Carlos Gil produces a moment of magic and Delph proves there is still loyalty in football
Article by Luke Heyes
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Aston Villa finally served up a culinary delight for fans who were in desperate need of something juicy to chew on: and they certainly got what they were drooling for. Carlos Gil, the Valencian, and Villa’s newest recruit danced his way around the pitch, cut inside from the right flank onto his favoured left foot, reached deep into his enchanting bag of tricks and certainly justified his arrival with an exquisite curling finish that could prove to be the goal of the competition. Andreas Weiman added to Gil’s earlier goal with a neat, orderly, first-time strike and although Bournemouth pulled one back late on, it was too deep into stoppage time to make a significant difference. It was Aston Villa’s day and for once, they proved their premier league worth. The result was a substantial boost for the club and with Fabian Delph recently agreeing to a contract extension, a bright future doesn’t arguably seem so far away.
The first half brought no goals but there were certainly plenty of talking points in what was a very open, end-to-end display. Bournemouth came into the match brimming with confidence in what has been a phenomenal season for them so far. The free-scoring fliers arrived at Villa Park carrying that awesome accolade of netting more goals in Birmingham than Villa themselves and it was the cherries, despite looking defensively vulnerable at times who looked more in control. Kieran Richardson had to clear the ball off the line as O Kane, a real fizzing talent, not at all jaded by the dense, head bandage he was wearing, rounded Given and shot weakly towards the left post at a tight angle. O Kane was further involved in the action, testing Given with a more fierce, low drive that was well saved by the fingertips of the veteran. Apart from a Weiman bullet header though that went narrowly wide, Villa didn’t create too many clear-cut chances and it was again their solid, defensive unit that were the more composed, stand-out performers. Clarke, the captain, and Okore looked impervious; Hutton, the rejuvenated Scot, who is going from strength to strength, showed once again, those trademark surging runs forward and proved to be a handful for the Bournemouth defenders. Apart from some neat mazy runs from the new boy Gil, Villa’s midfield in the first half though were largely unrecognisable. Cleverley, Sanchez and Bacuna appeared to be getting overrun too easily, were not imposing themselves and simply did not have not enough touches. It was nil nil at halftime but full credit had to be given to Bournemouth for coming to Villa Park and wanting to play. It was a great half – a half that flashed by; it was clean and played in great spirit.
If the first half was a display of how solid Villa are defensively, then the second half was an exhibition of pure, attacking creativity. Lambert must have enchanted the players with his half-time team talk as Villa put Bournemouth on the back foot instantly. The driving pressure from Villa’s revitalized midfield and attack was eventually rewarded on 51 minutes when Carlos Gil gave the Villa Park faithful an insight into what could be a real coup signing from the manager. After receiving the ball on the right wing, Gill cut inside and shot first time; ‘delicate’ and deadly was the technique and the ball fizzed past the keeper into the top left corner. The stadium erupted; it was a beautiful goal, a goal of real high-quality, a moment of magic that all football fans pay to see. Villa Park was in a state of Euphoria and twenty minutes later, Andreas Weiman, added to the damage with a superb first-time finish, courtesy of some excellent build up play by Bacuna and Hutton.
At two nil, could Bournemouth get back into the game? Villa nullified every Bournemouth threat but deep into stoppage time, Wilson was on target for The Cherries; thankfully for Lambert and his men though, it was too late in the game to cause any FA Cup upset. The only thing missing from the menu was a goal from Benteke but the manager must be pleased that for once, the pressure was off the Big Belgian as Villa looked like a much improved unit from their previous one-dimensional self.
It was a great weekend for Villa fans and just the self-assurance that the team need going into two tough fixtures at Arsenal and Chelsea. As rewarding as the result was the news that Fabian Delph has put pen to paper over a new four and a half year contract. There has been a lot of tête-à -tête recently that Delph would fill the void of Steven Gerrard at Liverpool but it looks like the midfield maestro can himself become Villa’s own Steven Gerrard, confessing that ‘I am here for the long run, the future looks promising to me’. A devoted touch from Delph showing that loyalty does still exist in what is for the most part, an unfaithful, undependable industry.
Aston Villa are into the last sixteen of the FA Cup, Carlos Gil scored a magnificent goal on his full debut and Delph is staying put. I’m ecstatic.
