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My Old Man Said - An Aston Villa Podcast

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My Old Man Said is a smart and humorous look at Aston Villa and the football world beyond.This Podcast has been created and uploaded by My Old Man Said and is a part of the talkSPORT Fan Network. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT.Support the show on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/momsFollow @myoldmansaid on social media channels.#AVFC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:29

Momentum or Meltdown? The Weeks That Define Villa’s...

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2026/02/27

This is not about one result. It is about direction.Aston Villa remain in a strong league position, but the performances beneath it are raising legitimate questions. The defensive numbers are impressive. Only five goals conceded in 2026. Structure is there. Organisation is there.Fluency is not.Across recent weeks, Villa’s open-play chance creation has dipped sharply. The xG numbers now align with what the eye test has been saying for some time. Games at Villa Park have become tight, tense, and

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42:41

A Very Belated Villa Calendar Year Review

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2026/02/20

After a quick look ahead to the game against an improving Leeds United team, the MOMS team takes a belated look back on the solid year of progress that was the year 2025. They profile the top five Aston Villa players of the year, look back at the year's high's and low's, as well as the surprises from the year and how Emery's Villa year rated compared to his others.UTVGet a Great NordVPN DealGet a cracking deal on NordVPN with four months FREE & a 30 days money-back guarantee

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37:15

The FA Cup After the Red: What Villa Did and Didn’t Do

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2026/02/16

The narrative to the FA Cup 4th round clash between Aston Villa and Newcastle United writes itself.Goalkeeper sent off. Game swings. Villa lose. End of story.Except it isn’t that simple.This My Old Man Said post-mortem episode pulls apart the FA Cup tie from the moment of the red card onward and challenges the assumption that it was automatically over. Yes, the dismissal changed the balance. Yes, momentum shifted. But knockout football is rarely decided by a single flashpoint.The discussion centres

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21:49

Ugly at Villa Park, But Winning Is What Matters

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2026/02/13

It was flat. It was tense. It was not one for the purists or season highlights.But it was three points.Aston Villalaboured past Brighton in a game that never quite caught light. Tempo was slow, rhythm inconsistent, and the usual midfield control absent. Large spells felt like two teams cancelling each other out rather than one asserting itself.Then came the decisive moment.A late corner, a near-post run, and Tyrone Mings making sure someone attacked the space properly. In a match short on incision,

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21:21

Villa Bend but Don’t Break Against the Cherries

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2026/02/09

This game depends on context.On the surface, a draw after taking the lead feels frustrating. Dig deeper, and it looks very different.Aston Villawent to one of the league’s most awkward away grounds, against one of the form teams in the division, without their key midfield controllers. What followed was not control or fluency, but resilience.Villa started brightly, moved the ball well early, and took the lead through Rogers with a cracking finish that hinted at a comfortable afternoon. It didn’t

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39:51

Holding the Line: Transfers, Injuries, and a Gritty...

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2026/02/08

With Aston Villa dealing with a mounting midfield injury list and a January window shaped more by constraint than ambition, this main show takes stock of where things actually are. Not where fans would like them to be. Not where narratives suggest they should be.The transfer window assessment is framed through damage limitation, PSR pressure, squad balance, and the reality that replacing key midfielders mid-season is close to impossible.That context feeds directly into the on-pitch discussion,

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25:30

Midfield Absences Bite as Ten Men and VAR Foil Villa

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2026/02/02

The 1-0 home loss wasn't about a lack of effort, it was about what was missing.Aston Villa had the ball, the territory, and eventually a numerical advantage against Brentford. What they didn’t have were the midfielders who usually turn control into pressure. Kamara. Tielemans. McGinn. Without them, Villa’s dominance stayed neat, predictable, and ultimately harmless.This My Old Man Said post-mortem episode focuses on how midfield absences shaped the game. Villa circulated the ball patiently but

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18:01

Villa Switch On Late Against Salzburg to Secure...

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2026/01/30

This should not have been complicated. Villa allowed it to be.Knowing a win would guarantee a top-two finish and second-leg home advantage in the Europa League knockouts,Aston Villaapproached the Salzburg game with management in mind. For too long, that drifted into passivity.The first half lacked tempo and bite. Defensive concentration wavered and a young, fearless Salzburg side were given encouragement they should not have had. Villa looked like a team trying to coast a European night that

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24:16

Transfer Reflections - A Look At the Trio of Villa...

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2026/01/30

This was never going to be a glamorous window, but certainly few would have expected such a twist.With Aston Villa hit by a cluster of midfield injuries at the worst possible time, this transfer catch-up looks at the merit of the triple signings of former players, that were originally signed by Dean Smith. Are we upgrading? Gambling? Or is it just damage limitation?The conversation centres on the loss of Kamara, Tielemans, and McGinn and why that trio underpins almost everything Villa do well

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28:58

Villa Prove They’re the Real Deal at St James’ Park

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2026/01/28

This was the kind of away win that changes perception.Aston Villawent to St James’ Park, absorbed the noise, managed the pressure, and left with three points without ever losing control of the game. Not through survival. Through composure.This post-mortem focuses on how Villa dictated terms in an environment that usually overwhelms visiting sides. Newcastle had the crowd and moments of momentum, but Villa had structure, discipline, and clarity in their decision-making.There’s discussion of how Villa

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25:59

Everton Expose Villa’s Current Midfield Problem

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2026/01/20

THIS MATCH IS CRUCIAL wrote Unai Emery in the match programme notes for the Everton game. The players it seems didn't get the memo.Everton came to Villa Park with a clear plan and left having disrupted the one area Aston Villa normally rely on for control. The midfield. Not through brilliance, but through physicality, timing, and exploiting a lack of cohesion caused by Villa's injuries and enforced changes.This My Old Man Said post-mortem focuses on why Villa never established rhythm, why second

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29:00

Efficiency Over Chaos: Why Villa Are Built for Games...

