FA Cup - Moyes: Chelsea deserved to win

Eurosport - Sat, 30 May 18:06:00 2009

Everton manager David Moyes said Chelsea were deserved winners in the FA Cup final at Wembley.

Everton manager David Moyes, pictured during the 2008/09 FA Cup final - 0

Everton went ahead through Louis Saha's early strike, but goals from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard took Guus Hiddink's Chelsea to victory.

"I look back with a lot of pleasure in getting the team to the final," Moyes said. "Chelsea were the better team on the day, I can't argue with that

"Lampard is a big player who scored big goals and that's what he's done today. I thought we had our best spell after he scored, but the better team won.

"The margin was narrow in the score, but there were bigger margins on the pitch.

"Last year was the semi-finals, now the final, so hopefully we'll win something next season. The team's been progressing year on year, whether we won or lost this was progress."

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  1. God forbid Moyes would go to Anfield, he belongs at the­ "Peoples Club", well done Chelsea on winning­ the FA cup it was a deserved win. Everton played a­ great game, one of the best cup finals in recent years.­ Gutted for Moyes, would have loved him to be on the­ winning side but it wasn't meant to be. Very proud­ of you Everton, ONCE A BLUE ALWAYS A BLUE !!

    From helenbartley310, on Mon 1 Jun 10:59PM

  2. Benitez out,moyes in for Liverpool haa hhaaaaaa:

    From dennis, on Mon 1 Jun 7:11AM

  3. Moyes is a brilliant manager, i was supporting everton­ yesterday, i'm gutted they never won - lfc fan

    From matthew.deaves, on Sun 31 May 11:50PM

  4. firstly a very big thankyou to all the very generous­ posts about david moyes and everton, have supported­ them man and boy and have seen many changes over the­ years but this team and manager are something special­ and can see great things coming our way, hopefully we­ will meet again next year but with all our top players­ fit, then we will see a different game. one person who­ hasn't had the recognition he deserves is bill­ kenwright, he had the belief in david and has let him­ build a team (with very little funds) and has stood by­ him through the good and the bad, i wonder just how­ many more teams would have been better off by doing the­ same and standing by the manager they appointed.­ everton and all the staff from chairman to groundsman­ have made the blue half (and a lot of the red side)­ very proud today C.O.Y.B

    From gonkerman, on Sun 31 May 9:44PM

  5. Go Ed Everton, u did merseyside proud lads. If i­ wasn't a red i'd be a blue, good on ya lads.

    From TERRY G, on Sun 31 May 7:54PM

  6. 1st of all well done to chelsea has they are my 2nd­ team my 1st team is everton am gutted we had a few top­ players out for this game its been a good season for­ everton but with top players out and no money i think­ dave moyes had done a outstanding job chelsea can learn­ from this has if you stand by you man and not sack them­ so fast who knows what they can win hiddink is a top­ coach and i bet he will be back somewhere in the EPL a­ few years back everton where a team who where near­ dropped into the championship and along came dave moyes­ and look how hes make a big diffrents i can see him­ moving on to bigger things if everton dont move on from­ 5th and start winning cups

    From BRIAN M, on Sun 31 May 10:30AM

  7. As a Chelsea Fan, can I just say that you were very­ good opponents and I'm glad you lost, but you did­ so with honour

    Cheers and to next year

    :))

    From H C, on Sun 31 May 9:15AM

  8. gkanzi, to you and all the africans that seem besotted­ with our prem teams! Nice as it is to have a following!­ Did you see that one killed four barca fans in nigeria?­ STUPID! Give us a break, Football is about skill­ tactics and passion. Not god! Drogba is a pain in the­ @rse! Even most chelsea fans acknowledge this! And stop­ this whole "FACT" rubbish! You lost and drew­ to UTD in the league this year "FACT" so what­ makes you think you'd of won the CL final?

    From d.papas, on Sun 31 May 8:30AM

  9. If only the MONEYMAN could still pressurize GUSS to­ keep watch on his team for another season, I am of the­ belief that Chelsea could have made it to the CL next­ season and also take the EPL. This is a true fact. I do­ not understand why Chelsea should be letting off good­ coaches, when they are on their way to taking charge of­ good trophies that matters in Europe this day. What­ ever it is that has been causing this problem, I bind­ and cast IT, In The Name of JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!! Secondly,­ I am not in support of Chelsea loosing DIDIER as he is­ and remains the king of that club till date. He has­ saved so many souls, healed so many wounds, healed so­ many hearts and in conclusion, I can him the (AGBARA OF­ CHELSEA). A good brother from Africa. May nothing­ happen to you and my other good brother (ESSIEN) the­ (STONE OF CHELSEA). NO INJURIES SHALL BEFALL YOU GUYS­ AGAIN!!! ATLEST, at lest this trophy has consoled we­ fans for this bad refereeing season that caused us the­ CL trophy. We could have beaten MANCHESTER UNITED 3-1.­ This is a true fact. Kudos to all you CHELSEA FANS, WE­ LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A BETTER COACH NEXT SEASON, TILL­ THEN, LETS PRAY AND WATCH!!!!!!!!! (ONYEOMA AFRICA­ 00)!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

