Before the next global break, I am very much looking forward to having all these players back and all these players feeling like footballers again. But what you have seen in the past few seasons, maybe because of the media focus expectations are risen out of proportions and the expectations of the fans are not realistic, but managers are being judged like a head coach.
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‘It is not for me to comment, ‘ said Martinez.
“Ramiro is enjoying his football but we need to measure how the travelling is going to affect him because this is the first time he will have had a long journey before preparing for a game”, Martinez said.
Baines injured his ankle just days before the start of the season and was expected to miss up to 14 weeks. When you get to know Leighton, you learn not to set a time to come back, because we’ll always get ahead of the expected time.
“And I think Phil Jagielka is the clear example that we have in house”.
“Then to have the opportunity to lead the England team. And the way he performed was magnificent”.
Everton’s hopes of making it four wins out of four against Manchester United at Goodison Park on Saturday received a boost with manager Roberto Martinez saying defender John Stones will be available for selection after recovering from a knee injury.
It is their first outing since a 1-1 derby draw with Liverpool two weeks ago that spelled the end for Reds boss Brendan Rodgers.
Half of the 20 Premier League managers have been with their current clubs for less than a year.
“Not just the way that his teams play, I think the way he brings that contagious approach of being fearless and creating really hard teams to play against”.
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But the defender, along with fellow injury absentees John Stones, Steven Pienaar and Tom Cleverley, is close to a comeback.
