Rolando Blooms

MARTIN PETROV and Joe Hart might have been the stars of City's FA Cup victory over West Ham last night, but it was good to see Rolando Bianchi showing what he can do.
Bianchi has been told he can leave if he wants to, but Nery Castillo's injury should give him another chance to impress when the Hammers return on Sunday.
City looked much more of a threat with Bianchi on the pitch after Castillo had gone off with a suspected dislocated shoulder, and it's good to hear City fans this morning appreciating his contribution.
Okay, without Petrov we'd have got nothing out of the game as it was from his thundering runs down the wing in the second half that all our chances came.
But at least twice before Elano's goal came, Bianchi was the player who anticipated the winger's balls into the box as West Ham's bubbles began to burst.
He missed the first cross, hitting it wide after missing his timing by a split-second.
Bianchi was in a much better position for the second which was cut out brilliantly by Matthew Upson, but third time lucky he was there, right on the end of it in the six-yard box. Okay, he hit the post and Elano had to risk life and limb to head the goal, but the point is Bianchi was in exactly the right place at the exactly the right time.
Shaun Goater, anyone?
So the Hammers were nailed, and we have our revenge for the quarter-final defeat two years ago. But it has to be remembered we wouldn't now have an oh-so-glamorous fourth-round tie at Sheffield United next Sunday without Joe Hart, who keeps impressing and made a couple of great saves.
As for Castillo, luckily he won't be out for long, but he looks like he needs to adapt to the fast pace and physicality of the British game. Let's hope he doesn't turn out to be another Samaras.