Joseph Yobo 460
“This was probably our biggest game in a while and we had the chance to make history.
“We prepared so well but at the end of the day, we did not make it.
“We went ahead in the final and a typical Everton team would have held on to this goal and won the Cup.
“But credit to Chelsea, they fought back to win the game.
“We now have to move on and look to a very bright future.”
Meanwhile, Everton chief executive Robert Elstone insists that the club are working hard behind the scenes to bring in fresh recruits this summer despite no new faces having arrived yet.
He said: “There is an awful lot of work going on.
“We are talking to a number of players and a number of clubs.
“We absolutely recognise the need to strengthen – we are fiercely ambitious and if that is the case then you need to go one step further than fifth place and one step further than appearing in an FA Cup final.
“To do that we know we need to bring talent in and we are not sitting on our hands in any way. “
