The SCARY Truth About Aston Villa Nobody is Noticing

Dive into the remarkable story of Aston Villa's journey from the depths of relegation to the heights of Champions League qualification. This video explores how strategic signings, brilliant management, and a relentless team spirit transformed Villa into a Premier League powerhouse. Witness key moments like the arrival of Emi Martínez, the impact of John McGinn's magical left foot, and Ollie Watkins' rise as a top striker. We dissect the tactical changes under Unai Emery that spearheaded this resurgence and take a closer look at how crucial signings like Moussa Diaby and Pau Torres have made a difference. Join us as we celebrate Aston Villa's triumph against all odds, proving that with the right leadership and vision, anything is possible in football.
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[@marineboy1964]

Aston Villa the grandfather's of English Football Villa chairman William McGregor founded the Football League in 1888 And we are back in the big time

[@MarkWright4678]

Most successful clubs in English football?? wth....with all their titles except one coming under Queen Victoria and one stolen by default because a vastly superior Ipswich were crushed by injuries????? I suppose Europe should also bow to Accrington Stanley and Preston North End. Get a grip.

[@bhvillaman4401]

​@@MarkWright4678you should look at that list again lad. Were still top ten by trophies won.

[@bhvillaman4401]

​@@MarkWright4678bluenose alert 😂

[@mrsensible3560]

@@MarkWright4678Villa literally won the league with a squad of 14 players in 81/82 😂😂

[@GIBBO4182]

Great, great Grandfather! Most of your trophies were in the 1800’s 😂

[@MrTim207]

Decent overview of Villa’s recent fortunes. NSWE and Emery are a formidable partnership, and despite your title being a bit ‘clickbaity’, it’s not too far off the mark as many don’t realise the ambition, wealth and expertise at Aston Villa now.

[@pedtalkssports]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed and understood the title. Have a feeling many may not get the point!

[@TantricBioHacker]

@@pedtalkssports Good Ebening I think the title is a bit click baity. Why don't you take a page from Unai Emery philosophy and value substance over style?

[@mrsensible3560]

Quick tip for ya mate. If you want to gain a consistent and growing following, I’d continue to make content about teams like Villa, Spurs, Newcastle and all of these teams that are trying to break the hold that Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool have on the league title scene. The fans of these clubs will flock to the content because it’s nice to see someone talking about their team, and neutrals will follow the content because it’s exciting to see these clubs begin to rise up through the table.

[@pedtalkssports]

I really appreciate that man thank you for the suggestion

[@mrsensible3560]

@@pedtalkssports that’s okay mate, if you need any help, any advice or tips or info from a fan who goes to games, let me know.

[@irinakatrina7234]

Spot on. You'll also see that these clubs have a bigger fan base than Chelsea and City, which equals views.

[@matthewhernandez8342]

Manchester United feel like it’s stuck in eternal limbo compared to everyone else

[@gerardbutterly4132]

Agreed. As this bloke suggested I've subscribed due to your villa video. I would rather watxh videos based on teams like Newcastle, spurs, etc rather than the usual Liverpool arsenal stuff they pump out

[@paulhanson5164]

I'm not yet 60 but when I was in my teens Villa were the most decorated club in English football, add to that the fact that London apart no other UK city is close to the size of Birmingham. I watched that 2019 play off final in a local bar, it was packed with Villa fans, on the walk home I saw other Villa fans who'd clearly watched the game elsewhere, I didn't see any Derby fans. I mention this because I live 150 miles from Villa Park, if anybody ever gets this club competing for and winning trophies regularly we'll have no limits.

[@zanussidish5685]

Amazing that some pundits think you are overachievers

[@pedtalkssports]

Thank you for sharing your wonder memories and watching the video. Much love 🙏

[@lilbaz8073]

Most decorated club in english football?

[@paulhanson5164]

@@lilbaz8073 Until the late 1970s yes, Villa had won more major trophies than any other club in England.

