Two games into a season isn’t a huge sample size with which to make sweeping judgments about a team, but I’m going to anyway!
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Like last season, a lot of Villa’s star performers are only temporarily attached to the club, so work must be done on seeing which of these loanees can be purchased.
Ahmed Elmohamady goes into Aston Villa’s 2nd consecutive playoff final after a strong season at RB. "Elmo" will be determined to be a PL player next August.
Fresh from 2 man of the match displays for Ireland, his 1st international goal and the birth of his first child, Conor Hourihane has had worse weeks..
Though it’s been a very productive market for the club in recent years I don’t think it’s central to what Villa wish to achieve long term.
Villa fans can’t be pleased at the moment. Outside the top six with 1 win since the 26th of December, Grealish and Tuanzebe still out. Patience is now key.
Aston Villa should target a new left back this window. It is inconceivable that the club carry on with just one senior left back for much longer
Neil Taylor and Axel Tuanzebe absences have harmed Aston Villa's chances of automatic promotion and the top-6 in general.
It’s been a quite impressive first 2 months for Dean Smith since becoming Aston Villa manager. The fact that the club are only 3 points off sixth-placed Middlesbrough doesn’t tell the whole story.
Jonathan Kodjia Jonathan Kodjia was the silent hero in the Second City Derby win over Birmingham City for Aston Villa in my opinion.stepping.
Hogan renaissance yet to materialize for Aston Villa or Ireland