Sky Sports<\/em>: “It’s fair to say 40 points is safety this season. That’s what we have to work towards. West Ham is the next one and then we have Stoke.<\/p>\n“Facing West Ham is probably a cup final within the league, and how exciting has the league been this season?”<\/p>\n
Emile Heskey sparked anger on the pitch when he appeared to barge referee Mike Jones after the official refused to award the Villa man a free-kick but the Wigan boss distanced himself from the incident.<\/p>\n
“It was a strange incident,” said Martinez. “I didn’t see what happened, but most of the players were saying he clearly contacted the referee and he was lucky to stay on the pitch.<\/p>\n
“Emile is a true professional – he has a fantastic passion for the game – and that was reflected today.<\/p>\n
“I don’t know – I’ll have to look at the incident again to know what the final outcome is.<\/p>\n
“Footballers are human beings. They care about their position in the table and what’s at stake.<\/p>\n
“But the players enjoyed their football today. They kept the ball really well, we were composed, and I felt they worked really hard and enjoyed their football.”<\/p>\n
Despite being pegged back through Young’s free-kick, thus dropping two valuable points, Martinez refused to criticise his goalkeper Ali Al-Habsi.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think the first one was a mistake,” he added. “The ball came through a cloud of bodies – we all know the quality Ashley Young has on free-kicks – but Ali was there for the team when we needed him.<\/p>\n
“Goalkeeper is a lonely position, and we have to rely on Ali Al Habsi. His concentration and his quality are there for everyone to see.<\/p>\n
“On the other end we had a couple good opportunities to get that second goal. Probably Caldwell in the first half and Rodallega in the second half – I thought we were a real threat from open play and that was very very pleasing.<\/p>\n
“We had to defend at times and we did that very very well. From the position we’re in it’s a very good performance.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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