Tag: defence
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The formation of a Great Midfield
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 to Chelsea. Behind these performances is a midfield trio of El Ahmadi, Westwood and Delph who sit behind the defence and also participate in Villa’s attack. I’ll try to make…
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Vlaar and Clark Prove Me Wrong
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 also thought that Clark had to be put on the bench, I believed that Baker and Okore was the future. Today I was proven wrong. The two most experienced centre-backs…
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Vlaar? Okore? Or Baker?
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 a starting 11 spot: Vlaar, Okore, Baker and Clark. In pre-season Baker has been the star performer, always got involved, and made the greatest impact in pre-season. Clark appeared to…
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5 Reasons Why Villa Will Have a Great Season
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 away from the fact that Villa are still in a transition period. The club is trying to ship out all the overpaid ego’s and replace them with hungry, youth and…
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The Ciaran Clark Conundrum
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 defies categorisation. He was at the centre of last season’s successful battle against relegation – but did he have a good season? He showed some moments of sublime talent, but…