Roberto Martinez discussion

carolinablue232 · April 7, 2014

ilikecheese said:
Can't remember mate...but I remember thinking 'well, now he's just showing off'

Definitely was. Baines got hurt, and Bobby broght on Deulofeu. Just ridiculous how good he is tactically sometimes...like today.

Ara · April 7, 2014

bicycleheader said:
did you actually want him gone after just three games of the season......?

Yeah I didn't want him as our manager in the 1st place so after 3 terrible draws I wanted him gone as I thought to my mistake he take us down. Stupid I no but that's just how I thought, plus I believe Moyes was a miracle worker, now I now he held us back.

Comptonlacalifornia · April 7, 2014

Bill Kenwright has much love for Martinez, he has forgotten Moyes ever existed.

Librarian · April 7, 2014

What's he at bringing on attackers when we're already winning? I think there's something wrong with him.

bflefc · April 7, 2014

The man is a witch.

He should be burned.

yelyah · April 7, 2014

Another stat for Martinez:

Everton have scored 3+ goals in 4 games for the first time since Jan 1st 1987

I really do love him.

aloadofold...... · April 7, 2014

My mantra......... Eats tapas , s***s diamonds . Eats tapas s***s diamonds ,eats tapas s***s diamonds .. Allez,Allez ,Allez oooooohhhhhhhhhhmmmmm !

Khalekan · April 7, 2014

Librarian said:
What's he at bringing on attackers when we're already winning? I think there's something wrong with him.

Remember the day we were losing to newly promoted QPR on the first day of the season and Mr. Moyes took the lone striker, Beckford I think, off and fetched a midfield player on.... :celebrate:

SerenityNigh · April 7, 2014

Librarian said:
What's he at bringing on attackers when we're already winning? I think there's something wrong with him.

What's an attacker?

tsubaki · April 7, 2014

Khalekan said:
Remember the day we were losing to newly promoted QPR on the first day of the season and Mr. Moyes took the lone striker, Beckford I think, off and fetched a midfield player on....

My personal favourite was the FA Cup at Bolton, 1-1 with about 4 minutes to go and he brings Heitinga on. The away end then goes absolutely mental, then Heitinga scores.

Khalekan · April 7, 2014

tsubaki said:
My personal favourite was the FA Cup at Bolton, 1-1 with about 4 minutes to go and he brings Heitinga on. The away end then goes absolutely mental, then Heitinga scores.

Loz · April 7, 2014

SerenityNigh said:
What's an attacker?

That would be the guy that we used to buy because he scored goals and then ask him to track back and defend and run the channels and basically do anything except for scoring goals. Those were the days.

TrixyStevens · April 7, 2014

Loz said:
That would be the guy that we used to buy because he scored goals and then ask him to track back and defend and run the channels and basically do anything except for scoring goals. Those were the days.

Simpler times

SerenityNigh · April 7, 2014

Marcotti:

And that’s the mark of a good coach: a guy who works with what he inherits and delivers straight away, devising a system that suits the squad rather than sitting and waiting to sign players who fit his philosophy.

yelyah · April 8, 2014

Good little article in the Mail on Martinez

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-masterclasses-tactics-smiles-tea-ladies.html

The importance of keeping training intense is characterised by a points system Martinez has in place.

Whenever his players do shooting drills or play training games, the best individual performer of the day gets awarded a point. The highest scorer at the end of the season will receive a prize.

Sceptics will wonder how someone who hands out praise so freely can keep a group of more than 20 male athletes incentivised. Kind words from Moyes, for instance, were not just thrown around, so when Everton’s old manager was complimentary, it genuinely meant something.

But Martinez’s constant encouragement is working and the camaraderie he has with the group was shown when Lukaku hurtled towards him after scoring the second goal against Arsenal, almost knocking him off his feet with an embrace.

That is not a new occurrence. When Kevin Mirallas bent in a magnificent free-kick in a game against Aston Villa — clinching a 2-1 victory four days after they had been thrashed by Liverpool — he, too, charged to the touchline to share the moment with Martinez.

‘I’d never celebrated with a manager at any point in my career,’ Mirallas explained. ‘The reason I did that day was because in the weeks leading up to it we had long discussions about how I could contribute more and improve.

‘He showed a lot of confidence in me, kept me in the side and I wanted to dedicate the goal to him.’