Rob’s Toffees will stick with stylish approch
ROBERTO MARTINEZ wants to create a winning brand of football at Everton.
The Spaniard warned his reputation for playing with style with FA Cup winners Wigan still led them to the drop this season.
But David Moyes’s replacement at Everton knows that he has to deliver results as well as style at Goodison Park.
He said: “I do feel that it is important that in football you get a winning style.
“Obviously everyone will highlight the late 1980s when the team reached an incredible reputation around Europe, and that’s ingrained in the football club.
“There’s a lot of talk about finding different styles and being attractive to watch.
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“Clearly I’m excited about bringing a mixture of what Everton represents and what Everton stands for together with my beliefs in the game.”
The Spaniard is planning to tweak the style that Moyes preferred at Goodison and Toffees fans do not need to expect any rough and ready tactics.
He said: “We need to be a team that is capable of being flexible from a tactical point of view.
“We need to be in a position where we can keep the ball well and where we can break things down.
“That’s what I’m really looking forward to – coming up with a unique Everton style.
“I have got no doubts over the success that this dressing room has had over the last few seasons and I know they can take football principles in very quickly.”