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‘That was a stupid decision’ – Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira slams Emiliano Martinez’s mocking of Kylian Mbappe and insists Argentina star’s antics diminished World Cup heroics

Patrick Vieira says that Emiliano Martinez’s mockery of Kylian Mbappe diminished Argentina’s World Cup heroics.

The Aston Villa goalkeeper was one of his nation’s star men as he helped Argentina to a penalty shootout victory over France last week to earn football’s biggest prize in Qatar.

Patrick Vieira says that Emiliano Martinez’s mockery of Kylian Mbappe diminished Argentina’s World Cup heroics.

The Aston Villa goalkeeper was one of his nation’s star men as he helped Argentina to a penalty shootout victory over France last week to earn football’s biggest prize in Qatar.

France legend and Crystal Palace boss Vieira believes that his antics were unnecessary.

Speaking to the media, Vieira said: “When you are talking about the abuse and the comments that he received after the World Cup, I think that is damaging the game and himself.

“Some of the pictures that I saw from the Argentina goalkeeper took away a little bit from what Argentina achieved at the World Cup.

“I don’t think that they really needed that. You can’t control sometimes people’s emotions or decisions, but that was a stupid decision from Martinez to do that.”

France legend and Crystal Palace boss Vieira believes that his antics were unnecessary.

Speaking to the media, Vieira said: “When you are talking about the abuse and the comments that he received after the World Cup, I think that is damaging the game and himself.

“Some of the pictures that I saw from the Argentina goalkeeper took away a little bit from what Argentina achieved at the World Cup.

“I don’t think that they really needed that. You can’t control sometimes people’s emotions or decisions, but that was a stupid decision from Martinez to do that.”

France legend and Crystal Palace boss Vieira believes that his antics were unnecessary.

Speaking to the media, Vieira said: “When you are talking about the abuse and the comments that he received after the World Cup, I think that is damaging the game and himself.

“Some of the pictures that I saw from the Argentina goalkeeper took away a little bit from what Argentina achieved at the World Cup.

“I don’t think that they really needed that. You can’t control sometimes people’s emotions or decisions, but that was a stupid decision from Martinez to do that.”