EPL:Martinez expects Arsenal to slip up

 Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Everton manager Roberto Martinez remains
confident victory in their final three matches
will secure Champions League football.
The initiative, in the form of a one-point lead,
in the race for the top four was handed back
to the Gunners after the Toffees' home defeat
to Crystal Palace last week.
Arsene Wenger's side have the easier-
looking run-in with games against
Newcastle, West Brom and Norwich -
compared to Everton's Southampton-
Manchester City-Hull combination - but
Martinez believes they will slip up
"I think it is fair to say, just looking at the
last 15 years or so, fourth place is well below
76 points," said the Spaniard, whose side
currently have 69 points.
"There has only been one season where you
have needed 76 points for that (fourth) and
on average it's always been a lot less points.
"You don't go far wrong when you look at the
points tally. We are well aware anything
around 72 to 75 points is Champions League
football so we are desperate to try to make
sure we get that.
"It doesn't matter who you are playing
against or who you are fighting against to get
into that fourth spot it's always the points
tally that matters.
"I will go as far to say if you get nine points
and you don't get into the Champions
League, you can be proud and very happy
any way.
"That's the target we are giving ourselves -
how many points we can get from now until
the end of the season."