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MARTINEZ BOLD CHANGE It is the morning after the opening day of the Premier League season and a national sports radio station in England is taking calls from football fans on the changes they witnessed and didnt like on day one of the season. Jung-ho Kang Pirates Jersey . Some replies are funny, such as a fan of lower league team, Hartlepool, who said he was disgusted at his sides decision to not score goals this season, while others, like the Arsenal fan complaining at the price of wine going up inside their stadium, failed to get much sympathy. At least something went up in value at The Emirates during the summer, I thought. In the end the overriding message was football fans had to embrace change because there is an awful lot of it taking place.Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once said progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Luis Suarez would argue his constant mind changing has changed very little this summer but if Shaw was alive today he most certainly would have written an equally clever phrase about the Uruguayans current plight. He would also have relished Saturdays action as the Barclays Premier League turned the page on a new chapter, with an unprecedented four new managers taking charge of the best six clubs from last season. David Moyes at Manchester United, Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City and Jose Mourinho at Chelsea will certainly receive their fair share of ink this season but at Everton, new boss Roberto Martinez shouldnt go unnoticed as he goes about molding a team into his way of thinking.During their 2-2 draw at Norwich City on Saturday, seen live on TSN, Martinez wasted no time in making a significant adjustment to his side immediately. On paper it looked like a team that could have been drawn up by Moyes last season. They featured a back-four including attacking wingbacks Seamus Coleman and Leighton Baines, a midfield three of Leon Osman, youngster Ross Barkley and Marouane Fellaini, with Steven Pienaar on the left wing, Kevin Mirallas on the right, flanking Nikica Jelavic up front. Under Moyes, Belgian Fellaini would have played as the attacking member of the midfield three, a position he excelled in last season when he went on to lead the club in goals(11) and shots(90). One of his best performances, in fact, came in week one, at home to Manchester United, when he scored the games only goal and was a menace all night to the opposition. (Click for larger image) The towering 25-year-old went on to score five headed goals in the 2012/13 campaign, just one behind Swanseas Michu for the league lead, in a season so successful many expected him to be at a different club by now. At Norwich on Saturday, still dressed in the blue of Everton, Fellaini started a Premier League match for the first time not under the guidance of Moyes. Martinez responded by immediately placing him alongside Osman in a much deeper role, a position he has adopted for Belgium internationally and periodically for his club in his early days under Moyes. On the surface it appeared the decision may have come from a lack of depth at that position as Darron Gibson was injured, but Fellainis performance in the role, along with his wishes and the managers plans for the team going forward, could mean the Belgians time as a number ten, off the striker, has come to an end. In May, when discussing his future, Fellaini showed his cards on what he really feels about being versatile: "Sometimes I look at myself and ask, What is my best position? But I think its a defensive midfielder, thats the best one. The manager might like it sometimes when I play up front because I can cause trouble for the defenders, but for me my best position is defensive midfield, stopping the opposition and then looking to impose myself on a game," he said. A year on from his commanding showing against Manchester United, on day one of this season, the stats were very different from the ones that night at Goodison, with many aerial duels won much deeper in his own half. (Click for larger image) Everton are a side whose full backs play very high up the pitch, so it is no surprise that many of Fellainis winning headers are done so deep as on several occasions, particularly against long balls or fast pace counter attacks, he is one of the four deepest Everton players, alongside Osman and the two centre-backs. However, this does not mean he cannot make a statement as an attacking threat from that position, quite the opposite in fact. Fellainis deeper position allows him to read the game better, and in a team that treasures the ball well (a trait that will likely improve more under Martinez), he can make penetrating runs from deep without worrying about being caught out in a transition. Against Norwich not only did he lead the game in passes attempted (88) and passes completed (77), more importantly he led the game with 26 successful passes in the attacking third, with many accurately finding Evertons wide players whose overlaps cause opponents constant problems. (Click for larger image) Fellainis placement as a defensive midfielder did not come without problems and when he was guilty of allowing Steven Whittaker to easily go by him on his way to scoring Norwichs opening goal of the game, it was clear he was a man who was still unsure when to be overly physical and take a sensible yellow card. His reservations are not surprising considering he has