<p>This one had everything a cup tie should.</p><br><p>Noise, needle, moments of quality, moments of chaos, and a sense that one team understood the occasion far better than the other. Aston Villa went to Tottenham, took the FA Cup seriously, and left having knocked Spurs out for the second season running.</p><br><p>This post-mortem doesn’t run chronologically. It picks out the moments that defined the day. Villa’s control in the first half. Two exquisite goals that reflected preparation and confidence. Spurs’ brief second-half push. And the way Villa weathered it without ever losing their grip.</p><br><p>There’s discussion of Buendía’s influence, Rogers’ physicality, Tielemans’ intelligence in tight spaces, and why this game suited Villa’s evolving style perfectly. There’s also a wider conversation about mentality. About why some Villa sides of the past have treated the FA Cup as a burden, and why this one clearly doesn’t.</p><br><p>From the scenes in the away end to the handbags at full-time, this felt like a team enjoying competition rather than managing it. Villa didn’t just progress. They owned the occasion.</p><br><p>A proper cup tie. Properly won.</p><p><br></p><h3>Get a Great NordVPN Deal</h3><h3><br></h3><p>Get a cracking deal on NordVPN with four months FREE &amp; a 30 days money-back guarantee here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nordvpn.com/moms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>nordvpn.com/moms</strong></a></p><br><p><br></p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>GET AD-FREE SHOWS and JOIN MATCH CLUB</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Get ad-free shows and extra shows, and join My Old Man Said's 24/7 Villa community, Match Club.</p><br><p>For more details and to become a member, click here:<a href="https://www.myoldmansaid.com/moms-patron-membership/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Become a MOMS Member</a></p><br><p>Join the show’s listener facebook group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1856530967778349" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Mad Few</a>.</p><p><br></p><h3><strong><em>Credits:</em></strong></h3><p><br></p><p>David Michael -&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/myoldmansaid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@myoldmansaid&nbsp;</a></p><p>Chris Budd -&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/BUDD_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BUDD_music</a></p><p>Phillip Shaw -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitter.com/prsgame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@prsgame</a></p><br><p>Music production &amp; creation - David Michael</p><br><p>My Old Man Said -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.myoldmansaid.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.myoldmansaid.com</a></p><br><p><strong><em>This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT</em></strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>