Teddy Eagle
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He was excellent. I looked up Olises's record for Palace and he scored 16 in 90 games. Whilst wishing we still had him and not saying Sarr is better - his contribution is admirable.
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Semi Final Match Thread
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He was excellent. I looked up Olises's record for Palace and he scored 16 in 90 games. Whilst wishing we still had him and not saying Sarr is better - his contribution is admirable.
This!
mileend
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What a great day and tremendous performance. Completely dominant. Absolutely in charge.
I have never felt so confident watching a game that we were going to win it. They could not lay a glove on us.
And we missed a penalty, a very good Mateta goal disallowed and a really very special open goal total ball miss from Mitchell. So it could have been 6. And Sarr had good chance for a header. So that is 7 chances / moments before you get to a half chance for Villa that might have led to a goal.
So in summary we used up no luck yesterday. We turned up and powered through.
Absolutely ecstatic
I have never felt so confident watching a game that we were going to win it. They could not lay a glove on us.
And we missed a penalty, a very good Mateta goal disallowed and a really very special open goal total ball miss from Mitchell. So it could have been 6. And Sarr had good chance for a header. So that is 7 chances / moments before you get to a half chance for Villa that might have led to a goal.
So in summary we used up no luck yesterday. We turned up and powered through.
Absolutely ecstatic
Still surprised that JMPs goal wasn't allowed. Surely there wasn't enough in that contact
mileend
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From a long way back it look like a 50/50 and a super cool finish. Once they disallowed it with no VAR intervention I'd assumed fair enough
Could not believe it when I watched it back when I got home. Also absolutely every commentator / pundit said it was the wrong decision. Konsa kicked Mateta!!!!
Teddy Eagle
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Wait for Dermot Gallagher's explanation tomorrow. He'll give chapter & verse on why the officials were 100% correct.
I was wondering why there was no VAR on it. Why was that?
VinceHilaire
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Like all of you, still buzzing this morning. As JPM would say….
FANTASTIC!!!
Looked through numerous Villa fan base sites this morning …and credit where credit is due…they were incredibly gracious about our players, the amazing atmosphere we created and our overall team performance.
So, I guess another big day out to come. Costing a small fortune this Palace adventure…but worth every penny.
Enjoy the weather, have a beer on me and rest up…we’ve got a final to look forward to🤩
FANTASTIC!!!
Looked through numerous Villa fan base sites this morning …and credit where credit is due…they were incredibly gracious about our players, the amazing atmosphere we created and our overall team performance.
So, I guess another big day out to come. Costing a small fortune this Palace adventure…but worth every penny.
Enjoy the weather, have a beer on me and rest up…we’ve got a final to look forward to🤩
park the bus
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Quite clearly OG has improved all the players in his charge. I must say that they appeared at home on the larger Wembley pitch, the front 3 in particular had acres of space to gallop into.
steeleye20
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A perfectly valid goal ruled out.
It's ridiculous.
If you must have VAR, at least use it when a goal is scored.
😎
It's ridiculous.
If you must have VAR, at least use it when a goal is scored.
😎
taylors lovechild
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This was one of the great performances not just of the season but of our history. It was not just the quality of the goals and the football but it was the sheer desire to win. It felt like even if Emery had driven their team coach onto the pitch the Palace players would have thrown themselves in front of it. Not one player had a bad game and 5-0 would not have flattered us. It's time for us to finally get our name on a big trophy.
I've seen Villa fans saying their team were just not up for it, but I don't believe that. I think the issue was that tactically Emery was outdone by Glasner. Palace seemed to sit 10-yards deeper meaning they couldn't play balls behind the backline for their forwards to chase onto. Without that option they seemed bereft of ideas. Glasner also talked about our front three shutting down their holding midfielders meaning often their defenders had nowhere to go and spent long periods passing backwards and forwards among themselves. The one thing I was surprised about was that Onana didn't start. Historically we've struggled against big and imposing midfielders and I was worried he might dominate our pairing, but for whatever reason he didn't play.
I've seen Villa fans saying their team were just not up for it, but I don't believe that. I think the issue was that tactically Emery was outdone by Glasner. Palace seemed to sit 10-yards deeper meaning they couldn't play balls behind the backline for their forwards to chase onto. Without that option they seemed bereft of ideas. Glasner also talked about our front three shutting down their holding midfielders meaning often their defenders had nowhere to go and spent long periods passing backwards and forwards among themselves. The one thing I was surprised about was that Onana didn't start. Historically we've struggled against big and imposing midfielders and I was worried he might dominate our pairing, but for whatever reason he didn't play.
askyourself
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The whole club can be very proud of yesterday's performance.
That includes players, management and supporters.
The build up throughout the day, the support/displays and the on-pitch performance
was absolutely fantastic !
Watched and admired it all from our cumfy sofa but I could feel it all somehow....
Brilliant !
EAGLES!
That includes players, management and supporters.
The build up throughout the day, the support/displays and the on-pitch performance
was absolutely fantastic !
Watched and admired it all from our cumfy sofa but I could feel it all somehow....
Brilliant !
EAGLES!
Apparently VAR was used and went with the ref, no surprise.
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Watching all the clips and videos last night, did anyone else notice Eze, immediately after he scored just stood there motionless and expressionless for about 15-20 seconds before the huge grin broke out as his teammates jumped on him to congratulate.
Was he stunned with disbelief that it went in, or just enjoying the magical moment of his first ever Wembley goal? I guess we'll never know!
Was he stunned with disbelief that it went in, or just enjoying the magical moment of his first ever Wembley goal? I guess we'll never know!
kevlee
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What a day. Complete delirium. It was one of the best performances I have seen in the 46 years I’ve been supporting Palace. It’s up there with the 4-3. Villa were poor but takes nothing away from us. Sarr- what a player.
It’s going to take me a week to get over all the beer!!
It’s going to take me a week to get over all the beer!!
blanksight
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Teddy Eagle
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Maybe he was thinking, "Right. That's it. I never want to leave this club".
His smile makes my wife get a bit flustered.
Dsingh1991
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What a day! Unreal performance - let’s go win it!
mileend
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He certainly was loving the 'Eze's on Fire' rendition at the end!
eaglesdare
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I was like is the goal disallowed or something why there was no celebration so I didn't celebrate for those seconds 😅