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Martinez: Defeat heartbreaking
- Updated: April 23, 2016
Roberto Martinez insisted he remains the right man to lead Everton after they exited the FA Cup in “heartbreaking” fashion to Manchester United on Saturday.
Anthony Martial scored in the 93rd minute to seal a 2-1 semi-final win for United, sending them to the FA Cup final for the first time since 2007.
Everton had fallen behind to Marouane Fellaini’s first-half goal, and saw Romelu Lukaku’s penalty saved before an own goal from Chris Smalling got them back in the tie.
But Martial’s late strike sent Martinez’s side crashing out, and the Everton manager felt his side would have gone on to win the game had it gone to extra time.
“The feeling we share now, is probably as cruel as football can be,” Martinez said. “It was a terrific game of football.
“I don’t think we were at our best in the first half and after half time we showed a really strong mentality to dig deep to get ourselves in the game. Having said that, in the first half we created the best two opportunities but the transformation [after the break] was plain.
“We had an incredible …
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