Aston Villa's exciting rebuild was always going to come with growing pains

Name: Aston Villa's exciting rebuild was always going to come with growing pains
Uploaded: 2026-11-04T21:32:22.794Z
Duration: 2 min 31 s
Channel: Dan Bardell
Description: Aston Villa's defeat to Barcelona highlighted some of the challenges facing Unai Emery's rebuilt squad. João Gomes and Johan Manzambi have made encouraging starts, but recent performances demonstrate why patience will be needed with a young team that still has plenty of developing to do.

Dan Bardell

Nov 4, 2026

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Aston Villa's defeat to Barcelona highlighted some of the challenges facing Unai Emery's rebuilt squad. João Gomes and Johan Manzambi have made encouraging starts, but recent performances demonstrate why patience will be needed with a young team that still has plenty of developing to do.Read full article

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