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A breath of fresh air, says Super Kev
"It will be fascinating. I think he'll be a breath of fresh air," he said. "The way he plays the game, the fans are going to like the style, and I think the players are going to improve, and that's really important.
"There will be a bit more attacking play. The players have done really well defensively and it won't harm the team to be a bit more expansive going forward. Everton have wonderfully gifted players and I think he will give them a new lease of life. It would be nice to see the team score more goals. The new manager can give them new ideas and I see it being a massive plus for Everton.
"Everton have to be looking at a Champions League spot, Under Martinez they can be a bit more expansive and score more goals and that will make them even more dangerous. Being tough to beat is ingrained in them, but scoring more goals could make a massive difference."
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2 Posted 05/06/2013 at 15:59:33
4 Posted 05/06/2013 at 16:55:02
When Moyes arrived, Kev started with Big Dunc, then Radsinski then ended up like every other Centre Forward, playing up front on his own. I think what he is saying is that Moyes was a ddefensive coach
5 Posted 05/06/2013 at 17:26:02
I.e. actually start games aiming to win rather than first avoiding defeat.
Am really looking forward to next season. Can see Jelly getting back to his normal self and scoring at least 15 next season. CL will obviously be a big ask but at we start a season in hope finally!
Now we just need the fixture list to be a bit kind for the first 3-4 games so we can get some early wins under the belt and crack on from there.
COYB!!!!
6 Posted 05/06/2013 at 17:38:16
Baines and Coleman on the wings, 2 up front - sounds exciting.
But will the defence be any better than was evident at Wigan - we can only hope so!
Fingers crossed for you Martinez, originally my third choice but now my only choice
7 Posted 05/06/2013 at 17:55:14
11 Posted 05/06/2013 at 19:11:22
You can bet your bottom dollar what he is saying is what the payers have told him about Moyes style of safety first football.
When he said "the restrictions will be removed from some of the players"tells you all you need to know.
12 Posted 05/06/2013 at 21:00:35
13 Posted 05/06/2013 at 21:27:09
I hope you are right about the key players putting their weight behind Martinez. That means they have even more motivation to make things work out. There's nothing worse than having a new manager forced upon you who you don't see eye to eye with. I can't imagine Roberto is that hard to get along with and he has some really good professionals to work with, such as Jagielka< Osman and Baines. I bet Jelavic is rubbing his hands with glee thinking about playing as a striker again!
14 Posted 05/06/2013 at 23:26:56
Also, listening to the press conference, my immediate thought was "He seems like another yes-man for BK". Especially the line about massive investment not being the key to breaking into the top four. Hope I am wrong.
Despite that I am excited, we needed change and we have certainly got one. Would love to know what the players think and what respect the dressing room will have.
Good luck, Martinez.
15 Posted 06/06/2013 at 00:07:15
Martinez however (according to Kenwright) after 45 secs said 'I'll get you into the champions league' this I hope is the difference between the the two mens characters, I want the players told your going to the champion league, your gonna be successful, your gonna win things, optimism and belief not pragmatism, safety first.
Just saw the interview, I want this lad to bring us success, you can't help but like the guy.
16 Posted 06/06/2013 at 08:10:55
To compensate for a lack of quality (relatively speaking) you have to be more tactical to get the results. Moyes was an expert at this which is why we finished 6th with a small squad. Martinez has demonstrably failed so far to understand this, let's hope he's learnt his lesson and starts to understand that you have to set you team up differently each week.
17 Posted 06/06/2013 at 08:34:57
You need the very best players if you want to play expansive football?
Got to disagree with you on that one mate.
19 Posted 06/06/2013 at 08:49:15
All bets are off, all labels redundant (until at least Christmas). We have got used to the long-term view of the long-term Moyes tenure.
Martinez must – and I think, baring a Mike Walker-esque start to the season (and maybe not even then) – be given a decent honeymoon to assess and remould the squad in his own image. It will take, as it did with Moyes, a number of seasons for some sections to become disenchanted. Let's not get too critical too early
20 Posted 06/06/2013 at 09:36:42
I do like RM, I just hope he has learnt from the mistakes he made when Wigan got relegated. I guess the ideal manager would be a combination of DM and RM!
21 Posted 06/06/2013 at 11:47:57
Given the choice between watching the mostly dire,drab,attritional football of the last 11 years and finishing 6th,or watching a good game of football every week with fast attacking players and finishing 8th I would take the latter every time.
22 Posted 06/06/2013 at 12:03:23
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