Roberto Martinez discussion

[Deggo]

Its mid-table form, we will beat stoke.

Stoke are a good side,currently far better than us,don't hold your breath

 

[Pabbers]

Stoke are a good side,currently far better than us,don't hold your breath

Well west ham were apparently better

 

[Darth Toffeeman]

Only thing I can compare it to is Di Matteo at Chelsea. Breath of fresh air, and someone the players loved and got along with.
Won the FA Cup and the Champions League!, the big one, that meant so much. A Chelsea legend.
Sacked 6 months later. The team got found out and he just could not alter the tactics enough to kick them on.
In any form of work, last year is last year. It is what you are doing currently that defines you and your job.

 

[Toffeelover]

I doubt in private he thinks that today was a good plan badly executed mate. I dont think he's that daft...I certainly hope not.

I sense he's desperate to get McCarthy and Stones back and that those two will see the pace of our game increase and solve a lot of problems...it probably will too.

What about keeping Besic in rather than Barry?

 

[Deggo]

Well west ham were apparently better

And hull were worse

Come on now.....

 

[davek]

I admire your faith dave i have none at all in him.
The problem is we have no width and that is not helping the best two fullbacks in the league we just bunch up in the middle of the park.
Stones and mccarthy will benefit us but until we change the tactics and system we are going to be struggling.

He's got 4 wide players in the squad. It's not like he doesn't know we need them, but for some reason he's felt the need to prove he can shoehorn two central players into those roles and do a job.

I think that'll be the last time he makes that mistake, tbh. He knows he'll be slaughtered for it if he does that again.

 

[Boss_Blue]

Only player I've not been arsed about moving to the RS from us.

 

[applecrumble]

Too many performances like this so far this season

 

[davek]

What about keeping Besic in rather than Barry?

I'd play Barry in CD if anywhere. Besic/McCarthy I wouldn't argue with....McCarthy/Barkley or Besic/Barkley I wouldn't argue with either, tbh.

 

[Toffeelover]

I'd play Barry in CD if anywhere. Besic/McCarthy I wouldn't argue with....McCarthy/Barkley or Besic/Barkley I wouldn't argue with either, tbh.

Where in CD? Dave.

 

[Deggo]

Only thing I can compare it to is Di Matteo at Chelsea. Breath of fresh air, and someone the players loved and got along with.
Won the FA Cup and the Champions League!, the big one, that meant so much. A Chelsea legend.
Sacked 6 months later. The team got found out and he just could not alter the tactics enough to kick them on.
In any form of work, last year is last year. It is what you are doing currently that defines you and your job.

He's got til February then

 

[Toffeelover]

He's got til February then

Kenwright would never give him the push! even if we got relegated!

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Obviously if we win the Europa League or even the FA Cup we'll all be made up, but the way the team is playing there's absolutely no chance of that happening. Do you really think top European teams would be unable to beat us when the likes of Swansea, Crystal Palace and Southampton put three goals past us? Today wasn't an isolated poor performance or a loss because of an individual's mistake; we were outplayed, outfought and out-thought by a Southampton team in the middle of a bad run and missing several key players..

Well so far we've done alright in Europe haven't we, it's a different game, we're an unknown quantity, Martinez has a history of doing well in cups so lets not rule it out.

I watched us playing nice winning football last season and theres been an improvement in the squad so we can and should expect an improvement in the results eventually. We're clearly a better team and squad than we've shown so far and it will improve when we get closer to full strength, and I fully expect us to finish above Southampton and the like this season.

 

[Dexter]

well said. did you read that @EverBlue86 you little worm??

Do one snidey before i get me knives out

 

[davek]

Where in CD? Dave.

In Distin's position. The feller's finished. He's a disgrace now.