Walsall vs Aston Villa Insights

The initial insights into Steven Gerrard’s first preseason with Aston Villa were gained at the Poundland Bescot stadium in a 4-0 win over Walsall, ahead of Villa’s trip to Australia to take on Leeds United, Brisbane Roar and Manchester United.

While some of Villa’s international contingent had already departed for Australia, it still provided the chance to get a first look at new signing Diego Carlos and catch-up on the progress of some of Villa’s youngsters.

On a bonus My Old Man Said podcast episode, we look beyond the ‘getting minutes in the bank’ and ‘it’s all about improving fitness’ cliches, as we see what we can already spot in Villa’s preparations for the 2022/23 season over the cause of their first preseason 90 minutes.

Obviously, it’s early to get too much indication of what’s going to happen, especially with the key players that went to Australia in advance, but key partnerships on the pitch were already apparent and how dynamic full-backs are integral to how Steven Gerrard wants to play.

We also discuss any recent happenings off the pitch, like the signing of Ludwig Augustinsson.

UTV

PS – subscribe to www.astonvilla.wtf

Listen to the show below

GET AD-FREE PODCASTS AND THE EXCLUSIVE MOMS PATRON PODCAST CHANNEL and JOIN MATCH CLUB

If you want extra podcast shows during the month and to join Match Club, please do support the show by becoming a MOMS Patron.

For more details and to become a Patron, click here: Become a MOMS Patron

Follow the show on Twitter at @myoldmansaid and join the show’s listener facebook group The Mad Few.

T-Shirt, Mugs & Merch Listeners can now buy a MOMS Podcast T-shirt or mug to show their support of the show and look cool, check out the MOMS SHOP to buy.

Credits:

David Michael – @oldmansaid 

Chris Budd – @BUDD_music

Phillip Shaw – @prsgame

Dan Rodgers – @avfc_vilr