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P19 Layout 1 MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 SPORTS Villa flops won’t be protected from fan backlash BIRMINGHAM: Relegated Aston Villa’s “When you’re bottom of the league egation for 29 years was confirmed last to respond and that’s all we can do. “I’m putting the pressure on them. “That’s beleaguered players face three more with 16 points and you’re relegated, weekend. not here to tell the fans what to do. They what we like to do and we have to do it weeks of public humiliation before their whether you’re in the right frame of have had the worst season in recent his- next week. “Liverpool have a tough nightmare season comes to an end. But mind I don’t know, but I can only pick on WORST SEASON tory for this club. “They have seen poor schedule with the Europa League and Villa caretaker manager Eric Black has no what I see,” Black said. “I can understand the fans’ frustration performances and poor results and they that’s always difficult to keep the plans to shield any of his highly-paid but “People will have to judge things for and the fans will definitely have their have every right to voice their anger.” momentum in the Premier League. underachieving troops from their fate in themselves but I can only pick it on 37 ideas on the team and the players they Two goals from Dusan Tadic helped “That’s good because we are close but the final fixtures. years of football experience. “That is all I want to see,” he added. Southampton to a victory that was more we need more wins, we know.” Angry Villa fans have targeted goal- go on. I can’t pick it on what journalists “I think that multiplies because of the comfortable than the scoreline suggest- Jay Rodriguez made his first start for keeper Brad Guzan, defender Joleon say or what supporters say. circumstances but I can’t be led down ed. He added to Shane Long’s opener the Saints since September and Koeman Lescott and midfielder Leandro Bacuna “That would be unprofessional of me that road. I can’t succumb to that and I while Sadio Mane made it 4-2 late on was delighted with his contribution. for particular ridicule, with the trio’s and there would be no point in me won’t. “It is difficult circumstances for after Ashley Westwood had twice pulled “Everyone knows Jay played twice in the every touch booed during Saturday’s 4-2 being here if we just had a lottery and everybody and I don’t want to be accus- Villa within one goal. Southampton still under-21s and in the last two matches defeat at home to Southampton. picked the team. ing the fans of anything because they harbour hopes of qualifying for the he came from the bench,” said Koeman. But Black, who was also criticised by “I am standing there so I will take it. keep turning up. “They are trying to Europa League and manager Ronald “Today was the last step he makes supporters for his substitutions, insists That is not a problem.” Black admitted he voice their opinions in certain ways Koeman said: “What you like is, at the by starting. Normally it’s a player who the abuse directed at players and him- could have no complaints about the about certain players. end of the season, to play for something. can score goals and what he needs is self will not influence his team selection hostile atmosphere that greeted Villa in “But we are professional people, the “That is always better than when the game time. It was a good opportunity for the remaining three games. their first home game since their first rel- garden is not always rosy and you have season is over. We are winning again and to start.” — AFP PSG beat Lille to retain French Cup PARIS: Ten-man Paris Saint-Germain beat named among the substitutes. Lille 2-1 in the French League Cup final at PSG should have taken the lead just 21 the Stade de France on Saturday to remain seconds in, but after being set up by on course for a domestic clean sweep of Ibrahimovic, Di Maria drilled his shot from titles. The Ligue 1 champions took the lead only 10 yards out straight at Enyeama, who five minutes before half-time in con- made an excellent save. tentious circumstances, with Javier Lille, who came into this match on a six- Pastore’s shot passing through the legs of game winning streak, grew into the contest an offside Layvin Kurzawa on its way into and PSG goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu had to the net. But Lille hit back shortly after the be alert to prevent Marquinhos from put- restart when Djibril Sidibe fired a free-kick ting through his own net after Mounir through the wall and into the net. Obbadi’s pass caused panic in the defence. The capital city side were dealt a huge blow when Adrien Rabiot was shown a sec- MAD DAY FOR ENYEAMA ond yellow card for a cynical foul on the The holders though broke the deadlock impressive Sofiane Boufal with 20 minutes when a corner was only cleared as far as remaining. But a moment of madness from Pastore. The Argentine’s scuffed volley took Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama allowed a wicked deflection to beat Enyeama, Angel Di Maria to roll in the winner with 16 whose furious appeals that Kurzawa was minutes to play for his 15th goal of the sea- interfering with play from an offside posi- son. Laurent Blanc’s men now have three tion were waved away. trophies this term with a French Cup final Enyeama had to be dragged away from against Marseille to come, as they look to the officials at the interval, but Lille chan- ease the pain of their Champions League nelled their frustrations perfectly by level- quarter-final defeat to Manchester City. ling in the 49th minute. “My players, even at 10 against 11, want- Sirigu, who has only been first-choice ed to win that game,” coach Blanc told tele- keeper in the cup competitions in his final vision channel France 2, after his team won campaign in France, was left apoplectic at the final for the third year in a row. “We his defenders after full-back Sidibe have a season to finish in the league and grabbed his sixth goal of the season with a the French Cup on May 21, when we can low free-kick that split the wall in two. SUNDERLAND: Arsenal’s English midfielder Theo Walcott (2nd L) is challenged by Sunderland’s English midfielder Lee Cattermole (2nd R) during the end on a good note. Things went from bad to worse for PSG English Premier League football match between Sunderland and Arsenal at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, northeast England yesterday. — AFP “Now we have already won the League when they were reduced to ten men after Cup, I hope my players will be focused and Rabiot hacked down the marauding Boufal. motivated for the French Cup.” PSG The deciding goal was one of the most thrashed Bastia 4-0 12 months ago to seal a bizarre of the season, and Nigerian keeper Wilshere back, Arsenal record fifth League Cup title, while Lille Enyeama was at fault. A long clearance were playing in the final of the competition from Sirigu was nodded through for Di for the first time. Maria by Lille’s Adama Soumaoro, but “It’s very hard, we are very disappoint- despite having defenders covering, held at Sunderland ed,” said Lille winger Boufal. “We must con- Enyeama raced 30 yards out of his goal to gratulate Paris, even with ten, they proved give the PSG forward the simple task of they are a great team. We were beaten by knocking the ball past him and into a gap- Cup final after coming on as a late substitute fol- opening goal. They had strong penalty claims the stronger side.” ing net. Frederic Antonetti’s Lille had lowing a lengthy injury absence. turned down shortly before half-time when Blanc opted to play Lucas Moura along- chances to equalise, with Soumaoro head- Sunderland 0 Arsenal had the better of the first half in front DeAndre Yedlin charged down an Alex Iwobi side Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Di Maria up ing wide from a free-kick and Obbadi see- of another 45,000-plus Stadium of Light crowd shot with his arm, but referee Mike Dean was front, leaving Edinson Cavani on the bench, ing his volley bounce agonisingly past the as Mannone excelled against his old club. But unmoved. He had also allowed play to continue while the returning Marco Verratti was post, but PSG held on. — AFP they were decidedly second-best after the inter- earlier in the half when a snapshot from Defoe Arsenal 0 val, and would have returned to the capital with struck Per Mertesacker on the hand from point- nothing to show for their efforts had Sunderland blank range inside the area. shown a little more composure in front of goal. Petr Cech had been largely a spectator in the In front of their billionaire US-based owner opening 45 minutes, but found himself thrust SUNDERLAND: Arsenal remain on course for a Ellis Short, the hosts came closest to breaking into the spotlight as Sunderland enjoyed their 20th consecutive top-four Premier League finish, the deadlock before the interval despite being best spell of the match immediately after the re- but Arsene Wenger’s men had to settle for a 0-0 outplayed for long spells.
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