Tag: pre season
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What Has Pre-Season Taught Us
Pre-season has come to a close and Aston Villa have gone through a massive squad overhaul. Aston Villa have sold 11 first team players for a combined fee of around £45.3 million while bringing in a total of 9 players for a total of £43.55 million. At the same time Adebayor is still rumoured to…
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Pre-Season Stars, So far….
Aston Villa have played a few pre-season games but I just wanted to quickly evaluate the top 3 players that impressed me the most. Aston Villa have had a training camp in Germany where they played against 3 teams and they have also played against Luton, Crewe and Wycombe. Aston Villa’s current record is 1-3-1.…
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Pre-Season; Vs Crewe (Round Up)
Aston Villa have won their first pre-season game against Crewe Alexandra, Westwood’s former team. Lambert allowed Westwood to lead the team out against his former team, which was a nice touch. Aston Villa won 5-1, Benteke scored a hat-trick, Weimann 1 and Bacuna scored 1 as well. Weimann scored his first after 2 minutes, after…
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Pre-Season; Vs Luton
Aston Villa played against Luton yesterday and lost 2-0. Shaw scored after Culllen’s cut back cross met the forward. And John Howells scored after miscommunication between Clark and Vlaar saw the forward escape the defence and go clear on goal, chipped the ball passed Guzan. Benteke played his first pre-season game and came close to scoring.…
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Do Pre-Season Games Matter?
It’s pre-season time and some fans argue that pre-season results matter, and some argue that they don’t. I’m going to investigate this topic and look both sides of the argument and see if I can make a conclusion. I will quickly admit that I believe that pre-season results don’t completely matter, however if there is…