Tag: Roberto Martinez

Twitter can’t believe former Everton coach is the new Belgium manager

Vyom Chaudhary

In a shocking move, former Everton manager Roberto Martinez was appointed as the manager of the Belgium national team. The Spanish manager, who was sacked by Everton last season, was recently linked with the Hull City, but his appointment at the helm of Belgium national team has shocked everyone. Martinez will succeed Marc Wilmots, who was sacked following this summer’s Euro 2016. Twitter was definitely shocked to hear the news: Who saw that coming? Roberto Martinez has been appointed the new head coach of Belgium.https://t.co/rbfYkjpnyO pic.twitter.com/xYz3QhCvW0 — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August…

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Hull urgently seeking successor to Bruce

Stuart Campbell

Hull’s City hierarchy are set to begin interviewing potential new managers, as they intensify their efforts to find a suitable successor to Steve Bruce, according to the Guardian. Since Bruce’s resignation, Hull are understood to have drawn up a shortlist of five managerial candidates, with one of those believed to be the former Everton manager Roberto Martinez. Martinez among a quintet of candidates Martinez, who also previously managed Swansea City and Wigan, was sacked by Everton at the end of last season. Nevertheless he left the club after enjoying an…

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Premier League Season Review – Everton

Stephen Donovan
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Everton: 11th FA Cup: Semi-finals Capital One Cup: Semi-finals The distraction and the fixture congestion caused by the Europa League was the main reason provided for an indifferent campaign for Everton in 2014-15 as they fell way below the standards set when narrowly missing out on the top four in Roberto Martinez’ first season in charge. This time there was no such excuse and there were some encouraging signs to begin with, but it all ended up going horribly wrong as a squad full of talent flopped badly once again.…

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Everton vs Norwich – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Now looking for a new manager, Everton finish a hugely disappointing campaign with a home encounter with a Norwich City side that has already been condemned to an instant return to the Championship. It all began exceptionally well for Roberto Martinez at Everton as he guided the club to its highest Premier League points tally in his first year in 2013-14, but it has been gradually downhill from there despite the quality within the squad never having decreased. The anger towards the Spaniard from supporters reached such a critical point that he…

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Leicester vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

There have been few greater stories in the history of English football than Leicester City winning the Premier League title, and their final home game of the season against Everton will be a chance for celebration as the supporters gather to provide their acclaim. While many have felt for several weeks that the Foxes were destined for the top-flight crown, but only when it was confirmed thanks to Tottenham’s draw at Chelsea on Monday evening did the enormity of their achievement really sink in. It is up there with the…

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Everton vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

It looks set to be a sombre atmosphere at Goodison Park on Saturday as Everton begin to play out their season of dismal underachievement by taking on a Bournemouth side that has lost four of the last five games. After such a miserable showing in being embarrassed at the home of bitter rivals Liverpool just three days prior, credit has to go to Everton for the manner in which they battled so hard in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. A goal down at half-time, they took the game to…

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Everton vs Man Utd – Match preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Everton and Manchester United have both fallen well below expectations in the Premier League this season, but on Saturday they meet at Wembley and have the chance to move to within 90 minutes of lifting the FA Cup. This is a do or die encounter for Everton boss Roberto Martinez, who is desperately hoping that his side can salvage something from this competition and take a slight amount of the emphasis away from a woeful run in the league that culminated in the embarrassing Merseyside derby defeat to Liverpool. The Spaniard is…

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Liverpool vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

The latest in a sequence of big games for Liverpool sees them welcome bitter rivals Everton to Anfield for the Merseyside derby, where both sides will be determined to take the spoils in a fixture that has failed to produce a winner in the last three meetings. In the wake of such a special and dramatic victory in the Europa League against Borussia Dortmund, it was impressive stuff from Liverpool on Sunday as their much-changed team still had too much for Bournemouth. It was their greater intricacy in the final third…

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Crystal Palace vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Having finally ended their excruciatingly long wait to end their winless streak in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will be hoping to end any lingering doubts over their safety by seeing off Everton and reaching the 40-point mark. While good results have been achieved the FA Cup, a sequence of 14 league matches without a win was clearly having an effect on all of the Palace players, with confidence appearing increasingly thin on the ground as positive results continued to elude them and they nosedived down the table into a…

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Everton vs Sunderland – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Sunderland will be hoping to take the confidence gained from another Tyne-Wear derby success into their trip to Goodison Park, where they have got the better of Everton in each of the last two seasons. The home side will be intent on avoiding a third straight league defeat, having produced a poor showing in a comprehensive reverse against Manchester United and then conceded two sloppy goals in quick succession to ensure they came away with nothing from high-flying Arsenal. In midweek they lacked vibrancy again, but were able to eventually see…

