he saved 2.1 more goals than you'd expect an average keeper to save over the course of a season).
DDG had been your player of the year two of the three previous seasons. Dibu wasn’t young (27 when he moved) and doesn’t have the distribution that’s required. And Onana personally cost you CL last season.
I hate love him, or love hate him
Goalies support fellow goalies 👏👏👏
Yup, unspoken rules between goalies that the shithousery is reserved to the outfield players - both goalies know it's an unfortunate thing to have to resort to penalties.
Nothing stronger like the goalkeeper sindicate
Mi arquero
El capitán después de Messi
Teniente primero
Asistente al gerente regional
Is Dibu Martinez the GOAT Argentina goalkeeper? He has been flawless for them since he started playing.
Best we've had in my life time, so, a good three decades and change.
Immense goalkeeper
Has never lost a tournament. Best save in the history of football. 50% effectivity in penalties. I would say so yeah. Filiol is close, he also has an insane performance in a world cup final. But it's him and Dibu and I have Dibu.
Anulo mufa
What does that mean
"Cancel jinx." The Argentines say it because they said it all through the World Cup they won, so obviously it works, right?
Didn’t it start during copa 2021?
Bro summoned the HORDE
The superstition runs so deep that Stevie Wonder can see it.
I mean... "has never lost a tournament" is a mufa so huge you can see it from space
Anulo mufa
Anulo mufa
Anulo mufa
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He has 2 loses as argentinian GK and 3 trophies. 2 - 3
Best, no. Most important, yes.
Thats a tough question because we also had Pumpido and Fillol. He's definetly the best of this generation.
Fillol was a generational beast. A legendary keeper.
Pumpido... let's say we won despite him. Average keeper at best, starter keeper for many incredible teams.
Agree. I think Goico was more relevant than Pumpido.
Goyco was good at penalties (at least in 1990), but a shitty keeper. The king of conceding stupid goals. Trust me, we suffered him at River.
You are missing the great Amadeo Carrizo playing for "La Maquina".
For me he is, but is either him or filliol
he’s at 50% penalties stopped. “épico”
GOAT international PK shootout goalkeeper of all time, hands down.
Fillol is still up there, wait until Dibu retires
He's got an unfair rep as a rile up to other players when 99% of the time its giving stick back to fans. Seems like a nice lad in general
Yeah he's genuinely a pretty good dude, I remember when he went up against Brazilian police to protect fans who they were brutalising.
People take the shithousing and banter way too seriously, it just lighthearted stuff for entertainment.
(and fyi im not from Argentina or a Aston Villa fan)
(and fyi im not from Argentina or a Aston Villa fan)
na bro you are just based af, no worries
It's all game, that's what a lot of people don't get about him, he does everything to give him a psychological edge
I totally understand that and I love his shithousery
I just think that there are moments to also be respectful where he failed specially with that golden glove trophy
He got dared by his teammates, I can't blame him lol
Do love me some Dibu.
things you love to see 🤍
Dudes not a massive a cunt. He’s just a shithouse, and if he knows he upsets you he will push your buttons.
Exactly
he's just smart. doing his job.
he also gave messi a back-hug after his miss. surprisingly, a very respectful game from both sides given their recent history.
Lol, what recent history? It was a great match, but sadly Ecuador lacks a proper striker, has been that way for almost a decade
What history?
A psycho guy during the game, a classy guy outside of it
Dibu Martinez, the best goalkeeper in the world
He is “bad guy” but he is not bad guy
Dibu "Razor Ramon" Martinez
The bad guy, but not a bad guy at all
anti-hero
Dibu:It's part of the game innit
He did something similar to Mbappe after the WC final. Seems to be quite nice outside of the game
Honestly... I think he saw the Ecuador goalie console Messi after his Panenka miss. He definitely liked him after that. Dibu just saw the Ecuador goalie was a good dude and wanted to give him his respect.
Good guy dibu
GKU always stands up for each other
That is class right there he may be a shithouse but damn that is a classy move
Classy
a great man after all
Breaking kayfabe, brother
I mean, Ecuador played great.
"I'm sorry man, shit happens. I promise I'll go extra easy on your mom tonight"
Lloran los del Real Madrid
Sos pelotudo!!! Gil! Que tiene que ver el Real Madrid aquí!
perdon, los del real madrid que no son españoles*
Es lo mismo que digo yo! Y esta manga de giles salen con estas boludeces
Los del Real Madrid lo insultan al Dibu cuando el nunca jugó contra ellos
When Messi missed. There were some guys at a bar who scream puta Messi. While I was wearing an Ecuadorian jersey. I told them please respect the goat.
That hatred runs deep.
Astounding match, felt like playing a final, leave the cup with your head high.
Nooooo but he is so unlikable argentina is the most unlikable country in the worlddd
DAE ARGENTINA NAZI?
GUYS DO YOU KNOW ARGENTINEANS ARE RACIST??!!
THE WHOLE SQUAD ARE WHITE...WHITE! THIS IS RACISH!!!
Who said that ?
Well, for starters The Washington Post
Said the european before starting an unpromted monologue about the dangers of letting certain kinds of immigrants get too confortable in their country (they still want them there to clean toilettes and pick up the trash)
Said the european before starting an unpromted monologue about the dangers of letting certain kinds of immigrants get too confortable in their country
Yes
(they still want them there to clean toilettes and pick up the trash)
No. How do you think the trash got picked up and the toilets got cleaned before replacement migration?
No. How do you think the trash got picked up and the toilets got cleaned before replacement migration?
Blackface probably
Bit harsh on the Poles...
I'm not even Argentinian and it's so confusing to me.
Why does the concept of shithousery go out the window if it comes to Emi? He's just really, really good at it.
I think it was because shithousery of that level on a WC was unusual but man, it was necessary
It always happens when a South American team reaches the finals. Europeans don't show their true colours until a team from a "shithole" country threatens their standing. They are a bunch of xenophobic fucks.
It’s hilarious they call Argentina racist and the US racist when the same Europeans turn around and go on rants about Romani, immigrants, “save Europe”, make fun of the Indian football fans. Like I legit saw someone from Germany call Argentina the most racist football country because of its past history… like you are one to talk 🤣
That's definitely part of it, but not all of it. Great keeper and a master in the dark arts of shithousery.
Class gesture.
He's fs whispering racist stuff /s
Such a scumbag, he is throwing salt into the wound
Class
Keeper Union forever
I like to think that he's talking shit in his ear even after the match was over. A true shithouser.
My Keeper 😍 best in the world!
The hand on the shoulder is actually a supremacist sign, FIFA should sanction him /s
Fox is so dumb they don’t show this
Fox literally showed this right after it happened
They showed it
Dibu?
Love goalkeeper solidarity
"It's just a game"
Game's not gone
where does dibu come from since thats not his real name
cartoon character
Never forgot Dibu let in 5 goals against Reading in the carabao cup 12 years ago. Arsenal still won 7-5 though
Dibu is the best personality weve ever had in (modern) football, overtaking Zlatan by a small but noticeable margin.
Yeah right and then he's gonna party later with a babydoll in this keeper's image, right?
“This is America. Tell your girlfriend to Hawk Tuah. It’ll make everything better”
Martinez, the national hero.
France and Mexico didn’t like this
He protecc He attac
Martinez is the most insufferable cunt in football.
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