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|May 25, 2025
Former Villa coach: How Martinez wanted to be world's best keeper
OLD TRAFFORD would be a fitting place to stage Emiliano Martinez's grand Aston Villa finale.
It's not Villa Park, but the Theatre of Dreams is a stadium of significance for the 32-year-old goalkeeper.
He looks poised to consider his future after breaking down in tears following last week's 2-0 triumph over Tottenham.
Unai Emery's World Cup winner, renowned for his leadership and spot-kick heroics, has a reputation as one of the game's best shot-stoppers.
Former Villa goalkeeping coach Neil Cutler played a role in Martinez's development - and has pinpointed the precise moment that the Argentine began to embrace his role as a pantomime villain.
Cutler (right) said: "The one big moment to start with was Manchester United away in 2021. They got a late penalty and Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo were the two players discussing it.
This story is from the May 25, 2025 edition of The Sunday Mirror.
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