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Here, in part one, we take a look at Villa’s goalkeepers and defenders, and as we approach the busy Christmas period, we analyse each player’s contribution and performance so far this season. I try to take the positives from some players performances, after a miserable first half of the season for the Villans, and all […]
As the January transfer market is just under a month away, here we take a look at Aston Villa’s strikers, and their true value via TransferMarkt. We will also be assessing the Villa players’ statistics and their overall performance for the Villans so far this season upfront. The forwards I will be looking at are […]
Rémi Garde is prepared for the tough season ahead at Villa, and says he’s “energetic and optimistic” in the relegation battle they now find themselves in, speaking to avfc.co.uk Garde is determined to turn the fortunes around for the Villans, and he mentions that staying focused on the objective at hand, is crucial on staying up. […]
Republic of Ireland 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (3-1 agg) A Jonathan Walters double cements Ireland a place in the Euro’s next year. Ciaran Clark took charge once again in defence, and him and his teammates’ work, paid off with a huge victory for their country. Ireland were under pressure for sometime, and Ireland’s defence did […]
France U21 1-0 Northern Ireland Jordan Amavi’s played as France beat Ireland 1-0 in the Euro qualifier, with a late winner from Bordeaux starlet Enzo Crivelli. Although, there are worrying times for The Villans Amavi, was stretchered off after 72 minutes. The left-back looked like he had his right foot stuck in the turf, as […]
Me growing up as a Villa fan Since I was a child I supported Aston Villa. My first ever game I went to at Villa Park, was when I was nine, and I will never forget the feeling I had that day, to watch my team play for the first time. In honesty, I will […]
Before Aston Villa face in-form, Tottenham Hotspur on Monday evening – Read Aston Villa have decided to take a look at five players who have pulled on the Villa and Spurs shirt in their career. Do the likes of Kyle Walker make the list or does someone else snatch a spot in the five players […]
Aston Villa sacked Tim Sherwood at the weekend, after the narrow 2-1 defeat at home to Swansea. A few weeks ago, there was rumours around social media, stating that Sherwood has to win one of the two games against Chelsea or Swansea, or else he’s dismissed from the job. That has led to be true, […]
Thursday 8th October Scotland 2-2 Poland Alan Hutton played the full 90 minutes in their 2-2 draw against Poland. Hutton was lucky to stay on the pitch with some of the tackles he was putting in, especially on Poland forward Robert Lewandowski. Although they forked out the draw against Poland and still had Gibraltar to […]
Martin Laursen played for Aston Villa from 2004-2009. Despite the centre-half only featuring 84 times in a Villa shirt – he has gone down as a bit of a legend. The Early Days Aston Villa signed Laursen from AC Milan for £3-million in 2004. Laursen’s career at Villa started with frustration due to injury. The […]
Roy Hodgson is set to step up his interest to persuade Grealish to represent England. Although, the England manager is running out of time to tie the attacking midfielder down, and faces a challenge from the Republic of Ireland, as Grealish qualifies to represent them at international level, because of his Irish grandparents. The England […]
Two Good Rudy Gestede on target again Aston Villa struggled from the start against Liverpool, and didn’t deserve to get anything from the game. Although Rudy Gestede was one of the few positives that came out of the match today. Villa never looked like threatening Liverpool until Gestede pulled one back against the run of […]