Tag: westwood

  • Top 5 Flops of August & September

    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…

  • Ashley Westwood Set to Receive a Long-term Contract

    Ashley Westwood Set to Receive a Long-term Contract

    Ashley Westwood is set to receive a new long-term contract with Sherwood keen on tying down key players to the club. Already this month Clark and Baker have committed new long-term deals and Westwood is next in line. Sherwood has often praised Westwood for his role at the club and Westwood himself compares his play…

  • Who Will Be Villa’s Next Captain?

    Who Will Be Villa’s Next Captain?

    The departure of Delph was not just the departure of a quality player, but Aston Villa also lost their captain. Delph was made captain under Tim Sherwood after Ron Vlaar lost the armband. Vlaar is also most likely not going to be playing in a Villa shirt so Sherwood will have to appoint a new…

  • 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…

  • Pre-Season; Vs Wycombe

    Aston Villa have played their 4th pre-season game against Wycombe and this time we didn’t tie 1-1, but instead 2-2. In the first half Aston Villa played with a relatively strong defence, with Lowton, Vlaar, Clark and Luna all playing. Yet, it was in the first half in which Aston Villa conceded both goals. First…