duncanmckenzieismagic Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 The Guardian's Michael Cox has written 5 areas where he believes Martinez has improved Everton. http://www.freebets.org.uk/blog/5-ways-everton-have-improved-under-martinez Good balanced view markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 250 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I thought yesterday was poor and the last couple of weeks haven't been great.We seem to be lacking directness and to a certain extent passion, two thing that under Moyes were more obvious (nothing wrong with a long ball......when it's a good long ball). I'd take a Steven Gerrard type player hitting a 50 metre pass to feet or a 30 metre through ball into the path of a striker rather than pass, pass, pass.........back to the defenders, back to the goalkeeper.....throw the ball out and 'erm', pass, pass etc,etc. If we are going to play THIS way, we need a fully fit Pienaar and a couple of other players better at playing the 'Martinez' way. We got lucky yesterday and have been other times.Teams (opponents) are sussing us out and our players just dont seem capable of changing things or maybe they are 'frightened' what Martinez will say if they hit it long. We're 5th and that's credit to Martinez, I just hope we find ways to make it more entertaining. If Lukaku had held his early form and Mirallas could perform every week it would be a different story. Just watching Spurs Southampton....blood pumpimg stuff.Passion and speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 With Pienaar and Jags back I would expect a return to form. Lukaku is back in the goals too, so we just need that little boost to get back on track. Luckily while we've gad a dip in form we've still picked up a few wins. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thoward18 Posted March 25, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I thought yesterday was poor and the last couple of weeks haven't been great.We seem to be lacking directness and to a certain extent passion, two thing that under Moyes were more obvious (nothing wrong with a long ball......when it's a good long ball). I'd take a Steven Gerrard type player hitting a 50 metre pass to feet or a 30 metre through ball into the path of a striker rather than pass, pass, pass.........back to the defenders, back to the goalkeeper.....throw the ball out and 'erm', pass, pass etc,etc. If we are going to play THIS way, we need a fully fit Pienaar and a couple of other players better at playing the 'Martinez' way. We got lucky yesterday and have been other times.Teams (opponents) are sussing us out and our players just dont seem capable of changing things or maybe they are 'frightened' what Martinez will say if they hit it long. We're 5th and that's credit to Martinez, I just hope we find ways to make it more entertaining. If Lukaku had held his early form and Mirallas could perform every week it would be a different story. Just watching Spurs Southampton....blood pumpimg stuff.Passion and speed. Good point. All we need to do is find a team looking to sell a Steven Gerrard and then hypnotize them into giving him up at a price Kenwright can afford. Roberto Martinez has been on the job for less than a year. Of course the roster isn't going to fully reflect what is ideal and is going to have some holdovers from the previous regime. Look at how much more awkward and dysfunctional the transitions have been for Man U and Tottenham. All things considered, Martinez has done a tremendous job of succeeding a manager who had been in charge for over a decade and getting them to buy into his tactics. markjazzbassist, GoodisonRoad, Romey 1878 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/everton/has-he-already-outgrown-everton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Just read the original post again because I needed a laugh . I don't want this to be a "Your not giving him a chance thread" so I honestly believe we will be poor next season a bit like a villa last year. But Martinez won't last the bad spell. I think because of the indifference towards the appointment ppl will be on his back very quick. If the total of his transfer dealings is Kone Alcaraz and even Redmond Then everyone will be there saying I told you so. I want him to prove me wrong a get us sixth but the stats don't lie and her relegated a team that Steve Bruce kept up. I am very nervous about next season and the quality of the players we are most linked with are average to poor GoodisonRoad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/everton/has-he-already-outgrown-evertonshite article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 ‘Whether we are in Europe or not is a big factor,’ said Martinez. ‘We’ve got money but I didn’t think spending in January was the right thing to do. If we get in Europe I think that makes a difference of six players. I always found you can work on a squad of 21 players in the league and for domestic competitions. ‘You need around 27 players plus keepers for Europe. It doesn’t have to be 27 senior players, it can be young players too, but 27. ‘We have identified what we need for next season in terms of the areas, and then you start working on your wish-list. If you get into the Champions League you can look for your number one choice. If not, you’re going to number four, five, six and maybe seven or eight. But we have got the money and it is there to be spent.’ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2591052/Roberto-Martinez-wants-SIX-new-signings-make-Everton-European-force.