On the team bus will be a short handwritten note on Martinez's seat.
"Dear Roberto,
Things aren't working out between us. It's not us, it's you. Nobody else is involved but we're hoping to start seeing new people very soon.
lots of love,
Everton FC x"
"Baines slips it inside to Barkley, Barkley looks up and fails to play the simple pass, and instead runs into 2 defenders who easily dispossess him. Rooney berates him. The Kop reset their video phones to show a little "real game" footage to their mates back in Truro/Northampton/Worcester etc"
He's one of the best passers at the club, but his injury record will mean he'll move on this summer, probably to a Championship club.
His performance against Dagenham in the FA Cup didn't do him any favours either.
Agreed that we might as well blood some younger players in the remaining league games. Aren't some of those you mentioned on loan at the moment though?
Re: Mourinho, does he stay at clubs for the long/medium term?
We could do with a manager who will come in, develop the young players and bring them on. He did it at Porto, but will he risk his reputation at a club where getting into the top 4 or winning a trophy is our initial definition of...
Almost completely disagree. Yes players have to be motivated but there also has to be a gameplan or worst case secnario, you've got an under 4s game with a bunch of excited lads chasing the ball everywhere.
Fair points.
He has had us underachieving for nearly 2 years now so not sure it would be considered a knee jerk reaction if we got rid.
I'm still not entirely in the out camp but he'd better learn some lessons really really quickly because he's currently taking us in the wrong direction.
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I believe that Martinez needs to go as soon as a replacement is identified (no easy feat I know). As a club we've been treading water for 2 years now. Lessons aren't being learned. He can't find a balance...