to announce that Roberto
Martinez has left his position
as First Team Manager with
immediate effect.
— Everton (@Everton) May
12, 2016
The embattled manager has faced enormous scrutiny
regarding his on-field strategy over the past two
seasons, and the club currently sits in 12th place in
the Premier League with one match remaining.
Everton is only 10 points clear of the relegation zone
this season and the disappointment comes after a
2014-15 11th place finish.
While it became clear that this is a move that
Everton finally needed to make, Martinez did lead
the club to a club-record 72 points in his first season
as Everton manager (2013-14) and a top 16 finish in
the UEFA Europa League last season.
The club released the following statement on the
team’s official site :
“Everton Football Club
regrets to announce that
Roberto Martinez has left his
position as First Team
Manager with immediate
effect. The Chairman and the
Board of Directors would like
to place on record their
thanks for the dedication and
commitment Roberto has
shown during his three
seasons with the
Club. Roberto has been a
great ambassador for the
Club, conducting himself, at
all times, with the utmost
integrity and dignity. He
secured the Club its highest
ever Premier League points
total, a place in the last 16 of
the Europa League and
appearances in both domestic
cup semi-finals. He has also
played a key role in the
development of several young
players, managing their
progression to the Everton
First Team and International
honours.”
Martinez always approached scrutiny with
stubbornness, but his record at Everton is a
minuscule 60 wins, 41 draws and 43 losses (.420 win
percentage). He was able to survive longer than most
managers would have with top clubs in the Premier
League, but even then he wasn’t able to pull off
another escape that even Houdini would be proud of.
A few of the names linked with the Everton
managerial position are Frank de Boer (Ajax ), Ronald
Koeman (Southampton ), Manuel Pellegrini
( Manchester City ) and former Everton manager
David Moyes to name a few, according to the
Liverpool Echo.
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