Reminiscent of last year, Aston Villa outclassed, outplayed and outperformed Arsenal on every front today. In spectacular fashion too, might I add. Making Arsenal the second top six team we have beaten in our opening seven games.
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Author: mickylyons
Looking Back: Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa, 28th April 2019
This Friday Aston Villa clash with Leeds United for the first time since the infamous meeting of Marcelo Bielsa and Dean Smith’s squads last year. Given the utter calamity that ensued at Elland Road it is only fitting that we set our minds back and remember the anarchy in preparation for this Friday.
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Villa reaping rewards of busy summer: Aston Villa summer 2020/21 transfer window review
Finally the transfer window has closed after a long summer of anticipation. Ending the season in such dramatic circumstances left major questions to be asked of our squad and with wealthy owners there was no real reason not to answer said questions. Despite a slow start it seems we’ve done a fair amount of business this window so I have taken it upon myself to weigh up our transfers and evaluate the quality of the work.
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Villa Under the Microscope – The Curse of the Goalkeeper
Every great Villa tale includes a goalkeeper narrative. Whether it’s young Nigel Spink coming in to ward off Bayern Munich for European glory, or fifth choice Jed Steer proving himself and pulling out some heroic performances in order to secure promotion via the playoffs. Villa’s goalkeepers are always a talking point. This years great escape was no different.Read More »
Everton vs Aston Villa – The Final Fifteen Minute Curse
If one thing besides dropping all three points ruined the game for me, it would have to be the manner in which we did it.
Not only did we concede our seventeenth goal in the final fifteen minutes of a game this season but we once again failed to keep a clean sheet on the road.
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