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Post by Avinalaff on Aug 4, 2016 17:18:10 GMT
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Post by Texan Toffee on Aug 4, 2016 17:27:27 GMT
I wish him well. He failed at Everton but he's a nice enough human being.
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Post by Football News on Aug 31, 2016 14:00:38 GMT
Former Everton boss Roberto Martinez turned down £34MILLION offer from China to take Belgium jobThe Spaniard's dad has claimed Martinez could have earned a weekly wage of around £325,000 a week in the Far East Roberto Martinez turned down €40m (£34m) to work in China before taking the Belgium job, his father has claimed. The Spaniard was sacked by Everton and held talks with Hull. And his father, also called Roberto, revealed a move to the Chinese Super League fell through because he could not take his staff with him. Martinez, who faces his first match against Spain on Thursday night, has former Swansea, Wigan and Everton assistant Graeme Jones on his staff along with Thierry Henry. Roberto Snr said: “Robert works in a team. He went to talk in China where he could have earned €40m in two years! "But he had to go there alone and he refused. Without his team, it was just not possible for him. To begin with, the Belgium Federation had also asked him to work along. "Shortly after, they said he could bring an assistant and finally, he brought in a trainer and a goalkeeper's coach. They are people who he trusts and are very important to him.” Mirror
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Post by Jeffers Jugs on Aug 31, 2016 14:48:54 GMT
i dont know how he does it, ***** shite manager for us
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Post by rugbytoffee on Sept 1, 2016 6:27:31 GMT
Belgium will face Spain in an international friendly on Thursday before meeting Cyprus in a World Cup qualifier five days later. Roberto Martinez said he is proud to be leading such a talented group of players as he prepares to make his bow as Belgium coach. Despite previously reaching top spot in the FIFA world rankings, Belgium flattered to deceive at Euro 2016, losing to Wales in the quarter-finals before Marc Wilmots was sacked. Martinez admitted achieving something that has never been done before is difficult, but he is confident the group can go on to win a major tournament ahead of Thursday's international friendly against Spain, before facing Cyprus in a World Cup qualifier five days later. "The individual talent, as we all know, it's a very gifted generation and as a manager or coach, you feel proud to be with this group," Martinez told reporters. "Everyone is allowed to impress, everyone is allowed to have a big role with the Red Devils going forward." Martinez, with Thierry Henry as assistant and Eden Hazard to wear the captain's armband against Spain, added: "When I say about the mentality, the hardest thing in football is to achieve something that you've never done. "When you sit down in a group like this and we say we're going to try to win a big tournament, if you've never done it before you can't get guidance or get that inspiration from somewhere. "So obviously it's a fresh start. I think the competition for places and for roles in the Red Devils will give us that intensity that we need in our work. It's a completely fresh start going to the Cyprus game." As for Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, he is relishing the Martinez era with the national team. "I believe that now is a new beginning for us. We are ready to start. We can see that the trainings are different. I think everyone is ready to play. But of course, we've trained only three days so we will not see a big change," he said. "I believe we must have a better tactical organisation. When we play against other teams, we didn't always know how to adapt. We did not always know how to play. We also need a winning mentality."
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