TA: Martinez needs to show regret before being accepted by Villa again, and it is difficult to be forgiven by fans

Villa goalkeeper Martinez wants to seek to join Manchester United this summer but has not made a trip, and he is currently facing huge problems. The Athletic said Martinez needed to show regret in order to be accepted again by the team. The task of winning the fans' forgiveness is very difficult.

On the transfer deadline on September 1, Martinez sat at Villa training base waiting for the call from Manchester United, but the phone never rang. The staff were surprised to see him because he was originally scheduled to fly to Argentina later that day. Even when Manchester United turned to Antwerp goalkeeper Ramons's moves were clear, Martinez still did not give up hope.

Martinez eventually stayed in Villa, but the cracks and differences were getting deeper. Throughout the summer, Martinez's future was a topic of discussion in the locker room. It was an open secret that he wanted to leave the team, and he told his teammates and staff that he was going to transfer.

Martinez's situation reflects a common phenomenon this summer: power has been tilted towards players. Cases of major transfers have been common through training strikes, stranded and persistent confrontation, such as Visa transferred to Newcastle United from Brentford, and Isaac transferred to Liverpool from Newcastle United.

Several sources described the matter as "embarrassing". To protect the relationship, they and other sources in this article requested anonymity. An experienced former Premier League and national coach told The Athletic: The most similar situation is that when our team’s star players want to leave, we have no arguments or disputes. But other players kept coming to my office and asked 'What's wrong with this player? He became a little silent. I decided that this situation must be terminated and I could not reintegrate him. I held a press conference with the club and decided to let him leave the team.

When I was a player, the situation was completely different. There were no such many media platforms at that time. Now you can't hide anything, news is updated in minutes. Take Isaac's situation as an example, the message is updated hourly rather than daily. In the past, players also had the intention to leave the team, but their operation methods were different and more secret. Now if the players want to go, they are likely to succeed because the club is afraid of creating a bigger rift.

Martinez's turmoil came quite suddenly. But the problem is that Eddie Howe has been dealing with the Isaac incident all summer. The difference is that Emery still has Martinez and has to deal with follow-up issues.

A senior recruiter of a Premier League rival told The Athletic: Although this is a bad situation for Amy, fans, Emery and the club's ambitions, the core players are eager to join a team that is not qualified for European competition. Some of the cross-border behaviors do not match the atmosphere created by Emery's coaching in the past two seasons.

Isaac's agency is Universal Twenty Two, which also has a broker in charge of Martinez. When negotiations get so hard, there will naturally be other characters involved, and Martinez is seeking the help of "super agent" Jorge Mendes this summer to facilitate the transfer.

Close observers believe that Martinez needs to show regret in order to be accepted again by the team. The task of winning the fans' forgiveness is very difficult. However, other people in the locker room were delighted by his stay in the team. Despite his performance decline last season, his strength is beyond doubt, and last year he won the second Yasin Award for the world's best goalkeeper.

has been nearly five years since Martinez joined Villa. On the anniversary of September 16th, the club either celebrates publicly or can only post embarrassingly on social media accounts, just like previous birthday wishes.

This is a delicate and contradictory period. As a mainstay of Emery's era, Martinez was a transformative figure. He is deeply loved by his own fans and enjoys being hated by Vera and everyone outside Argentina. He is now facing a battle to regain trust.

The Athletic said that many fans claim to not forgive or forget, but football is a fleeting and fickle old business. Ideally, just one iconic Martinez-like performance would be enough to convince doubters. The shift in behavior and a focused attitude will also eliminate any potential doubts Emery and his team have about enabling him.