By the stop,Tim Sherwood could reflect on a match he must hope will have therapeutic effects for a struggling team. Aston Villa still have plenty of imperfections but their improvement in the second half, when Jack Grealish’s introduction gave them a much more stylish ogle, and made them worthy winners and the result should soothe the pressure on the manager at a time when his tenure was coming under increasing scrutiny.
Sherwood’s acceptance that his initial strategy was not working was certainly fundamental to the victory because it was not just Grealish’s arrival at half-time that made a crucial disagreement. Jordan Ayew was also brought on at the same time and the shift in personnel brought an almost immediate lift. Rudy Gestede headed in the decisive goal and the match ended in raucous celebrations for the domestic crowd,in stark contrast to the loud boos that followed the Villa players off the pitch at half-time.
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Source: theguardian.com