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NEIL TAYLOR UNDER FIRE FOR TERRIBLE DISPLAY

The fact that a team strolls onto a football pitch, gives their all and even end up winning does not mean that any player slacking would be forgiven and overlooked because the rest of the team were still able to come out on top and win the game.

Yesterday, Aston Villa put in one of the most memorable nights in the English League Cup and were able to overcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to advance into the next round yet Villa fans still dragged the team’s name on Twitter on route to singling out one particularly player everyone unanimously agreed was dreadful last night: Neil Taylor.
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Aston Villa Star Denies His Move

John McGinn, who is one of the star players of Aston Villa, said he never intended to leave the club to join Manchester United, in spite of the fact, that they have called him for joining their team for the upcoming summer window. He was linked up with the Manchester United club and rumors spread across that he would join the club in a short time before summer window. John dismissed all the suggestions that said he wants to move away from Aston Villa. John McGinn, who has played for Scotland internationally, moved to Villa Park in the month of August in the year 2018 from Hibernian. He was much interested to join Celtic which is his boyhood club, but he ultimately joined Villa Park.

It was definitely, a wise decision for the 24-year-old to move. He has played a major role to help out the Villans for getting promoted to the Premier League. He even scored a goal against Derby County in the final play-off to win the championship. He attracted the attention of other clubs because of his form. One of them was Manchester United. It was also known that they are lining up a bid for John at a fee amounting to 50 million pounds.
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Smith wants protection for Grealish

Aston Villa new manager Dean Smith wants the referees to protect his best player Jack Grealish more. He said that the player suffers numerous tactical fouls during games and it is becoming increasingly difficult for him to play in this situation.

The new Aston Villa coach said that opposing teams do not know how to stop him and have to resort to fouls and this may lead injury.
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ASTON VILLA MAN FLYING HIGH IN AUSTRALIA

Aston Villa player Ross McCormack is flying high in Australia. The Villa misfit seems to be hacking it in the faraway nation. He recently scored his 13th goal in the Australian soccer league while in action for Melbourne City.

City played Central Coast Mariners over the weekend in the A-League. The game ended 2-2 as City came from behind to force a draw. McCormack was on target yet again, making the record for the fastest player to reach the 13-goal mark in the history of the A-League.
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STEVE BRUCE LOOKING FOR A KEEPER

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce said that he is desperate to sign goalkeeper Sam Johnstone who is currently on loan from Manchester United on a permanent basis. Sam Johnstone is currently in his second season with Aston Villa, and Bruce has revealed that he wants him to stay in the long run.

Steve Bruce said that Sam Johnstone is a great goalkeeper and that there is no doubt that he can play at the highest level. He feels however that there are currently some good goalkeepers at Manchester United and that the young player will have some problem breaking into the first team there.

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VILLA REJECT BID FOR FRENCH STAR

Aston Villa are trying their best not to release French star Jordan Amavi on the cheap. The French striker, who is attracting interests in the market. Liverpool were reportedly linked with the player in the past, and now several sides have opened up lines of communication with the player, including Spanish Primera Liga outfit Sevilla.

Amavi is on the transfer list as manager Steve Bruce does not see what other see in him. Marca claims that La Liga side Sevilla asked that Aston Villa transfer the player to them for £5.3 million but Villa say they would not release him for anything less than £9 million. Villa paid that amount for the player barely two years ago so the club chief Tony Xia wants something close. Continue reading VILLA REJECT BID FOR FRENCH STAR

SURVIVAL AT 40

According to the Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert, the teams securing less than 40 points in the Premier League this season might also end up surviving.

Generally, it is believed that 40 is the magic number that the teams need to get in order to stay in the league, but, Lambert believes that the number is going to be a bit lower this time around.

