Goalkeepers do shine: The world will remember the historic saves against Son and Muani
They say that the forwards and the midfielders are the ones who get all the attention and are always the favorites for the awards. And how the defense with the goalkeepers stay in their shadow. With what happened on Tuesday night in London, comes the great vindication of the goalkeepers for their own moments of glory that the world will remember.
By KONSTANTINOS ZALIARIS
The truth is that Emiliano Martinez became... happy, thanks to a save by a colleague, who... reminded of the Argentinian's style and put his name next to the Villa goalkeeper, in every conversation about the most decisive saves.
Stefan Ortega entered City's match against Tottenham in the 70th minute and it seems that he might have offered the fourth consecutive championship to the "citizens" with his intervention in the decisive moment with Heung-Min Son.
Stefan Ortega felt the love from his Man City players and manager after THAT save to deny Heung-min Son 😘🤗 pic.twitter.com/zM6SAG0Gd7
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) May 14, 2024
That one highlight and Haaland's goals sent Aston Villa into the next Champions League for the first time in 41 years. And Emiliano Martinez may no longer be the only one the world will be talking about for the saves that have stuck in everyone's mind in recent years. But it's not "spoiling" him at all right now.
His own terrific save in the 2022 World Cup final gave Argentina their last big push for world domination, and Ortega's might have decided an entire Premier League championship.
Finally the goalkeepers are vindicated. History writes about them too. And there are those moments that stick in the mind for their own actions and not for the failure of the opposing attackers...