    From gkanzi, on Sun 31 May 7:42AM

  10. moyes is great manager and what he has said here has­ mader me think that more. it would be easy tosay­ otherwise but he admits who are the bette side and he­ knows. I hope everton step it up a gearand I think if­ they sign 2 good wide men they can.

    great manager,­ good team

    From yip, on Sun 31 May 4:04AM

  11. William C, ignore the views of a few bigoted people,­ haters exist everywhere, good and bad in everyone­ brother. From an Englishman.

    From JOANNE, on Sun 31 May 2:56AM

  12. Well done Chels great result, well done Everton great­ opponents, even well done Howard Webb great game all­ round.

    From JOANNE, on Sun 31 May 2:53AM

  13. No27 william c......
    I'm a born­ and bred Mancunian and if you are an old fart like­ myself and can go back many years to the old four­ Divisions of English Football, there used to be a­ question in every Pub Quiz that would stump even the­ most Patriotic Englishman.....Question: "Name an­ English football club throughout all four Divisions­ that does not have a Scottish Born Player in its­ team"...Answer: "there wasn't one",­ as every English Football Team in all four Divisions­ had at least one Scottish Player in its ranks and if­ the question was reversed, the Answer was: no Scottish­ Football Club had an English Player in it's ranks,­ which at that time proved that Bonny Scotland produced­ some of the finest and most talented Football Players­ throughout Europe and the World.
    I am a massive­ Hearts Fan (Gorgie-Boy) who over many years has had the­ great pleasure of spending many-many happy weekends up­ at Tynecastle watching my beloved Jambo's, but what­ most people down here south of the border don't­ understand is that Scottish football has a lot more to­ offer than just the two big Glasgow Football Clubs,­ Scottish football is fast and furious but most of all­ it is highly entertaining to watch.

    M.C.F.C &­ H.M.F.C Til' I Die!!

    From Billy, on Sun 31 May 2:41AM

  14. yeah it was good cup final and why do english folk seem­ hell bent on insultin us scottish i played fifa 09 on­ xbox and i got called everything under the sun for­ being scottish do the english have us in so low regard?­ i have friends who are english and would never insult­ them prove me wrong please?

    From william, on Sun 31 May 1:17AM

  15. Well done Chelsea overall worthy winners of the FA Cup,­ but i'm absolutely gutted for Everton and­ especially David Moyes a true Gentleman and a very­ Gracious man in defeat but who has also worked wonders­ and miracles at Goodison Park this season with a very­ small squad.
    This was one of the better FA Cup Finals­ with both teams deserving vast amounts of credit, so­ well done Chelsea for winning the Silverware and tons­ of credit to Everton not only for reaching the FA Cup­ Final but also for fighting against all the odds to­ finish fifth in the Premier League, all in all this has­ been a great season for David Moyes and everyone­ associated with Everton FC......"Well Done The­ Toffees".

    M.C.F.C Til' I Die!!

    From Billy, on Sun 31 May 12:46AM

  16. everton has given us chelsea a real scare. good game to­ watch. especially when everton used their legs, not­ arms to stop goals. we will miss you hiddnk just as­ much as jose!!!!

    From Cuong T, on Sat 30 May 11:45PM

  17. Everton fan from Montreal ,we don*t win the FA cup but­ reading all those comments i think Everton win a lots­ more than this, thank you guys

    From apadou, on Sat 30 May 10:34PM
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    From , on Sat 30 May 10:30PM

  19. nice game mr moyes God bless u hope u come to chelsea­ in the futur.

    From nosaenaruns, on Sat 30 May 10:30PM

  20. well done everton and david moyes,take no notice to­ item 4, obviously a mouthy manc, did,nt see him on here­ thursday morning after his lot got a football lesson by­ BARCA.
    everton made a lot of friends today at wembley.­ THIS IS FROM A LIVERPOOL SUPPORTER.

    From TEVEZ, on Sat 30 May 10:25PM
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