FA Cup hits and failures: The Man City Trophy hopes I live because Bournemouth’s rise continues | Football news
Man City on the track to save your season
You have to be in it to win it, and Manchester City are now just two games from the third consecutive FA Cup final after their 3-1 victory over Plymouth.
To save something from this season, you would say that a trip to Wembley, along with the Champions League qualifier, is necessary.
Was that an easy victory? Far from it. A team that has already knocked out Liverpool and Brentford for a long time to travel to Manchester, dreaming of another victory.
But the so -called ‘second series of’ Man City – one who included seven older internationals – managed to do what their rivals in the Premier League could not, hit the Crossa pilgrims after Cross, Corner after Corner and eventually broke them.
There will still be questions about Man City Defend, which will go behind a break. But unlike other games this season, this time they managed to get back and win – a certainly welcome increase in confidence.
As for Plymouth, they can be incredibly proud of running Fa Cup, and no one will be able to take memories of their brave performances throughout the year.
Their attention is now firmly turning into the battle for the survival of the championship, and Miron Musslic has the opportunity to further silence his name to Argyle Folklore.
Before that, though he got more engagement – lifting his glass with Pep Guardiola. The city manager told us on Friday that he had bought a expensive bottle of wine to divide after Muslim kind words before the game.
Ben Ransa and Charlotte Marsh
Nketihs re -achieve more time to play
Since his arrival in Crystal Palace, Eddie Nketiah will not have the time of the game he wants.
Of his 23 appearances in the Premier League, he started at only six. It also has one start FA cup under the belt.
But given his 3-1 victory against Millwall and the upcoming absence of Jean-Philippe Mateta, Nkeah looks placed for several minutes and will have to step up to the mantle.
The attacker has previously discussed how much that period of his career is, and Crystal Palace will now have the aspiration to play at Wembley once again at the FA Cup, hopefully until the finals.
Nketiah looked sharp when he replaced the injured Mateta and could achieve twice within a few minutes. He had to go to his goal – a fine header – which limited a good game.
He also discovered a network in his four -minute stone against Aston Villa in the middle of the week, so that could be the beginning of the reinforcement of the form for the attacker? Both the player and the club will hope so.
Charlotte Marsh
Feelgood factor continues at Bournemouth
Roar when the Luis Sinisterre penalty beat you in the network, he told you how much it meant to fans of Bournemouth to keep his FA Cup San live.
In the end, after having a chance to win the game in normal time and additional time, and Wolves had a penalty to win in the match, cherries crossed the shooting line to reach the FA Cup quarterfinals only for the third time in their history.
It continues the incredible Bournemouth season of Feelgood factor around the club.
The qualification for Europe next season through the league is obviously a huge target for Andoni Iraila, but the chance to win silver products should never be neglected.
Bournemouth has now only three wins from Glory, and I have twice led the reckless Spanish clubs in the semi-finals of Copa del Rey, in 2020 with the second league color of Miress, and in 2022 with Ray Vallecan, which he left to join the foreign Premier League in the summer of 2023.
The cherries have never transcended the last eight before, and as their extraordinary season continues, you would not bet against them that create history.
Oliver Tisa
Brady returns for years when the “big wall Burnley” finally breaks over
Burnley arrived in Preston at an incredible run of 12 straight championship leaves, did not recognize from their third round FA Cup 3-1 victory in Reading-so that he would always need something special to violate their defense and this is exactly what Robbie Brady did only half an hour with the first club in more than a year.
The hosts got a free kick about 25 meters and up, stepped in the Irish International Republic to make a wonderful effort over the wall and in the upper corner against their former team, while visitors first received in 854 minutes.
And after both leagues ended this season without a goalkeeper, but this breakthrough to the people Paul Heckingbottom gave confidence to achieve twice more to achieve the pronounced murder of Burnley’s 23 matches and earned the hosts in the last eight times since 1966, where they will be the only team that is not prem.
Richard Morgan
Rashford’s first goal comes …
Marcus Rashford has yet to score for Aston Villa after missing the 2-0 win over Cardiff again, but it seems only a matter of time before he opens his sum.
The ride with the veterans, facilitating his teammates and desolation behind the lines – Rashford looks confident, and its finish is the last part of the puzzle.
Whether it is because of the anticipation of the crowd or the intention he now shows on the ball, something always feels like it will happen when it fills forward.
Most importantly, he does it with a smile on his face.
Chemistry with his new teammates – and especially Marco Asensio – grows day by day, and if the path continues, making its move permanently by £ 40 million can be one of the summer signatures.
Patrick Rowe
