I suppose it was only a matter of time, but even I didn't think it would be this soon.
Has Roberto already outgrown Everton?
http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/everton/has-he-already-outgrown-everton?
FFS. :-(
Read that article and it's been put together in 5 minutes by an idiot who knows absolutely zero about anything.
"From his time at Everton, Swansea City and Wigan Athletic, Martinez has proven himself ready for a test at one of the division’s leading sides."
Actually he is already at one of the divisions leading sides, look at the leagues finishes for the past 7-8 years, look at the fact we've finished above the rs two years running, look at the fact that we've been the only team besides spurs recently to break into the top 4 outside the sky 4 (now sky 5)
"He has already proven himself capable of operating smartly on a limited budget and his
ability to bring out the best in youth is evident in the progress of Barkley,
Coleman and John Stones this season."
Coleman is 25, not exactly a youth player but in his prime, played very well under Moyes last year, just because this 'reporter' only heard of him when the papers started mentioning him to United doesn't mean he's a youth player just broken through lol
"
Full-backs Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman
have flourished in a system which encourages them to attack at almost every opportunity. Ross Barkley has enjoyed a breakout season, having been afforded the creative licence to attack."
Baines form has actually been down on last year so writers wrong their, Oviedo actually adapted to the system better and only now does Baines seem to be starting to find last years form, Barkleys breakout season has nothing to do with being given creative license to attack, its come down to actually being played and not castigated by the manager for any mistake
"The most inspired acquisition however, has been Romelu Lukaku. With 11 league goals already to his name, Jose Mourinho’s decision to loan the Belgian out continues to baffle."
It only baffles people who haven't watched us besides on MOTD highlights, Lukaku is raw, immensely talented but raw, think nearly all of us can agree that Mourinho knew what he was doing loaning him out as he wanted a better technical level from his strikers. Also McCarthy has been a more important acquisition but this reporter hasn't seen us play obviously so can be excused for not actually having a clue
"Players of Barry’s experience and Deulofeu’s promise aren’t common in the loan market and Everton don’t possess the financial clout to buy such players outright."
A look around the loan markets every season show that actually, players of a very high level are constantly available, its just a lot of the time their either used badly by a manager, or simply not mentioned as it's not in the premiership, Courtois, De Bruyne, Bojan, Beckham at Milan, Sturridge at Bolton, Lukaku at Wets brom, Remy at Newcastle, Klinsman at totenham, Campbell at us, Keane to Celtic and Leeds, Arteta to us, Davids to Barca, Moorientes to Monaco, never mind the ton of young players loaned around Spain who massively improve some teams, i just listed the successful ones, a host of other top players have had loans that didn't work out, funnily enough a lot of them across the park Anelka and Sahin as two examples would they have worked with a manager who knew what he was doing?
"For Everton to make a substantial splash in the transfer market, one of their most valuable assets will have to be sold.
The vultures are already circling around the likes of Baines and Barkley."
Vultures like this hack, the fact he mentions Baines when since Jan and the new contract i haven't seen one link with him moving, most media are linking Coleman so yet again highlights just how clueless this reporter is like
"Much of their success this season is attributable to their efforts in the loan market. Although he has not been missed at Manchester City, Gareth Barry has enjoyed a renaissance of sorts at Goodison Park, while Barcelona
wonderkid Gerard Deulofeu has proven to be the crucial difference on several occasions this season"
Actually ity has more to do with the mentality change brought about by the manager, his belief in players, and his willingness to not lay down and instead go for a result, the use of wonderkid shows the guy gets his knowledge through FM obviously
