The term winner is thrown about a bit too easy though mate. There's a pool of managers who have won stuff but it's mainly down to the resources of the club they've managed or a dollop of luck.
I think the main factor of anyone who would come in (supposing Martinez did leave) would be that the new person is in line with the owner's thoughts and values rather than having cups on their CV, although no doubt it would help.
For instance I can't ever see it happening at all but it would be silly to think that Mourinho wouldn't improve Everton short term. We have a brilliant set of u21s at the moment and he would be a poor choice for that facet.
Any profile would have many considerations to make a match. I'm just a fan so what would I know though?
Thing is though mate, a lot pof people and a lot of managers talk up the imprtance of the youth setup etc and bringing players through, but most of it is just hot air as they know the fans lap it up
Moyes for example had thi scarefully crafted image to the general footy fan as someone who brought youth through and was great with them etc - and by and large it was utter bollox and just clever PR - based on him lucking out by having Rooney at a young age and then Barkley nicely coming in at the end of his time here, but good with youth - not a chance on earth
Martinez - the young players he has been given a huge amount of credit for bringing along, Deulofeu, Lukaku, Galloway, Stones - all bought in, the only academy players he has brought in was Browning and that was out of an injury crisis prompting it, few appearances last season then banished back the udner 21's, a few this season then back the under 21's before getting injured. Barkley would have broken through no matter who the manager was - the way Rooney did - he is just that good.
But the rest of this great group of young academy players are being either released - like Ledson and a few others, or farmed out and bounced around on short term loans, brought back for a month then shipped off again, basically exactly the same way that young players are treated at the likes of Chelsea etc
Would Stones, Barkley, Lukaku and Deulofeu all get similar game time udner Mourinho - i'd say they would do actually, would the younger under 21 players have less chance of breaking through to the first team - i honestly don't know, if Martinez is given decent money to spend on the team and stays obviously he is going to be spending it on bringing players in who will make it harder for the young lads to bring in, thats just the reality of managing at this level
The teams and coaches who get reputations for bringing youth through often get that rep because they have to not because they choose too
take us for example, arguably two of our best young udner 21 players are Kenney and Dowell, Martinez tried to get in Byram a 21yo who would basically push Kenney firther away from ever getting a chance, he also brought in that Brazillian we loaned out hoping hed stay fit etc and that again would push keney firther away from ever getting a chance.
Dowell - we bought the young swizz lad who will push him further away from ever getting a chance in the team, we have also been after a established fiurst team player who would play the same position a sthe lad - meaning he would be pushed even further away from ever getting a chance to play for us.
You give Martinez say 100m to spend then he will spend it and he won't give a flying f about how it harms the chances of our academy lads developing.
