I'd like to start off by saying how proud I am of my fellow Evertonians who made Wembley absolutely rock yesterday, it was a pleasure to play my own role in the stands. I'm also proud of the players for getting us to the final, they made me go mental in the stands when we won! Also, Wembley is an amazing stadium and if you ever get the chance to go then definitely do it. I was in awe. Hopefully I'll be going back there on the 30th of May to watch us lift the FA Cup .
I was so pissed off when I found out the Manure side. For all Fergie has spoken good about us before the game he treated us with contempt with that line-up and didn't see us as a threat at all. I wanted us to win even more from that point onwards. In truth it was a terrible game wasn't it? Not much in the way of opportunities or any great skill. We resorted to hoofball on far too many occasions in the first half and it invited pressure on us. We were fortunate that Manure didn't really do anything with all their possession. We also went through short periods of the game when we'd completely stand off them and give them acres of space, I was shitting myself! Going forward we were very one dimensional and when Pienaar tried creating anything it usually broke down because of lack of support from the rest of the midfield and Saha being shite.
Howard - Didn't have much to do in the game but a great performance in the shoot-out. I was worried when it went to penalties because he looks shaky but he was great for us.
Hibbert - Woeful. He had me covering my eyes all the time because his positional play was terrible ("what the fuck is Hibbert doing?"). Also, he stagnated our right hand side because he didn't provide any support for Osman so Ossie was having to come inside with the ball, meaning if an attack broke down then we were easy pickings for Manure down our right.
Jagielka - Apart from getting away with the penalty he was superb for us. It was very fitting that he should be the one to book our place in the final after the season he's had so far. YOU SHALL NOT PASS .
Lescott - He was immense for us. Everything that came his way he dealt with excellently.
Baines - A good game for him after a couple of dodgy games recently. Brilliant getting forward but his crossing let us down too often.
Osman - It was a bit of a strange performance from Ossie; he drifted in and out of the game. He'd be influential for a couple of minutes and then completely disappear.
Neville - Did his job (as captain and DM) perfectly yesterday. He's just so consistent for us and never wavers from his duties. We needed him to step up yesterday and he delivered.
Cahill - Because he can't get forward as much now it's harder to notice him tbh. I didn't think he was at his best for us; a little lacklustre and tired, but he put a shift in.
Pienaar - That's two excellent performances in a row from him IMO. He was a spark for us yesterday and was always looking to move us forward. It's a shame the rest of the team weren't on his wavelength when we were attacking. Also did his defensive work to perfection. I have no idea where he gets the energy from! My MOTM.
Fellaini - I thought he had a good game without standing out. His passing was generally good, good hold up play, took the ball from Manure players when they were in good attacking positions on a few occasions. He didn't win enough headers for a lad of his size IMO though.
Saha - Shit.