Tag: analysis
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Right Back of the 2014-15 Season
The right-back slot has been dominated by come-back players. Alan Hutton who has famously been exiled by Lambert did make a return this season, even securing a new three year deal! What a turn around by Hutton. He was labelled as a liability in his first season at Aston Villa under McLeish but he was…
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Tactics Tim Strikes Again
After Villa’s last two defeats it’s becoming clear as to what the Spurs fans have warned us about Tim Sherwood. They will undeniably agree that Sherwood will make an instant impact, give us a great high, but within a few months that high will leave and expose Sherwood’s weaknesses as a manager. The team sheet…
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Tim Sherwood’s 2 Months Analysed
It’s been 10 games into Sherwood’s tenure and there have been positives and negatives. Win’s against West Brom (League and FA Cup), Tottenham, Sunderland and Leicester has seen Aston Villa climb to 15th in the League table and into the FA Cup Semi-final. Despite disappointing defeats to Newcastle, Swansea and a draw to QPR, Sherwood’s…
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Whose Contract Is Expiring at the End of the Season?
With the season nearing it’s closure there will inevitably be a few players who leave the club on a free transfer. But, just exactly who will be leaving Aston Villa at the end of this season? Well currently 6 players contracts are running out on June 30th, those players are: Ron Vlaar, Darren Bent, Chris Herd,…
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Realistically, What Can We Expect from Villa’s Remaining Fixtures?
It’s crunch time, Tim Sherwood’s first two games weren’t a success but Villa was up against two solid mid-table sides. Villa should’ve gotten a point against Stoke and Newcastle, but it just wasn’t meant to be. With 3 teams on 22 points it looks likely that either Villa, QPR or Burnley will go down. I…