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Aston Villa: Four strikers to solve Villa scoring woes

By Josh Tonti

STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Peter Crouch of Stoke City celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Arsenal at Bet365 Stadium on May 13, 2017 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Peter Crouch of Stoke City celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Arsenal at Bet365 Stadium on May 13, 2017 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) /
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JANUARY 06: Ross McCormack of Aston Villa in action during a Aston Villa training session at the club’s training ground at Bodymoor Heath on January 06, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JANUARY 06: Ross McCormack of Aston Villa in action during a Aston Villa training session at the club’s training ground at Bodymoor Heath on January 06, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images) /

4. ST/SS – Ross McCormack, 30

This will be an unpopular opinion, but there is no easier answer to Villa’s scoring problems than a fit & firing Ross McCormack. Hell, he’s already on the books.

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McCormack struggled mightily with his fitness all season, often looking exhausted mid-match. The former Scotland international found the net just four times this Championship season (three at Villa, one on-loan at Nottingham Forest).

McCormack’s second-division pedigree is not one to overlook. When the forward operates underneath a central striker, he can be deadly in front of net. The question remains: can Steve Bruce and Ross make amends after a terrible media falling out? That ship may have sailed, but the two sides must at least try.

Villa will not be able to recoup the £10 million+ they paid for McCormack unless the forward becomes productive again.

That starts at the training ground with an improved focus on fitness.

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