Crystal Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye has admitted, as quoted by the Daily Mail, that the misery he endured in cup competitions whilst at Newcastle United has made his run to the FA Cup final with the Eagles even more special.
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A Manchester United FA Cup triumph at the “temple” of English football would bring a big title to the club and could act as a catalyst to help recapture the glory days, manager Louis van Gaal said on Thursday.
Louis van Gaal has not proven himself to possess this kind of managerial steel and United are a shadow of the side they were with Fergie’s steady hand.
Palace fans transformed Wembley into a sea of red and blue with a display of flags and balloons ahead of Pardew’s men securing their spot in the final with a 2-1 win over Watford on April 24. We are very close but when you don’t win, you have nothing. I’m looking forward to it, my players are looking forward to it.
“When you win silverware, it’s important for the players, because a qualification is not a title”. So for Manchester United, it’s a big title, especially now.
“In the Premier League, after 38 games, you finish where you deserve to finish”.
“I have read that the last FA Cup (win for United) was 2004, so it is a long time ago”.
Palace have played on the break all season, because they have quick forwards who can be their match-winners. “This season Derby County in the FA Cup was unbelievable – 5,000 people singing all the time”.
Van Gaal, 64, also acknowledged the expectations for a club like Man United to claim silverware this season. Hopefully we have a good build-up and do what everyone wants us to do and what we want to do as players.
In a year where Leicester won the league, surely it would only make sense if Palace won the FA Cup?
That means disappointment for Fellaini, who scored in the semi-final victory over Everton, and the victor as the Red Devils edged past West Ham United in a last-eight replay.
The Dutchman has been accused of moving United away from United’s traditional brand of attacking football to a more laboured style, which yielded the second fewest goals of the league’s top 10 teams this term.
“We go there in high spirits and will go in ready to fight”.
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“I think that is also why we need matches on this level because it is an education for young players”, he added.
