Written by Marco Monteverde for Nca Newswire
22:55 February 14, 2024, Updated 22:55 February 14, 2024
- Joe Gauci is ready to learn from Emiliano Martinez
- Martinez won the World Cup with Argentina
- Gauci, 23, likely long-term soccer goalkeeper
- Just joined Aston Villa from Adelaide United
Socceroo Joe Gauci is ready to take on the daunting challenge of dethroning Aston Villa in the English Premier League as the world’s number one goalkeeper.
Former Adelaide United gloveman Gauci signed a four-and-a-half year deal with Villa, whose first-choice shot-stopper is World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez of Argentina, earlier this month, worth an initial transfer fee of around $2.5 million. tied.
“The Premier League is the pinnacle of world football and I’m excited about the opportunity to work with world-class players and the world’s number one goalkeeper,” Gauci, 23, said on his arrival at Villa.
‘he [Martinez] He is a great person who I can learn from.
“There are a lot of positives and at my age it’s the right time to make the leap.
“I’m ready for the challenge. I’m going to give myself every opportunity to succeed.”
Gauci, the Socceroos’ second-choice goalkeeper behind skipper Matt Ryan, was impressed by the scouting work Villa did before offering him a contract.
“The way they talked about my game in such detail made me realize how much they analyzed me as a goalkeeper and as a person,” he said.
“They gave me a very detailed look at how I could improve as a goalkeeper.
“I feel like I can come here and take my game to another level.
“I’m still learning and growing, accepting that I’m making mistakes and trying to improve on them.
“There is no excuse not to reach the highest level professionally.”