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No. 10684 Tuesday, July 10, 2018, corresponding to 26 Shawwal 1439
When Roberto Martinez was fired from Everton, he seemed to have reached the end of his career.
After years of training for Swansea City and Wigan Athletic, who won the FA Cup in 2013, but failed to seize this opportunity in the end.
After the Iranian businessman Farhad Mushi took over at Goodison Park, he immediately ended Martinez's three-year career with Everton The club thanked him after leading the team to "the most points in his history in the Premier League."
But behind this polite farewell, the fans were happy to leave Martinez, where they thought they would lead the team to the abyss. Belgian striker Romillo Lucaco appeared to be part of a group of key players who did not believe in Martinez's ways of playing.
Two years after Martinez worked with Lucaco in the Belgian national team, his reputation as a coach with the team dubbed
The Belgian team retained his undefeated record in 23 consecutive matches and became a single match to qualify for the World Cup final.
Martinez's departure with the Belgian national team was shaken, [1945900] It was recently announced that Martinez would become Spain's next coach, replacing coach Julien Lobetigy .
Spanish journalist Jaime Rincon wrote in the newspaper "(Marka) Spanish last Friday" Signature of Mar "We have an agreement with Roberto Martinez," said Gerard Lennard, president of the Belgian Football Federation. "We have a agreement with Roberto Martinez.
The Belgian Football Association renewed Martinez's contract until 2020 in May, but Lennard added: "If we are crowned world champions and Spain makes a generous offer to Martinez, it will not bother me. "
Martinez's success with the Belgian team is sometimes criticized when his uncompromising approach is interpreted as centered on itself.
Former Scottish international Craig Burley went on social media last Saturday to comment on Martinez's remarks after Belgium beat Brazil in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
"Well, it's a strange arrogance unless he thinks so," he said, referring to Martinez's statement that "I do not think it's a good thing." I lost no match on the tactical board. "
Martinez said after Belgium's 2-1 win over Brazil "the players have received a very difficult tactical plan."
"It is very easy to think that you are going to attend a football game And you win, but you can not do that against Brazil."
"We should have been bravely
Some observers think that Martinez played an important role in pbading the Belgium team to Brazil, having changed the plan in 03/04/3 by relying on Kevin de Bruen as a ghost striker, The Manchester City player did his best, having scored a goal and won the Player of the Year award.
Martinez is now preparing a new tactical battle against his French counterpart Didier Deschamps, who hopes to continue on this path to qualify for the first time In the history of Belgium at the World Cup, which was not a Signed when he was sacked by Everton two years ago.