Category: News
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Liverpool – Villa; Let the real games commence.
So, a recap. We’ve done very nicely, ta, over our first few games, with a loss at Newcastle, which is no disgrace to say the least and a couple of wins against Everton and Burnley. So basically, about where we ought to be if we’re being honest. Now the real tests begin and we face…
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Burnley 1 – 3 Villa; A fairly comfortable victory.
I found myself highly encouraged by this performance. I didn’t think it would be easy and indeed Burnley had us on the back foot in the first third of the second half, which concerned me because it seemed we eased off more than the home side came into their own. Fortunately, we managed to ride…
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Burnley – Villa; Not so easy
It’s easy for me to think that Burnley will seriously struggle this season, as returnees to the league. But I don’t think they will, as Vincent Kompany seems to have done a decent job in managing them. I can’t say I know much about them or how they set up, but I do suspect they’ll…
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Hibs 0 – 5 Villa; A gulf in class
Well, how easy was that? Unai Emery surprised me with this game, with the team he chose. I think the commentator said it included eight of our most expensive signings and was very close to our best possible side, notwithstanding injuries. The manager was taking no prisoners and it shows how seriously he is going…
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Villa 4 – 0 Everton; All too easy
I said in the preview that I thought Everton would struggle this season and I think on that display, I look to be totally correct. Not that it’s any surprise, as they’ve looked increasingly poorer over the last few seasons. But they offered absolutely nothing today. What must surely be annoying Sean Dyche is that…