LONDON, CMC – Jamaica’s Premier League star Leon Bailey has urged his Aston Villa teammates to point out their high quality as they bid to finish an extended drought within the FA Cup with a go to to Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Villa have been one of many in-form groups within the Premier League and are at present second on 42 factors, three adrift of leaders Liverpool.
However with out vital success within the FA Cup lately, Bailey mentioned it was necessary for the membership to enhance their fortunes, starting with the third-round weekend outing on Teesside.
“This (the FA Cup) is essential for the membership and us as gamers as a result of we haven’t superior to the following spherical in fairly a while,” the 26-year-old mentioned.
“We wish to give it a go, and all our ideas are on the weekend towards Middlesbrough. “We wish to play our type of soccer and hopefully win the sport.”
“Cup video games are at all times tough, and it doesn’t matter who we play. We have to preserve our stage and present our high quality.”
Bailey has been one of many standouts for Villa this season underneath supervisor Unai Emery, scoring 9 objectives whereas creating 5 assists and 15 probabilities.
His type has been one of many causes behind Villa’s red-hot type, which the winger now hopes they’ll switch into the premier Cup competitors.
“We’re trying ahead to the sport; it’s necessary for us,” he mentioned.
“It’s the primary recreation of the yr, and hopefully, we are able to get the win we have to transfer on to the following spherical. “We’re solely specializing in successful the sport.”
Villa have gained the FA Cup seven instances however have but to have a triumph within the trendy period, their final success coming 67 years in the past. The West Midlands membership has not reached the fourth spherical in seven years.
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