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Entry #1 Aston Villa's Season Hinges On Positive Start Posted August 11, 2011, 3:40am by Aaron Brown
The team has been dealt one of the best early season schedules, so it is imperative for McLeish and Co. to rack up some points in the early part of the season to get their supporters behind them. The home opener at Fulham is a bit tricky, but the two teams finished in a draw in both meetings last season. After that, Villa finishes the opening month of the season with games against Blackburn and Wolves, two teams that will likely be in a relegation fight this season. September's slate is also a positive one, as Villa face Everton, Newcastle, and Queens Park Rangers, which means that Aston Villa doesn't face anyone that finished higher than seventh in the EPL last season until the third month of the season. Even October's start is favorable, with the Villains taking on Wigan on the first of the month. It's not until October 16 that the club meets a Champions League qualifier in Manchester City, while they avoid the other top five teams from last season until the winter months (United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool in December and Tottenham in November).
All of this points to the club being in a good position when they get around to playing the top teams in the league. If they can get out to a fast start and stay in the Top 10 early on, it should give McLeish ample time to build his squad and allow the players to get into form before facing the top teams in the league. If things go well, most of the negativity from supporters should disappear and the club will be able to return to form as a Champions League contender in the near future.
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The last twelve months or so have truly
been chaotic for Aston Villa supporters. After playing for three
different managers and flirting with relegation last season, Villa
finished a respectful ninth in the English Premier League. A stable offseason would have helped, but the club lost two of their top
players (Ashley Young to Manchester United and Stewart Downing to
Liverpool) while they made the controversial appointment of manager
Alex McLeish from their hated crosstown rivals, Birmingham FC. There
are some positives, however, as the club signed goalkeeper Shay Given
from Manchester City and Charles N'zogbia from Wigan and have a
plethora of younger talent ready to step up to the first team in the
2011-2012 season. Yet one of the biggest positives to the upcoming
season is how a favorable schedule could get the team on the right
track.
