
Jacob Tanswell
Aston Villa Writer at The Athletic
Aston Villa writer for @TheAthleticFC | #AVFC | Football Writers' Association Student Football Writer of The Year 2021. Subscribe here: https://t.co/T0ODbIYl1h
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6 days ago |
nytimes.com | David Ornstein |Jacob Tanswell
Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans could miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a muscle injury. It is feared the 28-year-old, who is yet to miss a Premier League match this season, could now be sidelined for Villa's final three top-flight games of the campaign against Bournemouth, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United as Unai Emery's side bid to secure Champions League football.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Jacob Tanswell
May has become an increasingly important month at Aston Villa. It is when Unai Emery and his close circle of decision-makers - including Monchi, president of football operations, head of recruitment Bryn Davies and Aston Villa's data team - present a list of player targets and positions being actively sought. In those discussions, a clear consensus will emerge. Data on certain candidates will be shown to Emery, with Villa's manager sharing his thoughts.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Jacob Tanswell |Dan Sheldon
Aston Villa's match against Tottenham Hotspur has been moved to Friday, May 16 following discussions with the Premier League. The game had originally been scheduled for Sunday May 18. Tottenham announced a week ago that the club was discussing moving the fixture, which was slated to take place three days before the Europa League final. Spurs are in the semi-finals of the competition and defeated Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt 3-1 in the first leg on Thursday.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Jacob Tanswell
There were tears, singing in the changing room and, rather appropriately given their age, soft drinks hurled in the air. Aston Villa's under-18s had won their second FA Youth Cup in four years and the fifth in the club's history following a 3-1 victory against Manchester City. Bass-heavy music pumped out of the Villa Park changing room where Jimmy Shan, Villa's head coach, had invited his three sons to see "the carnage" of the celebrations.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Jacob Tanswell
Aston Villa have won the FA Youth Cup for the second time in four years following a 3-1 victory against Manchester City. Villa's under-18s side triumphed in front of home support at Villa Park to mark a fifth FA Youth Cup win in the club's history. Jimmy Shan's young side responded emphatically after an early setback in the second minute, with City forward Matty Walhurst putting the visitors into the lead.
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Kaine Kesler-Hayden and #AVFC to seek a permanent move. The next step for the full-back is to join a high-end Championship side or lower-end Premier League team. Interest has been received already. Piece on Villa's summer business: @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/hopkw9sSLp

RT @J_Tanswell: Those who used to play with and against Ollie Watkins expressed astonishment at how he has transformed into an all-round st…

Those who used to play with and against Ollie Watkins expressed astonishment at how he has transformed into an all-round striker. The graphic below demonstrates how Watkins has taken his chances almost exclusively in the box under Unai Emery. #AVFC 🔗https://t.co/KzyF4CIY3G https://t.co/sO9kZiAHAy