Roberto Martinez Discussion - Including Live Poll (Poll Reset 1st May)

bluewally · March 19, 2016

LouReedwalkonthewildside said:
So you gave the players credit for last week, obviously you gave Martinez some credit as well?

None at all

I'm convinced now that anything good is in spite of Martinez and outside the normal disappointment he provides

Lukaku was the difference last week. No I don't give Martinez credit for that

daza_1973 · March 19, 2016

jayden28 said:
I keep on hearing about last weeks 2-0 against Chelsea,that game was heading towards a pretty dull 0-0 until the big man done the damage,performance wasn't all that great.

totally agree - Rom put the gloss on

BlueToff · March 19, 2016

jayden28 said:
I keep on hearing about last weeks 2-0 against Chelsea,that game was heading towards a pretty dull 0-0 until the big man done the damage,performance wasn't all that great.

Nah credit where it's due, the performance was a good one and RM got his tactics spot on.

The problem is that he seemingly doesn't have a clue how to recreate that consistently

Elong · March 19, 2016

Foot Long Hot Dog said:
Yeah mate plucky little Everton should rejoice at 2 cup runs and a bottom half finish.

Know your level Blues

No, long term financially ffs. That may well change soon for us.

DualityNSNO · March 19, 2016

hktoffee said:
Remember he said performance is better than result...

Didn't he also say something along the lines of "we lost, but played phenomenally well" last year? lol

Prevenger17 · March 19, 2016

hallamblue said:
He sort of did and then basically said if we'd had Gareth Barry we wouldn't have lost. The man is full of it.

No, he categorically said they were better and said we missed Barry (a sentiment shared by most of us). It doesn't matter what he says these days, it gets picked apart

LouReedwalkonthewildside · March 19, 2016

Screech said:
Honest question guys, I come on here every couple of months and read some of the lunatic ramblings of davek for a day or two and even with such sparse exposure it utterly exhausts me. How on earth do you lot cope arguing against him on a daily basis?

@davek

toffee matt · March 19, 2016

Thought Martinez gave a pretty decent and honest interview for once tbh.

Prevenger17 · March 19, 2016

Elong said:
Offer an opinion or sod off.

Leave Don alone pls

hktoffee · March 19, 2016

DualityNSNO said:
Didn't he also say something along the lines of "we lost, but played phenomenally well" last year? lol

He got the wrong job. He should be a politician.

Twisting the words and finding excuses are his main strength. Of course most of his signings are good he just does not know how to get the best out of them.

DualityNSNO · March 19, 2016

Prevenger17 said:
No, he categorically said they were better and said we missed Barry (a sentiment shared by most of us). It doesn't matter what he says these days, it gets picked apart

It would help if most of it wasn't tosh in the first place though.

koolblue77 · March 19, 2016

It's inexcusable now! Without Lukaku's goals we'd be in a relegation battle now.

Worries me how Bill was gushing about Roberto just last week though.

Maybe Martinez is a master manipulator a'la Derron Brown and Bill is under his spell. I reckon the trigger word is phenomenal which in turn makes Bill wee a little

LouReedwalkonthewildside · March 19, 2016

bluewally said:
None at all

I'm convinced now that anything good is in spite of Martinez and outside the normal disappointment he provides

Lukaku was the difference last week. No I don't give Martinez credit for that

So if we won the fa cup Martinez gets no credit off you?

ultimateblue · March 19, 2016

Greek Fisherman said:
Out of curiosity, why have Niasse and Kone on the bench, if you're not going to use them when 2-0 down and you've got a sub up your sleeve?

If you noticed against West Ham our great manager when we were 2 0 up with 10 men took a defender off and put a striker on (Niasse) and today we were 2 0 down he takes off a midfielder and put on a defender. Go figure !!!!