Tuesday 26 February 2013 19:06, UK
Everton boss David Moyes has advised Marouane Fellaini to be more like Lionel Messi in dealing with opponents trying to rough him up.
Moyes was speaking ahead of Tuesday's FA Cup fifth-round replay against League One Oldham at Goodison Park, where his team will be looking to contain the threat of 6ft 6in striker Matt Smith. Smith netted a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser for the Latics to ensure the original tie finished 2-2, having scored twice in the previous round as Liverpool suffered a shock 3-2 defeat at Boundary Park. Moyes, whose side are sixth in the Premier League, feels the frontman may provide the Toffees defence with a test quite different to those they are used to facing in the top flight. "That type of centre-forward was probably more prevalent in my day - we had one of them every week," Moyes added. "I think it is less and less so the case now in the Premier League, so that is what makes it a little bit more unusual. I don't think there are quite as many teams using a big man the way Oldham do. "But it is part of football and there is no right or wrong way to play. The job is to win, and whatever way you choose to do it, as long as it is within the rules, that is okay." The winners of the cup clash will face Wigan at home in the quarter-finals.