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I bloody hope so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Please don't get my hopes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 http://www.dailystar.co.uk/columnists/david-woods/371696/Everton-boss-Roberto-Martinez-has-to-be-manager-of-the-year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 AGREED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Good read that. Long may it continue! Cox is pretty knowledgeable - I believe he's behind the ZonalMarking website. He's a quality writer. Good to see you guys in good form - perhaps you can snatch that fourth CL spot. Europa would be great though in RM's inaugural season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn31 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) http://www.dailystar.co.uk/columnists/david-woods/371696/Everton-boss-Roberto-Martinez-has-to-be-manager-of-the-year Only four or five choices in my opinion. Martinez and I hate to say it, Brendan Rodgers at the top... Both Tony Pulis and Gus Poyet have done remarkable jobs in getting Palace and Sunderland to have a chance to stay up... Part of me says Mourinho, but I think that he is less brilliant than City is inconsistent, and that's why Chelsea is top of the league. Edited March 28, 2014 by Quinn31 Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Only four or five choices in my opinion. Martinez and I hate to say it, Brendan Rodgers at the top... Both Tony Pulis and Gus Poyet have done remarkable jobs in getting Palace and Sunderland to have a chance to stay up... Part of me says Mourinho, but I think that he is less brilliant than City is inconsistent, and that's why Chelsea is top of the league. If Liverpool win the league, or come extremely close to it I think Rodgers will get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 If Liverpool win the league, or come extremely close to it I think Rodgers will get it. I think he'll get it regardless unless Chelsea go and win the Champs League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 I think he'll get it regardless unless Chelsea go and win the Champs League. i think you're right, and tbh, he'd fully deserve it. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 i think you're right, and tbh, he'd fully deserve it. agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Yep I agree too. He has done a really good job and even more impressively he has kept adapting his tactics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 I hate it, but I agree with you guys. Rodgers has done a brilliant job, and they are exciting to watch. I'm off to be sick now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 I hate it, but I agree with you guys. Rodgers has done a brilliant job, and they are exciting to watch. I'm off to be sick now. attacking wise, yeah. Defensively they're a mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 The thread title of this still generates a certain level of humor. In that, the author seemed intent on believing that Roberto Martinez could conceivably be fired after one season after arriving from Wigan Athletic. Even more so, after putting together a hitherto impressive campaign that sees us in fifth place and with a chance of european cup soccer next season. Maybe Martinez isn't everyone's cup of tea (?) but got to realize, he's going to be with us for some considerable time to come you would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 The thread title of this still generates a certain level of humor. In that, the author seemed intent on believing that Roberto Martinez could conceivably be fired after one season after arriving from Wigan Athletic. Even more so, after putting together a hitherto impressive campaign that sees us in fifth place and with a chance of european cup soccer next season. Maybe Martinez isn't everyone's cup of tea (?) but got to realize, he's going to be with us for some considerable time to come you would imagine. Everytime I read one of your posts I think of Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. Thats all. Toffee_in_LA, Ant1979 and StevO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/stan-collymore-david-moyes-roberto-3300934 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoof_It_Nev Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Everytime I read one of your posts I think of Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. Thats all. I always hear Moss from The IT Crowd... Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11096/9241374/the-roberto-martinez-effect-how-the-spaniard-has-improved-everton-in-his-first-season-at-the-helm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11096/9241374/the-roberto-martinez-effect-how-the-spaniard-has-improved-everton-in-his-first-season-at-the-helm Another good read. Wonder if Martinez reads all this stuff?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Another good read. Wonder if Martinez reads all this stuff?! I wonder whether he's ever read this thread! The title would surely bring quite a chuckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Bit of an eye opener. Barkley was the only player under 21 to start a premier league game for us last season, and only two starts! Against Fulham today there was Ross, Stones, Gerry and Lukaku all under 21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/phil-kirkbride-everton-fcs-campaign-6896409 Romey 1878 and GoodisonRoad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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