Source: Team_Talk
Martinez backs Holloway stance
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has given his full backing to Blackpool counterpart Ian Holloway in the growing row over team selection.[LNB] The Seasiders boss made 10 changes for the midweek 3-2 defeat at Aston Villa, after which Holloway said he would quit if the Premier League fined him for fielding a weakened side.[LNB]Martinez joined a number of his top-flight colleagues in supporting the right of a manager to pick the team he wants.[LNB]"I don't think anyone knows the physical and mental state of the players better than the manager," he said.[LNB]"As a manager you have to make decisions to do that and get a competitive team on the pitch.[LNB]"I don't understand where the fuss is. The manager selects the team and he is the only one who knows the players perfectly well and his decisions are based on that.[LNB]"Anything else is cheap talk and we should allow managers to do their jobs."
