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BRUSSELS -- Tasked with getting Belgiums 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.We have the talent, Martinez said at his official presentation on Thursday. But in the same way, a winning team is not just made by talent.The 43-year-old former Everton manager was hired as coach of the worlds second-ranked team on a two-year deal Wednesday. Martinez, in his first international job, replaces Marc Wilmots, who was fired after Belgiums failure to get beyond the quarterfinals at the European Championship.A team containing stars like Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku is falling short of expectations at the highest stage, and Martinez said he can see why.The hardest thing is to win when you are expected to win, he said.You have to feel the direction of developing a winning mentality ... feeling at ease of carrying the expectations of being a golden generation.Speaking in Brussels, where he plans to bring his family and set up home, Martinez promised an attacking brand of football, saying he would look to mold a team always wanting to be on the ball, control the ball, be on the attack.However, Martinez, who has managed teams with poor defensive records in the English Premier League, said: You need to be able to defend.Martinez was fired by Everton in May after nearly three years in charge. He previously managed Swansea and Wigan, which he guided to a shock FA Cup title in 2013 -- along with relegation from the Premier League the same year.The move to Belgium reunites Martinez with two national-team players at Everton -- Lukaku and winger Kevin Mirallas -- and former Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, who is now at Manchester United.Belgians are hoping that Martinez, the first Spaniard to ever coach the national side, will help Lukaku find the same touch in front of goal that he has regularly displayed at Everton.He is one of the biggest talents in world football. But we have to remember he is 23, said Martinez.As fate would have it, Martinezs first game in charge will be a friendly against Spain on Sept. 1.Martinez, who wants to meet all the Belgian players in advance and has not decided who should be captain, said the match feels like destiny.Its quite a nice touch, he said. Its going to be a real test on the pitch.Belgiums first World Cup qualifying match is against Cyprus in Nicosia on Sept. 6. Bosnia, Estonia, Gibraltar and Greece are also in Group H. Swell Spectrum Collection . 4 Villanova with a 96-68 drubbing on Monday. Wragge hit 9-of-14 from behind the arc, matching Kyle Korvers school record for 3-pointers in a game set in 2003, as Creighton (16-3, 6-1 Big East broke a conference record with 21 treys in the rout. Starbucks Swell Bottles Liberty . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. http://www.swellbottlesclearance.com/swell-bottle-resort-collection.html . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. Discount Swell Bottles .C. Lions has come to an end. Banks told TSN on Jan 2 that he had no interest in playing out the option year of his contract with the Lions in 2014, and he again made that clear in a conversation with Lions GM Wally Buono last week. Swell Traveler Sale . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . MOBILE, Ala. -- Ken Williams doubled his season average, scoring 19 points and distributing seven assists as South Alabama remained undefeated by winning its second straight game in its own tournament, holding off Youngstown State 84-75 Saturday afternoon.The Jaguars (4-0) face Jacksonville, which beat Florida International in overtime Saturday, in the Roundball Classic finale Sunday. South Alabama beat Florida International in overtime in its tournament opener Friday.Shaq Calhoun dunked with 2:21 left to give South Alabaama a 79-72 lead and Nick Stover did the same with 17 seconds left to make it 82-75.dddddddddddd Stover added a layup with a second left for the final margin.Stover finished with 16 points for the Jaguars and Don MuepoKelly added another dozen points and grabbed a dozen rebounds.Cameron Morse scored 27 points to lead Youngstown State (1-3). Jorden Kaufman added 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. ' ' '