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 Originally Posted by Pascal
I like Martinez (obviously, he used to manage us). I wouldn't underestimate him with a good squad and a solid defence, which Wigan never had. Although I think his signing choices can leave a lot to be desired
Bale going to RM seems more like a brand thing than a football thing. Paying £85m+ for him will make him an instant worldwide superstar, even more so than he already is, and he's got massive brand appeal at a very young age. He's fast, scores spectacular goals and has trickery. He'd be a great marketing asset for RM so I think there's more to it than just football. Spurs seem to spend quite cleverly and I think Soldado is a good signing.
Another clever signing although I'm loathe to say it is Medel for Cardiff. 26 years old and very impressive for Seville for £12.5m. He should fit well into the physical style of the PL but I imagine he'll get sent off for some stupid challenges pretty quickly so they'll have to work hard on toning him down.
Swansea have made some hugely impressive looking signings. Bony is sick, great goal scoring record in Holland v plenty of good teams, physically strong but also fast, plenty of international experience and only 24. Should have a big impact IMO and well worth the price tag
Canas also really impressed me v Malmo. We really needed a solid holding midfielder and I'd not relaly seen him play before but he looks way more experienced (v Malmo at least in the 0-0) than 26, taking plenty of time on the ball and picking out nice passes. He moves a hell of a lot and made a beautifully pass with the outside of his foot over the defence for Bony to score his (not) "offside" goal. A great player to have in a starting lineup or on the bench IMO but would have to see more
He's been using his trusty high line defence all pre-season and it's just not working. In our game against Real Madrid, Ronaldo was tearing us apart having a clear run on goal from like 30 yards all game.
I also don't like his 3 at the back formation. I don't think it works well for us and I hope he doesn't persist with it ( like he did with WIgan )
Yet another moan, I don't like his signings. He has brought half of Wigan with him and left the only decent players they have! ( Mcmanaman and McCarthy ). We being heavily linked with McCarthy but he just isn't worth the £15m price tag that's doing the rounds, if we pay that I will go insane.
On the plus side, he seems to have got Jelavic back on form, he has been on fire pre-season. Same with Mirallas and the ever consistent Baines.
Even though most of this post is negative I am actually looking forward to the start of the new season and ushering in a new era. I am excited to see the footy that we will play and what Martinez can do. I am going back home for the Chelsea game so hopefully I will like what I see.
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. Same goes for Walcott though, two players who are just nowhere near international standard. Good to see Wilshere playing though, he's going to be quality, shame it looks like his whole international career is going to be hampered by Cleverly.
