defence

Lescott Is Way Past It

September 28, 2015 27

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…
Ciaran Clark Stepped Up As Leader

November 25, 2014 5

Ciaran Clark produced a fantastic display in yesterday’s 1-1 draw against Southampton. Going into the game, the Villa defence was labelled as ‘very weak’ by…
Bertrand Solves Left-Back Issues

January 27, 2014 42

Ryan Bertrand has joined Aston Vill on loan this January and following his great performance against Liverpool last weekend, it appears as though Aston Villa…
Vlaar the Heart of the Improved Defence

December 6, 2013 6

Ron Vlaar joined Aston Villa last season and with the task of being Aston Villa’s main defender, that player that organised the back line and…
Clark and Bacuna Behind the Improved Defence

October 17, 2013 9

Last season Aston Villa had one of the worst defence’s in the Premier League, conceding a total of 69 goals. Youth and inexperienced was blamed…
The formation of a Great Midfield

August 22, 2013 19

Aston Villa have had a tough opening few fixtures, yet we’ve managed to beat Arsenal and put on a great display in a 2-1 defeat…
Vlaar and Clark Prove Me Wrong

August 18, 2013 62

During pre-season I did blame the miscommunication between Clark and Vlaar as one of the main reasons why Villa kept conceding goals in pre-season. I…
Vlaar? Okore? Or Baker?

August 10, 2013 6

In the press today there have been a few articles posted about Aston Villa’s defensive pairing. Currently we have 4 centre-backs that are fighting for…
5 Reasons Why Villa Will Have a Great Season

August 7, 2013 11

This is the first time since 2009 that Aston Villa start with the same manager that finished the previous season. Paul Lambert has never shied…
The Ciaran Clark Conundrum

July 3, 2013 9

Submitted By: Axl As Aston Villa take stock of last season and plan for the next, no player is as enigmatic as Ciaran Clark. He…