Tactical Analysis | Where has it gone wrong post-winter break?
Like most of you who will read this article; I’m just a fan – not a tactician or coach. What I do want, is to understand what I’m seeing on a matchday from my seat in The Holte End Upper. I want to understand the philosophy of Gerrard’s tactical shape, to find out what’s going […]
MATCH PREVIEW | Everton (A)
Aston Villa face a struggling Everton side at Goodison Park next up in the Premier League, on the back of their hard-fought comeback draw against Manchester United last week. Steven Gerrard’s men came back from two goals down, as star signing Philippe Coutinho and the vastly talented Jacob Ramsey inspired a second-half resurgence, that cancelled […]
PLAYER RATINGS | Norwich City 0-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa travelled to Carrow Road on the back of a spirited performance vs Liverpool. After recent worries of a depleted squad due to a Covid outbreak, it was uplifting to see only one change to the first team, Emi Buendia replacing the injured Marvelous Nakamba. Let’s see how the fans rated our boys in […]
FAN REPORT | Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
After a professional performance to put the Foxes to the sword last time out, Villa made the unenviable trip to Anfield to face Liverpool. As Villa fans are becoming all too aware of during the Gerrard era, the history and standing of our manager in the footballing world means the media will find a narrative […]
MATCH PREVIEW | Liverpool vs Aston Villa
BUILD UP Aston Villa face Jurgen Klopp and his inform Liverpool side at Anfield in round 16 of the Premier League, in a game that sees Head Coach Steven Gerrard return to his old stomping ground. Gerrard spent a total of 27 years at the Merseyside club, with the majority of the time spent playing […]
MATCH PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Manchester City
THE BUILD-UP Aston Villa face a tough battle to kick-off the difficult and intense month of December, as they play hosts to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, who sit second in the league, and only a point behind Chelsea. Steven Gerrard is looking at making it a hat-trick of wins after making an excellent start to […]
MATCH PREVIEW | Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion
THE BUILD-UP Aston Villa face Brighton & Hove Albion in match-week twelve of the Premier League, a game that kick starts life under Steven Gerrard for the claret and blue side. Graham Potter and his Brighton team sit in a respectable 7th position in the league after making an impressive start to the 2021/22 campaign. […]
MANAGER FOCUS | Steven Gerrard
As the dust settles on what has been a monumental week at Aston Villa, with former head coach Dean Smith leaving the club after a memorable three years, let’s take an in-depth look at Aston Villa Football Club’s new head coach – Steven Gerrard! Christian Purslow, Johan Lange and joint owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes […]
