“The referee will be another thing, although it does not matter who it is, they influence on the game whether you like it or not. Will they get influenced by a big team with players like Drogba or will they go the other way?

“It is a new breed of Everton fan who has not seen us win anything yet, who will be all fresh and new to Wembley as well. The final comes at a time when they need to win, everybody in the city feels they need to win.

“Will the players feel added pressure with it being the first FA Cup final for 14 years?

“No, you don’t think about that, all you can do is concentrate on the game.

“Chelsea have not outplayed Everton at any stage this season. There is nothing to fear from them and if you are going to win trophies you are not going to play any idiots in the final, you are always going to play a good team.

“Chelsea are real good team, but they are beatable. If you look at the way they played against Barcelona, they played well for 93 minutes then switched off.

“I do not see why Everton should not win the game, I do not go with ‘we do not have a hope’ and all that nonsense, I think we have a real good hope. You can’t fear anybody, why should you fear anybody?

“Everton are a lot more stable but coming to the point where they need to win something, take the next step, decide on their ground and back the manager.”

Man-of-the-Match in the 1995 final, thwarting Paul Scholes and Lee Sharpe in a memorable second half, Southall fittingly was top dog at Wembley that day. Fourteen-years on and Tim Howard is trying to fill the gloves left by one of Everton’s greatest-ever servants, having already broke Southall’s Premier League clean sheets record, he will look to follow in the footsteps with a Wembley win. Naturally, Southall has been impressed with what he has seen of the American but hopes come Saturday ‘T-Ho’ can put his feet up.

He added: “Wembley is not a place for losers, only winners.

“Nobody remembers who were the runners-up last year, nobody cares.

“You have got to be in there to win it. Tim Howard has done well for them, really, really well. Since Nigel Martyn left they struggled a little bit but then brought him in and he is decent, he is an international keeper and has done well. When I looked at him I thought there were a few areas he could improve on but most importantly they trust him. He’s done well, especially in the semi-final so maybe it is his time, I hope he can get his deckchair out and sit in the sun but I have a feeling he might be a bit busy.”

phil.kirkbride@liverpool.com