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
Aston Villa Season Start Compromised by Further Injuries
Villa Not in Ideal Shape Ahead of Season OpenerIt's been a rough old summer in terms of Aston Villa's injury list. Wednesday night's Super Cup claimed its latest two victims. Brian Madjo picked up a knock in the very match he'd spent seven months waiting to play in. João Gomes, barely a month into his Villa career, and a rare expected first XI starter...
Manzambi Out as Villa Face Several Super Cup Player Concerns
Johan Manzambi Injury and Super Cup ConcernsAston Villa will be without club-record signing Johan Manzambi for the UEFA Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain, and he may not be the only key absentee by the time the game is played in Salzburg on 12 August.Johan Manzambi is continuing his recovery from a knee injury picked up playing for Switzerland at this summer's World Cup....
Zero to Hero: Why Paul Lambert’s Gamble on Brad Guzan Worked So Well
Why Paul Lambert's Gamble on Brad Guzan Worked So Well
By Shelley Osbourne In a tense press conference in Madrid in early May, the gathered...
Aston Villa Top Fives – 2. The Season’s Top 5 Aston Villa Goals
The Season's Top 5 Aston Villa Goals By Scott Smith
5 - Gabby vs Norwich City
This was a hard choice for me, as there were...
No Nonsense Verdict and Ratings of all the Aston Villa Players This Season.
By Scott Smith Having done a MOMS half-season player report on Aston Villa's season, MOMS's Scott Smith returns to give his season end diagnosis...
The MOMS Scouting Report: Six Summer Signings to Improve the Aston Villa squad
By Shelley Osbourne
Lambert's Summer
After the drastic initial overhaul of the Aston Villa squad and the bottom-line of survival achieved, Paul Lambert, will be...
Part 2: The Next Phase of Paul Lambert’s Evolution of Aston Villa – Signings & Squad Analysis
By Shelley OsbourneIn the first part of 'Paul Lambert's Evolution of Aston Villa', we saw the context of what Lambert and the club are...
The Next Phase of Paul Lambert’s Evolution of Aston Villa – Possible Signings & Squad Analysis
By Shelley Osbourne With Aston Villa having reached the 40 point mark in the Premier League at Norwich, thoughts naturally turn to the summer...
The Enigma of Gabriel Agbonlahor – Is He Finally the Player We Always Wanted Him to Be?
Unsung Hero?
In an Aston Villa season deserving of the label ‘relegation battle’, the majority of the headlines have come from Christian Benteke’s goal tally,...
The Irish Secret of Aston Villa’s NextGen Series 2013 European Success
By James Carew of POGMOGOAL.com
On the shores of Lake Como, Aston Villa captured the Next Gen Series 2013 title in an all-English final with a...
Wish You Were Here: Brad Guzan Will Get Even Better Due to International Break
Guzan Call of Duty
While Aston Villa are on an international break, Brad Guzan is currently enjoying a pivotal moment in his career, that should...
Exclusive: Agent’s Full List of Clubs Chasing Villa’s Andreas Weimann Revealed
Well, we know the rumoured clubs already supposedly interested in Weimann: Norwich City (haha), Dortmund (because he speaks German?), Inter Milan (Weimann's agent is...
Wish You Were Here: Christian Benteke – Why He’ll Be Back To Stay & Travel Pics
It's been an annoying few weeks with the press pulling stories out of their rear ends (and then various Villa blogs/ websites/social media spreading...
Wish You Were Here: Alan Hutton’s Spanish Post Card (and views on Aston Villa)
"I had a few conversations with the manager (Paul Lambert) but was given no in-depth reasons why it wasn’t working for me -...