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

[Baines' left foot]

To sum up this thread over the last few days:

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!"

 

[davek]

Hello mate, i'd just like to refer you to the late Howard Kendall talking about Udo Lattek and what was said when we beat Bayern, he said to Howard and i quote 'Kendall this is not football' after we score from a long throw. Now do you think any blue in Goodison Park cared about not scoring the perfect goal?

I'm sure Udo Lattek wanted to stab his eyes out with a Kartoffelschäler after that too.

1:35 into the video

You're not comparing that Everton 80s team with this Leicester lot are you?

One bitter comment from a sore loser who didn't like a couple of meaty challenges means nothing.

 

[Matty_j1878]

You're not comparing that Everton 80s team with this Leicester lot are you?

One bitter comment from a sore loser who didn't like a couple of meaty challenges means nothing.

No not at all just referring to that because of your remark that Leicester shouldn't win the league because they don't play good football.

 

[lancs blue]

Martinez would be cracking at Leicester. Would turn them from league leaders to relegation fodder in two seasons max.

 

[Thomasc]

We have a lot of pace mate.

Rom, Del, Barkley, Lennon, Coleman, Mirallas

We just don't exploit the space enough.

Most of our goals have come from quick counters and we're fantastic at them.

We don't play with any pace at all. We over play' over pass, complicate football and don't know when to release a pass the majority of the time. Therefore any pace we have in the side is completely negated.

 

[BlueToff]

We don't play with any pace at all. We over play' over pass, complicate football and don't know when to release a pass the majority of the time. Therefore any pace we have in the side is completely negated.

We've played with pace plenty of times this season.

Don't think anybody can deny that.

Our issue has been playing at pace without leaving ourselves open at the back.

 

[MikeH72]

So to summarise, David doesn't like Leicester's style of football so their title win means nothing, however loves Roberto's touched-by-the-gods football which has us 12th and winning 4 home games in a year. And the man chastises our board for lacking ambition

 

[toffee matt]

I'd take a flukey title win over being called the entertainers by Danny Murphy Tbh.

 

[Aar_the_Toffees]

Whenever we've played on the counter we win. Why do we not play on the counter every game?

 

[MACCA75]

Lolz. Leicester have been excellent to watch all season. Pace, movement, incredible work rate, sublime skill by the player of the season and some wonderful goals. They have ground out some wins lately but for the bulk of the season have been in wonderfully entertaining games.
Davek talking nonsense as usual.

 

[bluewally]

They'll be a Blackburn type of champion. One season in the limelight.

I cant believe that lot are likely champions. It's just not right. Us or Spurs from the pack? Yes. Leicester?! It's a pisstake and an abomination.

They finished 14th last year. As there is no difference between 5th and 15th I assume they are also in the pack.

 

[kithnou]

Lolz. Leicester have been excellent to watch all season. Pace, movement, incredible work rate, sublime skill by the player of the season and some wonderful goals. They have ground out some wins lately but for the bulk of the season have been in wonderfully entertaining games.
Davek talking nonsense as usual.

Leicester have been great. Let's not delude ourselves. Beautifully managed squad by a top class Manager. Anyone saying anything else is deflecting.

 

[D410]

We'll I say extraordinary scenes in this thread tonight in a john motson voice.

 

[JAYTALITY]

Yes Jay but he lives in Dunshaughlin so is out of touch with the word on the street.

Jaysus, sounds like somewhere Frodo's cousin lives.

 

[bluewally]

They're ratters. I dont like that style at all. No finesse or technique. Footy is also about beauty.

Who was it who said that football is ballet for the masss?
They were right.

This isn't ballet though - it's am-dram night down at the Nuneaton leisure centre.

They play every game the same as we play away from home. Sit deep and play on the break. They just move the ball quicker out of defence

They don't do the tippy tappy sideways [Poor language removed] but I hope that's not the beautiful football you mention

Everton are not beautiful to watch, they could be, the players show moments of brilliance but are undermined by the mental weakness Martinez has instilled in the team