{"id":294634,"date":"2023-11-08T17:24:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294634"},"modified":"2023-11-08T17:24:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:24:19","slug":"john-mcginn-challenges-aston-villa-to-claim-silverware-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/john-mcginn-challenges-aston-villa-to-claim-silverware-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"John McGinn challenges Aston Villa to claim silverware this season"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>John McGinn challenges Aston Villa &#8216;break the spell&#8217; and claim silverware this season&#8230; with the\u00a0Villans&#8217; trophy drought stretching back to the League Cup in 1996<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>McGinn claimed Aston Villa have three chances to end their drought this season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Unai Emery&#8217;s side are seen as one of the Europa Conference League favourites<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Sutton tells all on the hardest day of his career &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John McGinn has challenged Aston Villa to end a run of nearly three decades without silverware by lifting a trophy this season.<\/p>\n<p>Villa face AZ Alkmaar in the Europa Conference League on Thursday knowing a win will virtually seal their place in the knockout stages. But they are still some way from breaking a duck that has lasted since Brian Little\u2019s team claimed the League Cup in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>McGinn said: \u2018We have three opportunities (Premier League, FA Cup and Conference League) to break that spell of Aston Villa teams not having any silverware.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It&#8217;s one we&#8217;re aspiring to be part of, hopefully at the end of the season we can be proud of something we&#8217;ve done and write our names in the history books.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Each player has their own ambitions and dreams. There&#8217;s still a lot of work to do but the ambition and goal is to lift a trophy at the end of the season.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/16\/77563491-12725917-image-a-108_1699460816079.jpg\" height=\"457\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>John McGinn challenged Aston Villa to win silverware this season and end a trophy drought<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/16\/77563761-12725917-image-m-112_1699461246069.jpg\" height=\"804\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa&#8217;s last trophy came under Brian Little when they lifted the League Cup in 1996<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/16\/77563547-12725917-image-a-109_1699460898142.jpg\" height=\"469\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery&#8217;s side are among the favourites to win the Europa Conference League this season<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Villa\u2019s march up the Premier League table was halted last Sunday when Forest sent Unai Emery\u2019s side to only their third defeat in the competition this season.<\/p>\n<p>That result has left Emery uncertain who to pick for the Villa Park clash with Alkmaar, who Villa despatched 4-1 in Holland two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Though midfielder Jacob Ramsey will not be ready for this encounter, Emery is hopeful he will be close to returning by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>Emery said: \u2018After the international break I think he will be able more or less to train with his team-mates and try to be close to returning to the squad for matches.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12725917\/John-McGinn-challenges-Aston-Villa-trophy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>John McGinn challenges Aston Villa &#8216;break the spell&#8217; 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