Everton boss, David Moyes termed the Toffees FA Cup fixture against Liverpool as ‘something special’, and was happy to guide his team to another semi-final appearance at Wembley.
It will be the first time in 23 years that both the teams will square off against each other in the monumental stadium. Their last meeting ended in a goal less draw.
In total, Everton have won the FA Cup five times and finished as runner-ups on 8 occasions. Their last cup triumph came way back in 1995, when they beat Manchester United 1-0. In 2009, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 in the final.
The Toffees will go into the match against their Merseyside rivals on the back of a four match unbeaten run. On Monday, they sent a signal of intent towards Liverpool, as they dismantled Sunderland 4-0, to stay ahead of the Reds in the league table. Currently,
Everton are seventh in the Premier League standings.
Speaking of their semi-final on Saturday, the Scott described it as an amazing feeling, given the rarity of the occasion.
“It's magical to go to Wembley again,” he told reporters.
“It hasn't happened that often. It used to happen a lot. I think the 1980s was probably the time when it happened most but to be the manager of Everton, take them back to Wembley again and to get the supporters there, I think that's special.”
The Everton boss also heaped praise on his January signings, and believed that they were instrumental in turning things around at Goodison Park, after their slow start to the season. The Toffees signed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 in
the January transfer window, and the Croatian striker has since been in sublime form. So far, he has scored 5 goals in his 10 appearances for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043.
“We've definitely improved from where we were at the start of the season,” he opined.
“On numerous occasions now I think I've said the boys in January made a big difference but there's big credit to the boys who were already here.”
Everton’s semi-final clash against Liverpool will be supervised by Howard Webb, and the Scott assured that he won’t be involved in any kind of dispute with the match referee. Earlier, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 manager Kenny Dalglish called for more transparency from
the match officials, and suggested that the referees should explain their decisions, at the end of the game.
However, Moyes refused to be drawn into a refereeing controversy, and pointed out that he was only concentrating on the semi-final. He went on to say that he may shout at the officials if some decisions went against his side, but described it as a part of
a manager’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684.
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