Both Laudrup and Wieghorst have plenty of cup experience as managers with Wieghorst having won two consecutive finals with his old team so i'm sure they will make the right choice whether to field Bartley or Monk, just as they made the correct choice to rest a lot of players against Liverpool. They know what they are doing.
Bartley for me as long as he doesn't go wandering like he has done in a couple of games. I want him anchored in that back 4.
THE DIVINE INTERVENTION I heard it first on tele. I thought that sounded odd. Monk or Kyle Bartley in and Chico not in the squad. So I phoned the Redifussion man, when his number i had found. I said, the pictures alright, but there is something wrong with the sound. Well a chap came round in overalls and told me not to fret. He changed the speakers and the valves and he overalled the set. Well he finished it by sunday and he left me with a laugh. I switched it on, the fault had gone, It said Chico at Centre half.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21534459? Well it's definitely not Chico ( barring a miracle it never was going to be) gutted all the same ,hopefully he'll be back soon as there still is the small matter of the League .
Bartley all day long, Bartley lost his focus some what in the Liverpool game due to Monks headless Chicken routine second half!...........
Well he shone twice as brightly as monk did, matter of fact, Monk's light went completely out second half, and he unsettled our back line more than the Liverpool forwards did. Even Ben Davies was screaming at Monk, and all Monk could do was throw his hands in the air!..........
dragon take a look again, it was only monk putting in a shift during that game and was one of the only players who came out with any sort of credit......bartley went to pieces and did not know what to do and that is why we must use monk for his experience......he knows how to win at wembley...
Bartley's positioning was shocking at Liverpool. Monk's wasn't any better, but Bartley's was worse. I watched the goals back again, and reviewed them in an article and Bartley was more often out of position than Monk. He left Enrique run through for his goal, and he was out of position for Coutinho's too. I've liked the look of Bartley up until the Liverpool game. He's been strong, quick and comfortable in possession, but his inexperience showed at Anfield. I'm gone for Monk on this one, but there's a valid point made about Bartley's height advantage as I'm sure Bradford will look to get the ball into the box at every opportunity to put our defence and goalkeeper under pressure.
