Source: Team_Talk
Young: Cup can be Euro back-up plan
And the defender would dearly love to at long last appear in a major final after being an unused substitute when Tottenham beat Leicester - managed by current Villa boss Martin O'Neill - in the 1999 final.[LNB]Villa head to Blackburn for the first leg on Tuesday night, having overcome Sam Allardyce's side 3-1 in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday.[LNB]Young said: "Our main priority is trying to get into the Champions League. There is no point in not having a go at it and we have done well during the first half of the season.[LNB]"That is our first aim but, if we don't do that, the Carling Cup can be another route into Europe.[LNB]"The competition has still got a lot of gloss. It's so difficult to win a competition in this country.[LNB]"The big four tend to win everything so to get to any final is a massive occasion and I'm sure the fans will see it that way if we can get to Wembley."[LNB]Full-back Young added: "I've never played in a major final. I sat on the bench in the League Cup when I was 19 with Spurs after I played in a couple of the earlier rounds.[LNB]"Justin Edinburgh was sent off but we went on to beat Leicester 1-0 with a late goal.[LNB]"For me, it wasn't so much missing out, I was just pleased to be there. At that stage I had only played 10-12 games for Spurs so it was all new and exciting.[LNB]"I didn't realise it would take 10 years to get there again - if we can get past Blackburn."[LNB]Young has a lot of respect for Rovers and feels it is unfair to label them as just a physical side.[LNB]He said: "You know when you play Blackburn that is part and parcel of their game. They've got a lot of skill as well. They are not just a tough side who go long ball all the time.[LNB]"They have a few flair players in there as well who can cause us damage.[LNB]"You know what you're coming up against when you face a Sam Allardyce team but we can cope with that."[LNB][LNB] Aston Villa 6/4, Blackburn 15/8, Draw 9/4
