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Tim Sherwood's half-time pep talk INSPIRED Aston Villa's win over Leicester in FA Cup
TIM SHERWOOD has made an immediate impact at Aston Villa after his half-time pep talk inspired a 2-1 win over Leicester in the FA Cup fifth-round.
Tim Sherwood watched from the stands at Villa Park
Former Tottenham boss Sherwood - who took charge of Villa only yesterday - made an unplanned appearance at Villa Park with the score locked at 0-0.
Leandro Bacuna and Scott Sinclair then netted in the second half to send Villa into the last eight for the first time in five years.
And first-team coach Scott Marshall - who was in charge after Wednesday's sacking of Paul Lambert - admitted Sherwood made his presence felt in the dressing room.
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He came in and made a couple of points to the lads
"He came in and made a couple of points to the lads, a couple of bits and pieces for everyone. I thought the boys delivered that in the second half and were very good," he said.
"He was there and there was good information to the group, there's a football knowledge there which comes with a lifetime in the game.
"He was in the dressing room before the game briefly, not a huge amount, but he introduced himself and wished the boys the best."
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