Parker Beaupré
FA Cup Final Advance
Friday, May 10th, 2013
“The
Splendor of the FA Cup”. This description by Martin Tyler of the world’s oldest
and most prestigious competition has never been truer. In a year of monumental
upsets or giant killings as they’re known, we’ve been given a final that
perfectly defines the tournament. In Manchester City we have a footballing
giant, players on massive wages and a transfer budget of untold millions.
Whilst in Wigan Athletic we have a minnow in comparison to their opponent.
Players like James McCarthy who have come up through the academy system and are
finally coming good at the right time. And of course there’s the added twist
that Manchester City have essentially nothing to lose since they’ve been
defeated for the Premier League title and qualified for Europe next season.
Wigan on the other hand are busy fighting for their lives in the closest
relegation battle in recent memory. What we have before us is a cup final with
the potential to go down as either one of the greatest Cinderella stories of
all time or the salvation of the “money bags” philosophy employed by Manchester
City.
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