Source: Eurosport
Baines: Toffees can take confidence
Leighton Baines believes Everton will take confidence out of the 0-0 draw against Chelsea with their FA Cup final meeting looming next month.The two sides will meet in the showpiece match at Wembley on May 30, which Everton booked their place in with a penalty shoot-out win against Manchester United on Sunday.Baines believes those two results prove the Toffees are capable of competing against the top sides as they look to claim their first trophy since winning the FA Cup in 1995."I think we pushed Chelsea really close tonight," he told Sky Sports 1."We knew it would be tough after the weekend, but I thought our work rate was really good."The result is good confidence wise, but the final will be a different game."It does give us a confidence boost ahead of that game and we know that we can play against these sorts of sides."Just like at the weekend, Everton's stubborn rearguard frustrated their rivals whose best chance arrived in the dying stages when Didier Drogba cracked a close-range effort against the crossbar.Everton were not without their chances, however, with Baines having a first-half penalty shout turned down."I think I was clipped, but the ball was out of my control so I can understand that it wasn't awarded," he said."We did create a few chances. We looked to hit them on counter and we did that well."[LNB]
