THIS IS A Set Up: The Aston Villa best Player John McGinn has been fired …see more……
THIS IS A Set Up: The Aston Villa best Player John McGinn has been fired …see more……
It was a nightmare afternoon for Aston Villa on Sunday as their closest Champions League rivals Tottenham won 4-0 at Villa Park.
Unai Emery has also lost John McGinn for three games after he was shown a straight red card for a reckless foul on Destiny Udogie. By that time, Villa were already two goals down and on the ropes. Son Heung-min and Timo Werner then added two more for a rampant Spurs side now only two points behind Villa.
Villa’s goal difference has also taken a big hit and Tottenham’s big win gives them the upper-hand in that department, while they also have a game in hand away against Chelsea to come later in the season.
suffered across their first 23 home matches under Emery in the competition.
We’re approaching the business end of the season but Villa have stuttered at home since the turn of the year. Newcastle and Man Utd have lost a combined 14 away league games this term, but both managed to beat Villa.
This was Spurs’ first away win against a team starting the day above them in the Premier League table since February 2022. Ange Postecoglou’s side had only won one of their last six on the road, but were allowed to play their football as Villa showed them too much respect.
Villa have now conceded 14 goals between the 45th and 60th minute this season, which is the most out of any side in the league. It’s an alarming trait because whatever is said at half-time is clearly not having the desired impact.
Postecoglou thought Villa had tired early on in the second half and perhaps he had a point considering the draw with Ajax last Thursday, but this was the first defeat Villa have suffered in a league match following a Europa Conference League fixture. If Villa can respond to the disappointment of losing to Spurs at home and put in a performance to beat Ajax on Thursday, then they’ll have to prove they can cope with the demands of playing under pressure in search for Champions League qualification and Europa Conference League glory.
