Martinez Sentiment Poll: In or Out

[Librarian]

I would be amazed if the board sacks him. Moyes took plenty of steps back and then forward. The real question is what does Martinez do next.

It looks to me that there are a cohort of players who aren't fully committing to the game plan, as they did last season. It's still the same game plan but there's a reluctance about our play. When things were going well they embraced it but I don't see any enthusiasm anymore except when they are in shop-window games.

The problem the manager has is that some of these players are a bit too comfortable at Everton and they think they are untouchable and doing us a favor by staying.

Either he changes the game plan or he changes the personnel. I think we'll see some surprise exits this summer.

 

[Jonahjones]

Same problems yesterday as throughout most of the season. If a team parks the bus then we can't break them down. We then leaves gaps for the counter attack and end up losing against rubbish sides. Martinez just can't seem to find an answer to that.

This.

The fact that we are still saying it with two games of the season to go is phenomenally worrying.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

On this day in 97/98 season

 

[sageyefc]

Would you take moyes back? I know people will go on about Martinez occasionally winning away at the bigger teams... But what's the point when you loose to all the relegation fodder at home...

No, get out moyes arsehole and stop peddling that [Poor language removed] around here

 

[Kankurette]

Sod it. I want him to stay.

 

[Jags..class]

At the end o the game he must be given timeto see what he can, he got another two seasons before I decide if I want him or not.

 

[royalblue66]

At the end o the game he must be given timeto see what he can, he got another two seasons before I decide if I want him or not.

Two seasons, are you sure. ? Don't like the sound of that, it scares the S hit out of me.

 

[rochdaleblue]

At the end o the game he must be given timeto see what he can, he got another two seasons before I decide if I want him or not.

If the standard of football we have witnessed this season is repeated next season, Martinez will be gone by Xmas. As it is he can thank his lucky stars he hasn't be sacked this season.

 

[Carlito]

I would be amazed if the board sacks him. Moyes took plenty of steps back and then forward. The real question is what does Martinez do next.

It looks to me that there are a cohort of players who aren't fully committing to the game plan, as they did last season. It's still the same game plan but there's a reluctance about our play. When things were going well they embraced it but I don't see any enthusiasm anymore except when they are in shop-window games.

The problem the manager has is that some of these players are a bit too comfortable at Everton and they think they are untouchable and doing us a favor by staying.

Either he changes the game plan or he changes the personnel. I think we'll see some surprise exits this summer.

Agree with this. There's a clutch of players at Everton that seem to fancy themselves as club legends, despite achieving virtually nothing here.

I thought Martinez would have cleared them out and brought in players better suited to his style, but to be honest, he doesn't seem to have any interest in the types of players that you'd expect to fit his supposed philosophy.

I'm not a fan, and I'll be glad when he's gone.

 

[Timak]

We are just reverting to the mean.

We've had so many years of outperforming our wage/transfer budget that people got used to it and decided it was the new normal.

The Moyes era saw us gain 10-15 points more than we should each season. The long term average for a team with our budget is about 50 points.

Even with that meagre target we've significantly under-performed this year.

So would I sack Martinez? No. There is no obvious outstanding target available to replace him. 70% of managers would be performing almost exactly the same as him in the long term with our squad, with 25% doing worse and the elite 5% doing better.

 

[Jags..class]

We are just reverting to the mean.

We've had so many years of outperforming our wage/transfer budget that people got used to it and decided it was the new normal.

The Moyes era saw us gain 10-15 points more than we should each season. The long term average for a team with our budget is about 50 points.

Even with that meagre target we've significantly under-performed this year.

So would I sack Martinez? No. There is no obvious outstanding target available to replace him. 70% of managers would be performing almost exactly the same as him in the long term with our squad, with 25% doing worse and the elite 5% doing better.

The only stand out is Eddie howe but he not ready yet

 

[sageyefc]

The only stand out is Eddie howe but he not ready yet

Hes not even stand out ,still unproven.



Rather try to get a frank deboer or likewise if it came to it

 

[Lowste]

Hes not even stand out ,still unproven.



Rather try to get a frank deboer or likewise if it came to it

Frank De Boer is set for far higher calibre club than us

 

[Lowste]

The only stand out is Eddie howe but he not ready yet

Taking Eddie Howe would be a gamble, as with any young manager who we go for but he has great potential

I think some people on here want the likes of a Pullis....

 

[davids]

‘As an Everton fan, Gary was one of my idols growing up. He was a real inspiration to a young budding footballer'.
He's a Blue so it's written in the stars.