Sky Sports’ Football Writers analyzes the Sunday quarterfinal action FA Cup when Nico O’Reilly and Marcus Rashford shine to send their parties to Wembley.
O’Reilly Sparks City back to “Beast Mode”
Bournemouth had no chance in the second half. Not one.
If there was a sign that Manchester City had returned to somewhere near his best in the second half, it was it. Ederson could with iron, like the good old days, was such a lack of threat to his goal. The city strangled the property and did not give Bournemouth sniffing the ball.
Thanks to the impact of Nico O’Reilly on the left side, they got into such a dominant position in the game. An inspired piece of tactical improvements from PEP Guardiola to release a direct run and a powerful young man into space. Bamboozle it bournemouth right side. Lewis Cook and David Brooks looked confused with who should mark this power of nature. His two assists will be remembered for a long time by a believer city.
This is a thing when the city is in this mood, passing your energy by bringing you to chase the shadows that will take hope again. Bournemouth could play long into the night and not scored that it was a ruthless city that turned out to keep the ball and see the game out. O’Reilly was a huge part of it.
Lewis Jones
Bournemouth hit a slump at the worst possible time
Bournemouth was on the way to reach the first FA Cup final of the club when Evanilson introduced them the first half. It was the first half they dominated, perhaps not in possession, but in industry, energy and intensity.
This changed after the break. Suddenly Bournemouth was the second best and after the break we could not put the glove on Ederson’s goal. Their display can store signs that the group stretches to the maximum from Andon Iraola, who placed cherries on the brink of history.
The journey to Wembley, which is still encountered in Europe, would praise an excellent campaign, but the focus must go to overcome their current fluctuations.
Bournemouth did not win at home in 90 minutes from January, and this is not a kind of form that will help any noble ambitions.
There is no doubt that Bournemouth has achieved strange things in this campaign, but their current abyss in the form and inability to maintain performance can take some of the memorable season.
William Bibibiri
Rashford gets its moment – what is supposed to come could be exciting
Marcus Rashford (right) Aston Villa celebrates with his teammates after he scored his and Villa’s, the second goal of the game
Marcus Rashford needed his first goals for Aston Villa to be a great moment, not only for himself and his trust, but only to reassure the noise surrounding his every touch in the Aston Villa shirt.
The scoring twice in the FA Cup quarterfinals, which sent your new team to Wembley, was exactly what the doctor had ordered and ended 14 games without a club or country.
Rashford has a manager who now believes in him and believes that he can produce moments changing the game. You can see that with the freedom he plays with where he is much more direct and positive with the ball than during his final games with Manchester United.
His body language also looks more positive, and it seems that trust returns to his game, and when Rashford is confident, the lurking player is first -class. Unai Emery could just unlock it.
Lewis Jones
Preston punished after a wasted opportunity
Stefan Teitur Thordarson Will Rue is wasting the great moment of Preston in the first half when their gameplan worked perfectly.
They canceled Aston Villa for 30 minutes with boxing in the middle of the playground and stopped like Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey and Marco Asensio from driving into the pockets of the universe.
Then the ball fell into Thordarson in a box with six yards to give his party an unlikely lead.
Stefan Teitur Thordarson leads Preston’s Big Chance Wide
Iceland International mistake his jump and directed the head wide with the goalkeeper when Emi Martinez waved on the cross.
It was the best chance for the first half and Preston’s only significant moment in the match. Election to the second half would strengthen them, but Villa made them pay.
David Richardson
