Angry team talk inspires Everton

Fellaini has now scored five goals for Everton this season

David Moyes revealed that a half-time dressing down inspired Everton to beat Middlesbrough and reach an FA Cup semi-final for the first time in 14 years.

Boro led 1-0 at half-time but Marouane Fellaini and Louis Saha scored to give Everton a tie with Manchester United.

"It was who could get into the dressing room first and my coach Steve Round got there," said Everton manager Moyes.

"We told them in no uncertain terms that the way we played in the first half is not the way Everton play."

We win or lose as a team, I do not understand why people always want to find someone to blame Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate

David Wheater gave Boro a 44th-minute lead but two goals in six second-half minutes sealed a 2-1 victory for Everton, although Moyes had feared his side would not make it to the last four.

"We were favourites but I was worried that there would be one game this weekend that didn't go the way everyone expected," conceded the Scot.

"For a long while I feared it would be us. There was a lot of reorganisation needed at the break but they also needed to be really charged up.

"We have talked a good game beforehand but we didn't do anything in that first half to deserve a semi-final place.

"I can be angry at half-time but Steve got there first this time and did a good job on them.

"I felt they responded very well. For the first 15 minutes of the second half they were really up for it.

"We have earned the right to go to a final, having beaten Liverpool and Aston Villa so far. Now we have to beat a really good side to get to the final."

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate refused to blame Brad Jones for the defeat, despite the goalkeeper being at fault for both Everton goals.

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"We win or lose as a team, I do not understand why people always want to find someone to blame," said Southgate.

"As far as I am concerned, Brad Jones has been excellent for us, whatever might have happened on the goals, that is football.

"Did we do enough as a team to win the game? Probably not, that is what we must look at.

"It is a shame for the fans. Going to Wembley would have been something to look forward to but now we have a quarter of the season to go to get ourselves out of the relegation zone."

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