I am sure that both you and Sir Mervyn King will understand the importance of a Villa Park fully behind the team and there is no alternative today but to change the CEO as a first step.
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The forward’s brace earned a 2-0 win at Aston Villa on Sunday as Spurs moved two points behind Barclays Premier League leaders Leicester.
“Everyone is disappointed after Dortmund and it will take a couple of days, but then the focus is on Sunday”, Alderweireld said. It was all so easy for them, against a woeful Villa team.
Kane actually could have had more goals against Villa, had he have been more ruthless in front of goal. They have very good players.
Two of the returning players combined to create the first opening inside five minutes, with Lamela sliding a pass through for Kane, whose attempt to clip an effort over the onrushing Guzan hit the crossbar.
The North Londoners were victorious the last time they met at White Hart Lane earlier this campaign, with Harry Kane’s brace helping them to a 3-1 victory. Aston is the first team to get relegated this season into the Championship, but they should not give up and rather play for their pride.
But after seeing Harry Kane score either side of half-time thanks to Dele Alli’s creativity, the Tottenham manager promised Leicester a fight to the finish.
Madrid is 12 points behind Barcelona and virtually out of contention for the title with nine rounds left, but it needed the win to stay ahead in the race for third place to avoid an extra qualifying round for the European tournament.
At 2-0 his side were content to keep possession and see out the game despite a number of late chances from Villa.
On the contrary, Dortmund were Tottenham’s biggest challenge of the season so far.
This was Villa’s fifth successive defeat and they were well beaten, with banners held up demanding the departure of owner Randy Lerner and Tom Fox, the chief executive, before they were confiscated by stewards. “It was a bad day in the office but we need to accept that”, he said. There is no denying that four games in two weeks is challenging and tiring for players who need a well deserved rest, so the Argentine would have had to rotate at some point.
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There was no walkout from the Villa fans on the 74th minute on this occasion, seemingly out of respect for former manager Brian Little’s appointment as an adviser to the board, but the next game against Chelsea threatens to be hostile.
