You still get people on socials saying things like "Do you genuinely believe he's trying to get sacked?!" and make it sound like we're from another planet for suggesting that.
The clue is...we won't be the last club that appoints Martin so while it continues to work and he gets a payout persisting to play a style he knows full well won't be successful..then of course I believe that's a tactic. It'll come out at some point, that managers in general think like that and why wouldnt they....it works.
Those that deny it, live in fairyland where no one could possibly act in self-interest and are all upstanding citizens with perfect moral compasses.