Villa is not looking in danger of relegation at the moment though. They are at the 12^th position in the league table with 34 points and they still have to play 7 more games. So, one can assume them going past that number of 40 pretty easily. Continue reading SURVIVAL AT 40

WEMBLEY DREAMS

Aston Villa last reached the Wembley stage under the management of Martin O’Neill, but they have the opportunity to do the same ones again under the current manager Paul Lambert. The former Norwich city man has said that it would be extremely delightful if Villa managed to reach the final of the Capital One Cup. The club are currently in the semi-final stage of the competition and will be playing against lower league opposition in the form of Bradford city. Hence, Villa are the firm favourites to the final of the competitions where they will face either Chelsea or Swansea.

Lambert has the experience of any major trophies including the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund during his playing days, but he is yet to replicate this achievement with a major trophy like the FA Cup or the League cup as a manager. Even though Villa have been struggling for form and consistency in the league, Lambert has said that reaching the final of the competition will be a major achievement for the club. Even though Bradford managed to knockout Arsenal in the previous stage, they are unlikely to give a lot of trouble to Aston Villa. Villa recently progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Ipswich.

“I never look at it like that on my own behalf. It’s for the players and fans. I never look at myself and think: ‘I’m going to do that,’ because it’s irrelevant. The most important thing is the club and the players and for us to get to Wembley again would be extraordinary. In a one-off game there you never know what might happen. I think every player would tell you that to get there would be phenomenal,” said Lambert. This club will be playing against Bradford on Wednesday night.

LAMBERT LOVING VLAAR

The manager of Aston Villa, Paul Lambert, has said that he is quite impressed with Ron Vlaar’s performance in the match against Nottingham Forest. That was the first match of Vlaar for Aston Villa. Nottingham defeated Aston Villa by 3-1 in the match. As per Lambert, though the team was not able to win the match, but, Vlaar’s performance in the match was a big positive for Aston Villa. Vlaar has signed for Aston Villa this summer. He has joined the club on a contract of 3 years.

Before joining Aston Villa, Vlaar used to play for Feyenoord. He had been playing for Feyenoord since the last 6 years. He joined Feyenoord in 2006 and in his very first season for the club, he started getting chances to feature in the first team. But, during his tenure with Feyenoord, Vlaar struggled with injuries a lot. In the 2006-07 season, he had to miss a large number of matches due to foot injury. In the next season, he injured himself again and he had to go through a surgery. Due to that, he wasn’t able to play in the later part of 2007-08 season. In the last two seasons, he played without having an injury and his performance was quite good in the last season. He decided to move to Aston Villa this summer.

Lambert said that Vlaar would become very popular among the crowd in the upcoming season. He is technically very good and he has got a fantastic temperament as well. On being asked about the defeat of Aston Villa against Nottingham, Lambert said that he doesn’t give too much importance to these pre season games. Winning the league matches is more important for the team. As per Lambert, he doesn’t want to think too much about this defeat. He has full confidence in his players and hopefully, they would do well in the upcoming season.

BENT EXCITED AT NEW SEASON

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent has said that he cannot wait for the new season to start. The England striker missed the large portion of last season due to a major injury, which also forced him out of the Euro 2012. Now, he is fit and ready and is taking part in the pre-season with the new manager at the helm. He has said that he is extremely looking forward to the start of the new season since it would give him with a great opportunity to prove that he is the best striker at the club. He has also said that he hopes that he is injury problems have finally disappeared.

The 28-year-old moved to Aston Villa from Sunderland in an £ 18 million deal and has scored almost a goal every other game. He made 41 appearances in his first season with the club and scored 19 goals in the process. However, he was not able to repeat the same feat as he was injured more often than not. Further, the major injury suffered in the second half of last season meant that he made only 22 appearances for the club last season. The former Spurs striker has said that he is hoping that his injury problems are behind him and cannot wait for the new season.

“I probably got the injury because I haven’t really done anything for four months. It’s just been good to be back among it after my time out injured at the end of the season. In the first session in pre-season I was absolutely buzzing. My main problem was the ankle but that’s completely healed now. That feels great and I am raring to go for the season,” said Bent in an interview given to the Sun. Bent has made 403 career appearances to date.