As national coach for five years, Roberto Martinez is a successful coach, although he failed to win a major title for Belgium.
If Belgium manages to win against his French neighbor, the Catalan would achieve as many victories as Guy Thys, emblematic coach of the Belgians who holds the record for victories on the black-yellow-red sidelines.
Guy Thys needed 108 games to reach this famous record, while Roberto Martinez is preparing to play his 65th tonight as T1 Belgium.
Of the 64 matches already played, Martinez has won 50 for 9 shares and 5 defeats. He averages 2.48 points per game (best ratio of all Belgium coaches) while Guy Thys, for comparison, arrived at a ratio of 1.56.
If this match against France is important for the whole country, it is also important for Roberto Martinez, who could enter a little more into the history of Belgian football.
