Martinez IN

ilikecheese · January 13, 2015

CynicalBlue said:
Still taxi for Martinez for me.
Got lucky with the subs tonight and always has a look of hope not belief.

Tosh.

Connor · January 13, 2015

Just sack him and let fans manage us from week to week.

We know what we're doing. :hayee:

The Equaliser · January 13, 2015

Fresh Prince of Belle Val said:
Oh God has it got that bad.

Could only see him losing his job if we got relegated.

We'll see how it is after the next 2 games but recent performances have been encouraging. The Europa League is a bonus and will have no bearing on his future.

The lack of working on defending and set-pieces continues to be his achilles heel though, and it will cost us.

DownunderToffee · January 13, 2015

Still needs to work on his subs, like immediately.

Also needs to make tough calls and drop players like Barry who aren't performing up to standards.

Work to do but he has the credits in the bank from last season and the last 3 games show he still has a glimmer of it.

Fansince1988 · January 13, 2015

We are improving but this poor form untill the last couple of games have meant teams fancy a result against us.Home or away,especially at home we only got a good result against QPR because they expect now to lose every away game.We are having to give that extra 10% more than we did last season to even get a draw.Basically we have made ourselves easy targets by mainly to many player being complacent,so we have to fight to get out of it,which we have done in the last 2 games and this has to continue untill we are seen as a top team again.

Greek Fisherman · January 13, 2015

Another goal from a corner... sigh.

Fansince1988 · January 13, 2015

Greek Fisherman said:
Another goal from a corner... sigh.

That is disappointing,but what just as disappointing Is we can never score from one.

CynicalBlue · January 14, 2015

ilikecheese said:
Tosh.

Is he another Wigan player who is joining us?
Seriously though, happy to give him till the end of the season, but losing faith each and every game week.

ilikecheese · January 14, 2015

CynicalBlue said:
Is he another Wigan player who is joining us?
Seriously though, happy to give him till the end of the season, but losing faith each and every game week.

Tosh saying he got lucky...complete and utter tosh.

mrb85 · January 14, 2015

AlE said:
Talk of him getting the sack was ridiculous anyway...

I know football fans are a fickle bunch and the run we've been on lately hasn't been great but come on... He's a good manager, despite the odd flaw (guess what, he's human).

I wouldn't have used the past tense in your opening sentence. He's still, rightly, under intense pressure. Lose next Monday and it'll be odds on he gets the push.

Love that marvellous understatement 'the run we've been on lately hasn't been great'. Brilliant.

AlE · January 14, 2015

mrb85 said:
I wouldn't have used the past tense in your opening sentence. He's still, rightly, under intense pressure. Lose next Monday and it'll be odds on he gets the push.

Love that marvellous understatement 'the run we've been on lately hasn't been great'. Brilliant.

He's not gonna get sacked ffs

MassBlue · January 14, 2015

Fearthainn said:
Not convinced by our performance tonight. Shall we ignore what happened for 70 minutes? Robles kept us in it, Mirallas changed it.

No need to ignore anything. Team did well the whole game. West Ham only really threatened at set pieces and the odd knock-down.

mrb85 · January 14, 2015

dannyboy said:
Even if we get into serious trouble with regards to relegation (we really shouldn't), I'd probably keep him because he's proven he can handle the dogfight in the past.

Let's hope the players take that spirit into the next few games...

Hmm.........well he proved it in 2 out of 3 campaigns. Of course the more insightful amongst us might wonder how come he had Wigan in trouble every season in the first place. We're witnessing him doing the same at Everton now, despite us having by some distance our best squad of players for decades.

mrb85 · January 14, 2015

AlE said:
He's not gonna get sacked ffs

I think you'll find he will......

emb · January 14, 2015

BossBarkley said:
Still needs to work on his subs, like immediately.

Also needs to make tough calls and drop players like Barry who aren't performing up to standards.

Work to do but he has the credits in the bank from last season and the last 3 games show he still has a glimmer of it.

Irritating as Barry is at the moment, and as much as I'd love to see Besic kept on after 70, there's something to be said for the continuity over the last couple of games. Until McCarthy's fit, I'd not shake up the starting eleven.

Edit: Disregard, when McGeady or Atsu is back, two wingers (ish) with Barkley next to Besic. When McCarthy's back, we can have the Number 10 headache again.