Martino is kind of superstitious. During the team's recent three-game unbeaten streak, Martino has made sure that the translator has stood to his left during each of his weekly press conferences. (The translator may have been on his right when the team won just once in six games. I can't remember and it's not something I would notice.)

On Wednesday, Martino also made sure that a correspondent for DirtySouthSoccer.com stood in the same spot where he was last week. It required the correspondent to move from one side to the other.