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Roberto Martinez discussion

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We've lost 4 out of the last 9 league games at home which is outrageous and something Moyes would never have been part of.

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See martinez is not a top manager, and will never be one.

What he does better than most is implement a self sufficient youth system which allows players who are good enough to make the step up. Plus he has a good business sense to sign players who are value for money (luakaku aside) so he isnt spending lots of money on players who flop.

Now i fully back martinez, even when we falter like sunday for example. Not because i think the sun shines out his arse but i want this 5 year plan to take effect. It as only been 18 months and already we have besic, garbutt, browning, stones, barkley all around or in the first team. Would moyes have had that? not a chance. If we go down with him or break the ceiling, or neither, i m on for the ride.

And if anyone can win us a trophy then roberto can.
 

Teams have worked out how to get at is by pressing high and at Barry and McCathy and hitting the space left by the fullbacks. We're very open when we loose the ball.

Teams have worked out just one part of how we play. Don't you think if teams press us high what does that do to them? It leaves them vulnerable to a counter. It's why when teams try and press the likes of Barca or Bayern they get absolutely hammered. We are nowhere near that level but that is the formula he is trying to work on such as

Team press us high we will manoeuvre quicker to counter

Teams sit back we will pass and pass until creating an opportunity by drawing them out or forcing a mistake.

It's isn't all about people have found us out so now we are crap otherwise we would lose every game. We are a top team, teams show us massive respect when they play us. There's many peaks and troughs to get to where we are going to, but going there we are.
 
Teams have worked out just one part of how we play. Don't you think if teams press us high what does that do to them? It leaves them vulnerable to a counter. It's why when teams try and press the likes of Barca or Bayern they get absolutely hammered. We are nowhere near that level but that is the formula he is trying to work on such as

Team press us high we will manoeuvre quicker to counter

Teams sit back we will pass and pass until creating an opportunity by drawing them out or forcing a mistake.

It's isn't all about people have found us out so now we are crap otherwise we would lose every game. We are a top team, teams show us massive respect when they play us. There's many peaks and troughs to get to where we are going to, but going there we are.
Spurs pressed us high and relentlessly after the first goal, we barely looked able to pressure them at all until near the end when they backed off.
 
Teams that press relentlessly will always drop off after new year....it just ain't possible to keep it up for a whole season.

Our second half will be much better.


(i hope)
 

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