The Aston Villa has become one of the revelations of the current season of the Premier League. The set led by Dean Smith it ranks eighth in the table with 39 points from 24 games with two pending home games against Tottenham and Everton, two direct rivals in the fight to qualify for international competitions.
One of the keys to Aston Villa this season, beyond the great performance of the best players in the squad (Jack Grealish, Ollie Watkins, Tyrone Mings, John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ezri Konsa, Matty Cash), is the impressive impact that has been Emiliano Martinez since your arrival at Villa Park.
The 28-year-old Argentine goalkeeper had an impressive appearance last season at Arsenal and, having barely set foot in Birmingham, has become one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League, even valued by many as the better. And their numbers are proof of this.
The impressive numbers of Emiliano Martínez
Emiliano Martínez has played 24 games in the current Premier League season and his numbers are as follows:
-13 goals to zero (second in the Premier League behind Ederson).
-1.1 goals conceded per game (seventh in the Premier League, tied with Kasper Schmeichel, Hugo Lloris and Alisson Becker)
-1 penalty stopped from three shots.
-3.8 saves per game with a 78% effectiveness (Third in the table behind Sam Johnstone and Illan Meslier)
-Elected once in the team of the week
But, beyond his numbers, Emiliano Martínez has become one of the safest pieces of the starting eleven of Aston Villa. His presence in goal has given a lot of solidity to a game system that does not take many risks at a defensive level but likes to position many pieces in the opponent’s field, so it is exposed in several sections of the games.
Emiliano Martínez is not a goalkeeper with a lot of poster but, due to his performance since his appearance in the Premier League last season, he has shown that he has the conditions to remain in one of the best leagues in the world and be considered as an option for the Argentine national team, which That is not a small thing to say considering that, a year ago, he was a footballer who did not see continuous minutes at Arsenal.
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