[@eldictator1]

Yep until man United dominance m in the 90s, Chelsea and city rigging it the only comparable teams were Liverpool and arsenal

[@andrewholdsworth4421]

Aston villa was born big and are still big today . Aston villa are the original big club the first big club in the world . The likes of man utd was not even called man utd once . A special club and it shows and you feel the history every time you go to villa park . The creater of the football league and a founder member . The history of our club make you love it even more . Up the villa (Original claret blues .)

[@orourkedafootball]

Micah Richards doesnt get to slag other people at Aston Villa off. His own Aston Villa career was pathetic.

[@Arrrghjay84]

Great video. Up The Villa! God love Unai, our saviour 💜💙

[@SamsonCatheartsbluey1003]

💜💙

[@Cod597]

Was wondering why no one had done a video like this on not just the transformation from Gerrard to Emery but the Championship story of Dr. Tony as well. Brilliant video! UTV💜💙

[@LawrenceHobbs]

You didn't say what is "The SCARY Truth About Aston Villa Nobody is Noticing". Just rehashed obvious content.

[@Yogington]

Clickbait title.

[@SupaTee]

Brilliant content ... I was hooked throughout

[@oliverwaite5]

Great video but we could never forget Tyrone Mings. Miss him too much

[@stevebode8218]

Thanks for the excellency content dude! Subscribed

[@MrWainy21]

A really well researched and delivered summary of our rollercoaster last few years. I think we could even make a fan of you yet. Up The Villa!

[@blaineyboy___]

Great video - clearly done your homework

[@md-ps2hx]

Nicely put together clip!

[@MezzaMezz]

Great video dude! UTV

[@stevanroth]

Wow, you did your homework and for once an accurate video about this famous old historic English club. 1874 founded, and its chairman, founded the very first football league in 1888. It also has one of the most famous stands in England called the 'Holte End', recognised by all fans for its fanatical support.

[@leewilson5917]

Great vid. Cheers.

[@eyefromsky-fr1no]

Id go as far as saying hes tye second best manager in the league now klopps gone. He was formidable at seville. Ive enjoyed watching villa this season,just need more squad depth for the champions league next season. Good video from a liverpool fan

[@1307PSON]

UTV 💜💙

[@EnriqueBartulac]

Villa reminds me of Spurs in a way. Two clubs that struggled as lower mid table teams for years. Both got better under new owners and even made it to an EFL cup final. Eventually they would finish higher and higher until they qualified for the UCL. Over those years many gems would leave like Grealish at Villa and Bale at Spurs. Could Villa like Spurs consistently qualify for the UCL?

[@redx11x]

We cannot be compared to Spurs. Over the last ten years Spurs have been in the Champions league 4-5 times. That's shows a quality squad. Villa will never be able to compete financially with Spurs due to Spurs fan base and billion dollar stadium etc etc. What we do have is the best tactical manager in the league, if it wasn't for ffp and him receiving the backing to sign who he wants, then we can compete in the top 6.

[@bhvillaman4401]

​@@redx11xwere bigger than spurs mate. They don't have a European cup, the hardest trophy to win in club football.

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

Villa have won the league 7 to Spurs 4 and Villa have a European cup - Villa could also be the big club in Birmingham, second most populous city in UK... if they start doing well, that’s a lot of fans - Villa could be massive!

[@redx11x]

@@dannyboywhaa3146 Villa won those leagues in the 1800's. It's not the same as winning now. Spurs have actually won two Europa cups and got to a Champions League final. Greater London is huge compared to Birmingham. Villa need to be consistetly good for 10 years with Emery staying for that long. He can change the club if he stays.

[@jackingeneral]

@@dannyboywhaa3146 Villa are the biggest club in Birmingham already

[@sohamghose3962]

was actl a 13 game unbeaten streak in our last championship season but great video!

[@DaveysGameCorner]

Great retrospective on the last decade of the Villa. UTV!!

