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Goodison boss is only interested in the end result
Roberto Martinez insists he "couldn't care less" if Everton concede the first goal of any game - just as long as they fight back to win.
The Blues have gone behind in nine of their 13 games this season but Martinez is not worried about their habit of shipping the opening goal.
Martinez believes his Everton side have the strength of character to bounce back from conceding first and says the only time they've not shown it was against Manchester United earlier this month.
And though the Blues boss says he would prefer not to have to continually chase games, seeing the opposition score the first goal doesn't worry him.
“It is something you don't want to do, clearly," Martinez said.
“I just felt against Manchester United, for one reason or another, we couldn't react as well as we wanted – even though in the second-half we created chances to get that reaction in the scoreline.
“Goals, as you know, change games but normally we don't seem to be deflated or effected too much when we have a disappointment on the pitch.
“That is a real positive.
"Obviously you want to win the football match and if we do that then I couldn't care less that we conceded the first goal."
Everton went behind to Sebastien Bassong's early second-half goal in Tuesday night's Capital One Cup fourth round tie against Norwich City.
Seventeen minutes later, Leon Osman brought the Blues level but they needed extra-time and a penalty shoot-out to book their place in the quarter-finals.
Martinez does admit, however, that in Everton's opening 10 Premier League games of the season they have let themselves down defensively at times.
“Looking back, we showed incredible signs in those opening 10 games,” he said.
“It was a challenging start to the season, we faced teams that finished in the top eight last season, but we are aggrieved that we haven't got more points.
“Our performances have deserved more points but we know, going into these next 10 games, we are in competition with teams that are not in those top positions.
“But we know we have to be at our very best to get points and wins in this competition but the standard of the start of the season has been very good and has allowed us to set the tone and the standards.”
He went on to say: “We conceded too many soft goals and we need to go back to that ruthless way of defending as a team and making it very, very difficult for the opposition to get goals.
“From that point on, everything else will settle in to a good way of allowing our players to enjoy their football and the results showing that type of performance."
