Under the guidance of Paolo di Canio, Swindon currently lie second in League Two and are playing some of the best football in the division. They also take an away goal back to the Country Ground tonight after the 1-1 draw in the first leg at Underhill. If that’s not enough to suggest they are favourites to reach Wembley then just a quick glance at the last time the two sides met at the County Ground this season will show you that Swindon trounced the Bees 4-0.
However this massive game comes at just the right time for Sanchez’s side as they currently find themselves on a five match unbeaten run, including four consecutive victories in the league. This recent fine vein of form has lifted Barnet from out of the doldrums of the relegation zone, that they so often seem to find themselves attracted to, and up to 17th place, nine points clear from danger, with two games in hand over 23rd placed Plymouth.
For a team that usually dice with death every season, and not too long ago were purveyors of unglamorous non-league football, this run has come at a much needed time for them, and is one that brings uncertainty as to where they will be playing there football next season, after being told they cannot play at Underhill, their home for nearly 105 years.
With a trip to Wembley as the prize there is no reason why Sanchez’s men can’t translate their league form into tonight’s game and set up a final with Chesterfield. Having already claimed the scalp of Portsmouth at Fratton Park in the Carling cup earlier this season, as well as boasting League Two’s top scorer in Izale McLeod, Barnet will fancy their chances.
If they make it to Wembley it will surely be one of the biggest games in the club’s history. Sanchez has overcome adversity as the underdog before in his playing career and he would like nothing more than to share some of that Wembley success he had as a player with his team. Just 90 minutes stand in way of a chance to make history.
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