Match Thread Everton Vs Man Utd - FA Cup Semi Final - Wembley - Sat 23rd April - KO 17:15

[BLUEBERT]

ha ha So much negativity, it becomes a self fulfilling prophesy, people need to get a grip its 11 against 11 they will want to get to a final for their own sakes. regardless of Martinez.

 

[lincolntoffee]

a part of me wants us to put on footballing masterclass but there's another part that kinda wants us to lose so the board will have no excuse but to sack him

 

[Dharma]

Martinez's team came apart at the seams last night. This game is a none-event.
The only good to come out of it will be Martinez's sacking Monday morning.

 

[Groucho]

If Jagielka is fit enough I think he will. More likely be Besic though IMO.

Not so sure Jagielka will be fit personally.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Not so sure Jagielka will be fit personally.

My complete guess is 75% fit at best, so the question if so is whether a partially fit Jags is preferable to a 100% fit player thrown into an unknown position?

 

[glorydaze]

If Jagielka is fit enough I think he will. More likely be Besic though IMO.

Was a report Jags was close for last night so may be ok for Sat.

 

[Groucho]

My complete guess is 75% fit at best, so the question if so is whether a partially fit Jags is preferable to a 100% fit player thrown into an unknown position?

Crap situation either way eh?

 

[Ring master]

surely,just surely these players will show us some fight,and passion in this game,its the fa cup semi final and we have to go for it,sick of us losing without showing any passion these last few weeks or whatever,like the odd few i almost feel that if we lose that martinez could be gone this week,almost think if we didnt have this game he would have been gone last night/today

 

[mglennon]

I should be looking forward to this, but instead I'm going to Wembley with anger, despondency and fear

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Crap situation either way eh?

One has to be less crap than the other, I'm just not sure which! A fit Barry would allow one of McCarthy or Besic to be moved, but an unfit Barry removes that option as well (or one of them is moved and Cleverley plays in the defensive midfield '2').

The only way Oviedo can play RB again is to have Lennon in front of him.

 

[Blue_in_london]

First 15 mins last night, we were committed and first to ball.

I honestly don't know what then changed. Did we self destruct or did Liverpool step it up a notch, which is all it takes to get the better of us?

 

[bluegirl]

Was a report Jags was close for last night so may be ok for Sat.

That would be a massive boost. Suppose the problem then is right back. Stones at right back, Besic centre half? OR Stones and Jags centre half, and someone else at right back - Galloway, Lennon, Connolly?

 

[glorydaze]

I should be looking forward to this, but instead I'm going to Wembley with anger, despondency and fear

Every time I've been two out of three of them is my default setting.

 

[Darth Vader]

First 15 mins last night, we were committed and first to ball.

I honestly don't know what then changed. Did we self destruct or did Liverpool step it up a notch, which is all it takes to get the better of us?

Fitness

 

[glorydaze]

That would be a massive boost. Suppose the problem then is right back. Stones at right back, Besic centre half? OR Stones and Jags centre half, and someone else at right back - Galloway, Lennon, Connolly?

Think I would go with Connolly, games like this seem to throw up surprises.