Villa Players
In-depth coverage of Aston Villa players — from the current squad to the legends of the past. Profiles, analysis, transfer updates and opinion on the players who have worn the claret and blue, from a supporter perspective
The Full Implications of Alejandro Garnacho to Aston Villa: Should Fans Be Concerned?
Villa have signed Alejandro Garnacho on loan, with a conditional obligation to buy and a four-year contract waiting behind it. The club's own announcement mentioned none of that. The structure of the deal is as interesting as why Villa signed the Argentine winger.The Supposedly Controversial DealAlejandro Garnacho is an Aston Villa player, but for how long is the intriguing question. There's a four-year contract...
The Clues to Chelsea Blindsiding Arsenal in Morgan Rogers Race
Morgan Rogers is Set for Chelsea MoveChelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Aston Villa for Morgan Rogers. The Athletic report that a bid of £117m has been accepted, with the deal still to be formally completed, and that personal terms are settled on a six-year contract running to 2032 with an option for a further year. A medical is booked for Monday.Despite signing...
Alan Hutton aka Scottish Cafu Gets Proper Brazilian Treatment
Villa's Underdog
The nickname of 'the Scottish Cafu' first started off as some something of an ironic moniker of Alan Hutton, but this season he's...
It Won’t Hurt if Dean Smith is Keeping Gary Monk Guessing
Mind Games
Back in the day, managers would make a habit of leaking fake injuries to the press, or putting uncertainty in the opposition manager's...
Aston Villa Pick Up Another International Break Injury to a Key Player
International Break Injuries
With Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn already pulling out of the Scottish international squad due to a calf injury (hopefully just as...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings and Observations Derby Away
Away to Derby County, Aston Villa went up a notch of progress in terms of Dean Smith's transitioning of the team. Both the players...
Jack Grealish Walks Suspension Tightrope for Blues Game
Jack Grealish Suspension Danger
The big games come thick and fast now for Aston Villa and the intensity will rise, but the improving Jack Grealish,...
Dean Smith Seeks Help to Solve Villa’s Goalkeeping Problem
A couple of times now in his interviews Aston Villa Head Coach Dean Smith has said he expects his goalkeepers to be good shot...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings and Observations Bolton Home
Dean Smith, by his own admission, didn't consider Villa's 2-0 win over Bolton at Villa Park, as good his team's performances in their back-to-back...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings & Observations QPR away
For most part against QPR, the effort and application of the Aston Villa team was there, as an away team having 68% possession is...
Ultimate Player Ratings and Observations Norwich Away
Despite being a tricky fixture on paper against an in-form Norwich team, after James Chester opened the scoring, it seemed Dean Smith was going...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings and Observations Swansea Home
Aston Villa supporters expecting a dramatic revolution on the pitch against Swansea City under Dean Smith were perhaps forgetting that the new Villa boss...
Three Aston Villa Outcasts That Dean Smith Could Give New Life To
You already know the cliché of new managers giving existing players at the club a clean slate when they come in, but three Aston...
Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings and Observations Preston Home
On what was a wet and miserable night, Steve Bruce may have sampled his last night at Villa Park. If the new majority owners...