It can be beyond frustrating and maddening. Watching Aston Villa fall short in the need-to-have moments is a pain that other fan bases only receive a brief taste of. While Villa are fighting for their place in England and Europe, others who have seemingly gone forever without winning silverware are finding a way to correct that course of action.
While it can be difficult and draw envy from other fan bases, in reality, AVFC is on the right path. Earning a trophy as a one-off can be a way to obtain a club objective. The reason why Unai Emery should be trusted is because of the process that has been underway and continues to be built in B6.
The Spaniard has this club ready and on the cusp of being competitive and truly unseating the current status of the big six in the Premier League.
While it has been another year in recent memory of not being able to hoist a trophy, the club is heading in the right direction. For Villa to be a legitimate player in the EPL, it will need to be able to compete in Champions League while making an annual push in the Prem.
It can take a couple of seasons for the corps at a club to learn how to win together and get over the final hurdle of winning during the big matches. Achieving ultimate success, let alone being able to do so consistently, does not just happen.
This becomes even more true when adversely affected by PSR compared to the Manchester Uniteds or Liverpools of the league. For some, it may be too much of an ask to look for further patience. The alternative is winning one trophy once and slipping back into overall irrelevancy compared to what this club is on the verge of.
Keeping with the process is a must for Aston Villa
What Emery, Monchi, and Damian Vidagany are striving toward is ambitious. Abandoning the process now would be foolish and entirely too short-sighted. Maybe a Europa League win will satisfy supporters who just want to see the Villans lift anything.
In order to truly be at the top and take down the big six, Villa needs to be in Champions League and competing for titles.
While it may seem like a far-off unlikelihood for now, the pain that this corps has suffered after watching how their CL spot was snatched away from them, along with the other losses in pivotal moments, will only serve as the foundation for Villa moving forward.