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[red1]

Think it was cos you highlighted the 2 loanies mate rather than use the example of McCarthy who has played better than Barry in fact this year and was also brought in during the summer mate

You're right. McCarthy is actually a very good player, he would get into our team as well, totally forgot about him. Mirallas and Barkley are good players in their own right.

 

[Brennan]

I think Arsenal need a managerial change like. Somebody on here nailed it before, said that Arsenal always play the same way regardless of their opposition or the task at hand. That was okay when you had a bunch of real top drawer players, but that's not the case now. Giroud is a man who needs a strike partner for me, doesn't have the strength or speed to lead the line on his own.

 

[The Esk]

For too long teams have acted on the wisdom that the best teams need to cost hundreds of millions of pounds.

I think this was Moyes biggest physiological failing in his time here, something that grew as the years went on.

 

[bizzaro]

I've no doubt in my mind that Martinez is the Spanish equivalent of Klopp when it comes to management ability and working on a budget. Martinez is quickly busting the myth that you need mega money to make real progress in this league. For too long teams have acted on the wisdom that the best teams need to cost hundreds of millions of pounds. The reality is that with the right mentality and the right group you can give the well financed teams a proper run. Moyes nailed the financial aspect, Martinez has nailed the mentality side of it.

A player is good enough if he's good enough and knows it, not if he cost £40m.

Hasn't Martinez just turned £13million Mccarthy into a £35million player?

Isn't that the trick?

 

[red1]

I've no doubt in my mind that Martinez is the Spanish equivalent of Klopp when it comes to management ability and working on a budget. Martinez is quickly busting the myth that you need mega money to make real progress in this league. For too long teams have acted on the wisdom that the best teams need to cost hundreds of millions of pounds. The reality is that with the right mentality and the right group you can give the well financed teams a proper run. Moyes nailed the financial aspect, Martinez has nailed the mentality side of it.

A player is good enough if he's good enough and knows it, not if he cost £40m.

I agree. Martinez has forcibly imposed CL quality tactics onto the team, quicker transition and a higher intensity of pressing. He's running the team like a Ferrari and seeing where it can go and how fast.

It is not a surprise those tactics were doomed to fail at Wigan* and it is also not a surprise why it has caused a significant improvement in Everton.

(*One could argue it was a great success since it won them the FA cup)

 

[bizzaro]

Something will happen and it will all go to bits. I have every faith in Lady Luck analising us with her strap on of doom, which gifting the blerts over the park the Universe Cup or equivalent.

Such is the mentality Mr Brown Shoes is attempting to change.

 

[deipnosophist]

I think this was Moyes biggest physiological failing in his time here, something that grew as the years went on.

....psychological...

 

[The Esk]

....psychological...

ahhhgggg - auto spell thingy!

 

[Ara]

On Radio City today(local Liverpool radio) Everton legends Ian Snowdin and Graham Sharpe and Liverpool legend Ian St John did an Everton/Arsenal team and only Ox and OZil got in it from Arsenal, where the Liverpool/Man City 1 only had 4 Liverpool players in it. Suarez, Sterling, Gerrard and Agger

 

[rascal]

On Radio City today(local Liverpool radio) Everton legends Ian Snowdin and Graham Sharpe and Liverpool legend Ian St John did an Everton/Arsenal team and only Ox and OZil got in it from Arsenal, where the Liverpool/Man City 1 only had 4 Liverpool players in it. Suarez, Sterling, Gerrard and Agger

lol

 

[Brennan]

I think this was Moyes biggest physiological failing in his time here, something that grew as the years went on.

And the sad thing was that it was total nonsense.

 

[Barkley]

Whilst Bobby is at the helm, anything is possible! United aren't a threat whilst Moyesy is there, Arsenal will have a new boss (probably) and could suffer from a hangover period like United, Spurs are just spurs who every year promise so much and deliver so little, RS need to hold on to Suarez and even then I think we're more than a match for them. Next years top 3 I think will be, us, City and Chelsea. (in no particular order)

 

[Rook]

I've no doubt in my mind that Martinez is the Spanish equivalent of Klopp when it comes to management ability and working on a budget. Martinez is quickly busting the myth that you need mega money to make real progress in this league. For too long teams have acted on the wisdom that the best teams need to cost hundreds of millions of pounds. The reality is that with the right mentality and the right group you can give the well financed teams a proper run. Moyes nailed the financial aspect, Martinez has nailed the mentality side of it.

A player is good enough if he's good enough and knows it, not if he cost £40m.

The difference is that there is one (maybe 2 if Schalke counts) hyper-monied club in Germany compared to 4 (6-7 if you include Spurs, Liverpool and if someone not cheap buys NUFC) here.

 

[Brennan]

The difference is that there is one (maybe 2 if Schalke counts) hyper-monied club in Germany compared to 4 (6-7 if you include Spurs, Liverpool and if someone not cheap buys NUFC) here.

Take a look at Dortmund's position when he took them over though mate. The scale of Klopp's achievement cannot be underestimated. From 13th to 1st in three seasons !

Both superb managers.