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Player Focus: Austin Deserving of a Second Chance in the Premier League

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jul 22 2015 17:01
Player Focus: Austin Deserving of a Second Chance in the Premier League Of all the players relegated from the Premier League last term, many would have expected Charlie Austin to have remained in England’s top tier beyond the end of the campaign. The Englishman was one of the surprise packages in his debut season in England’s top division, netting a notewort...
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Player Focus: Villa Must Line Up Alternatives to Inconsistent Adebayor

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jul 21 2015 10:02
Player Focus: Villa Must Line Up Alternatives to Inconsistent Adebayor Given his importance to Aston Villa maintaining their status as a Premier League outfit over the past three seasons, the task at hand for Tim Sherwood in replacing Christian Benteke may prove the most difficult and decisive for any manager this summer.The Midlands outfit are set to be without four f...
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Player Focus: Is Christian Benteke Worth the Risk for Liverpool?

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Jul 20 2015 16:03
Player Focus: Is Christian Benteke Worth the Risk for Liverpool? There has been a level of scepticism about the £32.5milion transfer of Christian Benteke to Liverpool that feels a touch surprising. The 24-year old is, on the face of it, just the profile of player Liverpool need to be signing: a striker who has scored goals consistently who has the potential...
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Player Focus: Delph's Villa Performances Warrant City Starting Berth

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 20 2015 14:50
Player Focus: Delph's Villa Performances Warrant City Starting Berth A little over a week ago, Fabian Delph confirmed his intentions to stay at Aston Villa, despite interest from Manchester City. I’m not leaving. I’m staying at the football club and I can’t wait for the start of the season and captaining this great football club, a statement read on...
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Player Focus: The Lowdown on Premier League Targets Gueye, Kanté & Lemina

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 3 2015 16:05
Player Focus: The Lowdown on Premier League Targets Gueye, Kanté & Lemina Transfer trends tend to come and go but as far as the Premier League is concerned, interest in players from across the channel remains as high as ever. Switches from Ligue 1 to England's top-flight have been commonplace in recent years, and where it used to be Arsenal that looked to recruit from ove...
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Player Focus: Would Benteke be Better Suited for Liverpool or Spurs?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 2 2015 16:10
Player Focus: Would Benteke be Better Suited for Liverpool or Spurs? On the face of it, Christian Benteke would perhaps be best suited remaining at Aston Villa this summer. With Euro 2016 under a year away, the powerhouse striker will want to secure a regular starting berth in order to retain his place in the Belgium starting XI for the competition in France and the ...
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Player Focus: Why Delph Departure Would be the Biggest Blow Possible to Villa

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jun 29 2015 16:31
Player Focus: Why Delph Departure Would be the Biggest Blow Possible to Villa Having been confirmed as Aston Villa's new assistant manager, Ray Wilkins was quick to state that there is money to spend despite ongoing uncertainty with Randy Lerner's tenure set to surcease. The former Chelsea number two also claimed that the club would be 'very active' in the upcoming transfer w...
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Player Focus: Richards Still Capable of Reviving Club & International Career

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 12 2015 16:57
Player Focus: Richards Still Capable of Reviving Club & International Career With a move to Aston Villa apparently imminent for Micah Richards it seems one of England's forgotten young stars of the past will return to the Premier League this summer. Released by Manchester City after a loan spell with Fiorentina fell somewhat flat, the defender, still only 26, will be hoping ...
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Match Report: Arsenal Run Riot in FA Cup Final Against Villa

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, May 30 2015 19:51
Match Report: Arsenal Run Riot in FA Cup Final Against Villa It always seemed likely that the team to start the game brighter at Wembley on Saturday would come out on top and that was very much Arsenal, who were in the ascendancy throughout the entire game against a hugely disappointing Aston Villa.Despite a relatively cagey start it was clear from early on w...
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Player Focus: Could In Demand Grealish Inspire Villa to FA Cup Glory?

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, May 28 2015 10:04
Player Focus: Could In Demand Grealish Inspire Villa to FA Cup Glory? Jack Grealish’s senior career may be only a few months old but he’s set to face a few weeks that, in terms of scale, will be difficult to match for several years.They are also a few weeks that will aptly hark back to the past, and perhaps set his future.First of all, the Aston Villa youn...
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