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Villa for the play-offs? Not with that defence

Adam Virgo

DOUBLE ACT: Aston Villa could count on centre-back duo John Terry, front, and James Chester, behind, last season
PICTURE: PA Images

STRIKERS win games. Defenders win titles. Which is why I don’t think Aston Villa will even make the play-offs this year.
Yes, they’ve got great individuals. Keeping Jack Grealish in the summer was massive, and the only thing that stopped the club disappearing up the swanny. But as a team – and particularly as a defensive unit – they are a shadow of the side that reached last year’s play-off final.
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