With the World Cup just eight months away, Roberto Martinez will have been watching the recent friendly games with interest. However, he’s a coach that believes in continuity, and he probably has the names of 19 of his 23-man squad nailed down. Leander Dendoncker and Hans Vanaken were always likely to be in the 23… Read More »
By selecting players with fewer than 50 caps for the two friendlies (vs. Ireland and Burkina Faso), Roberto Martinez undoubtedly pleased those such as Kevin de Buyne and Romelu Lukaku, but he hardly learnt anything that could be useful for the World Cup. The side he sent out in Dublin on Saturday mostly consisted of… Read More »
For tonight’s match with Ireland in Dublin, Roberto Martinez has excluded all those with over 50 caps. So no place for Kevin De Bruyne, Thibaut Courtois and a few more of the usual suspects. This doesn’t mean that Martinez will make sweeping changes for the forthcoming World Cup, but it will give him a chance… Read More »