[@LitoLochoss]

Keep up the good content

[@pedtalkssports]

Thanks very much

[@notacasual5593]

nice vid bro

[@netsurfer007]

Ped, you know your stuff mate. Great analysis. UTV!

[@paulmersonvillalegend1192]

*Unai Emery* we absolutely love you! *Up The Villa!* 🟣🔵

[@pembahh]

Thumbnail is fire

[@AndyDakin]

Interesting research. The only thing I would question is the Diego Carlos comment as after his serious achilles injury, he has never been the same player & struggles more often than not now.

[@richardholmes8027]

We like being under the radar. We are coming back with a vengeance when others are in disarray. Utfv

[@Karma7711]

Make more of these bro

[@habzzz]

Bro.... Everyone in England knows the badge.

[@pedtalkssports]

Football goes beyond England haha

[@habzzz]

@@pedtalkssports My bad, you did say outside of England 🙌🏾

[@BALHAM69]

We shall see where they go now 😮

[@Manasinner]

Edits top ....will take you top

[@grenvillephillips6998]

Villa have flirted with the top places several times in recent decades but somehow failed to cross the line. Other clubs have done the same and Leicester even won the PL. So the question is whether it was just Villa's turn, or will they do what so many middling clubs have done, after defying the odds. I suspect that the whole structure of the PL, the demands of European qualification, and the FFP regulations, are designed to protect the big brands who attract the global audiences. If Villa can do it twice, then that will be the time to start believing that the PL is not a handicap race, for the benefit of the biggest brands.

[@InYourHeadChangedMan]

I feel bad for Remi Garde but the rot was in the club long before he became manager Micah has a lot to answer for

[@udhaydasoar8199]

Nice video! Little comment, you've got the 7 title and 7 cups text associated to the incorrect respective images. In your image, the f.a. cup is smaller in height than the old league trophy/title. Hope this makes sense and helps you going forward for your next vids!

[@pedtalkssports]

Thank you for the kind words. I wanted to associate with a trophy more people would know but I’ll keep that in mind for future videos

[@ForzaTerra89]

Emery has done amazing things. It does seem like the end of the season the team lost form and I don’t know if that’s just playing so many games, injuries, squad depth or getting found out. But when Kamara got injured we seemed a lot more frail. Likewise Diego Carlos hasn’t been the most consistent player and I wouldn’t be against selling him with Mings coming back

[@bluqy]

w vid UTV

[@RuffRides]

The defence has been far from Rock solid, other than that great video. If Emery can improve Buendia, Mings and Ramsey when they're back along with a few new guys coming in its going to be another great season

[@kenglass1980]

Stock photos are not chronologically accurate and that is tediously frustrating

[@Part-Time-Pope]

Think of what is possible with new signings, plus the return of Buendia, Mings and Kamara.

[@Joma-jq5qj]

Can you please talk about odegaard. I feel like he's not being talked about enough

[@thefilmandmusic]

Get Mings back fit … huge bonus

[@jackstringer7372]

Why Nike in the thumbnail - unreal edit tho

[@luis7737]

Ai

[@pedtalkssports]

From their old kit but thank you I will look to change it to adidas

[@MatthewGoodricke]

I support Aston Villa

[@orourkedafootball]

Steven Gerrard is the worst Aston Villa manager in my lifetime. That's quite a statement considering he has some healthy competition. I'm happy we've finally employed a maanager who knows what he's doing.

[@cluverichards6911]

Great video

[@richardmunro3911]

Aston villa will rip up the Premier league one day they are such a good club now

[@dreamingpain]

This has the writing of Leicester City all over again

[@adamsharples9522]

Decent upload but annoying showing pictures of present players when showing/discussing Gerrards tenure.

