An apology to Caballero and Pellegrini

[Dunnylad]

Who do you put in goal on Wednesday night?

Glad I'm not Pellers

[ENIAM NAM]

You put your Willy in
Your Willy out
In
Out
In
Out
You shake it all about
You do the caballero
And you save three pens
That's what it's all about

Ohhhhhhhh

[Dub City]

Well I was one of many who didn't want Willy near the starting line up yesterday. Made a good save during game, couple very strong takes on crosses and superb in shootout. Was worried one would be retaken as he came off line but fully deserves every bit or praise he gets after match. Thanks for shutting us all up !

Also thought Pellegrini changes freshened us up for extra time, we should have been home clear but Zaba and Navas brought pace back into team and could feel the crowd lift as Zaba came on.

Will never get tired of this winning trophies lark.

[failsworthblue]

Same from me.

Glad to get it so wrong about big Willy and well done Manuel.

[Ray78]

Who do you put in goal on Wednesday night?

Glad I'm not Pellers

Easy answer Hart. Caballero is the keeper for the FA Cup and Capital one Cup games.

[Slim]

Who do you put in goal on Wednesday night?

Glad I'm not Pellers

Easy answer Hart. Caballero is the keeper for the FA Cup and Capital one Cup games.

And Pellers does like to keep his word.

[Ray78]

Who do you put in goal on Wednesday night?

Glad I'm not Pellers

Easy answer Hart. Caballero is the keeper for the FA Cup and Capital one Cup games.

And Pellers does like to keep his word.

Yep and Pellers wouldn't of taken into consideration his performance against Chelsea (rightly or wrongly) seeing as Caballero played in the Capital one run to begin with.

[BlueinBosnia]

Well I was one of many who didn't want Willy near the starting line up yesterday. Made a good save during game, couple very strong takes on crosses and superb in shootout. Was worried one would be retaken as he came off line but fully deserves every bit or praise he gets after match.

I'm sure the ref noticed it, but let it slide because Coutinho stop-started his run-up.

[ColinBell8]

looking back objectively and leaving the joy of winning the trophy out of it, it was still the wrong decision. obviously it paid off and Willy almost single-handedly won us the trophy with those penalty saves after doing virtually nothing all match (that last part isn't a knock), and fair play to him, that was great skill. but the best predictor for future behavior is past behavior and Willy's past behavior had shown him to be inconsistent and, frankly, not that great (but decent).

i will admit to my rash assumptions that if it went to pens Willy couldn't save enough for us to win and that humble pie tastes just fine today.

cue the insults. i dont mind.

This is pretty much my view as well. There was never any hatred or vitriol from me towards him but I felt it would be a mistake to play him.

I'm happy for the lad, he deserves all the praise he's getting for a great performance on the day. I'm happy for the squad & most importantly everyone of us that everything worked out well in the end.