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Aston Villa finally served up a culinary delight for fans who were in desperate need of something juicy to chew on: and they certainly got what they were drooling for. Carlos Gil, the Valencian, and Villa’s newest recruit danced his way around the pitch, cut inside from the right flank onto his favoured left foot, reached deep into his enchanting bag of tricks and certainly justified his arrival with an exquisite curling finish that could prove to be the goal of the competition. Andreas Weiman added to Gil’s earlier goal with a neat, orderly, first-time strike and although Bournemouth pulled one back late on, it was too deep into stoppage time to make a significant difference. It was Aston Villa’s day and for once, they proved their premier league worth. The result was a substantial boost for the club and with Fabian Delph recently agreeing to a contract extension, a bright future doesn’t arguably seem so far away.
The first half brought no goals but there were certainly plenty of talking points in what was a very open, end-to-end display. Bournemouth came into the match brimming with confidence in what has been a phenomenal season for them so far. The free-scoring fliers arrived at Villa Park carrying that awesome accolade of netting more goals in Birmingham than Villa themselves and it was the cherries, despite looking defensively vulnerable at times who looked more in control. Kieran Richardson had to clear the ball off the line as O Kane, a real fizzing talent, not at all jaded by the dense, head bandage he was wearing, rounded Given and shot weakly towards the left post at a tight angle. O Kane was further involved in the action, testing Given with a more fierce, low drive that was well saved by the fingertips of the veteran. Apart from a Weiman bullet header though that went narrowly wide, Villa didn’t create too many clear-cut chances and it was again their solid, defensive unit that were the more composed, stand-out performers. Clarke, the captain, and Okore looked impervious; Hutton, the rejuvenated Scot, who is going from strength to strength, showed once again, those trademark surging runs forward and proved to be a handful for the Bournemouth defenders. Apart from some neat mazy runs from the new boy Gil, Villa’s midfield in the first half though were largely unrecognisable. Cleverley, Sanchez and Bacuna appeared to be getting overrun too easily, were not imposing themselves and simply did not have not enough touches. It was nil nil at halftime but full credit had to be given to Bournemouth for coming to Villa Park and wanting to play. It was a great half – a half that flashed by; it was clean and played in great spirit.
If the first half was a display of how solid Villa are defensively, then the second half was an exhibition of pure, attacking creativity. Lambert must have enchanted the players with his half-time team talk as Villa put Bournemouth on the back foot instantly. The driving pressure from Villa’s revitalized midfield and attack was eventually rewarded on 51 minutes when Carlos Gil gave the Villa Park faithful an insight into what could be a real coup signing from the manager. After receiving the ball on the right wing, Gill cut inside and shot first time; ‘delicate’ and deadly was the technique and the ball fizzed past the keeper into the top left corner. The stadium erupted; it was a beautiful goal, a goal of real high-quality, a moment of magic that all football fans pay to see. Villa Park was in a state of Euphoria and twenty minutes later, Andreas Weiman, added to the damage with a superb first-time finish, courtesy of some excellent build up play by Bacuna and Hutton.
At two nil, could Bournemouth get back into the game? Villa nullified every Bournemouth threat but deep into stoppage time, Wilson was on target for The Cherries; thankfully for Lambert and his men though, it was too late in the game to cause any FA Cup upset. The only thing missing from the menu was a goal from Benteke but the manager must be pleased that for once, the pressure was off the Big Belgian as Villa looked like a much improved unit from their previous one-dimensional self.
It was a great weekend for Villa fans and just the self-assurance that the team need going into two tough fixtures at Arsenal and Chelsea. As rewarding as the result was the news that Fabian Delph has put pen to paper over a new four and a half year contract. There has been a lot of tête-à -tête recently that Delph would fill the void of Steven Gerrard at Liverpool but it looks like the midfield maestro can himself become Villa’s own Steven Gerrard, confessing that ‘I am here for the long run, the future looks promising to me’. A devoted touch from Delph showing that loyalty does still exist in what is for the most part, an unfaithful, undependable industry.
Aston Villa are into the last sixteen of the FA Cup, Carlos Gil scored a magnificent goal on his full debut and Delph is staying put. I’m ecstatic.
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