I feel he deserves another season.
What is so frustrating is that I see some fantastic stuff from both him and the team; its so far removed from the Moyes era which to be fair he is judged against right now and I include this season in that.
We dominated at Old Trafford for long spells/Emirates/Stamford Bridge. Yes we lost every one but when did we EVER do that under previous manager? We all yearned for the day we dared to take on these teams like this.
We cant compare this team to the team in the 80's. Its a different ball game and I know most of us wouldnt dream of it. But to WIN things, you must attack, control and outscore opponents.
I admit defending is crucial too and its something that he needs to get right. But I would rather go into a battle with Bobby than any manager since the 80's. At least we have a chance.
Last season wasnt a fluke; it wasnt Bobby getting lucky with Moyes team. It was Martinez and his coaching staff getting MORE from a group of players than his predecessor ever did. Even this season I could name performances where we have played better than ANYTHING served prior to his reign over the last 15 years or so.
Within the last 5 years or so we have got to one FA Cup final, two semi finals and one carling cup final. In each of those we all left the grounds saying 'why didnt we get at them..why didnt we go for the kill'. We were frustrated and annoyed that with someone with a bit of balls, we would have beat that god awful Liverpool team in the semi final, beaten Chelsea over two legs in the semi final of the league cup, gone for the 2nd in the cup final. Yes we beat UTD in a semi, but it was on pens, we never threatened and it was there reserves (doesnt take away the glory).
Its bordering on hysteria to now criticise when we actually do that in games. Yes he is naive at times, yes he is stubborn and yes, his team selections can be questionable. But the same goes with every manager.
Without Martinez we wouldnt have signed Rom; we wouldnt have signed up Barkley OR Stones on long term deals. Lets remember that.
I would say this season is an utter freak of a season for us for a number of reasons. Lets not forget the first quarter of the year we had a serious amount of injuries to KEY players for us; we dominated some games and were left reeling some god awful decisions from referees.
This adds to pressure; it makes players lose confidence and not themselves.
Bobby has earnt the right to be judged next season.
What is so frustrating is that I see some fantastic stuff from both him and the team; its so far removed from the Moyes era which to be fair he is judged against right now and I include this season in that.
We dominated at Old Trafford for long spells/Emirates/Stamford Bridge. Yes we lost every one but when did we EVER do that under previous manager? We all yearned for the day we dared to take on these teams like this.
We cant compare this team to the team in the 80's. Its a different ball game and I know most of us wouldnt dream of it. But to WIN things, you must attack, control and outscore opponents.
I admit defending is crucial too and its something that he needs to get right. But I would rather go into a battle with Bobby than any manager since the 80's. At least we have a chance.
Last season wasnt a fluke; it wasnt Bobby getting lucky with Moyes team. It was Martinez and his coaching staff getting MORE from a group of players than his predecessor ever did. Even this season I could name performances where we have played better than ANYTHING served prior to his reign over the last 15 years or so.
Within the last 5 years or so we have got to one FA Cup final, two semi finals and one carling cup final. In each of those we all left the grounds saying 'why didnt we get at them..why didnt we go for the kill'. We were frustrated and annoyed that with someone with a bit of balls, we would have beat that god awful Liverpool team in the semi final, beaten Chelsea over two legs in the semi final of the league cup, gone for the 2nd in the cup final. Yes we beat UTD in a semi, but it was on pens, we never threatened and it was there reserves (doesnt take away the glory).
Its bordering on hysteria to now criticise when we actually do that in games. Yes he is naive at times, yes he is stubborn and yes, his team selections can be questionable. But the same goes with every manager.
Without Martinez we wouldnt have signed Rom; we wouldnt have signed up Barkley OR Stones on long term deals. Lets remember that.
I would say this season is an utter freak of a season for us for a number of reasons. Lets not forget the first quarter of the year we had a serious amount of injuries to KEY players for us; we dominated some games and were left reeling some god awful decisions from referees.
This adds to pressure; it makes players lose confidence and not themselves.
Bobby has earnt the right to be judged next season.