[@timboney5660]

UTV 💪🏿

[@ctuallyFactually]

People seem to not be noticing a lot

[@Salacious-Crumb]

Not sure what the nike tick is doing .. villa signed a massive deal with adidas for the first time (cant wait to see our new claret n blue adidas gear 🤤) good vid though

[@pedtalkssports]

Thank you for reminding me. I will update thumbnail and thanks for watching

[@Salacious-Crumb]

@@pedtalkssports sorry for being picky it's a great video especially for fans who don't know anything about villa and a good reminder for those who support villa how far we've come .. stay humble stay grateful and UTV

[@emilybcfc]

SOTV 💙

[@GNMbg]

@pedtalkssports I watched your video. Like me.

[@jamesbothoms6009]

I don’t get what is so startling about this tbh, the exact same scenario had happened the year previous with Newcastle. Not diminishing this years achievement at all, but it isn’t exactly without precedent. I’d argue Newcastle had a greater mountain to climb after 15 years of neglect too, rather than the false position Gerrard had a talented squad

[@juliansanchezharris5773]

I like newcastle. But lets be honest. Villa did this without the kneedeep pockets newcastles new owners had. That is what made this amazing

[@keyson1323]

Why does the Villa badge always look like Jacko in the Thriller video?

[@matthancock260]

Said no one ever

[@JustinePalmer-sj2ml]

I can't unsee that now 🤣

[@pjoseph5950]

Villa have no association with Nike! Adidas as of from next season Great content though 👌

[@JRA73]

Has Emery got MOTY?? YNWA!! ✌

[@kulejoseph8766]

trust the spanish for coaches

[@rahase156]

Ollies watkin have 19 goal 13 assist

[@CarlosParraOnate]

Greatest save of all time lol 🤣

[@redx11x]

Who is "Cornsa"

[@pedtalkssports]

I said Konsa lol

[@mrvilla9100]

So what is the scary truth nobody is noticing?

[@vailima49aston99]

UTV!

[@redmed10]

Tldr.anybody care to point out the scary truth.

[@dollyjeanstevens]

So glad we got rid of Gerard. He was kot a good man for us at all. Glad we backed Mings!

[@silvanow8768]

They’ve spent way more than £400 million it’s more like double that since the owners took over, Newcastle have spent over £400 million since they’re new owners have come in and have owned the club for a much shorter period of time

[@peterkeenan2714]

They’ve spent less than Newcastle and are not using blood money. Probably the reason Emery turned the Geordies down. He’s a man of morals

[@ellentronicmistress4969]

Do some research

[@DonJuanMair]

What is the scary truth??

[@devilsolution9781]

Theyre the second team in birmingham

[@DonJuanMair]

@@devilsolution9781 sotc

[@Vibrant_Frequencies]

​@@devilsolution9781 You bluenoses are so bitter and we love it 😂😂😂

[@user-vs1ie5nl1h]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂​@@devilsolution9781

[@jackbland3406]

Can you do a video on Eddie howe please? Maybe why he is the next best British manager since Sir Alex?🤔

[@bingevideos21]

I reported your video as soon as I saw the Messi shirt behind you !

[@dudleydyer9224]

Clicked the video, heard the accent, switched off

[@cormacoreilly7120]

I wish Villa well, we desperately need new teams to be successful in the premier league, but Emery one day in the next season or two will be fired. That is a fact. Only 3 or 4 managers in the premier league perform season in season out. Yes he has done a great job to date but when their league position drops out of the top four he'll be under serious pressure regardless of how he has performed in the past. The owners of clubs demand immediate and constant success. There are huge clubs with massive financial power putting massive pressure on Emery. He absolutely pulled it off this year, but he will not suddenly be a bad manager when other clubs pass them in the near future. Maybe he'll end up England manager?

