{"id":77089,"date":"2023-02-22T07:56:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T07:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=77089"},"modified":"2023-02-22T07:56:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T07:56:29","slug":"martin-retains-pride-in-his-team-as-they-fail-once-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/02\/22\/martin-retains-pride-in-his-team-as-they-fail-once-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin retains pride in his team as they fail once again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is always interesting to see the reaction of a manager after their team has been beaten.\u00a0 It&#8217;s even more interesting when it comes on the back of a run that has seen you win just three of the preceding eighteen games.<\/p>\n<p>Watching the video of Martin&#8217;s conference was as interesting as the words used as he looked much more down than any of the words that came out of his mouth maybe suggested.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='PpS9lwQHTltUwpDdto39vg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1247363748' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'PpS9lwQHTltUwpDdto39vg',sig:'KkXgY1wUehiYyZa8OaVvJ6FEzVPZj5Y3a0_Zbl9T7Hs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1247363748',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The last few minutes tell more of a story as he accused one journalist of a &#8220;lazy assessment&#8221; after it was suggested that the players maybe were not as embedded in the process as they have been and on a night when they were simply second best to Stoke.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have players who have played 100s of games,&#8221; Martin responded.\u00a0 &#8220;I will speak to the players and see how they feel but in my opinion it is a very lazy assessment, clearly your opinion is different.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It makes me quite angry as I know how hard the players work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Swans had the perfect start to the game when Morgan Whittaker opened the scoring inside the first two minutes but rather than pushing on from that, they retreated and two quick goals in the opening twenty minutes saw them on the back foot and in a position from which Martin&#8217;s side could not recover.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are paying for a poorly managed twenty minutes.\u00a0 We want the players to be brave but there were too many times when we were giving the ball away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had some brilliant moments when we broke and looked threatening and dangerous.\u00a0 But there were too many moments when we let them get the ball too easily.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the second half I thought the boys played with brilliant courage and I am really proud of the character that they showed especially with the atmosphere from the result going the way that it was.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='EyP-ryhzRcN5mfQ91pLmug' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1247363579' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'EyP-ryhzRcN5mfQ91pLmug',sig:'lnRe_Zz3xP7UDHI8YfBoEzRMG-rV6v-kaqly58-usgc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1247363579',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I have said to them that if they carry on like they did in the second half then we will be fine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were times that we should have played forward quicker but we will learn from that &#8211; we gave the opposition hope the way we did it and that gave them confidence.\u00a0 People will be bored of me saying it but with the young group we have they will benefit from moments like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Swans now have the second worst defensive record in the division, something which has been obvious for some time, a point acknowledged by Martin but not one that seems to be actually improving.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our defensive record is a concern.\u00a0 \u00a0The goals we have conceded is the biggest swing in the league against the expected goals and far outweighs that number.\u00a0 Too many of them have been set pieces and we need to look at that and address it.\u00a0 \u00a0As I have said we will have a lot of young players in the team who will be better for this moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Swansea.com stadium was full of boos for the team at the final whistle, a question that was posed to Martin\u00a0&#8220;I understand the fans reaction.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t want to hear it.\u00a0 \u00a0It&#8217;s been a tough month for us in so many ways.\u00a0 Results wise its been tough but we are sitting 12th in the league with the youngest and smallest squad in the league.\u00a0 \u00a0We have a clear way of doing things that is going through the club all the way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our budget is lower than where we are in the league.\u00a0 That&#8217;s not excuses these are facts.\u00a0 \u00a0I get it though, this is football.\u00a0 People only see the result as that is all that matters to those that support the team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='Kcxd6CC0Q-1UrYySIAxaGg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1247358063' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Kcxd6CC0Q-1UrYySIAxaGg',sig:'VpDBhlVF-7rG7OY0eWP-QkBUX_O2fk8ntZ8jFY4iplk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1247358063',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I said all the way along what we are trying to do it won&#8217;t be quick.\u00a0 \u00a018 of 24 Championship clubs have sacked their manager this season, how many of those are better off?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Modern day football means people want change.\u00a0 \u00a0It&#8217;s not nice to hear but we don&#8217;t let it affect us and we don&#8217;t focus on it.\u00a0 \u00a0I understand it but it impacts the family more than us &#8211; its not nice for the kids to see You Tube and people shouting &#8216;Martin Out&#8217; &#8211; I don&#8217;t see how that helps your football club but if it&#8217;s how you feel then it&#8217;s how you feel<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can improve the atmosphere by winning games and we have to do that quickly.\u00a0 We are still twelfth not fighting relegation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Russell Martin on Stoke City | Press Conference\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NtV8Tw0mczM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is always interesting to see the reaction of a manager after their team has been beaten.\u00a0 It&#8217;s even more interesting when it comes on the back of a run that has seen you win just three of the preceding eighteen games. 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