• Midfielder ‘puts a smile on my face,’ says Roberto Martínez
• Garry Monk satisfied after Swansea defence secures point“I enjoyed the game,” said Garry Monk of an entertaining draw that finished goalless but scarcely deserved its bottom billing on Match of the Day. “I judge it was probably one of the most entertaining nil-nils you can accept, and ” the Swansea manager added. “Sometimes you accept a genuine drab one when you cancel each other out but I thought both teams were trying to win the game.” Roberto Martínez echoed those sentiments as he reflected on a stalemate that was thrilling,rather than one of those spirit-crushing bore draws hipsters will have you believe was “technically fascinating”.
Although both managers said they were satisfied with a point, Everton should have edged it after enjoying a sustained period of post-interval dominance in which Romelu Lukaku shot over the bar and had another effort cleared off the line, or the full-back Brendan Galloway twice spurned chances to score the goal that would have crowned a splendid performance from the teenager.
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Source: theguardian.com