FA Cup Semifinal: Anything You Can Do, Dimitar Berbatov Can't Do Better

Manchester United’s FA Cup fate was sealed as Everton coolly and calmly held the Red Devils to reach a rare cup final. With a penalty shootout finale going the way of Moyes’ men, Manchester United saw an end to their dream of a domestic treble and a fantastic fivesome.

Everton’s average season will come to life as they head to the final to face Chelsea. For any team just outside of the "big four," it is such an irresistible opportunity to place them in the history books if they emerge victorious.

The epic ending to today’s semifinal was put into motion through one seemingly single disastrous kick of the ball.

Manchester United’s penalty shootout in the Carling Cup final was somewhat inspirational, mainly due to Ben Foster’s spectacular heroics.

However, their follow up penalty shootout seemingly was snatched away from Manchester United, due to a massive miscalculation. Tim Cahill’s first miss became nothing more than a distant memory as soon as Manchester United joined in.

When a footballer has the ability to portray his talents in an evidently overly confident fashion and is able to show true talent then he is worthy of praise. Cristiano Ronaldo for United is generally a shining example. Consistently, he shows off in front of the Old Trafford faithful.

Dimitar Berbatov, however, showed that maybe he should just stick to the conventional methods of displaying his talents.

Even worse than shooting a penalty 50 feet over the bar is the image of a player taking a lengthy stroll up to the ball accompanied by a careless "shot" straight at the goalkeeper.

To say that Berbatov actually took a shot is somewhat of an overstatement and should hopefully teach the critically acclaimed striker a deserving lesson. Precision is often more effective in such a situation as opposed to playing games and trying to trick the keeper.

Berbatov, with his miss, set the tone for the rest of the penalty shootout, allowing Everton to immediately capitalise and thrust themselves into what will surely be a fascinating final.

For Manchester United, their season still has yet to be aimed for. The Premiership is within grasp, and if form follows suit they will set up a deserving and likely Champions League final with the Spanish giants Barcelona.