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I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Hugged(op): 6:52am On Sep 06, 2021
Former Arsenal goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez has said that he never wanted to join the club back in 2010 when they came to sign him.

The goalkeeper said he wanted to stay at Independiente in Argentina.

Arsenal signed Martinez as a teenager from Argentina. He went on to spend 10 years in London and made only 38 first team appearances in that time.

He left north London on a string of loan spells, turning out for Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United, Wolves, Getafe and Reading.

The goalkeeper finally proved his worth to Arsenal during the 2019-20 season when he made 23 appearances and winning the FA Cup.

He then left for Aston Villa at the end of the season as he looked for – and found – guaranteed first team opportunities.

The 29-year-old said he never really wanted to join the club in the first place [color=#d7e0c9].[/color]

“Arsenal came to look for me and Pepe Santoro told me that the train only passes once in a lifetime,” Martinez said in an interview with El Pais, via the Mirror.

“My family and my agents thought the same. So, the decision was more for them [his family] than anything else.

“I didn’t want to go. I did not regret it, but I wanted to play in Independiente. For a while, I thought: ‘If I stayed, in two years I will make my debut.’ I knew I could get to Independiente’s first team. The club trusted the youth team goalkeepers.

“We lacked a little financially. I did it more for that than for sports.”
Source: https://dailypost.ng/2021/09/06/epl-i-never-wanted-to-join-arsenal-emiliano-martinez/

Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by temitope27(m):
U still make the wrong decision



















FTC in a while, just like
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Nobody: 7:44am On Sep 06, 2021
AssAnal na Useless club grin
I pity any coach dat will tak it when de sach arteta grin
Conte should better save his career nd snub dat club grin
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Xscape047: 11:20am On Sep 06, 2021
Mi2...
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by anambraamaka: 11:20am On Sep 06, 2021
Very good Keeper
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Nuelito: 11:21am On Sep 06, 2021
Even Arsenal Fans dey say such lately
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by SOLMICHAEL(m): 11:21am On Sep 06, 2021
grin grin

Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by anambraamaka: 11:21am On Sep 06, 2021
Conte can revive Arsenal
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Cheryph200(m): 11:22am On Sep 06, 2021
Arsenal one of the best worst football club
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by dfrost: 11:22am On Sep 06, 2021
Proved his worth at Aston Villa
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by temitope27(m): 11:22am On Sep 06, 2021
They should sell this club to dangote group
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by money121(m): 11:22am On Sep 06, 2021
Ook
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by saferoom: 11:22am On Sep 06, 2021
Okay
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by philo04(m): 11:22am On Sep 06, 2021
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Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by purpulrain:
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Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Kajaard: 11:23am On Sep 06, 2021
temitope27:
They should sell this club to dangote group
You are wicked cheesy
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Bondinus(m): 11:23am On Sep 06, 2021
Everything happens for a reason, see how you turned up and now you are Argentina's first choice
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Derrylatei: 11:24am On Sep 06, 2021
Very body is denying arsenal fc, what a failed football club.
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by temitope27(m): 11:24am On Sep 06, 2021
Kajaard:
You are wicked cheesy
no am not, am just trying to do their fans a favour grin
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by iamtardey: 11:24am On Sep 06, 2021
grin arsenal is totally fvcked
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by BESTScientist1: 11:25am On Sep 06, 2021
He has seen the future

Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by uchewilliam18: 11:26am On Sep 06, 2021
Okay, what's your point?
We understand you did not want to sign for arsenal and you would have preferred to stay at your boyhood club.
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by pepetua(m): 11:26am On Sep 06, 2021
And now what happened
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Savageman: 11:26am On Sep 06, 2021
Issorite
Dangote dey come to rebuild Arsenal grin e go buy all the fulani bandit come arsenal. If you score dem wahali na dagger u go collect for leg.

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Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by BKayy: 11:27am On Sep 06, 2021
See insult.
After being in Arsenal for 8 years

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Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by JosephXavier: 11:27am On Sep 06, 2021
Everybody is now taking a dig at Arsenal

Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Silentgroper(m): 11:28am On Sep 06, 2021
Lewisjohnson:
AssAnal na Useless club grin
I pity any coach dat will tak it when de sach arteta grin
Conte should better save his career nd snub dat club grin
I hear say na sam allardyce naim dem go sign next. Na den i knw xay to go relegation dey hungry arsenal.
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Brandler:
Would he have made this statement if the club has won several medals back to back. One thing about failure. Every one will find a way to disassociate from you. It sounds more like saying, I would never have picked this club but they made me go for it. If the Club had done well he would have said I made the best decision. I moved at the right time and my family encouraged me lol


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Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by BESTScientist1: 11:28am On Sep 06, 2021
You mean KANTE I guess
anambraamaka:
Conte can revive Arsenal
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by seunlayi(m): 11:28am On Sep 06, 2021
Excuses
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by Joshrob(m):
Headline misleading.. Some people don't bother reading the article before commenting rubbish.
He wasn't sure of moving abroad at the age, wanted to be first team keep in independiente.
Who will receive an offer from arsenal in a club in Argentina and say no.. Even your country will disown you talk more of your family.
The only reason he was he's mounting the goal post for Argentina at all is because arsenal gave him a chance. He started make the team when arsenal put him as second choice keeper behind leno.
Even the people commenting here, if arsenal give any footballer contract in your lineage, it's all your village people that will escort him to the airport.
Re: I Never Wanted To Join Arsenal – Emiliano Martinez by optimus106(m): 11:30am On Sep 06, 2021
Relegation bound team...
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