Season › 2013-14 › News Martinez pleased with 'useful' tournament Lyndon Lloyd , 7 August, 0comments | Jump to most recent Everton rounded out their International Champions Cup campaign with a narrow defeat to Valencia in Miami that saw the Blues finish sixth in the eight-team tourmament. The Blues faced top-class opposition throughout and emerged from the games against Juventus and Real Madrid with particular credit. If the third game was slightly disappointing in terms of the team's cohesion and potency, Roberto Martinez says he is really satisfied with the trip to the USA. After the Valencia game, the manager reflected on what he feels has been an enormously useful tour in terms of his team's preparations for the upcoming Premier League season. "The weather was extreme, the humidity in Miami made it a difficult exercise," he told evertontv. "The first goal was going to be essential today, it allowed the other team to get the ball and keep it a bit easier and we got a bit frustrated towards the end." "[The tour] has been great for me to get a lot of information on partnerships and individuals in view of the start of the season. From that point of view it has been real success. "This was the moment to face those sorts of games [against Juventus, Real Madrid and Valencia]. We worked hard in Austria to get volume in our legs and we came here to really test ourselves as a team and make sure we understand how we need to go about our football. "It has been great to see the fans supporting us all the way and meet them." Quotes or other material sourced from Ev About these ads © ToffeeWeb