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2026/01/18

Some games are not about flair. They are about control.As Everton arrive at Villa Park, this main show looks past form lines and reputations to focus on why Aston Villa are structurally well suited to matches like this. Patient play, physical resistance, limited space, and an opponent built to frustrate rather than entertain.The discussion centres on Emery’s evolving approach. Positional discipline, intelligent rotation, and letting the ball do the work rather than chasing it. Villa are not running

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25:36

A Proper Cup Tie, Properly Won

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2026/01/14

This one had everything a cup tie should.Noise, needle, moments of quality, moments of chaos, and a sense that one team understood the occasion far better than the other. Aston Villa went to Tottenham, took the FA Cup seriously, and left having knocked Spurs out for the second season running.This post-mortem doesn’t run chronologically. It picks out the moments that defined the day. Villa’s control in the first half. Two exquisite goals that reflected preparation and confidence. Spurs’ brief

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29:31

Palace, the FA Cup, and How Aston Villa Really Play

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2026/01/10

What does Aston Villa actuallyplaylike?It’s a question people keep trying to answer with labels. Possession-based. Pragmatic. Ruthless. Transitional. And it’s a question that keeps missing the point.This main show uses the goalless draw at Crystal Palace, the looming FA Cup trip to Spurs, and Villa’s broader winter form to step back and assess the current questions. Not just results, but method. Not just systems, but intent.There’s discussion of why the Palace game told us very little that we don’t

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24:11

Back to Business at Villa Park

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2026/01/04

A new year, the same authority.After the winning run ended at Arsenal, Aston Villa returned to Villa Park and did exactly what mature sides do. They took control, strangled transitions, and dealt with Nottingham Forest without drama.Forest pulled one back, but it never felt like a turning point. Villa remained composed, dictated the tempo, and reasserted themselves through midfield dominance, intelligent pressing, and clinical moments at the right time.This post-mortem focuses on the substance

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23:22

The Run May Have Ended, Villa Are Still in Good Shape

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2026/01/02

The winning run had to end somewhere. Unfortunately, it ended at the hardest place in the league to do anything at all.Villa went to the Emirates chasing history and left with a 4–1 defeat that looks brutal on paper, but tells a far more nuanced story when you strip it back. A controlled first half, big chances missed, then everything pivots on one moment: Onana off at half-time and the midfield grip disappearing instantly.This post-mortem picks through where the game actually swung, why Arsenal’s

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22:53

Dead at Half-Time, Relentless by Full-Time: How Emery...

My Old Man Said - An Aston Villa Podcast ·

2025/12/28

Aston Villa were bullied, outplayed, and offered nothing for an hour at Stamford Bridge. Twenty-nine percent possession. No shots. One goal down. Seasoned Villa fans were already bracing themselves.Then Unai Emery changed everything.On thisMy Old Man Saidpost-mortem show, we dissect one of the most revealing wins of the season. A game that looked dead and buried until a triple substitution flipped the script, Ollie Watkins reminded everyone what a proper centre-forward does, and Villa scored twice

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26:13

Christmas Saved: Resurrection at Villa Park as Rogers...

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2025/12/23

The Manchester United post-mortem usually involves burying Villa’s latest trauma and promising not to speak of it again until the next time. Not this time.On this episode ofMy Old Man Said, Villa are resurrected. Unai Emery finally gets his second win over United, Christmas is officially saved, and Morgan Rogers announces himself properly with two moments that decide a game Villa did not fully control but absolutely deserved to win.We break down the key moment that mattered, Watkins’ understated

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28:47

An Emery Christmas or the Return of Ghosts of United...

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2025/12/20

Aston Villa arrive at Christmas in form, winning ugly, and climbing quietly. The league table looks healthy. The mood should be festive. And yet Manchester United turn up again, dragging decades of baggage with them.On this week’sMy Old Man Said, we ask the only question that matters. Is this finally an Emery Christmas, or are Villa about to be visited once more by the ghosts of United past?We strip away the noise around title talk, dig into why Villa still cannot relax against United, and question

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21:58

The Questionable Reality of Aston Villa's Winning...

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2025/12/16

Villa go behind. Again. Villa wobble. Again. Villa win. Again.This post-mortem from the London Stadium digs into a game that should have been a banana skin and nearly was. West Ham had momentum, Jarrod Bowen was running the show, Villa looked leggy after Europe and yet somehow, once noses were in front, the door slammed shut.We get forensic on the turning point. Digne on, Bowen gone. Control reclaimed. Emery-ball reasserted.There’s a brutal assessment of the first half, Watkins dithering when the

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