[@user-wn3tg7gl2w]

What a daft comment!? - who the hell are you ?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-wn3tg7gl2w]

Emery is doing very well at Aston Villa because of the stature of the club, the backing of their wealthy owners, and of the loyal fanbase. I cannot see him leaving Villa at all, especially, as you state ' to become England manager'

[@sarajoolae8197]

No chance mate, he's worshipped by all at AVFC. OBVIOUSLY NOT GOT ANY VILLA FANS AS FRIENDS 😂

[@sarajoolae8197]

ARE YOU ON DRUGS???

[@sarajoolae8197]

England manager - don't crack me up why on earth would Unai want to be England manager. You are clueless

[@andydondy6444]

Gud ebening👍👍👍👍

[@grantkearney6354]

UTV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@overman2306]

Emery is too good for Aston Villa.

[@richardmunro3911]

Coutiniho was such a flop for aston villa he did nothing for aston villa

[@charityshopguitar8790]

Villa are the real sleeping giant of English football. They could be as good as Man City.

[@Scotty_AV]

You'll find Aston Villa fans in every country in the world

[@GodofMMA23]

Not to criticise your research, but where did you hear that moussa diaby was so cheap?

[@JustinePalmer-sj2ml]

He didn't say that?

[@GodofMMA23]

@@JustinePalmer-sj2ml no, he said he cost £35mil, he was only about £18mil short.........

[@GodofMMA23]

@@JustinePalmer-sj2ml it's kinda like saying in 1996 that alan shearer cost Newcastle £9mil and noone asking where he got his info from....don't worry though, I fully expect you to do your research too, realise I'm right then not reply through embarrassment....

[@JustinePalmer-sj2ml]

@@GodofMMA23 You're overthinking it. I have no intention of watching again, I'm happy to accept that I misheard!

[@GodofMMA23]

@@JustinePalmer-sj2ml honestly didn't require any overthinking, the guy said 35 and I went 'no it wasn't, it was 52'....without any need to check or Google anything. But we do need to live in a world where if people are going to create videos they might as well use facts rather than make stuff up to fit their own narrative. Otherwise all videos will become nothing more than fan fiction... people will start videos with 'remember last season when aldershot town won the premier league with Robert Downey Jr as manager and prince Charles played as a lone striker?'

[@ianvincent5069]

Villa will hit the wall next season that many clubs hit their squad will prove not big enough to juggle the league and Europe

[@mikej9017]

we played in europe this year and finished 4th

[@TheJoseph5117]

Your American!

[@pedtalkssports]

*you’re. I am also not American

[@Fuxser]

UTV

[@t2d748]

Good Ebening

[@dopeyrelaxingsounds8607]

People like to say we were fighting relegation before Emery. We were not fighting relegation but weren't far off either. Gerrard was and is a shocking coach, and whatever he was doing was the reason for our terrible form. Emery is still working with players brought to the club by Steve Bruce, Dean Smith and Gerrard.

[@bottledit5379]

We wasn’t but was only above due to goal difference. If we kept Gerrard it would off turned into a relegation battle

[@dopeyrelaxingsounds8607]

@@bottledit5379 Definitely, we kept him too long anyway.

[@Vibesman2021]

​@@bottledit5379I know what your saying but he was a you coach and the fans didn't back him. Arsenal did a similar thing to Emery. This video obviously is made to get views and all that so easy job done.

[@JustinePalmer-sj2ml]

@@Vibesman2021 It wasn't the same thing. Gerard behaved shockingly while managing Villa. He tried to publicly humiliate Mings, turned several international players completely ordinary. Said that we should be getting beaten by Chelsea, before we played them. I know things were different for Arsenal with Emery to how they are at Villa but one thing cannot be disputed and that is that he has class. Nothing he has done anywhere can be compared to Steven Gerrard. There are zero similarities between them.

