Roberto Martinez was clearly a bit giddy after his Everton side beat Man City 2-1 in the League Cup to put one foot into the final.
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“Goodison Park was rocking and the character we showed was incredible”, said Martinez.
“The way we played we’re probably going off disappointed that we’re only one goal to the good”, Barry told Sky Sports News.
They say that big players perform in big games, and Romelu Lukaku certainly came good when Everton needed him most tonight.
Martinez claimed it had been a landmark win for his side against the 2014 competition winners and Premier League title challengers as Everton look to set up a possible final date against Liverpool, who hold a 1-0 lead over Stoke in the other semi-final, and end a 21-year wait for a trophy.
Playing at home, the Blues tend to be far trickier opponents – eight of their 12 Premier League wins this season have come at the Etihad. He wants to be the best in the world and you can see the way he is focused and wants to help the team and take responsibility is quite impressive.
“It is more than happiness”, he said.
Speaking about the team’s performances over the past few weeks, the former Wigan boss said: “We know that we’ve shown great signs this season but we need to be patient”.
“We faced Manchester City in August and were missing something. It’s the first leg, we had to win, and now we have to prepare for an interesting second leg”.
“Now we have gone very young with enormous potential to go beyond that ceiling, and there has been investment in that potential so we will get the rewards from it”. The first goal is offside.
“They were two very important plays”.
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In what was ultimately a disappointing night for Manchester City, they managed to bag a crucial goal in their League Cup semi-final against Everton.
