Former Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard is delighted with the way his Everton move has progressed.
"[Everton manager] David Moyes spoke to me and sold me hook, line and sinker. It was a place I wanted to be," he recalled. "All the things I spoke to him about three years ago have come to pass and his honesty has been rewarded.
"He has put together a good squad, which he has been building for four or five years now, and we all believe in this club.
"The spirit is what keeps us going.
"We have got some guys in the team who refuse to give up and are fun to be around."
Chelsea, who beat Arsenal on Saturday, are unlikely to field such an inexperienced side as United opted to do when the teams return to Wembley for the final on May 30, and Howard believes Everton must step up to the challenge.
"It will be a lot different to play in the FA Cup final with Everton," said Howard, part of the United team that beat Millwall at the Millennium Stadium in 2004 and in the squad for the 2005 penalty shootout defeat by Arsenal.
"United are expected to get to finals, Everton have not been to one for 14 years.
"The manager makes no bones about it - if we want to go down in history, we have to win some silverware for this club."