Lisandro Martinez ignores criticisms about height: "They show who they are."

Manchester United has improved their level in the second half of the season, placing them in third place in the Premier League. The team of the 'red devils' highlights the presence of Lisandro Martinez, an Argentine defender who arrived from Ajax, at the request of Ten Hag. Throughout his stay, he has received criticism about his short stature, but he ignores it.

"I can't control that, it's just an opinion. I understand when people say that. They show me who they are. It's not my problem. At the beginning, in Argentina, it was the same. But it's normal because, in football, it's not very common to play as a center-back with my height," the defender mentioned.

On the other hand, he remembered one of the most difficult moments he went through in the English team. For the Argentine, the defeat against Brentford meant a turning point in their interest in winning. Nowadays, they are in third place and secure their presence in the next Champions League.

"It was tough, of course, because you don't want to have such a start. The result was tough, the way we lost. The attitude was very bad. But the team directly changed their mentality. We said, 'Well, we are on the ground, but we have something to prove. We have to fight again.' Sometimes, it's good to see the bad things and then have a transformation on the field," he added.

The passion in his game

Argentine footballers have a common and decisive factor that sets them apart from other countries: passion. Lisandro Martinez has shown his great temperament and how decisive he can be when saving a ball or marking an opponent.

"Argentines are always like that, we are passionate. Football is everything to us, so that's why we always try to give our all. I remember that, as a kid, when I was really small, four or five years old, I started fighting and crying when I lost, so it's something we carry in our blood and in our heart. It's our culture," he said.

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