[@joystickmedia1769]

Outside of England nobody knows who Villa is? 🤣🤣🤣 behave yourself

[@christophirelad9636]

Ur names joystick.. people probs think that about your streaming you keep trying to promote... no one knows you outside your bedroon

[@joystickmedia1769]

@@christophirelad9636 you’ve just made up a A load of gibberish haven’t you… I’ll assume based on your propensity to make assumptions your the creator on an alt account. 🤡🤡🤡

[@SebulReath]

You clearly know who they are because you bothered to comment. 😂

[@joystickmedia1769]

@@SebulReath you’re not very clever are you…

[@pedtalkssports]

Wasn’t meant as disrespect! The game is global and many don’t know the clubs outside the traditional top 6. That was the point of the video, to outline how big and historical Aston Villa are

[@OliNorwell]

Good video but I feel somewhat cheated by the title. Nothing about Villa is SCARY. And, yeah everyone knows Villa are good these days. You'll get clicks and views with this tactic, but you won't get respect. The upvote to view ratio is confirmation of this. My advice - keep creating the good content, leave it off with the nonsense clickbait titles.

[@kazsangha18]

Sleeping Giants

[@bhvillaman4401]

The greatest save of all time belongs to gordon banks not dibu

[@JoeBlazing]

Hey piggy piggy piggy 😂

[@jbpierce4776]

I'm willing to bet that they don't make it out of the group stages of the Champions League next season.

[@lilbaz8073]

They will. It's a new format. 24 teams go through out of 36.

[@sarajoolae8197]

Don't pay that comment any mind. Probably a bitter blue nose💩

[@sarajoolae8197]

WILD GUESS - BCFC FAN BY ANY CHANCE 💩 😂💩

[@StreetRider-iz7tg]

Scary truth?? What’s fckin scary about any of this? Clickbait bs

[@dylanparker130]

This is deeply unfair assessment of Gerrard's stint. Yes, he "got the players he wanted", but his key signing (Diego Carlos, who was brought in to replace Tyrone Mings) injured his Achilles in his debut. Not to mention, Lucas Digne made it public after signing that he had not wanted to leave Everton. Everyone forgets that it was Gerrard, not Emery, who converted Watkins from a winger to a Centre-Forward.

[@hyro1376]

Wtf are you talking about? 😂😂😂 Watkins played centre forward before villa even bought him

[@dylanparker130]

@@hyro1376 When Gerrard was fired, Villa put a Caretaker manager in charge for one game. I forget who it was but they put Watkins out wide, and Villa got a good result. All you saw on the footy forums was Villa fans exclaiming that they'd been demanding Watkins to play in his natural wide position.

[@hyro1376]

@@dylanparker130 great. That doesn't change the fact Watkins was playing as a striker at Brentford. It was not Gerrard who converted him into one

[@dylanparker130]

@@hyro1376 Well he was playing wide for Villa before Gerrard joined. Villa fans were constantly complaining that Gerrard was flogging a dead horse by putting Watkins upfront.

[@dylanparker130]

@@hyro1376 Watkins used to miss easy chance after easy chance under Gerrard. Fans hammered Gerrard for it. Emery takes over, Watkins starts scoring those chances, and everyone praises Emery. Reminiscent of the Toshack's tenure as Wales boss. Brought all the kids into the team, and they struggled to get results. Toshack's successor was the beneficiary.

[@adamplayz417]

Villa have literally copied Newcastle season 1 survived relegation season 2 champions league

[@BVking509]

This 🤡 forgot to mention that Villa only stayed up because they turned off there Goal Line Technology so they stole a point, sending Bournemouth down.

[@wonderfullife3108]

So what's the "scary truth" that "nobody is noticing"? , . Pretty dull video with nothing the average PL fan wouldn't know already.

[@pedtalkssports]

Well good thing football goes behind the premier league. It’s an international sport. A lot of people don’t know how big Aston Villa are and how Emery turned them around

[@wonderfullife3108]

It's just the click bait that gets annoying. ' Scary truth" is for videos about secret paedophile rings not about a football team having a better than expected season - that happens and it's not scary.

[@danielgreen7370]

The scary truth.....then just goes on to relay known facts

[@Villa006]

UTV 🟣🔵