Roberto Martinez


This Belgian generation were the most overrated international team I can remember and that includes every England team from every tournament in the last 30 years.

The likes of vertonghen, mertens, lukaku etc are good but only world class players they’ve had are de bruyne and courtouis

How they were the top ranked team and currently 2nd despite winning nowt is bizarre
 
This Belgian generation were the most overrated international team I can remember and that includes every England team from every tournament in the last 30 years.

The likes of vertonghen, mertens, lukaku etc are good but only world class players they’ve had are de bruyne and courtouis

How they were the top ranked team and currently 2nd despite winning nowt is bizarre

You haven’t mentioned Hazard whose arguably better than KDB in his pomp and Kompany one of the best premier league centre half’s ever.

It’s in incontestable fact that their 2018 side was stacked on paper and they were all in their prime.

KDB, Courtois, Hazard and Kompany would have walked into many other team in that tournament.
 
You haven’t mentioned Hazard whose arguably better than KDB in his pomp and Kompany one of the best premier league centre half’s ever.

It’s in incontestable fact that their 2018 side was stacked on paper and they were all in their prime.

KDB, Courtois, Hazard and Kompany would have walked into many other team in that tournament.
Hazard better than KBD :lol:
 
You haven’t mentioned Hazard whose arguably better than KDB in his pomp and Kompany one of the best premier league centre half’s ever.

It’s in incontestable fact that their 2018 side was stacked on paper and they were all in their prime.

KDB, Courtois, Hazard and Kompany would have walked into many other team in that tournament.
I forgot about hazard ‘cos he’s done nothing for years
 
RM looked in his usual panicky best in his interview post match. He knows he's about to be sacked. Seems like to nice a fella to be involved in professional sport. His players will smell his weakness and fuck him off.
 
Can you imagine these recent Belgians deeing nowt under Pep, Klopp, Jose etc. Even Tuchal or Potch wadve got a tune out of them. Should’ve fucked Martinez off years ago and offered a big name club manager £2m for six weeks work.
 
Was amazed he got the job. Not surprised how it’s ended up.

One trick pony, a three-legged one eyed average pony.
 
I said arguably tbf marra and anyone with half a footballing brain can see the levels hazard hit in 17/18 were insane and he was right up there.
He isn’t fit to lace KDB’s boots to be fair, irrespective of that season. KDB hits those heights on a season by season basis.
 
Belgium have had their most talented group of players ever and wasted it with Bobby Martinez. They’re a spent force now mind.
Their peak was 2016 and they got dumped out of the Euros by Wales. Martinez wasn't in charge then. They finished 3rd at the 2018 World Cup under Martinez which is their best ever performance, and they lost to the eventual champions. I think that was their ceiling anyway.

I'm not convinced they've ever been that good and Martinez has done a pretty decent job I think. His main mistake at this World Cup was giving the old guard one last victory lap. They're finished and it would have been far better to blood the youth with an eye on the Euros in 2024. They'll regret that.
 
It’s in incontestable fact that their 2018 side was stacked on paper and they were all in their prime.

Stacked - in what way?

Problem is whilst they've had an awful lot of top players (Kompany was way past it in 2018) they all played centre half (pre 2018) central midfield, up front (and that was when Benteke was meant to be decent) and they lacked fullbacks and good right sided players for years. Their squad therefore was made up of lesser players and they struggle to get the balance right whether to play players out of position or play lesser ones. They were never that good.
 
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This Belgian generation were the most overrated international team I can remember and that includes every England team from every tournament in the last 30 years.

The likes of vertonghen, mertens, lukaku etc are good but only world class players they’ve had are de bruyne and courtouis

How they were the top ranked team and currently 2nd despite winning nowt is bizarre
Probably tend to agree with that. Decent but no reason to expect them to be winning anything. Jason Denayer was getting a game regularly during this period and he’s not exactly brilliant is he?
 

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