“This is why the manager is so important for this club. For my career and for the team, Roberto Martinez is important.
"This is football, so when you lose every time the mistake [is blamed] on the manager, but I don’t think that is so. The most important thing is that the fans, the players and the team go the same way.
"His job as manager is not easy but, for me, yes, Roberto Martinez is important. He’s intelligent and, for this club, he is perfect. He is a top manager. It’s normal that when you lose [people say] that the manager and players are bad, but I don’t think so.