Well, here we are after a far from entertaining, lifele s and lackluster second city derby ended 0-0. As an Aston Villa fan it speaks volumes for the way things are going at the moment, and perhaps how our fortunes will pan out over the next season.Houllier has Jake Elliott Jersey inherited some outstanding players to work with. I look at young talents like Ashley Young, Stewart Downing and Mark Albrighton and combine them with the experience of Stylian Petrov, Brad Friedel and Richard Dunne and think that we always have a chance against any opponent in the Premier League. It now seems however that we are blunt, deflated and quickly running out of ideas. The 0-0 draw with Birmingham optimizing such thoughts T.J. Edwards Jersey . 3 (yes 3) attempts on target at home for me is simply awful in comparison to the 6 attempts that Birmingham produced Andre Dillard Jersey . Similarly, to only force one corner in 93 minutes suggests that perhaps we are not clicking. Take nothing away from Birmingham, they defended well and limited our chances in front of goal, but to play in such a manner at Home I just do not think is good enough. The next month or so will see Villa face the likes of Fulham (A), Blackpool (H), Man Utd and Arsenal (H) and Liverpool (A). If Houllier decides that recent results have been satisfactory and that Villas style of play has been effective then I cannot see Villa taking Miles Sanders Jersey more than 4 points from these 4 games. Lets hope that my analytical skills as a Villa fan are quite wrong! The Premier League table is very tight at the moment, with 3 points separating 9th and 19th place. I would hate to see Villa return to the days of David ODreary; that Jalen Reagor Jersey is settling for a place in the middle/bottom half of the table. The once evident gulf in cla s between Premier League teams is slowly changing (perhaps with the exception of Chelsea), and lets hope that Gerard Houlliers negative style of play changes with it! Only time will tellwww.dhpremiership.blogspot.com