Every little thing gonna be alright
18.05.12
The day before I sat and watched the Everton v Sunderland FA Cup tie on television. Whilst being anything but a classic, here was a game where both sides did their utmost to win it and in doing so produced some real excitement.
The players of Cardiff and Burnley, and more importantly the two managers, should maybe have taken a lesson from this because what was on display in South Wales yesterday was the sort of football that will drive people away from the game.
Eddie Howe, back in charge following the sad death of his mum Annie, made two changes to the team that had drawn eight days earlier against Crystal Palace. As we probably expected and feared, there was no Jay Rodriguez with his place taken by Junior Stanislas for a first start since he sustained a hamstring injury in January at Middlesbrough.
The other change was perhaps a surprise. I'd predicted that latest signing Danny Lafferty, from Derry City, would be in the squad but he went straight into the team at the expense of Ben Mee who was relegated to the bench and out of the starting line up for the first time since regaining his place at Hull in November.
Source: Clarets MAD