FA Cup - Team of the Week: Eduardo magic

Eurosport - Mon, 09 Mar 14:37:00 2009

The weekend's four games produced 12 goals, so it's hardly surprising to see three strikers accommodated in our FA Cup Team of the Week.

Eduardo celebrates scoring Arsenal's second goal in their 3-0 FA Cup victory against Burnley, March 2009 - 0

Manchester United's Carlos Tevez spearheads the attack after bagging a first-half brace against Fulham at Craven Cottage - the second of which was a pile-driving Roy of the Rovers special.

Alongside the Argentine are Chelsea's Didier Drogba and Eduardo da Silva of Arsenal, two players who seem to be going from strength to strength since returning from injury.

Drogba scored the opener in Chelsea's 2-0 win at Coventry, while the outstanding Eduardo struck a sublime volley in Arsenal's comfortable 3-0 defeat of Burnley in their last-16 tie at the Emirates

In midfield Coventry's Aron Gunnarsson makes the XI after putting in a mature display against Chelsea's superstar pairing of Frank Lampard and Michael Ballack.

Everton's unsung hero Phil Neville also deserves mention for a tireless display in his team's 2-1 win against Middlesbrough.

At the back Chelsea's Alex is rewarded for his goal-scoring performance with a start, while Burnley provide a right-back in Graham Alexander and the TOTW goalkeeper in Brian Jensen - who did a good job limiting Arsenal to just the three goals.

FA Cup Team of the Week (4-3-3)

GK: Brian Jensen (Burnley)

RB: Graham Alexander (Burnley)

CB: Alex (Chelsea)

CB: Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)

LB: Joleon Lescott (Everton)

CM: Aron Gunnarsson (Coventry City)

CM: Alexandre Song (Arsenal)

CM: Phil Neville (Everton)

FW: Eduardo da Silva (Arsenal)

FW: Didier Drogba (Chelsea)

FW: Carlos Tevez (Manchester United)

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  1. there is to many burnley players

    From Mike, on Wed 11 Mar 8:30AM

  2. Hurray Eduardo is back n check out the team is back in­ form again.Can't wait for Rosisky to come back and­ the team will be xtra perfect. Definitely Arsenal will­ come back among the big four.All u enemies of Arenal­ watch out. Gunner for life.

    From Geelo, on Tue 10 Mar 3:16PM

  3. Eduardo the best striker in the premiership :)

    From waynehearne62, on Tue 10 Mar 1:35PM

  4. what about the magical Lampard and Quaresma for his­ sublime square play which even resulted to goal

    From osas, on Tue 10 Mar 11:26AM

  5. NEMANJA VIDIC SHOULD CAPTAIN THE TEAM

    From Abba Mai Adda, on Tue 10 Mar 10:54AM

  6. I knew Drogba would be in it

    From dexter, on Tue 10 Mar 7:38AM

  7. I'd better apologise, I didn't think bexibabe­ would be reading, and he/she/it has really @#$% me up­ asking me where I live despite already knowing....

    From maxtheyid, on Mon 9 Mar 11:22PM

  8. eduardo top class, song you are turning into a great­ defensive midfielder you looked like a different player­ on saturday well done, if he keeps improving itl be­ great. cant wait til rosicky is back

    From scumyspurs, on Mon 9 Mar 7:17PM

  9. I hope everyone knows that if that moron from­ Birmingham didnt injure Eduardo, we (Croatia) would be­ in the final of the euro...

    Welcome back Eduardo, you­ are the best

    From Timmy, on Mon 9 Mar 5:32PM

  10. We miss Eduardo greatly and I'm happy his­ performance at the moment is worth the­ waiting...................Strike on well .. da silva

    From tolu, on Mon 9 Mar 4:55PM

  11. we missed u EDUARDO even im a united fan...good luck­ eduardo...

    From Davis K, on Mon 9 Mar 4:12PM

  12. What about Carlos Vela? I think he had an extraordinary­ match

    From Ignacio, on Mon 9 Mar 4:05PM

  13. WELCOME BACK EDUARDO WE MISSED YOU

    From justintaylor579, on Mon 9 Mar 3:08PM

  14. JUST GREAT TO SEE EDUARDO BACK, GREAT PLAYER, MOST­ NATURAL FINISHER IN THE LEAGUE, ALSO GET RID OF­ GREEDYBAYOR USELESS C.U.N.T LAZY AS A SLOTH.
    VELA IS­ GREAT ALSO PLAY HIM MORE

    From marcelmartinez, on Mon 9 Mar 2:55PM

  15. team of the week! lol yeah for pup team, your missing­ the best player of the weekend and he don,t play for­ the local pub, must be a black man who did this post­ rasist.

    From cliff l, on Mon 9 Mar 2:44PM

  16. i lone the gunners.wonderful eduado.the spirit is­ rising.villa must shut down

    From adausuofnigeria, on Mon 9 Mar 2:31PM

  17. ei CONTESSA...i am with yah...and yeah Gooners­ forever!!!

    From enteng_santiago, on Mon 9 Mar 2:13PM

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  19. @32: I'd like to see Rooney break a bone... YOUR­ NOSE!!

    I hope you fall into the road to collect your­ Karma tonight, just as a bus goes by

    From on3ofm4ny, on Mon 9 Mar 2:05PM

  20. Extraordinary!...as I am now retired, emigrated to­ France and due to 'credit crunch' and weak­ pound etc.,cannot afford Sky sports anymore, I see very­ few full games and am thus unable to rate players on­ their overall performances. However, I have noted that­ strikers only have to score to receive the MoM rating­ while surely, 'Super' Frank Lampard's 90­ minute performance against Coventry had to include him­ into any team? I do think that He plays better for his­ beloved Chelsea but how any self-respecting England­ supporter could think to leave him out of the National­ team on his overall form of the past four or five­ seasons or so, is quite beyond me?

    Paul Southon, now­ Expat of Villemoustaussou, 11620, France
    ­ but 'Blues'­ supporter of 56 years standing.

    From Suft 26, on Mon 9 Mar 1:52PM
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