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Player Focus: Why Delph Departure Would be the Biggest Blow Possible to Villa

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Player Focus: Why Delph Departure Would be the Biggest Blow Possible to Villa Having been confirmed as Aston Villa's new assistant manager, Ray Wilkins was quick to state that there is money to spend despite ongoing uncertainty with Randy Lerner's tenure set to surcease. The former Chelsea number two also claimed that the club would be 'very active' in the upcoming transfer w...

Player Focus: Richards Still Capable of Reviving Club & International Career

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Player Focus: Richards Still Capable of Reviving Club & International Career With a move to Aston Villa apparently imminent for Micah Richards it seems one of England's forgotten young stars of the past will return to the Premier League this summer. Released by Manchester City after a loan spell with Fiorentina fell somewhat flat, the defender, still only 26, will be hoping ...

Match Report: Arsenal Run Riot in FA Cup Final Against Villa

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Match Report: Arsenal Run Riot in FA Cup Final Against Villa It always seemed likely that the team to start the game brighter at Wembley on Saturday would come out on top and that was very much Arsenal, who were in the ascendancy throughout the entire game against a hugely disappointing Aston Villa.Despite a relatively cagey start it was clear from early on w...

Player Focus: Could In Demand Grealish Inspire Villa to FA Cup Glory?

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Player Focus: Could In Demand Grealish Inspire Villa to FA Cup Glory? Jack Grealish’s senior career may be only a few months old but he’s set to face a few weeks that, in terms of scale, will be difficult to match for several years.They are also a few weeks that will aptly hark back to the past, and perhaps set his future.First of all, the Aston Villa youn...

Team Focus: The Correlation Between Shots Per Game and Goals Scored

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Team Focus: The Correlation Between Shots Per Game and Goals Scored One of the stranger conclusions of Charles Reep, the first man in Britain to take seriously the collation of football data was that, as teams scored, on average, with one in nine shots, they should shoot more, even if that meant taking almost indiscriminate pot-shots from 40 yards. Even if it didn&r...

League Focus: The Battle to Stave Off Relegation

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League Focus: The Battle to Stave Off Relegation May is always a month to look forward to for the British public. The days are longer, the evenings brighter and the weather warmer with summer just around the corner. For teams at the wrong end of the Premier League table, however, May can be a month of despair in a battle to secure top-flight safet...

Player Focus: Grealish the Creative Link Villa Have Been Crying Out For

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Player Focus: Grealish the Creative Link Villa Have Been Crying Out For Aston Villa may have had a troubling weekend, with results before their meeting with Manchester City on Saturday evening not going their way, but there were again more positives to take from an eventual 3-2 defeat than negatives.Their's was a performance plagued by an opening period not uncommon of ...

Match Report: Liverpool Fail to Find Answers to Problems Posed by Revitalised Villa

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Match Report: Liverpool Fail to Find Answers to Problems Posed by Revitalised Villa It was Tim Sherwood’s Aston Villa who saved a date for May 30th, very much acting as party poopers to what was ‘destined’ to be Steven Gerrard’s big day. The Liverpool captain was recalled to the starting line-up by Brendan Rodgers and if there was any sentiment in the decisi...

Match Report: Benteke Fires Villa to Deserved Victory at The Lane

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Match Report: Benteke Fires Villa to Deserved Victory at The Lane It was any Tottenham fan's worst nightmare. The return of Tim Sherwood to White Hart Lane was one that many will have dreaded for this exact reason.Aston Villa deservedly ran out 1-0 winners in the capital and their manager, not renowned for masking his emotions, was not about to act restrained in v...

Player Focus: Why Benteke Being 'Back' Should be No Great Surprise

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Player Focus: Why Benteke Being 'Back' Should be No Great Surprise Tuesday night's clash between Aston Villa and QPR was a timely reminder that the Midlands outfit, to all extents and purposes, possess the best player of the sides still frantically fighting the drop. In truth they have done for the last three seasons.Christian Benteke's hat-trick ensured that Tim S...