LFC2007 » Thu May 17, 2012 9:17 pm wrote:RED BEERGOGGLES » Thu May 17, 2012 8:58 pm wrote:burjennio » Thu May 17, 2012 8:49 pm wrote:Vickery knew he'd be a failure, and stated repeatedly on World Football Phone-in that he was perplexed by the move, yet Martinez was convinced and sanctioned the signing who would later be voted by the Wigan fans as "the worst foreign signing in the clubs history." It doesnt exactly instill confidence in what he could do with a far bigger transfer budget when the first time he got the opportunity to flex a bit on financial muscle he failed so spectacularly.
Now that doesn't say a great deal for his perception of what a striker should be ....rather damning indictment that .
The owners perception of what makes a good enough manager for Liverpool even more so mate .
Is it really that damning an indictment of Martinez' talent-spotting ability? Any more damning than, say, the signing of Robbie Keane for £20m, of Dossena for £7m, or Aquilani for £18m? I'm not sure myself, particularly given that i) he's just one signing and ii) clubs like Wigan don't have as much pulling power to bid for proven strikers, thus forcing them to take greater risks on players like Boselli who they can afford and are prepared to join them.
If we're going to judge the guy's transfer record then let's at least be fair and look at the whole of it.
the only two clubs he`s managed in his whole career are f**king swansea and wigan, thats it.
he didnt even take swansea up, they scraped into the playoffs once but got battered by blackpool.
at wigan he`s just about stayed up by the skin of his teeth, even bruce and jewel had better average league finishes. this season from august to february he won 4 games.
on top of that he hasnt won anything, nada, f**k all, not even a johnson paint trophy or a leyland daf trophy. zilch
in my world that is not the CV of a liverpool manager.