Dean Smith did a great job when he returned Aston Villa to the Premier League after three years in the Championship. There were interesting moments at Villa Park, beautiful matches and victories, but it was as if after three years of work there was saturation both in him and in the locker room because it was no longer the Villa we remember from some earlier days. After a short search, Villa brass decided Steven Gerrard is the suitable successor, and after only a few weeks of work, one gets the impression that a great job has been done. After only four games, the champion of Scotland with Rangers won only one point less compared to what Dean Smith did in the first eleven rounds of the new season. Four games – three wins, and the lonely defeat came from a super strong Manchester City. Although the legendary Liverpool captain has a long way to go and has a lot of work to do in order to make the team look exactly as he imagined, he can be absolutely satisfied with the performance so far.▪️ Three wins out of four matches with Aston Villa▪️ Defeats former manager Brendan Rodgers Next up for Steven Gerrard: Anfield 👀 pic.twitter.com/bg7bi777v0— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 5, 2021 Villa beat Leicester 2:1 at home and overlapped the Foxes in the Premier League table. And most importantly – The Villains started winning games again continuously against clubs of their own or similar quality. Steven Gerrard outplayed Brendan Rodgers in the fight between students and teachers, where the once excellent midfielder passed the test with ten! Together, Gerrard and Rogers were close to winning the title against Liverpool six years ago, and then met twice on opposite sides, as managers of Rangers and Celtic before the coach from Northern Ireland moved to King Power Stadium. And tonight, the newcomer to the Premier League has found a way to bring Aston Villa back to life and bring them victory.
Defender Ezri Konsa scored both goals, although the equalizer was well prepared by Emilian Buendia and Konsa only touched the ball on it’s way to the net. And the Foxes were the ones who scored first, with an excellent and precise goal from Barnes, but they stopped there end never recovered, allowing Stevie G’s team to come from behind and win the match. Leicester is totally unrecognizable this season, and not only that the Champions League place is just a dream, even Europa League seems too far away.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 15SaturdayWest Ham – Chelsea 3-2 (1-2)/Lanzini 40, Bowen 56, Masuaku 87 – Silva 28, Mount 44/Wolverhampton – Liverpool 0-1 (0-0)/Origi 90+5/Newcastle – Burnley 1-0 (1-0)/Wilson 40/Southampton – Brighton 1-1 (1-0)/Broja 29, Maupay 90+8/Watford – Manchester City 1-3 (0-2)/Hernandez 74 – Sterling 4, Silva 31, 63/SundayMan.Utd. – Crystal Palace 1-0 (0-0)/Fred 77/Leeds – Brentford 2-2 (1-0)/Roberts 27, Bamford 90+5 – Baptiste 54, Canos 61/Tottenham – Norwich 3-0 (1-0)/Moura 10, Sanchez 67, Son 77/Aston Villa – Leicester 2-1 (1-1)/Konsa 17, 54 – Barnes 14/Monday23:00: (3.60) Everton (3.35) Arsenal (2.20)***odds are subject to change***