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The Qatar 2022 World Cup was marked by the goalkeeper of Argentina Dibu Martinez, a very decisive man for his team, but whose behavior is subject to many controversies. And one of the last to speak out on the subject is the goalkeeper of the French selection and Tottenham Hugo Lloris, who has just announced his withdrawal from the Blues.
Indeed, the behavior of Dibu Martinez during the penalty shootout with Argentina continues to generate reactions. And this time it’s Hugo Lloris, who told L’Equipe that he was harshly attacking the Argentine, mentioning his “stupidities” in the goals and his maneuvers to destabilize opponents: “There are things I do not know how to do. There are things I don’t know how to do. Making mistakes in goal, destabilizing opponents by playing on the edge, I don’t know how to do that. I’m too rational, too honest to go into that. I don’t know how to win like that, although I didn’t want to lose like that either…” said Lloris.
On the other hand, Tottenham and Aston Villa faced each other on January 1, 23 in the Premier League and L’Equipe described the reception between Lloris and Dibu as distant: “We must greet the victory of Argentina and say that it was decisive. Afterwards, during the celebration, it was judged quite broadly, so I don’t need to add anything. During the penalty shootout itself, he used everything he could to destabilize,” said the Frenchman.
When asked if he was capable of imitating Dibu in a penalty shootout, Lloris did not mince his words: “Try to succeed, look for success, yes. But to do that? It’s not me, I can’t.”
On the friction with his teammate Cuti Romero: “We explained what happened and we moved on. He’s a guy I like a lot, he’s my neighbor, by the way, and since he arrived, we spend a lot of time together. But we talked about it, yes.
Finally, asked if he threatened him at the end, the Frenchman wanted to move on: “It was a game question. They push him towards me, he drags his elbow, and it is the pain that causes my anger. But let’s move on…”.
