Aston Villa boss Unai Emery was happy with the fight his players showed in the comeback win against West Ham in the FA Cup.
The Villans found themselves 1-0 down early on through Lucas Paqueta’s strike, but showed resilience in the second half to turn the tie in their favour.
Amadou Onana netted the equaliser in the 71st minute before Morgan Rogers grabbed the winner five minutes later.
Overall the Spanish head coach was pleased but also said there is room for improvement after conceding early again.
He said: “Happy, but we were trying to set an objective of not conceding an easy goal, but we did it early again.
“But we responded well. We didn’t concede chances again more or less. The players showed our wishes to do something in the competition.
“We are conceding a lot of goals, but our most important objective is to win.
“We try to be strong here, to have a fortress. We have done what we have done all season. We responded well and controlled the game more or less.
🗣️ “We create mayhem in the attacking third.”
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“Of course it is very important which team we will face after today. But now we focus, because we are in three competitions and we want to get something in the Champions League, in the Premier League and now in the FA Cup.”
Matchwinner Morgan Rogers laid down a statement of intent in his post-match interview.
He believes the club can win the famous trophy and put an end to their drought.
Rogers said: “A bit of belief, we were a bit more patient. There was more forward thinking.
“We created chances, a bit more mayhem in the final third, and that’s where our goals came from.
“We know we can come back against anyone. We’ll look to rectify the start of games, but we’re happy with the way we’ve finished them.
“Why can’t we win it? Anything can happen in a cup competition. You don’t know who you’ll draw, where you’ll play.”
