Terrace Talk: Giroud a cult hero, but jury out on Morata

It wasn’t one of those games that will go down in FA Cup folklore — nor can I imagine will Mourinho have any sleepless nights between now and the final.

The ironic thing is that the marketing bods at the club have come up with a new strapline which has been plastered across every surface in SW6: ‘Expect Thrilling’. Not only are they out of touch, but their timing seems to be well out too.

There are lots of words you could use to describe the football we have played this season, but ‘thrilling’ is certainly not one of them. The semi-final followed the theme established early in the season — lethargic and predictable and looking like a mid-table league clash — which probably flatters Southampton somewhat.