Villa's Emi Martínez admits conceding goals is affecting his mentality

Aston Villa may be enjoying a solid start to the season, but goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is not happy with one aspect of his performances.

The Argentine stopper has let in nine goals in the opening seven games of the Premier League season, and this is weighing heavily on his mind.

“They are scoring a lot of goals against me in the Premier and it is something that affects me a lot,” the goalkeeper told ESPN.

“I am a fan of zero goals, so I work a lot for it. With Javier García (his goalkeeping coach) we worked a lot, specifically yesterday, 40 or 50 minutes reacting to the ball, concentrating only on the ball and today the truth was that it was very good for me.

“I am a sucker for continuing to grow, for being the best, for winning everything with Aston Villa; I set out to play in the Champions League with Villa and I was able to achieve it.

“With the same selection. I have no ceiling; I want to continue growing and I try to show it every weekend.”

Unai Emery’s side face Fulham in the Premier League this Saturday, before hosting Bologna in Champions League action in midweek.