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Chelsea gossip: Mourinho in row with fellow manager, and move lined up for Man United man

Jordan Harris

Here is Monday’s news and gossip concerning Chelsea: Jose Mourinho engaged in a bust-up with Everton manager Roberto Martinez, after the Toffees defeated the Blues at the weekend, according to the Daily Mail. The Special One was angry that Martinez was the first of the pair to take part in a press conference, as he felt he should have been allowed to go first due to the return journey back to London. The Blues are interested in a surprising move for Manchester United goalkeeper Victor Valdes, according to the Daily Mirror.…

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(Video) Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho refuses to answer John Stones question

Steve Green

Jose Mourinho gave his annual Friday press conference this afternoon, and for a man that usually has an opinion on everything, it seems that he was in no mood to discuss the ongoing saga concerning John Stones’ proposed move to the club. The Chelsea boss refused to answer questions about Everton counterpart Roberto Martinez as the pair tussle over in-demand defender John Stones. The story has intensified over the past week amid reports of a new offer going in for the England under-21 international, but with the close of the…

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Chelsea gossip: Juve eye triple swoop for £60m Pogba deal and Mourinho branded ‘a nice boy’

Steve Green
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Saturday’s biggest Chelsea news and transfer rumour roundup. Chelsea have agreed a £69m deal to sign 22-year-old Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba, while attacking midfielders Oscar, 23, Willian, 27, and Juan Cuadrado, 27, could go the other way, according to The Sun. Juve have displayed an interest in all three players already this summer and could use this as an excuse to bring one or more of them on board. The Blues are ready to spend a combined £100m on former Manchester United youngster Pogba and Everton defender John…

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Chelsea gossip: Mourinho pens new contract and opens up on La Liga targets

Steve Green

Saturday’s biggest Chelsea news and transfer gossip. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has signed a new four-year deal at the Stamford Bridge club, the BBC reports. The new deal will keep the 52-year-old in his post until at least 2019. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho does not believe it is possible to sign elite players from Barcelona, Bayern Munich or Real Madrid unless the club want to sell them or the players are frustrated, the Daily Telegraph reports. Chelsea ace Eden Hazard has said that he finds defender Branislav Ivanovic absolutely hilarious,…

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Chelsea gossip: Costa injury update and another starlet goes out on loan

Steve Green

Friday’s biggest Chelsea news and transfer gossip. Radamel Falcao has hailed the ‘good atmosphere’ at his latest club, the Daily Star reports. The Colombian striker flopped at Manchester United last term but made a marquee loan move to Stamford Bridge this summer. Diego Costa has cast a major injury shadow over the start of Chelsea’s Premier League title defence, according to the Daily Mirror. Striker Costa will miss the beginning of the campaign this weekend thanks to his long-running hamstring problem, and boss Jose Mourinho admitted: “Costa is not ready.…

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(Video) Everton boss admits Chelsea interest has unsettled John Stones

Steve Green

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has confirmed that the recent transfer speculation linking young defender John Stones with a move to Chelsea has affected the player, the Daily Express reports. Stones has been the subject of two summer bids from Chelsea – with the second reaching the £26m mark (via The Express) – which have taken their toll on the youngster, despite Martinez reiterating his desire to keep him at Goodison Park. “Yes (it has affected him) and you hope you learn from it and become more mature,” said Martinez. “Clearly, John…

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Everton boss sends defiant message to Chelsea regarding John Stones

Jordan Harris

Everton boss Roberto Martinez has issued a hands-off warning to Chelsea as the Premier League champions try to lure John Stones to Stamford Bridge, the Daily Express report. The Express confirm that the Blues have seen two bids for the 21-year-old – the second of which was reportedly worth £26m – turned down by the Toffees, and Martinez has insisted that he does not plan to lose the England international. “There is nothing to discuss, he is not a player that is out of contract in ten months, he is not…

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Analysis: Can Tom Cleverley be a success at Everton?

Stephen Donovan

Despite Aston Villa’s clear determination to sign him on a permanent basis at the end of his season-long loan spell, Tom Cleverley’s move to Everton from Manchester United always looked to be on the cards; the midfielder’s contract at Old Trafford having not been renewed. READ MORE: Everton Transfer Gossip It is fair to say that there is still plenty for Cleverley to do to convince his many detractors that he is of sufficient quality to hold down a place at a top Premier League club, and be a regular in…

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