Twin Aston Villa Jacob Ramsey and Morgan Rogers welcomed the hiring of the club in the January transfer window as “incredible” after helping to shoot their side in the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 2015.
Both were on the match sheet, as Villa destroyed Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in Villa Park in front of a rough crowd at home.
Ramsey opened the scoring in the second minute of the game, though his effort should have been saved by Tottenham’s goalkeeper Antoninis Kinski before Rogers match player Put the tie in bed after halftime, making the first goal of Mathys Tel’s Tottenham.
It was another impressive excursion to a side of the villa that always looked dangerous when it went. Ramsey began on the left side of an aggressive quartet containing Rogers, Leon Bailey and Donyell Malen, with Director UNAI Emery being able to invite their January Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio in the later stages.
Rasford was in Manchester United For his entire career before his arrival in January, while Asensio has won three Champions League titles Real Madrid – The elements of the player’s caliber of the player are now able to attract.
“I think it’s probably one of the best teams we had,” Ramsey said Bbc After the game. “We have experience with (Marcus) Rashford and (Marco) Asensio coming and Donyell Malen begins.
“It pushes us, we want to get what we can from the team’s experienced players,” Rogers said of increased competition from players who have starred at the highest level. “It’s huge to have people like this in the building and hopefully we can just push each other.
During the murder of a tie with his goal, Rogers added: “The second goal was important, we played well, but we had not killed the game. Niki.
“I try to improve, trying to improve, but the team is trying to create something and we will see where it gets us.”
Both players are likely to be in his thoughts England Director Thomas Tuchel, with the first international break under the German clock approaching quickly. Rashford will also hope to shine enough in the villa to return to the radar-the 27-year-old stayed outside the England team for the Euro 2024 since then Boss Gareth Southgate.
