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Manchester United star Lisandro Martinez explains ‘The Butcher’ nickname
18.02.2023 - 20:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Lisandro Martinez admits he doesn’t know who first branded him as ‘The Butcher’ but has suggested two reasons why he may have been given the title.
The defender has been a colossus at the back for Manchester United this season and has taken to the hearts of Reds fans. Chants of ‘Argentina’ are commonly heard from the terraces with accompanying flags.
Upon his return to Old Trafford after his World Cup success, United fans unveiled a giant Argentina flag with a butcher’s knife in the middle in reference to his nickname. “I don’t know why at Ajax they called me 'The Butcher',” Martinez said, as per the Mirror.
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“I don’t even remember who gave me the nickname. It must be because I'm aggressive in the way I play my game. I did once make a vacuum (a cut of Argentine beef) in my house, so in one way the nickname suits me!
“But the truth is that I do go to each challenge like it is going to be my last one. Having said that, I have greatly improved the way I read the game and how to make decisions. I have also grown in the way I pass the ball. And I want to continue improving absolutely everything.
“There is no limit for me. But if I want to go higher, I have to work for it - and that will always be the reality.” It’s this passion that has made him a fan-favourite and one of the first names on Erik ten Hag’s team sheet.
Martinez detailed that his furious play was honed in the Netherlands at Ajax and that he found it difficult to keep up at first. “I really suffered with the intensity with which they play in Ajax.
“It really is incredible - as well as the reading of the game that everyone has,” he said, admitting: “I suffered a lot at first, so much
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