Thursday, August 4, 2016

New coach Martinez wants to give Belgium winning mentality (The Associated Press)

Spain's Roberto Martinez speaks during a media conference at the headquarters of the Belgian Football Association in Brussels on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016. Martinez has been named the new head coach for the Belgian national soccer team. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Tasked with getting Belgium's golden generation to live up to its billing, Roberto Martinez said his biggest challenge as the new coach is to instill a winning mentality and make a young squad comfortable in the role as favorite. The 43-year-old former Everton manager was hired as coach of the world's second-ranked team on a two-year deal Wednesday. Martinez, in his first international job, replaces Marc Wilmots, who was fired after Belgium's failure to get beyond the quarterfinals at the European Championship.


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