In an all-round performance victory over Cardiff City, Aston Villa proved their attacking enthusiasm and played their tactical component to perfection against Cardiff City. Villa were the on-form side after the whistle, playing high on the Cardiff pitch and causing Cardiff to be on the back foot. Villa had the better of possession and movement, whereas visitors struggled to create meaningful three-phase play. Villa kept up the relentless offensive pressure and the players spilt over loads of efforts on goal, finishing them too. Villa were intense, making it hard for Cardiff to deal with after the home side had given them a lane to beat. This comprehensive win only further bolstered the initiative & confidence of Aston Villa from here-out.
Marco Asensio’s Goals And Impact
A star player performance by Marco Asensio who scored a wonderful brace to expose his goal scoring instincts. His first goal was neat one from a judged spot kick after a neat play, his cool headedness and execution going in front of goal. He would later net his second with a beautiful curling effort from outside the box to deny the keeper an opportunity. The full match symptoms of Asensio were evident as he pulled the trigger and distributed to find holes in the Cardiff defense, not to mention his technical game. Has been vital for him to extend and perform into the final third against Cardiff in breaking down their set up.
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Aston Villa’s Commanding Display
Aston Villa ran the game, setting the tempo in everything they did from possession to attacking intent. Cardiff contained their full-backs well in midfield and that is where control and tempo started, little time for the opposition leaving only wingers out wide forcing gaps in opposition back line. Beside, the full-backs added more attacking line in front of the back three and it was hard for cardi no to deal with so many Villa offensive waves. Defensively, if it possible to say after 90 minutes, Villa were solid again stopping Cardiff from playing out from the back and suffocating their build up play. This dominant performance played to the strengths of Aston Villa, while reaffirming their intentions for the rest of the season.
