Roberto Martinez has been sacked by Everton. Why it has taken this long is for the powerbrokers at Goodison Park to know, but the hope is the Toffees will be able to rebuild after a thoroughly disappointing campaign. Unfortunately for supporters, however, the damage done during Martinez’s reign is likely to be felt throughout the summer and for some time to come on the blue side of Merseyside.
Finishing fifth with an inexperienced squad in his first season in charge suggested Everton had stumbled on something special in hiring the man who had just taken Wigan Athletic down to the Championship. The Spaniard had vowed to take the club into the Champions League, and though poor results towards the end of the season meant they missed out on a top-four spot, there was real belief that the team had the potential to break into Europe’s premier club competition.
While Martinez and David Moyes before him have between them put together a squad that is, on paper, the best seen at the club this century, this is set to be the summer where it is most likely to be dismantled as its biggest names go in pursuit of pastures new.
Romelu Lukaku has made no secret of the fact he is keen to play Champions League football, and while his next destination is far from clear, a merry-go-round of strikers will likely take place that will see the Belgium international eventually find himself at a club which more matches his personal ambitions.
Source:goal.com
