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LONDON - Saturday's FA Cup final gives Everton the
chance to cap an impressive season with rare silverware while for
Chelsea it offers little more than a minor consolation in another
frustrating campaign.
Chelsea will want a rousing send-off for manager Guus Hiddink
but having lost so painfully to Barcelona in the Champions League
semis and finishing third in the league, it will not be easy to
motivate themselves.
They bounced back from the Barcelona disappointment to hammer
Arsenal 4-1 but Everton are a different prospect.
While not quite the "Dogs of War" who celebrated their narrow
escape from relegation by harrying Manchester United into
submission to win the final 1-0 14 years ago, they are still a
fiercely competitive team.
Belgian Marouane Fellaini, with 13 yellow cards to his name in
his first season of English football, Leon Osman, Steven Pienaar
and captain Phil Neville do not look on paper to be a match for
Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack and Michael Essien.
The Toffees have also often struggled to field a fit striker of
any sort this season, let alone one of the pedigree of Didier
Drogba or 25-goal Nicolas Anelka.
GOALLESS DRAW
Yet they have more than held their own with most Premier League
opposition, including Chelsea, when Everton had much the better of
last month's goalless draw at Stamford Bridge and drew 0-0 at
Goodison in December.
"The players have been very good and they know they are getting
ready for a big game," said David Moyes, whose achievements on a
meagre budget earned him manager of the season award for the third
time this week.
"There is no doubt they have improved as players and we have got
momentum with us. There is a real desire and hunger about these
players. Everybody at this club has longed to get to another FA Cup
final."
Everton's route to the final shows they are a match for anyone
after overcoming Liverpool, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and
Manchester United, on penalties.
Even when they lost midfielder Mikel Arteta, their most creative
force, and England centre back Phil Jagielka, Everton kept their
momentum and finished strongly to overhaul Villa and finish fifth
in the league for the second season running.
While that represents real success for Moyes, Chelsea expect
much more for the investment of Roman Abramovich.
Hiddink, who will return to his role as Russia coach after
Saturday, said there was a real will to get up one more time.
"Normally at the end of the season you have players who fade
away a bit but none whatsoever in this group -- the internal
motivation is high," said the Dutchman.
"It's a final with worldwide attention, real football people
love to watch this and to get some silverware would be
perfect."
