
Aston Villa's strong early season took a small hit in the previous weekend's round when the team was held to a 2-2 draw away from Ipswich. The loss of points hurt the team's dreams of reaching the top four, but during the week, the team showed their chops again on their home field and in the Champions League, when the result was a handsome 1-0 home win over Bayern Munich. Although the game is in good shape in the big picture, the strain brought by the European games is already visible and the tightness of the defense has suffered as a result.
Aston Villa's greatest strength is the team's attacking play, which performs at a high level from match to match. Against Ipswich, Villa took the lead twice, and Ollie Watkins, Jhon Duran, and Morgan Rogers have all played a big role since the start of the season. Villa have played in recent weeks with an average of more than two goals scored per game, which is right at the top of the Premier League. McGinn is sure to continue on the sidelines, but Bailey, Onana, and Ramsey may also be out.
United can't get a grip on their game!
Manchester United's fluctuating and weird performances continue from match to match. In the Premier League, the team collapsed against Tottenham at home to a rough 0-3 defeat, which was helped by Bruno Fernandes' red card. Fluctuations continued in the Europa League as well, when United's 2-0 lead against Porto turned into a 3-3 draw even after losing. Their play is badly unbalanced, and especially the defense is chaotic and error-prone. In the Premier League, United are only 12th ahead of the weekend's games, and there are far more questions than answers. Are they midtable class for real?
Watching United's games, it feels like Erik ten Hag has already lost the players' trust. Fernandes picked up his second red card in a week against Porto, and the players' reactions are reluctant and phlegmatic. United defends weakly and the balance of the game is shaken, the prognosis is not very good as a guest of the efficient and attacking Villa. There are still absences, Fernandes Yoro and Malacia, possibly Mainoo, Mount and Shaw are on the sidelines. Absences are a minus for a team that is playing chaotically.
Villa will capitalize on United's mistakes?
Manchester United have been narrowly on top of each other in recent seasons, winning the previous four matches. Now Villa is the favorite at home, and United's disorganized play and absences tip the scales more and more in the home team's direction. A heavy defeat to Villa could mean the end of ten Hag's era at Manchester United. And it will come?
阿斯顿维拉本赛季初的强劲势头在上周末的比赛中受到了一些打击,球队在客场2-2战平伊普斯维奇。失分打击了球队进入前四的梦想,但在这一周,球队在主场和欧冠赛场上再次展示了他们的实力,结果是主场1-0大胜拜仁慕尼黑。虽然比赛在整体上处于良好状态,但欧战带来的压力已经显现出来,防守的严密性也因此受到影响。
阿斯顿维拉最大的优势是球队的进攻,每场比赛都表现得很高。在对伊普斯维奇的比赛中,维拉两度取得领先,沃特金斯、杜兰和罗杰斯在赛季开始后都发挥了重要作用。比利亚在最近几周的比赛中,场均进球超过2个,这在英超联赛中名列前茅。麦克金肯定会继续缺阵,但贝利、奥纳纳和拉姆齐也可能缺阵。
曼联无法控制他们的比赛!
曼联的波动和怪异的表现在每场比赛中都在继续。在英超联赛中,由于布鲁诺·费尔南德斯的红牌,球队在主场0-3惨败于热刺。欧联杯的波动也在继续,曼联2-0领先波尔图,但在输球后却以3-3战平。他们的打法极不平衡,尤其是防守混乱,容易出错。在英超联赛中,曼联在周末的比赛中仅排在第12位,而问题远远多于答案。他们真的是中产阶级吗?
看了曼联的比赛,感觉埃里克-滕-黑格已经失去了球员们的信任。费尔南德斯在对阵波尔图的比赛中拿到了他一周内的第二张红牌,而球员们的反应是不情愿和冷漠的。曼联防守薄弱,比赛的平衡被动摇,作为高效率和进攻性很强的维拉的客人,预后不是很好。他们仍然缺阵,约罗和马拉西亚,可能还有迈努、芒特和肖都将缺阵。缺阵对于一支混乱的球队来说是不利的。
维拉会利用曼联的失误吗?
最近几个赛季,曼联以微弱优势领先,赢得了前四场比赛。现在维拉是主场最受欢迎的球队,而曼联混乱的打法和缺阵让比分越来越向主队倾斜。对维拉的惨败可能意味着黑格在曼联的时代的结束。它会来吗?