Author: John Townley
Aston Villa finished their pre-season campaign with a win over Bundesliga 2 side, Dynamo Dresden thanks to two goals from Andre Green. The game finished 2-1. Below are our ratings. Leave your feedback in the comments below. Jed Steer – 5 Although he made a horrific error in the first half, Villa’s shot-stopper pulled off a tremendous, one-handed save to deny Dresden’s Duljevic a goal which could’ve put the tie to bed. However, he may have put himself out of Steve Bruce’s plans for a starting place, even if newcomer Andre Moreira will only have a weeks training before the…
Steve Bruce’s troops travelled south of Berlin to end their pre-season schedule in Dresden. Managed by former Borussia Dortmund assistant Uwe Neuhaus, Dynamo Dresden hosted the final test for an Aston Villa side which, so far hasn’t been decimated by the looming threat of financial fair play regulations. Since the turn of the century, our German opposition has stumbled across hard times. Boasting sixteen major German honours, Dresden has not rubbed shoulders with the likes of Bayern Munich or Schalke 04 for 23 years, even though they had spent 26 long, successful years in the highest tier of German football.…
Following their first defeat of pre-season, we take a look at how the players performed in the defeat to West Ham. Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Jed Steer – 5 The obvious candidate for the number 1 position had little opportunity to express his quality in the sticks, although he did make a few questionable clearances, one of which ended in a goal. With rumours that we could be close to signing another goalkeeper on loan, Steer will have to be on his toes. James Chester – 6 It was announced this week…
Former loanee Robert Snodgrass condemned Steve Bruce’s men to the first defeat of their pre-season schedule when they lost 3-1 to West Ham. After much speculation, Bruce stood in the dugout following a meeting with new owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens prior to travelling to the Bescot, with the two vouching to provide their full support to the 57-year-old. An emphatic effort from Andre Green was a mere consolation after Marco Arnautovic added a second to an early Michail Antonio goal, all before Snodgrass’ third. The Scot – who netted 7 times and provided 14 in Villa’s push for…
Following an impressing 4-0 win over Burton Albion yesterday to make it three wins in four we take a look at how the players rated in the performance. Do you agree with the ratings? Jed Steer – 6 Comfortably collected crosses throughout the course of the game and looked sharp off his goal-line. I’d be happy to see him boast the number 1 jersey come Monday 6th August. Alan Hutton – 6 Recovered from a shaky first half display where two errors could have led to goals. The Scot, however, showed good composure on the ball and grew into his…
Steve Bruce’s Aston Villa recorded a third win in their preparations for the new campaign, beating relegated Burton Albion 4-0 at the Pirelli Stadium. Goals from Jonathan Kodjia, Albert Adomah, Ritchie De Laet and Gary Gardner mean Villa are now unbeaten in their last four against the Brewers. An unconvincing display can be excused from the travelling faithful as Bruce opted to trial a new 3-5-2 formation. With width coming from Andre Green and De Laet in wing back positions, an unfamiliar defence of Neil Taylor, in demand James Chester and Alan Hutton was formed. Henri Lansbury and Conor Hourihane…