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Originally Posted by zoraster
Is it just my imagination or have Aston Villa left themselves remarkably short at the back with their summer transactions? They decided against making Bardsley a permanent addition, and they’ve also sold Samuel, Hughes and Ridgwell. To my knowledge the only defender they’ve signed is that teenage American whose name escapes me, and he is expected to join the academy, not even the stiffs. With Delaney still injured and Laursen only managing to be fit for 27 games in his three seasons at the club they look insanely thin.
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There's also Olof Mellberg, who's not bad. But you're right, they are pretty thin. They don't really have a great number of midfielders, either. Certainly not good ones. They're OKish up front, with Carew, Young and Harewood, but it's hardly that intimidating.
I thought that this summer, Martin O'Neill was going to take Lerner's money, and go hog wild and build himself a top 6 contender. If they don't have a very good August - transferwise - they're in for a long hard season.