TERRACE TALK: Chelsea - A rare glimpse of passion from players at Stamford Bridge

Is there anything better than a 94th minute goal? Yes — a 98th minute goal — especially one that upsets the queen mother of football managers, Roberto Martinez. It’s a MINIMUM of minutes Roberto — live with it. Course, if your players hadn’t done the equivalent of two laps of the pitch when they thought they’d scored the winner, things could have been so different.

TERRACE TALK: Chelsea - A rare glimpse of passion from players at Stamford Bridge

I have to admit, snatching points away from Martinez was particularly sweet for me, as the Spaniard just sets my teeth on edge. I don’t know what it is, maybe it’s those pathetic puppy dog eyes, or the cardigans, or the fact that he is hailed as a managerial genius without actually having achieved much.

He tells us he has the best defender in the league, the best midfielder and the best striker — so how come Everton are 11th then? Only three places above ourselves who have a woeful defence, an even worse midfield and a “limited” strike force.

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