Losing mentality dragging Villa down
Villa may have an entirely different team this season but the mental frailties which have dogged the club for the last two decades seem to be ever-present. Manager Tim Sherwood identified the problem in May after the FA Cup final defeat but little has been done to address this so-called losing mentality as the Birmingham club visibly wilted yet again when the pressure cranked up a notch following Leicester’s first goal.
It is by no means a problem which haunts Villa in every game as they showed a certain mettle to come from behind against Sunderland before the international break. But a mental fragility is still prevalent at Villa. The 6-1 drubbing at Southampton towards the end of the 2014-15 campaign and the pathetic showing in the FA Cup final are two examples as well as the silly mistakes late in the game at Crystal Palace which led to another loss. Sherwood quickly needs to instil composure in his troops especially when under pressure late on in games.
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