Strange appointment
Roberto Martínez is new Belgium manager
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Allardyce is fine but so is Martinez. Stating that Martinez is crap is a massive overstatement. Neither of them are getting jobs because they are "one of the boys".
Martinez is een kut kakkerlaken to paraphrase Jan Verthonghen.
Good grief then again why would anyone expect anything else from our pathetic FA
Good grief then again why would anyone expect anything else from our pathetic FA
It's better than Wilmots I guess ... that's about the only positive I can find though.
FFS
FFS
He somehow has the ability to fall ass backwards into some great situations after shitting the bed in his current job.
Relegated at Wigan? No problem, here's the Everton job.
Got booted out of Everton? No problem, here's the Belgium job.
Relegated at Wigan? No problem, here's the Everton job.
Got booted out of Everton? No problem, here's the Belgium job.
I thought the same. He can't be worse than Wilmots right? Right?
Perhaps he can sell Fellaini again.
GOOD COACH
You just literally called Martinez a cnut cockroaches
If you want to paraphrase correctly it is Martinez is een kut kakkerlak.
Kakkerlaken is plural as he was talking about Feyenoord fans.
What a random appointment.
A team who can't defend hires a manager who can't teach the basics of defending. 
SORRY ITS THE PHONE
Martinez has been relegated and taken a solid 5th-8th placed side down in to mid-table in his last two jobs. Allardyce made West Ham comfortable in the Premier League and then did brilliantly to save Sunderland from relegation.
That's why it's a more laughable appointment, because at least Allardyce has done quite well recently, Martinez has had 1 good season in his last 4.
It is very well known the Belgian FA are having financial problems. They were never going to sign an expensive manager. Who did you guys expect? Guardiola?
I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt. He's 10 times the manager Wilmots is.
I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt. He's 10 times the manager Wilmots is.
It may work. Belgium's strengths are going forward, and the bloke knows no other way of playing.
They'll probably ship a fair few goals though, whatever the outcome.
They'll probably ship a fair few goals though, whatever the outcome.
Obviously not, but a short term option of somebody like van Gaal until somebody like Preud'homme was available would have been better in my opinion.
Yeah, as if Van Gaal was going to work for 1 million € a year, while he was earning 7 million pounds a year at Utd.
He's going to get sacked from Belgium after the World Cup, and land the Barca job, isn't he?
How did he manage to pull that appointment off? Totally out of the blue.
I think he will do fine at belgium. Sure he can't defend but in a cup competition you can get away with not defending great.
Wigan have never been a solid midtable team. They did surprisingly well in their first season but then somehow managed to stay in the PL for 7 more seasons and winning a cup on the way.
Allardyce at West Ham was disliked by fans and that's why his contract wasn't re-negotiated. West Ham has since become much better. Allardyce has managed 5 different teams in 14 different seasons and has 4 times finished in the top 10 and he's never won a cup since his League of Ireland win back in '92. He's always wanted a big time shot and now he has it.
I think he might be a better commentator than manager. I was hoping he'd replace one of those wankers on Fox.
I believe that he'll prove to be a good International manager. I, for one, welcome one of the top international teams getting a manager who'll want to play football on the front foot rather than park the bus and bore us.
Go on Bobby!
Go on Bobby!
I was surprised with this appointment, but certainly willing to give it a chance. I am worried about our defence which needs improvement, and for that he might not be the right man. However, we do have quality players going forward so maybe he will just have us outscore the opposition. Interesting to see how this will go.
I also think that this appointment should be put in the context of the Belgian FA not having a large budget. They are not able to choose whoever they want. There might have been better candidates out there, but they were probably way too expensive for the FA.
I also think that this appointment should be put in the context of the Belgian FA not having a large budget. They are not able to choose whoever they want. There might have been better candidates out there, but they were probably way too expensive for the FA.
Funny appointment, but to be fair pretty much anyone would have been a step up over that despicable cnut Wilmots.
Thierry Henry will be part of our technical staff as an assistant manager. I just came so hard 
Big suprise there.Thierry Henry will be part of our technical staff as an assistant manager. I just came so hard
Pretty decent selection by Martinez. Fecking Defour though...
How did that come about?Thierry Henry will be part of our technical staff as an assistant manager. I just came so hard
Especially great news for Batshuayi, Lukaku and Origi.Thierry Henry will be part of our technical staff as an assistant manager. I just came so hard
Apparently he needs the experience to get his pro license. Lukaku, Hazard etc will be excited. Lot's of them are idolizing him.
Thierry Henry as our assistant manager is even more random than Martinez as our manager. It's a bit weird.
One extreme to the other
Belgium will be very exciting to watch but will also concede loads too
Belgium will be very exciting to watch but will also concede loads too
Bizarre. He just quit his role at Arsenal to concentrate on his TV work, which sort of outlined where his priorities lay. I assume he's going to keep his job with Sky? If he's serious about coaching he should go full time.Thierry Henry will be part of our technical staff as an assistant manager. I just came so hard
Gary Neville managed it as a coach with England and then went on to succe...no wait.
It's a good appointment, Henry is a winner and as someone above me just said the likes of Lukaku and Hazard idolised him so it could help them..
Wenger gave him that choice, not Henry himself.
I love Belgium.
Wenger told him he could only be full time coach of the U18s, he couldn't do it part-time with his Sky duties.