His behaviour in the aftermath of the World Cup showdown against France was childish, even despicable. Emiliano Martinez made an obscene gesture after being awarded the Golden Glove for the tournament’s best keeper and continued to bait France star Kylian Mbappe in the following days.No-nonsense Vieira calls out “stupid” MartinezIt caused resentment in British media, and there were rumours that even Aston Villa coach Unai Emery was considering waiving Martinez for such immature acts. Emery had also planned to speak to Martinez, 30, about his controversial antics following the tournament.Former French international doesn’t hold back: “Martinez is a piece of sh.t and Bono is the true Golden Glove!”However, the manager himself now has told reporters he believes ‘Martinez is now in the right frame of mind to return to club football’.”He has had a very good start, travelling with us to Tottenham after training on Friday and Saturday. “He is very important for us and we can be proud of him because he’s a World Cup winner and now his focus is 100 per cent with us at Aston Villa.”ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – Matchday 19MondayBrentford – Liverpool 3-1 (2-0)/Konate 19 og, Wissa 42, Mbeumo 84 – Oxlade-Chamberlain 50/Tuesday22.45: (2.25) Leicester (3.40) Fulham (3.20)22.45: (1.85) Arsenal (3.70) Newcastle (4.60)22.45: (3.60) Everton (3.30) Brighton (2.25)23.00: (1.30) Man.Utd. (5.70) Bournemouth (9.00)Wednesday22.30: (2.10) Southampton (3.50) Nott.Forest (3.80)22.45: (2.65) Leeds (3.25) West Ham (2.70)23.00: (2.05) Aston Villa (3.50) Wolverhampton (3.90)23.00: (3.35) Crystal Palace (3.40) Tottenham (2.30)Thursday23.00: (5.50) Chelsea (3.90) Man.City (1.70)***odds are subject to change
