Wetin dey happen for Aston Villa camp? The English Premier League club don collect serious wotowoto from fans and social media users after dem release AI-generated video for dia Europa League quarter-final match against Bologna.
Na for Wednesday night Villa post the video wey show lion wey dey enter Bologna city to face knight wey represent the Italian side. The match na first leg of Europa League quarter-final wey go hold at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on Thursday.
But fans no gree at all. Dem dey vex say why club wey get plenty money go dey use AI instead of paying real graphic designers to do the work. One fan write for social media say “Can we go back to using real artists, please, thanks.” Another one yarn say “Using AI is disgusting – pay people to make stuff.”
People dey call the video “horrendous” and “AI slop” for the replies. The thing pain fans because Villa na big Premier League club wey get plenty funds and reach. Dem fit easily hire graphic designer any time dem want.
This Europa League match na serious one. Bologna dey enter the game with club-record 11-game unbeaten run for European competition. Dem reach quarterfinals after dramatic 5-4 aggregate win over Roma wey require extra time for second leg.
For Villa side, Unai Emery dey carry four Europa League titles as manager enter this two-legged tie. Villa don win seven straight Europa League matches, including 3-0 aggregate victory over Lille for round of 16.
These two teams don meet two times before and Villa win both matches. The last time dem meet for September, Villa beat Bologna for Villa Park. Now dem go face again for Italy.
Bologna dey eighth for Serie A and just score 2-1 road win at Cremonese. Villa dey sixth for Premier League and just win 2-0 at home against West Ham.
Many organisations don begin dey use AI for their social media work, but fans no dey like am. Villa fans hope say dem go learn from this mistake and go back to using real artists.
The match go start 12:30 a.m. IST on Friday, April 10. For Nigeria, you fit watch am live on SuperSport. UK fans fit watch on TNT Sports UK, while US fans go use Paramount+ and TUDN services.
Villa go land £3million if dem beat Bologna over two legs and reach Europa League semi-finals. That money no be small thing, but fans dey ask why dem no fit use small part of am pay graphic designers.
This AI video matter don show how fans dey react to clubs wey dey cut corners. For football world wey dey full of passion and tradition, fans want real human touch, not computer-generated content.
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