Unai Emery has done a magnificent job since replacing Steven Gerrard as Aston Villa head coach towards the tail end of October. The work that he has done since his arrival is the best advertisement for a mid-season sacking in some time. Such instability is to be avoided, of course, but in a division as…
“’It was never the club’s intention to replace Jack Grealish with one footballer.” Christian Purslow, the CEO of Aston Villa, took the unusual step of publishing a video explaining the reasoning behind Jack Grealish’s move to Manchester City last week. In it, he went into detail about the club’s thought process. From adding a release…
This has been the season of many things. It’s been the season of an ever-changeable title race landscape. It’s been the season of vastly changing fortunes, with dips and rises for Mikel Arteta, Frank Lampard, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. And it’s been the season where a still-quite-young Aston Villa left-winger has broken out and looked…
Sometimes, attack really can be the best form of defence. Aston Villa have epitomised this since football returned from lockdown. In the 13 matches played, Dean Smith’s men have conceded, on average, one goal per game. Before lockdown, the Villans were conceding two goals per 90. It’s been a remarkable turnaround and one that very…
Jack Grealish is one of the most sought after players in the Premier League. The Aston Villa maestro has been perpetually linked with Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool were rumoured to be keeping tabs on the 24-year-old while Manchester United have reportedly made the £75million-rated attacker their top target for the belated summer transfer window. On paper,…