If they didn't want it, why did we play so well at Watford in the last round? And against Portsmouth before that? To suggest the moment we stopped wanting it was when we came up away against a Premier League team is pretty iffy IMO.
Rightly or wrongly he also started him in a HUGE game at Southampton earlier in the season. I didn't agree with the inclusion but Batti starting was not the only reason we lost.
I don't think its right to say there is a sinister sub-plot here about us not WANTING it. Poyet himself said he wanted a big away following to cheer the lads on, which shows he was taking it seriously. In terms of the team, Brezovan and Elphick have played in the cups for us throughout the...