Journalist makes Aston Villa comparison to Leicester title-winning season
Journalist Neil Moxley has praised Unai Emery’s balance for Aston Villa, a West Midlands team that could be the next Premier League team to repeat Leicester City’s unexpected 2015–16 title success.
After winning two straight games at Villa Park this past week, Emery’s team is rapidly climbing the Premier League standings. They have defeated both Manchester City and Arsenal. In addition to being an incredible accomplishment in and of itself, some are now projecting Aston Villa to fight for the championship for the remainder of the season.
While it may seem a fanciful dream on paper, Moxley believes Aston Villa can take inspiration from Leicester’s 2015/16 triumph and replicate the Foxes’ success this time around.
Aston Villa title charge officially on after Arsenal win
There’s never been a better moment to be an Aston Villa fan than it is at the moment. The Villa Park team is aiming for a top-four finish this season, and there are growing indications that they could even be able to contend for the championship after starting the previous season as relegation candidates and qualifying for Europe.
At least in part, Unai Emery’s efforts are responsible for the improvement in form. After suffering setbacks while playing for fellow Premier League team Arsenal, Emery settled comfortably at Aston Villa, where he even motivated his team to defeat his former employers this past weekend.
It’s a win that according to Emery has thrown Aston Villa into the conversation of title contenders – a claim the Spaniard had previously played down. Speaking after the narrow 1-0 victory, Emery told reporters:
We are in. We are in [the title race]. But I can speak more about it. We can be happy and excited and motivated to get it [the title] (via talkSPORT).”
Astonishing home form key to Aston Villa’s fortunes
It’s a well-reasoned claim too. Aston Villa are the Premier League’s form side, as no team in the division have taken more points than the one-time European champion in the previous five matches.
During that time, Aston Villa has defeated teams like Man City, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur, putting on the kind of performances necessary to continue their title challenge in the remaining games of the season. The thing that has everyone talking, though, is their recent home form; they defeated Arsenal on Saturday for the 15th time in a row at Villa Park in the Premier League.
The club’s historic run has helped them gain the momentum they needed to climb the standings since they last scored points at Villa Park back in February. As a result, there has been talk of an implausible but still feasible title push.
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