Martinez new Belgium head coach

[davek]

Martinez linked with Real Madrid; Moyes sacked by Real Sociedad.

I think that just about sums up the calibre of managers we've had and their respective talents.

 

[blue to the bone]

Martinez linked with Real Madrid; Moyes sacked by Real Sociedad.

I think that just about sums up the calibre of managers we've had and their respective talents.

Linked is the word here though!
Koeman was linked with Barcelona!

 

[davek]

Linked is the word here though!
Koeman was linked with Barcelona!

...only in his own mind.

 

[blue to the bone]

...only in his own mind.

Martinez won't be real Madrid manager.
Only in your mind

 

[davek]

Martinez won't be real Madrid manager.
Only in your mind

It's not in my mind though, it's in the media.

Just accept he's a very very good coach and that top teams will see that and want him. Unlike all the other puddings sitting in an Everton dugout of recent years.

 

[goodisonopheliac]

Tbh I thought Conte would be a shoe-in.

Been said before but Roberto's biggest failure was Koeman - he became John the Baptist to a casey-headed Dutch Tory who didn't care. By making Goodison a laughing stock, ending his tenure in such abject pusillanimity, Martinez buried any chance of a legacy. The squad was so out of shape, so unmotivated, and so bereft of any tactical leadership that Moshiri axed him (as he had to) but then lurched to the right.
In hindsight we can say that Koeman was a horrible choice, but Roberto's bluffing had gotten out of hand by that point so a reactionary appointment was inevitable.

I wonder how much of Koeman's success at Southampton was down to groundwork laid by Pochettino.

 

[degsy]

Tbh I thought Conte would be a shoe-in.

I wonder how much of Koeman's success at Southampton was down to groundwork laid by Pochettino.

Now theres the 'Real' Real target
I think they are prepared to hang on with Solari and aim...in the first instance, for Poch in Nov...or Jan...or June.

 

[blue to the bone]

It's not in my mind though, it's in the media.

Just accept he's a very very good coach and that top teams will see that and want him. Unlike all the other puddings sitting in an Everton dugout of recent years.

Koeman was in the media re Barcelona.
He won't get the job. He is linked. It's what the media do

 

[davek]

Koeman was in the media re Barcelona.
He won't get the job. He is linked. It's what the media do

In the media because he constantly talked about it in a "I dont want to talk about it" way.

The fat headed fraud.

 

[Blackwell Livermore]

Andy Gray proposed Bobby as next Man Utd manager...

They don't employ losers.

 

[BigMick]

Now theres the 'Real' Real target
I think they are prepared to hang on with Solari and aim...in the first instance, for Poch in Nov...or Jan...or June.

Pochettino...0 trophies
'El Gaffer'....1 trophy.

One's a serial loser, the other's a tactical genius who took a bunch of no-hopers to the WC semis, won the FA Cup with a pub team, single-handedly saved Swansea from total oblivion, and, as a qualified physio, created the fittest and most motivated Everton team I've ever witnessed, only to be undermined by Capt Jags, snake-in-the-grass Baines, and the Carpetbagger.

I know which one I'd choose.

 

[RomanReigns]

There is more chance of Big Dunc being named manager of England than Martinez going to Real Madrid

 

[deipnosophist]

Pochettino...0 trophies
'El Gaffer'....1 trophy.

One's a serial loser, the other's a tactical genius who took a bunch of no-hopers to the WC semis, won the FA Cup with a pub team, single-handedly saved Swansea from total oblivion, and, as a qualified physio, created the fittest and most motivated Everton team I've ever witnessed, only to be undermined by Capt Jags, snake-in-the-grass Baines, and the Carpetbagger.

I know which one I'd choose.

Master sleuth @davek 's tireless investigative work first brought to light the back-stabbing treacherous tendencies of Capt Jags and Bainesy...at first I questioned the veracity of these claims, and thought Osman must have grassed them up. The corroboration you provide therein your post has convinced me that Capt Jags and Bainesy are two very bad eggs..as is the Caledonian galoot, who reportedly always placed training cones in positions that undermined Bobby's defensive skills training. And as for the carpet-bagger of Persia...don't even get me started...

 

[davek]

Graham Hunter reporting that Martinez is still in contention for the Madrid job.

Also, the Belgian FA are responding to the speculation:

"We cannot make any comments on the contracts which the Belgian FA has in place with its employees which we feel is a private matter. If any club is interested in hiring Mr. Martinez, first they need to reach an agreement with the Royal Belgian Football Association."


Dont do it Roberto. Stay where you are until the Athletico Madrid or Valencia job comes up.

 

[deipnosophist]

Belgium would be foolish to release Bobby from his contract