Tag: aston villa
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Top 5 Players in September
It has been a poor month, not a single League victory and we have slid down into the relegation zone. However there were 5 players who stood out in September and it’s important to recognise that. Last months review can be found here. 1. Jack Grealish Grealish had a good September, his greatest moment was…
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Injury Update: Okore Nearing First Team Football
Jores Okore is nearing a return to the first team after completing 90 minutes of football in Villa’s U21 game against West Brom. Okore has been out all summer after having surgery on his knee over the summer. Hopefully Okore can come back soon as Clark and Okore had a fantastic partnership last season. “I…
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Top 5 Flops of August & September
It has been a poor month to say the least, but lets look at the top 5 players who have struggled the past two months or have given little to no impact to the starting 11. Looking at just one month would be considered as unfair, as some players do lose form for a few…
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Lescott Is Way Past It
Joleon Lescott recently moved to Aston Villa from West Brom for a fee of £2 million as Sherwood looked to add experience to the backline following the departure of Ron Vlaar. And yet, he has yet to improve the defence and his experience doesn’t really seem to count for much. Lescott has been brought into…
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Gestede Not the Benteke Replacement
When Rudy Gestede scored his first goal for Aston Villa, in the first game against Bournemouth. It seemed as though we may have found a replacement with Benteke, after scoring a towering header. 5 games and that statement couldn’t be any further away from the truth. Gestede arrived at Aston Villa for a fee of £6…