And the young defender said: “I’m kicking myself”. But I love to see players who care and want to make things happen.
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“He’s an emotional player and I don’t think he was disrespectful in any way”. The Spanish boss, nevertheless, believes that the Toffees enjoyed a number of chances to rescue a point in a good second-half but Petr Cech was once again decisive to deny Gerard Deulofeu the equaliser later in the game.
“Gerard has incredible talent, he worries defenders and you could see at the end they had three players around him”. He carries that threat.
Martinez said his fellow Spaniard was still adapting to the football culture in England after his move from Barcelona and that it was only a matter of time before his talent began to shine on the pitch.
“As a team we’ve got other senior players who can take over that role and that influence and that’s what we need to show on Tuesday”. We should have had better concentration.
Martinez admits it is a “difficult” situation, but one he will look to address.
“It’s probably the least (bad) it could be”.
“That’s where we are at the moment”. We played Manchester United on a a day they had to react. We have a very, very, very good replacement but I would rather have the other option on the pitch’.
Everton fell to a second consecutive defeat with another dismal showing during their 2-1 defeat at Arsenal (a margin of result that greatly flattered Everton), but blues manager Roberto Martinez considers the injury of captain Phil Jagielka the biggest negative.
And Martinez admitted he is concerned.
‘It is a bad one.
“It is his right knee, his toe gets twisted and that can affect the structure underneath and it could be a nasty one”.
“This campaign we’ve had to cope with many injuries already, especially in the back four”.
‘He is close to understanding the British game, ‘ said Martinez.
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The 33-year-old hobbled to the sidelines and was replaced by Ramiro Funes Mori, but the severity of the injury is not yet clear.
