From the very beginning someone will ask if Lisandro Martinez can succeed in Manchester Utd as a middle back with his short stature. However, within a few months, Argentina’s World Cup winner has established himself as a defensive fixture and one of the most creditable defenders in the Premier League.
“In the beginning, in Argentina, it was the same (doubtful),” said Martínez. “But it’s normal because, in football, it’s not normal to play center-back at my height.” Jamie Carragher, a former Liverpool centre-back who is a television commentator, described the Argentine’s height as a “big problem” for United manager Erik ten Hag.
“I can’t control that. It’s just an opinion. I understand when people say that, they show me who they are, but it’s not my problem,” he says. United paid €55m to sign Martinez from Ajax last year after the Ten Hag saw him as a key part of their rebuild at Old Trafford.
Source: La Verdad
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