REUTERS: Aston Villa face an uphill task to retain their Premier League status and their heavy spending on players during the close season has ...
REUTERS: Aston Villa face an uphill task to retain their Premier League status and their heavy spending on players during the close season has failed to have the desired impact, according to former Liverpool captain Graeme Souness.Advertisement
"Villa have only 10 games now to prove that they should remain a Premier League side next season and it's not going to be easy," Souness wrote in his column https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/aston-villa-should-have-more-to-show-for-142m-than-survival-battle-fc73wmnx2?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1592128216 for The Sunday Times.
"They're the biggest club in the second-biggest city in the country, but it hasn't happened for them. They're a yo-yo side.""Did they end up signing the second or third choices on their list? That's always dangerous... you must hold your nerve and wait until the right players are available rather than signing people for the sake of it," Souness said.
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