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Team Focus: New Look Villa Proving Hard to Watch for the Fans

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Team Focus: New Look Villa Proving Hard to Watch for the Fans As choruses of 'we only want one goal' rang around Villa Park the home fans were made to wait until the 89th minute against Championship bottom dwellers Blackpool to get their wish on Sunday. The goal came from a familiar source as a thunderous Christian Benteke drive proved just too powerful for Jo...

Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part I

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Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part I The January transfer window is always an interesting spectacle and usually a slow burner, with clubs looking to get the best deals possible but invariably finding it hard to do so in the case of the buying party. The temptation to secure a quick fix can often lead to unnecessary splurging but in...

WhoScored Tipster: Analysing the Early Season Relegation Candidates

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WhoScored Tipster: Analysing the Early Season Relegation Candidates While Chelsea are racing clear of the teams that most expected to be challenging at the top of the Premier League this season, most notably reigning champions Manchester City (now sit 8 points adrift), the battle to avoid relegation seems to be taking shape at the other end.Here we take a closer loo...

Match Report: Guzan Keeps Late West Ham Onslaught at Bay

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Match Report: Guzan Keeps Late West Ham Onslaught at Bay It's a familiar scene at the end of a game when an unfavoured minnow upsets the odds to keep a footballing giant at bay. The giant is usually left frustrated after a late onslaught proves too little too late while the underdog is left out on their feet but elated.At Upton Park the giant was West...

Match Report: Integration of the Lone Striker Sets Chelsea and Villa Apart

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Match Report: Integration of the Lone Striker Sets Chelsea and Villa Apart Chelsea continued their strong start to this Premier League season with what was a relatively routine and predictable victory against an Aston Villa side whose lofty standing in the table was never likely to last long.Jose Mourinho's side took an early lead at Stamford Bridge, scoring inside the 7th...

Team Focus: Strength in Numbers Give Villa Hope Despite Problems Persisting

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Team Focus: Strength in Numbers Give Villa Hope Despite Problems Persisting Aston Villa are a club in limbo in more ways than one. With Randy Lerner having put the Midlands outfit up for sale and seemingly no nearer to securing a buyer, the transfer window gone by was somewhat of a curious one and it's fair to say the supporters still don't really know what to expect. Many ...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips The most balanced league begins again. Nobody can really question who Le Championnat favourites are, which started a week ago, while the Premier League returns, where Chelsea are tipped to wrestle the title away from Manchester City after their summer spending spree. There are a number of teams capa...

Player Focus: Villa Must be Prepared to Receive Concrete Offers for Vlaar

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Player Focus: Villa Must be Prepared to Receive Concrete Offers for Vlaar Netherlands were defensively one of the best teams at the World Cup. Louis van Gaal’s side conceded only 4 goals in 7 games at Brazil 2014, with Bruno Martins Indi, Ron Vlaar and Stefan de Vrij all performing admirably in denying the likes of Lionel Messi and Alexis Sánchez from scoring...

Team Focus: Fading Villa's Survival May Hinge on Shock Results

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Team Focus: Fading Villa's Survival May Hinge on Shock Results We want our Villa back is a chant that has cropped up on numerous occasions since Martin O'Neill left the club in what the board clearly felt was a financially untenable state. It was aired once again as the Midlands outfit slumped to another damning defeat this weekend, with the fans anger targeted...

Match Report: Controversy Masks Chelsea Inadequacies at Villa

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Match Report: Controversy Masks Chelsea Inadequacies at Villa Although Jose Mourinho refused to comment post-match on the potential impact of his side's 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa, the upset unquestionably strengthened the chasing trio's chances in the title race. Two red cards shown to the away side, along with Mourinho’s late dismissal, will have taken ...