Poor officiating to blame again as Aston Villa lose to Manchester City
By Poor officiating is once again the reason that a strong Aston Villa performance has meant nothing.… Read the article here.
New Year, same VAR as Aston Villa fall to Manchester United
Another VAR mistake has left Aston Villa starting the New Year with a loss.
Words: Regan Foy | @findfoy
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Aston Villa travelled to the Theatre of Dreams, Old Trafford, to face a Manchester United side three places, and four points above them – hoping to pick up another three points and take themselves up to third.… Read the article here.
Podcast: Vendettas against Villa, Penalties and VAR’s tyranny
By In Season 2, Episode 13 of our podcast, ‘Gather Round The Lamp – we discuss the loss to West Ham, players and managers with ‘vendettas’ against Villa, who should take penalties going forward and the ongoing VAR issue.… Read the article here.
VAR and the palpable anxiety surrounding the future of football
By VAR is causing more harm to football than it is good – and fans are rightly concerned.… Read the article here.
Bullish Aston Villa fail to make chances pay against Hammers amid VAR drama
Despite dominating throughout the game, Aston Villa fail to make their chances pay against West Ham United.… Read the article here.
Ezri Konsa lambasts VAR and admits Aston Villa were ‘sloppy’ defensively
Ezri Konsa spoke to club media after the loss to Brighton, in which he lambasted VAR – stating that he “doesn’t really understand it”.… Read the article here.
Refereeing ‘Interpretation’, VAR Farce; Premier League is Thriving on Villa Controversies
Every week, it seems there’s something to talk about regarding Aston Villa v the Referee.
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Mike Riley, the Referees’ Chief, actively said ahead of the Premier League season that he wanted the Video Assistant Referee to ‘protect referees from making serious errors’.… Read the article here.
We Need To Talk About: Arsenal 3 – 2 Aston Villa
By We’ve picked out five key talking points from the Aston Villa and Arsenal game that saw Aston Villa throw their lead away twice.… Read the article here.