This season, Aston Villa broke into the Premier League like a dark horse, and now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Arsenal and Liverpool, and is expected to compete for the Premier League title. However, Manchester United legend Gary Nievey recently predicted that Villa's "fixed pattern tactics" will soon encounter a crisis, not to mention competing for the Premier League title, even among the top four is also feared to rely on luck.
Galli-Nivoli said: "Villa have to be more flexible, as more and more teams are defending against them, Aernandez needs to find a more disruptive way to break through the opposition. At the moment, their tactics are too fixed and it's hard to break through against a well-organized opponent. I think Villa is a strong team, and a fifth place would be a good result, but it would take a miracle for them to finish in the top four. I think Villa may be falling behind in the race for the last European spot."
