Hahaha. It pains me bad when I think of the second leg as I can almost taste Wembley.
I'll never doubt the Catalan again if he pulls this off.
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I'll never doubt the Catalan again if he pulls this off.
That may or may not be true, but if He and the team duplicate last night he's not walking my Blue Mile just yet.
Being Everton though I'm sure will continue to find new and novel ways to mess it up...something to do with away goals in extra time.
Everton that.
We beat city we play them we lose and stoke will win
we win AND play Stoke then it'll be Astle WBA all over again
#youreonlyasgoodasyourNEXTgame
TheFIreRises
Player Valuation: £225k
We've only been beaten the one time away from home this year, but we've never had to face a trip of this magnitude either.
Odd as it seems to say, with the league fixtures being away to Chelsea and away to City before the return leg, Bobby will have some form of practice in finding the perfect tactical set up for the second leg. I think it could end up benefitting us, and I'm actually rather confident in our ability to at least draw at the Ethiad.
4737carlin
Player Valuation: £90m
If Martinez dosen't start Joel on the next league game he has no idea what he is doing. Joel is going to play back to back cup games, we should win them both, then the next game is away at Man City in the league, no better way to get Joel ready for the next leg of the cup then this, he has to do it, no excuses.
As I said before Dave balance. A more solid defense which Joel contributed to and not over committing in attack. Also a special mention for Besic who's no nonsense approach and decisive tackling got the crowd right behind the team
The Esk
Player Valuation: £70m
Enigmatic as ever is Roberto.
Just when you think he bunked off all the defense lessons when getting his UEFA training badges he puts a team out that for once was solid, held its shape and defended as a unit not a few talented but disparate individuals.
Selection played a part for sure. Robles looked like he belonged between the posts, not just a stand in and as a result the back four had an "out" when under pressure.
Besic and Barry were superb both in defending the back four but also in setting up attacks.
However what I liked most of all was the sense that everyone knew their role and performed accordingly, something which can only come from the manager and his team.
So the question now is can we do this more regularly rather than can we do it - that's for Martinez to answer.
Just when you think he bunked off all the defense lessons when getting his UEFA training badges he puts a team out that for once was solid, held its shape and defended as a unit not a few talented but disparate individuals.
Selection played a part for sure. Robles looked like he belonged between the posts, not just a stand in and as a result the back four had an "out" when under pressure.
Besic and Barry were superb both in defending the back four but also in setting up attacks.
However what I liked most of all was the sense that everyone knew their role and performed accordingly, something which can only come from the manager and his team.
So the question now is can we do this more regularly rather than can we do it - that's for Martinez to answer.
Stanley Parker
Player Valuation: £15m
In his time at Wigan, Roberto was required to reduce the wage bill by 25%, just as other teams were substantially increasing theirs.
In 2012/13, his modest squad was hit by serious injuries to his central defenders and wingbacks, including Ramis, Caldwell, Alcaraz, Figueroa and Beausejour.
The surprise was not that Wigan were relegated, but that they put up such resistance to it. But they did manage to win the FA Cup.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Ha Ha Ha. Bizarre. Your point is valid, but you asked me what the major difference was and I gave you that major difference in my opinion. But now you're telling me that my own opinion is wrong.
Ludicrous.
You sound upset, btw. I wonder why?
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
As long as he keeps Howard out if the cups - that's the man in thing.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
I agree with most of that, but I think he's tailored the team and tactics to suit us for superior opposition who he knows can rip us apart if we go toe to toe.
To be honest, the past two games have been strange in that we're happy to hand control over to the opposition and hunker down a bit. I don't particularly enjoy seeing us do that and I don't think it's RMs preferred way of playing either. We won't face the quality of Spurs and City every week and I expect us to be in a lot more possession and opening up more against middling teams and teams lower down the league. And I think that's right as we out gun these outfits and should go toe to toe with them.
Martinez has answered all his critics with our last two performances . I look forward to the scribes waffling eloquently about .....the same crap they have wrote before.
Nothing like a manager and set of players that get the bit between their teeth.Southall was right today on Talksport - first win a cup to show we are winners.
Nothing like a manager and set of players that get the bit between their teeth.Southall was right today on Talksport - first win a cup to show we are winners.
LAToffee
Player Valuation: £20m
Want this manager to win stuff because I like the kind of players he cultivates and the way he wants to play. BUT he needs to start getting results. Tonight was huge, but the away leg is obviously a much bigger ask. He gives us a cup and keeps us up and I think that is enough progress (a change in my position): because it is symbolic and I think symbolism looms large for a great club that has won nothing for 20 years. It's Kendall in 84. He renews our faith and gets another season. Getting ahead of myself, but that was a performance to make you dream...
Ain't nothin wrong with dreaming. He has always given me hope. Something I haven't felt in a very long time.
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