Aston Villa fans have started to be realistic about their squad and their chances and it shows. The Villains travelled to the Bet365 Stadium yesterday to take on Stoke City and after falling a goal behind after just five minutes they pulled a goal back to draw 1-1 in the second half, taking a valuable point back to Birmingham with them.
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1099353133057216512
This time last year a lot of the Villa fans would have been screwing had they not been able to find a winner in a game like yesterday, but the fans are wising up to their situation. Dean Smith is operating with a large number of loanees in a squad that he inherited mid-season who less than a year ago looked like they’d be facing bankruptcy before Nassef Sawiris came in, so it’s not all bad.
In fact, Smith is probably the best man they could have got in for the job and so far he’s managed superbly. The players he’s brought in and the way he’s managed this Villa squad has been superb, despite the fact he’s been ravaged by injuries, and the well-earned point against a side like the Potters who still boast plenty of Premier League calibre players after their relegation last year is no easy feat.
You can read the contented Villa fans’ comments after their point on the road yesterday here:
https://twitter.com/_Callumgordon/status/1099353753709395968
great second half
— chlo (@chloeavfc_) 23 February 2019
https://twitter.com/JoshJones_1998/status/1099353315958276102
https://twitter.com/hollasteve1/status/1099353944545992704
Awesome. This team is going places #utv
— Gaz (@gazvilla2010) 23 February 2019
https://twitter.com/eddiej1981/status/1099354337581641728
The Villains will be well aware of how hard the task of promotion is and will have to start being more accepting of important draws like this one on the road.
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