The start of the season has fallen hard for Aston Villa; their performances were not the winning ones, and they were at the bottom of the table.
Following a good result against Newcastle, which ended in a draw, two defeats followed in the Premier League. They were outplayed by Brentford and Crystal Palace, and two draws against Everton and Sunderland without earning three points. It was a tough start for the team from Villa Park.
Aston Villa was playing better football than the table was showing, so they improved their performances and beat Bologna in the Europa League, Fulham in the Premier League, Feyenoord in the Europa League, and beat Burnley just before the international break.
The real project:
During this time, there wasn’t any pressure on the manager; it was known that the season had started, and they just had a bad start. Players showed their qualities, and Villa is now a very stable team. In this moment, there isn’t a Premier League side that would love to play them in the next few games.
Last season Champions League entering:
The Aston Villa campaign in Europe last season has been outstanding. With the manager Unai Emery, who has great results in the European Cups, Aston Villa has grown to 8th position in the Champions League table. They were the last ones who qualify for the rounds of 16 directly.
That has secured them an easier draw, so they passed Club Brugge before being eliminated by the future European Champions, PSG.
Aston Villa had a chance to take this match into extra time, but Unai Emery’s players were not concentrated on scoring the goal and taking the match into extra time.
Disappointment after elimination
At the end of last season, the situation after this hard disappointment for the players and the team was very visible, so Aston Villa did not qualify for the competition and ended sixth, one position below Champions League football. Newcastle have been better by goal difference only.
Instead, they are Europa League contenders this season and have caught the perfect opening of the European season outing with two opening wins against Feyenoord and a victory over a very great team, Bologna.
After the tough loss and elimination by PSG, they were in very bad rhythm, and ended the season badly. Aston Villa looks much better with a strong, respectable team. The team will now be hard to beat in the Premier League and is going to seek to challenge and win the Europa League competition.
Last year’s mistake
Firstly, I will discuss the January transfer window issue. In football, the teams are contacting and signing in the summer transfer window before the season starts. You have players you include in the squad and seek what you don’t have. Covering the positions in the preferred positions with some great quality, bringing in the team.
The January transfer window is there for repairs; it is in the middle of the season and gives some space for very needy players.
Winter of 2025 for Aston Villa:
Aston Villa and Emery made a mistake in the last January by signing Netherlands rising star Malen and combining the loans of Rashford, Dissasi, and Asensio.
When you are buying in the January transfer window, it has to fit in the position and the football you play. You can’t sign great names from Manchester United, Chelsea, PSG, who know they will not be staying in the club after the loan expires. Plus, this player haven satisfied their previous managers, teams, and coaches.
Firstly, those players you sign have to be integrated into the system and need to be a part of the team. Malen was very bad at the beginning because he switched the surroundings. Today, Malen is one of the best players Aston Villa has, but he needed time to understand the coach’s tactics, his approach to football, and to become a huge and important player for Aston Villa.
The player has to know his position and the coach’s vision. So these 6-month loans have cost Aston Villa very much, and that is why there is no Champions League football for them.
So the loans and stars who were there for the money, such as Rashford, Disasi, and Asensio, broke on the head of Aston Villa. We hope they have learned a lesson, and this is not going to repeat.
With Konsa, Martínez, Digne, Mathew Cash, Onana, and Harvey Elliot, they will play very good football and can beat anyone in the Premier League.
Rogers and Villa this season:
This season has started with Unai Emery’s 3-4-3 system, which has given more chances to the best Aston Villa player, Morgan Rogers. This fantastic Aston Villa and England National Team player has been a leading part of the Villa project this season. He was given freedom and creativity and was trying to score and create space from the left winger position.
The key man of the Aston Villa team, especially this season, is one of the best players in England and will be fantastic. In the position of number 10, only Cole Palmer is better than him.
It is a Morgan Rogers time to shine at Villa Park.
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