spent the best part of the last three seasons defending his own poor disciplinary record. That is an area he will need to improve on but there seems to be a common ground between club and player that this position change could work out for both parties. It is no secret that Fellaini wants to play Champions League football for a bigger club and playing in the second band of a four band system, rather than in a 3 of a 4231, showcases his talents to technical teams unlikely to ever adopt such a direct style where a big man is needed further forward. Everton, meanwhile, may grow into a side that will soon deploy the 3-4-3 style Martinez used at Wigan, a system where a forward is required to come deeper with his back to goal into the space a further advanced Fellaini would occupy. If Martinez gets his wish and Fellaini stays for another season, his box-to-box style will be essential in the centre of a midfield 4. Either way, change is certainly taking shape already at Everton, yet the only one that will get the fans to call into radio shows will be if he is sold. More commanding performances in a deeper role will ensure it will be a matter of when, not if. For the good of the club, it appears that is a gamble Martinez is willing to take. George Bernard Shaw would have been proud. Erik Gonzalez Jersey . Barnard, 28, was 1-0 with a 0.53 ERA in three appearances, including two starts, with San Angel o this season. He struck out 19 batters and walked just one in 17 innings pitched. He has previous American Association experience with the Lincoln Saltdogs, El Paso Diablos and Amarillo Sox. JB Shuck Pirates Jersey . Jeff Carter had two goals and an assist as the Kings stretched their streak to seven wins in a row with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. http://www.pittsburghpiratesprostore.us/Bill-Mazeroski-pirates-jersey/ . Kevin Durant certainly played like there was on Sunday night, scoring 36 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as the Thunder made quick work of the visiting Pacers with a 118-94 win.Ross Brawn has told Sky Sports he would be prepared to work alongside Bernie Ecclestone as a new boss of Formula 1. Brawn, the mastermind behind Mercedes current domination of the sport and a key figure in Michael Schumachers record-breaking success, has been in talks with Liberty Media as the group prepare to complete their takeover of F1.Although Brawn has insisted reports he has agreed to become the sports new chief executive are wide of the mark, he has admitted to Sky Sports he would get pleasure from trying to help Formula 1 move forward and revealed he is open to filling a role alongside Ecclestone, F1s current supremo. Brawns interview with Natalie Pinkham can be seen in a special edition of The F1 Report, published at the top of the page.Asked directly whether he could return to F1 in a dream team partnership alongside marketing guru Zak Brown, Brawn acknowledged: I would be interested in such a role but there are so many things that need to be resolved first.The one thing that Bernie is not is immortal, none of us are, and at some point he has to put his pen down. Hes a very special person, hes created most of what we are dealing with today, and there will never be a replacement for Bernie. Actually working for Bernie may be a fun and interesting thing to do.During the interview, Brawn also discusses how he lured Lewis Hamilton from McLaren to Mercedes, his own exit from the Silver Arrows just months before the dawn of the hybrid era they have dominated, and his relationship with Michael Schumacher. On working with SchumiBrawn worked with Schumacher during each of the Germans seven F1 world championships but says their partnership wasnt always plain sailing.He was the most complete driver of that era. He had fabulous talent but he also had the application, the intelligence and the devotion - and a love of driving. Michael is a very honest person, he doesnt like fun and games - and Im the same. So even if we disagreed, we would thrash it out aand sort it out. Chris Archer Pirates Jersey. We were close and still are close... On signing HamiltonIn 2012, Brawn pulled off one of the most unexpected transfer coups in F1 history when he persuaded Lewis Hamilton to leave superpowers McLaren for a Mercedes outfit which had won just one race in the previous three years.We built it slowly with Lewis, explained our plans and explained what we were doing. There was an important meeting at his mums house which was a lot of fun. And it grew: Lewis started to understand what we wanted to achieve and why we hadnt achieved the results we wanted to and how critical being an engine supplier was going to be with the new regulations. And then we had the inevitable complication on the commercial side of finding a package Mercedes could afford and what Lewis felt was justified from his side... On why he left MercedesBrawn left Mercedes at the end of 2013, a decision which was linked to the recruitment, without his knowledge, of Paddy Lowe.I had my frustrations but l also had relief because what had evolved wasnt something l was comfortable with. Writing the book was therapeutic. I had many difficult decisions in my career and l tried to face them head-on. Finding out from McLaren what had happened [Lowe agreeing to join Mercedes] when they rang up and said hey, youre nicking our guy was a bit brutal...Can Nico Rosberg clinch the title at Interlagos? 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