Villa's rise to the top of the league table with Arsenal and Liverpool this season is considered to be a strong contender for the title. However, Man Utd star Gary Willy predicted that Villa's "formulaic style of play" is about to explode, and that it would take a miracle to win the Premier League title, or even make it to the top four.
Villa need to play smarter, more and more teams will defend against them, Amélie need to find a more creative way to break the density, they play very formulaic, it's hard to break the defense against a well-organized team," said Gallieni Vili. I think Villa is a good team, if they finish 5th, it will be a very good result, but it will take a miracle for them to get into the top 4, I think Villa will slowly fall behind in the race for the last UEFA Europa League spot."