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