2014 FIFA World Cup: Not to be ahead but with best trend, Martinez.

There are so many sports news articles, match reports and analyst insights about the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. Now that it is just few steps away from revealing the new champ - Everton manager Roberto Martinez had his own thoughts about being the ESPN analyst in the associate football and after spending his time with the crowd in Brazil from the opening match up to present.

"Well, I'm focusing purely on what you see on the football pitch - so it's the bravery, positive approach and trying to win games. There has been real concern for European sides of how to cope with the conditions, so rather than having negative approach and trying to grow into games, I think everyone has decided to have a proper go; and if you don't get the result, it's not for the lack of having an adventurous approach - and we've seen that it in the substitutions which have paid off. There have been open and dynamic games. Tactically, we have seen a different trend with teams trying to play back threes and with a lot of success. Personally I think the influence of Chile has been very beneficial. So from a neutral point of view, I think it has been the best World Cup to watch games," he said in his interview with FIFA.com.

And when asked about the negativity of Spain's results," I don't think it has been negative at all back in Spain. There has been real disappointment about the results, but there has been an understanding that Vicente del Bosque wanted to allow football to make the decision of when the new generation had to come through. Straight after the disappointment of a bad result, there was a celebration of the golden generation in world football they have provided - not just for Spanish football, for the whole community of football. To win three major trophies on the trot, I don't think we'll ever see again. It has been a matter of being sad but celebrating and being thankful for what this group of players has done. Now it's allowing the school and ideology that this group of players brought to Spain to continue. It's a change of cycle in terms of personnel but not in the mentality and the way of playing, because the young generation have been successful at U-21 level and there are replacements there ready to take responsibility."

Martinez had a lot of visions of how the different qualifying teams produced great matches in this tournament. Finally when asked about staying ahead of the trends," I don't think you want to be ahead. It's just making sure that you get the best trend that suits your players."

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