Who is the biggest dark horse in the Premier League this season?
Some might say Leicester City, because they now occupy the top spot. Some people will say it is Southampton, they once rose to the top of the list, now they beat Chelsea in fourth place. But the biggest dark horse is Aston Villa, but why?
, you know, it wasn't until the last round of last season that Aston Villa was thrilled to relegation, and almost lost the top star Glarish this summer. However, after the first 8 rounds, they missed one game and achieved a record of 5 wins and 2 losses, accumulating 15 points, the same points as Chelsea, and ranking sixth in the Premier League! And Manchester City, who also played 7 games, only scored 12 points. The same is true for Arsenal, who played 8 games, not to mention Manchester United, which has a poor record. What's even more amazing is that Aston Villa has produced two big wins that shocked the football world: 7-2 last season's Premier League champion Liverpool, giving Klopp the biggest loss in his coaching career; 3-0 last season's FA Arsenal in the Cup made Arteta faceless and defeated the current leader and Champions League team Leicester City 1-0. It can be said that the dark horse is quite good.
From being able to be relegated to competing for a Champions League seat, how did Vera do it? First, it is very important to stay in the midfielder Glarish. He was originally the goal of Manchester United, but the Red Devils were reluctant to spend 80 million pounds for him. And so far this season, Glarish has recorded 4 goals and 5 assists in 7 games, sending 19 key passes, fourth in the Premier League; 20 successful times, fifth in the Premier League. In the battle with Liverpool, he even scored 2 goals and 3 assists, making 5 goals alone!
Of course, Villa also had Glarish last season, but it was difficult to be alone. This season is good, Barkley joined on loan from Chelsea, sharing his responsibility. The "former British Emperor" played 5 games, has contributed 2 goals and 1 assist, averaging 3 key passes per game, first in the team; 2.2 successful times, second in the team. The most important thing is that he can provide much-needed creativity in the front midfielder position, so that Vera has a "dual core".
third, that is, Villa's defense has become more stable. He has only conceded 9 goals this season and is one of the teams with the fewest conceded. This is thanks to the central defender of Conza and Mins, but there is another point behind it: the former Leicester City champion assistant Shakespeare came to Villa and became Dean Smith's assistant. In this way, former Chelsea captain Terry It is liberated and can concentrate on improving defense. In addition, the goalkeeper Martinez who joined from Arsenal also performed very well. Douglas-Louis plays a very important role.
is fourth. Last summer, Vera threw 140 million pounds in the transfer market, but he barely succeeded in relegation. This summer, the former Copenhagen sports director Ronchi took office. He is very good at digging for talents. Therefore, they are more pragmatic and rational. Watkins, Cash, Martinez, Bertrand Traore and Buck Li, are all very successful signings, which greatly improved the overall strength of Vera's three lines.
To sum up, this is the secret of Aston Villa becoming the biggest dark horse in the Premier League. Of course, the league has just begun after all, and it remains to be seen whether Villa’s dark horse can go on, but at least Villa should not repeat the mistakes of last season and struggle on the edge of relegation.
