Martinez new Belgium head coach

[Blueclouds]

Fellani shaved off his head. Watch him become more respected now.

 

[summerisle]

Plus ça change.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

No way, Martinez team forgets to defend, who would have thought this (cough). A phenomenonal revelation and development from the more normal stubborn Martinez, there is hope yet.

 

[BlueInNZ]

The only one who looked like he could be bothered was Courtois. Ive always liked that he plays with such a poker face but at times in that game he was really letting rip at his defenders.

 

[GrumpyBlue]

Has anybody checked on @davek this morning?

 

[COYBL25]

To be fair, it looks like Roberto has taken that lot as far as he can. Something that happened with the Moyes donkeys he inherited.

RM should now grab one of the better Euro club jobs he can and leave the Belgians to it.

Or maybe just maybe an all too familiar pattern is emerging lol

The Championship beckons for him.

 

[COYBL25]

Has anybody checked on @davek this morning?

He`s currently going through his " Big Book of Bobby Excuses ".

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

A haiku in honour of Fellani's new haircut

Fellaini's afro
He didn't need a pillow
It was so bushy

 

[davek]

This is what he does, Marc Wilmots did a great job with Belgium, put down great groundwork in place for Martinez to look good, and they were until Martinez started to leave his mark.
Same story at Everton, David Moyes did a great job with Everton, put down great groundwork in place for Martinez to look good, and they were until Martinez started to leave his mark.
Martinez goes to a club wth a great foundation, picks up and gets the benefit of anothers work and then gets found out. Will be at Newcastle before Barkley at this rate

Ha Ha. Stopped reading there.

 

[KaiserEFC]

Congratulations on the Madrid job.



Oh wait he was never, ever, ever, ever getting it.

 

[MikeH72]

I'll be in the minority of one I am sure but if our only choices for next Everton manager were Koeman and Blerto I'd pick Koeman.

Wow. I hate Martinez but even I wouldn’t go that far.

 

[hktoffee]

Plus ça change.

He knows what is defending?

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

Just watched a replay of the game v Switzerland. The Belgian defending (I use that term loosely) for the third goal especially, was comical. All players forward for a corner, Switzerland recovered the ball and virtually walked the length of the field to score.

 

[BigMick]

A lot of people rushing to jump on the bandwagon to criticise 'El Gaffer'. Not me.

It was a freak result - they happen to the best of managers.

Their centre-forward, who normally couldn't hit a barn door, was in a phenomenal moment of form.

Rom 'Hot Shot' Lukaku was missing - his mobility and hold-up play would have given Bobby's boys much more control.

I'm pretty sure I spotted Jags and Baines having a coffee with Felli and Kompany in Manchester last week - say no more.

 

[johnjoeefc]

That result was typical Martinez and just showed every reason why he will never be a top manager. The formation he chose, the style of play and the players selection. All he needed to do was not lose by two or more, however he decided he would play how he always plays, total football. On top of that he included Tielemans and Chadli, two players who have been central to Monaco's shocker of a season and both played their part in Belgium's shocker yesterday.

For all of Martinez's good points, he will always come short because he just doesn't seem to get the idea of horses for courses and in a game like yesterday he could have easily played a simple game where they keep it tight and he had the players up top to nick the goal in hazard etc.