Roberto Martinez was delighted with Wigan's showing against Chelsea, but feels they could have taken even more than the point they ended up with.
Latics boss delighted with showing against title-chasing Blues
Roberto Martinez was delighted with Wigan's showing against Chelsea, but feels they could have taken even more than the point they ended up with.
The Latics impressed against the title-chasing Blues on Saturday, with an eye-catching performance put in at the DW Stadium.
They caused Chelsea plenty of problems and were unfortunate to fall behind on 59 minutes when Daniel Sturridge broke the deadlock.
It appeared as though that effort would condemn Wigan to a 10th defeat of the season and keep them entrenched in the relegation mire.
Martinez's men do remain inside the Premier League drop zone, but Jordi Gomez's 88th minute equaliser has offered them hope.
"When you're playing against a team like Chelsea you know you need to be perfect in what you do," said Martinez.
"We were outstanding. We defended with a real tactical knowledge from the players, real awareness and great concentration.
Frustrated
"I feel we frustrated Chelsea for the majority of the game and it was really tough to concede the goal we conceded - the first shot Chelsea had - and probably at the moment we were a little bit distracted by Frank Lampard being off the pitch.
"But we reacted in the right manner, we kept creating chances, and then you look at the stats. If you end the game with more corners and more attempts on target against a team like Chelsea, it's because you performed really well.
"I'm pleased but if you ask me tomorrow, maybe I'll be disappointed because I feel we dropped two points."
Martinez, meanwhile, felt Wigan were harshly treated by referee Martin Atkinson, who turned down their penalty appeals after Victor Moses' shot had hit Branislav Ivanovic on the arm during a keenly-contested first half.
The Spaniard, who also disputed the addition of only four minutes of stoppage time, said: "I felt Ivanovic knew exactly what he was doing and he moved his body towards the ball. The arm was next to his body so I understand the referee's decision.
"Probably two or three big decisions did not go in our favour, but you expect Chelsea to have those moments. You need to be lucky to get a result against a team like Chelsea, and I don't think we were lucky at all."
