Rotterdam, Netherlands – E don set as Aston Villa dey prepare to test their new vibes when dem face Feyenoord for De Kuip Stadium. This place be like home to old school fans wey sabi as Villa collect European Cup for there back in 1982 (abi na you sef dey feel the nostalgia?).
Feyenoord don dey top their Eredivisie table, as dem don collect seven wins from ten games. No wahala for Robin Van Persie, wey just take over the gaffer role for February. Dem only gree lose once for Champions League; Fenerbahce carry dem waka, but for league matter, na dem dey shine like new pin.
Unai Emery, Aston Villa coach, don finally start to find correct groove for him boys, after dem don chop two home win back-to-back. “We dey improve and our structure dey get better,” na wetin him talk as fans dey ginger am. Their last game wey to be Fulham, dem land 3-1 victory. (E look like say dem don finally gel.)
Feyenoord don do small warm-up as dem start season with large squad and dey target knock-out stage for Europa League. Though dem lose first match against Braga, Robin sabi wetin he dey do as him go still rest some key players for that one.
Dem sabi say De Kuip na place of big memories for Villa. E be like pilgrimage for fans every time dem dey waka come this ground. Van Persie don dey show say him sabi coach as him boys dey play solid football and dey hardly concede goals. Side-eye for Braga game, no be dem fault, na because he try different forward line.
One player wey fans dey watch out for na Anis Hadj Moussa, wey dey dribble like say him don chop 10 bags of gary! Ayase Ueda no be small player too; him na top scorer for Eredivisie with six goals, so Villa need sharp eyes to mark am. On the other hand, Villa self dey bring their own chances with players like John McGinn wey gree say him go fit play despite small injury from Fulham game.
Game go kick off for 20:00 BST, so prepare your popcorn as dem dey show am live for TNT Sports. With Feyenoord dey shine at home and Villa don dey find fire, na who go carry the day? We fit just see small draw like 1-1, but na football be this; every game get its own story.
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