...it was a very difficult job taking over from a long serving manager, but for me he has improved the atmosphere with the club. This is a major achievement, especially as the players were used to working under his predecessor. He's not only kept the happy ship mentality, he seems to have enhanced it.
Even if Moyes had Lukaku, he would have him chasing into the channels and feeding off long balls to Felli.
I guess we will never know....so I am just happy to focus on what Bobby is doing. Moyes is gone. You wouldn't keep complaining about that miserable ex girlfriend who'd only let you do her one way, when you have an exotic younger model who knows all the tricks and is happy to broaden your horizons!
No joke intended - we attack through the middle now. Under Moyes it seemed his main strategy was to get the ball down the flanks and put in as many crosses as possible. Under Martinez, it seems he is more keen to try and unlock defenses with passing and movement.
Of course nothing is black and white. It's not like we never scored through clever play under Moyes, and it's not like we never cross the ball into the box now. But the emphasis IS different. At least to my eyes.
I think the competition for places has a lot to do with it. Players are coming off the bench wanting to impress because they know that team selection is now based on merit.
I imagine that Martinez is instructing the likes of Pienaar and Osman to gamble on getting forward too, whereas Moyes seemed to want substitutes to work within the system and not take any chances which might cost us the game.
Even if Moyes had Lukaku, he would have him chasing into the channels and feeding off long balls to Felli.
I guess we will never know....so I am just happy to focus on what Bobby is doing. Moyes is gone. You wouldn't keep complaining about that miserable ex girlfriend who'd only let you do her one way, when you have an exotic younger model who knows all the tricks and is happy to broaden your horizons!
My point was not what would moyes have done with lukaku but what would martinez be doing without him and had to rely on jelavic as moyes did. I submit that the results would have been half as good without lukaku.
My point was not what would moyes have done with lukaku but what would martinez be doing without him and had to rely on jelavic as moyes did. I submit that the results would have been half as good without lukaku.
You could see their style of play, but they lacked the class of talent necessary to see success. It isnt by accident that Martinez has attracted a lot of followers. He clearly shows class on and off the field which i would suggest is why we have Lukaku, Delefeou and McCarthy...
