Villa Crash Out Of The FA Cup As Chelsea Dominate
Pre-match, Unai Emery spoke of the importance of consistency if Villa are to progress not just in competitions such as the FA Cup, but the Premier League too. Indeed, consistency is a mantra that the manager has been underlining as a key ingredient since his first days at the football club. It has been an attribute somewhat lacking of late, with the comprehensive defeat to Chelsea seeing Villa crash out of the FA Cup.
VILLA 1-3 CHELSEA
Villa started relatively brightly, but the 40,000 who had turned out on an icy night in B6, could only watch on as Villa’s defence went AWOL after a misplaced Kamara pass on 11 minutes. Chelsea broke forward and Conor Gallagher couldn’t believe his luck, side-footing a precise effort high into the net beyond a helpless Martinez.
Buoyed by this early goal, Chelsea’s tails were up and they surely smelt an unease in Villa’s disjointed play. The visitor’s second came just ten minutes later, as we were carved open again on our left for Jackson to head home from the resulting cross. It was pretty much a free header. The away support reminded us of their struggles; “How sh!t must you be" We’re winning away!”
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It was a mistake-strewn first half, with unforced errors repeatedly resulting in Villa conceding possession. Emery’s seething face, rigid within the dugout, was projected on the big screens within the ground. It perfectly reflected both the...
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