Roberto Martinez Discussion - Including Live Poll (Poll Reset 1st May)

chazzle_dazzle · April 15, 2016

kenada_blue said:
Because he's ridiculously open at home. Sides wait for us to make a mistake then are clinical.

Can't really remember a time we went 2 up and just seen out a game. Change tactics. Be difficult to break down, especially at home.

We got 2 up and play to score 2 more.

While conceding 4. FML

Igrok · April 15, 2016

kenada_blue said:
Because he's ridiculously open at home. Sides wait for us to make a mistake then are clinical.

Can't really remember a time we went 2 up and just seen out a game. Change tactics. Be difficult to break down, especially at home.

We got 2 up and play to score 2 more.

If we make it difficult, then we would not be able to score and at best it will be 0-0...he is so one-dimensional...

Mozza1987 · April 15, 2016

I would have a lot more respect for the man if he just admitted it's not been good enough and took some of the blame. His excuses are embarrassing! Hope we get rid asap!

Mountfield1985 · April 15, 2016

GrandOldTeam said:
Martinez Wants Home Comfort, by GrandOldTeam

Roberto Martinez is keen for Everton to get back to expecting to win at Goodison.

Martinez: “It’s almost that we’ve gone away from expecting to win a football game once we turn up at Goodison,” said Martinez on Friday. “I remember two years ago, with the home record that we had, we felt so confident we knew that – even if it would take until the last minute of the game – we would get a win. Now we need to work hard to change that back, because at the moment it seems like we’ve got [to where] it’s always a situation that we could lose something at home and we need to change that because, clearly, the quality we’ve got in the squad is better than the results we’ve collected.

“The away form will show you that the contrasting results are quite extreme. If you look, it’s 10 clean sheets in the 23 games that we’ve played [away] and, in the league, only two defeats in 16 games is the best record we’ve ever had at the Club. We’ve been very strong defensively, we always carry a threat, we’re an attacking team, we pride ourselves on being a team that can break anyone down and we’ve done that.

“At home, it’s a completely different story. We’ve been punished. Too often defensively we’ve conceded too many goals. The bravery and the attacking play has always been there and you’re not the fourth highest-scoring team in the league [at home] for nothing. But, clearly, the balance at home hasn’t been right and the amount of defeats – sometimes they’ve been too harsh or undeserved – but the reality is there has been too many defeats and that has affected our campaign in the league too much.

“But it’s not a question of the quality or the balance of the side, it’s a question of ourselves having a bit more luck, because at times it happens, but also of just feeling at ease and a bit more positive that, if we do things well, we will get the positive result.”

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"But it’s not a question of the quality or the balance of the side, it’s a question of ourselves having a bit more luck, because at times it happens, but also of just feeling at ease and a bit more positive that, if we do things well, we will get the positive result.”

Translation - I'm not actually going to do anything to try and change what's happening. It'll work out by itself.

Khalekan · April 15, 2016

kenada_blue said:
Because he's ridiculously open at home. Sides wait for us to make a mistake then are clinical.

Can't really remember a time we went 2 up and just seen out a game. Change tactics. Be difficult to break down, especially at home.

We got 2 up and play to score 2 more.

There is nothing wrong with that in principle.

Kick on from a position of strength otherwise you would never run up a three, four, five goal win.

Our problem us we can't keep the back door shut no matter what the score is most games.

Brendan Janus · April 15, 2016

One needs to keep one's back door shut !! :eek:

Khalekan · April 15, 2016

Brendan Janus said:
One needs to keep one's back door shut !!

ooh....er.....missus.... :blush:

Whistlin' Dixie · April 15, 2016

Brendan Janus said:
One needs to keep one's back door shut !!

MrGrumpy · April 15, 2016

I think we are very lucky there only 6 games left and not 10-12 as currently we are well in relagation form 2 points from 15 with Southampton/Rs up next, can see 0 from them games, as were crap at home and we never win at RS. Martinez has to go, only Villa are worse then us

JLW · April 15, 2016

Brendan Janus said:
One needs to keep one's back door shut !!

Ours keeps getting broken into every week and the man of the house does [Poor language removed] all about it

Brendan Janus · April 15, 2016

JLW said:
Ours keeps getting broken into every week and the man of the house does [Poor language removed] all about it

Perhaps the man of the house likes it !! :whip:

Moggers · April 15, 2016

After months of sitting on the fence (I wanted to believe! And on some levels do feel sorry for Martinez the way its turned out, well as sorry as you can feel for someone on his salary!) it all came to a head after the West Ham game for me, the splinters up my ring-piece finally took their toll and I leaped firmly into the Martinez out camp, things never changed in the following fixtures after this.

I am going to think of the cup and the league as separate entities this season now, I really can’t be bothered with the league now and don’t really want to watch us in all honesty (Although I NEVER want us to get beat!!!!

) and it pains me to say that, as I have always willingly watched us, even through our dark days of the 90’s...

But, to end on a positive, I’m sick of this season now, fed up of feeling down, so let’s get behind the team/manager (I’m resigned to him being here until the end of the season) for the cup at least… Then in the summer when (Not if) we have our new manager, hopefully with a cup in our back pocket – We move onwards and upwards, with a new investor(s), new ground plans in the pipeline, new players, while retaining some existing personnel at the club and go in next year with a blank sheet.

We are rotten to the core with negativity right through the club and through to the fans (with good reason) at the moment and for the last few decades, I for one am going to try and change my outlook on that, if only for my own sanity… Wish me luck haha!

*if my positivity dips at all I’ll just dig out a few of the Esk’s posts in the this/new shareholder thread to get my spirits up!

MikeH72 · April 15, 2016

Mountfield1985 said:
"But it’s not a question of the quality or the balance of the side, it’s a question of ourselves having a bit more luck, because at times it happens, but also of just feeling at ease and a bit more positive that, if we do things well, we will get the positive result.”

Translation - I'm not actually going to do anything to try and change what's happening. It'll work out by itself.

The exact attitude that got him relegated :dance:

Igrok · April 15, 2016

Moggers said:
After months of sitting on the fence (I wanted to believe! And on some levels do feel sorry for Martinez the way its turned out, well as sorry as you can feel for someone on his salary!) it all came to a head after the West Ham game for me, the splinters up my ring-piece finally took their toll and I leaped firmly into the Martinez out camp, things never changed in the following fixtures after this.

I am going to think of the cup and the league as separate entities this season now, I really can’t be bothered with the league now and don’t really want to watch us in all honesty (Although I NEVER want us to get beat!!!! ) and it pains me to say that, as I have always willingly watched us, even through our dark days of the 90’s...

But, to end on a positive, I’m sick of this season now, fed up of feeling down, so let’s get behind the team/manager (I’m resigned to him being here until the end of the season) for the cup at least… Then in the summer when (Not if) we have our new manager, hopefully with a cup in our back pocket – We move onwards and upwards, with a new investor(s), new ground plans in the pipeline, new players, while retaining some existing personnel at the club and go in next year with a blank sheet.

We are rotten to the core with negativity right through the club and through to the fans (with good reason) at the moment and for the last few decades, I for one am going to try and change my outlook on that, if only for my own sanity… Wish me luck haha!

*if my positivity dips at all I’ll just dig out a few of the Esk’s posts in the this/new shareholder thread to get my spirits up!