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Work-rate. Incisiveness. Nous. I don't ask for much. This is how it's gonna be. Build from the ground up. This game is live on ITV. One of those games where I'm sure both teams would have preferred a rest week. For Southampton, it's because they are in a fight with the likes of Leeds and Ipswich for an automatic promotion place (maybe even with Leicester, who've recently managed to rekindle their Premier League form of last season, with that Toploader-looking fuck Wout Faes and his own goals to the fore, though they still hold a significant lead in the table). If Southampton go on a cup run, that generally means having crucial league games rescheduled and possibly playing catch-up when bodies are getting weary. For us, we could do with a break from the relentless injury list which claims a new victim every game. The problem with having fewer and fewer options to call upon is that you also risk the available ones hitting the 'red zone'. We have also had an annoying habit since around 1990 of having a decent cup run one year, followed by about 5 years in a row of going no further than this stage. Our last Anfield FA Cup tie against the Saints came at this same stage of the competition in 1990. Their starting line-up contained ex-Red Jimmy Case, and another old boy Sammy Lee came on as sub. They also had a couple of future blooshites starting for them, in Barry Horne and Paul Rideout. There was also a young Alan Shearer playing up front. Two years later he would become the Premier League's record transfer when he moved to Blackburn, then managed by Kenny. The match itself was a comfortable afternoon which finished 3-0 to the Reds. Rushie got the opener with a sharp turn and finish after being played in by Whelan following a quick corner. The second goal arrived in the second half, and it was Beardo's twinkle toes that enabled him to sell a dummy to a Saints defender and place the ball over the advancing Tim Flowers. Stevie Nicol showed even more composure when the ball broke to him in the area. Instead of hammering a shot at goal, he went for a deft chip over the stranded Flowers to make it 3. We went on to face QPR in the quarter finals, in a tie that went to a replay at Anfield following a 2-2 draw at Loftus Road. What does Jurgen do here? Will we have any of the recent absentees available again? Will we pick up yet more injuries? Will some of our lads be knackered after 120 minutes at Wembley? Will the players be able to refocus after their efforts against Chelsea? Will Southampton go for it or will they treat the game as a free hit, hoping to capitalise on errors from us and/or set pieces? I would expect that Jurgen will continue to look for maximum motivation, concentration, attitude and application from first minute to last, regardless of who is selected. A place in the quarter finals beckons. Get it done!