LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Aston Villa manager Unai Emery welcomes Emi Martinez’s return and hopes that the Argentine goalkeeper will feel “comfortable and confident” with his team after failing to secure a move to Manchester United in the second half of the transfer window.
Martinez, manager of the 2022 World Cup, was removed from the Villa lineup in his final match before an international break due to uncertainty about his future with the club.
The transfer window was closed and he stayed at the villa, so Martinez regained his place, I’ve made some important saves Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Everton in the Premier League.
“When I wear the coat of arms, I don’t give it all,” Martinez said in X after the match.
Emery said Villa needed Martinez and didn’t score goals in the first four league games as the team is trying to recover from a slow start up to the season.
“We struggled with his situation,” Emery said.
“We have to protect him and feel him within the group, and he will be comfortable and confident.”
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