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The opponent of Aston Villa's first Premier League game is one of the big six strong teams.

To be honest.

Neither the head coach Dean Smith nor the Villa players have much confidence in this game.

Moreover!

It is an away game, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of winning.

So in the pre-match tactical deployment, Dean Smith is basically defensive. In Dean Smith's view, it is acceptable to get a draw in Tottenham's away game.

In the last period before the season, Aston Villa's club management is actually facing huge pressure.

Because Xia Yuan's performance in the Championship League last season was quite amazing, this naturally attracted the attention of many wealthy clubs.

In fact, since the opening of the summer transfer window, many wealthy teams have made offers for Xia Yuan.

Although Aston Villa's sports director Pitachi has made it clear that Xia Yuan is not for sale, the enthusiasm of the wealthy clubs cannot be resisted.

The latest offer for Xia Yuan has reached 70 million euros.

To be honest.

Spending 70 million euros to introduce a 17-year-old player is too risky!

But Manchester City, which is not short of money, seems to be very optimistic about Xia Yuan's future.

Despite this, sports director Pitachi rejected Manchester City's offer again.

Time flies.

The first game of the new Premier League season is about to come.

Xiaguo.

In order to obtain the broadcasting rights of the Premier League and the Europa League, the Douyin short video platform spent 300 million euros and 100 million euros respectively to obtain the copyright.

However, Douyin is not the exclusive copyright. As the largest sports website in Xiaguo, Dongqiu.com also has the copyright to broadcast the Premier League and the Europa League in the new season.

August 10, 2019.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa pre-match press conference.

The current Tottenham head coach is the Argentine coach Pochettino. In the interview with reporters, Pochettino expressed his confidence in this game.

"We can't wait to participate in the new season. Last season, Tottenham finished fourth in the league. This season, the board's goal is to win the Premier League championship. This is not an easy task, but I believe that Tottenham's players will be in the best condition to face the game against Villa."

A reporter from Birmingham Sports raised his hand and asked Pochettino: "Mr. Pochettino, do you think Aston Villa can pose a threat to Tottenham's goal in tomorrow's game?"

Pochettino shrugged his shoulders and responded confidently to this question: "As we all know, Villa performed very well last season. They not only won the Championship, but also won the FA Cup. They are a strong opponent, but I believe that the winner is still Tottenham."

Then, as the captain of Tottenham, Hugo Lloris also expressed his views.

"We will let Villa feel the terror of the Premier League, and the team will win the opening of the new season."

Both Pochettino and captain Hugo Lloris seem to be full of confidence in winning tomorrow night.

When the Tottenham coach and player representatives finished the press conference, Aston Villa coach Dean Smith and player representative Xia Yuan, who were playing away, also came to the scene.

"Mr. Dean Smith, first of all, congratulations on your entry into the Premier League, but the opponent you face in the first round of the new season is the powerful Tottenham. Do you think your team can get out of the away game unscathed?" A reporter from Sky Sports asked.

"Tottenham performed very well last season. They made it to the top four of the Premier League and also made it to the Champions League final. It was a pity that they lost to Liverpool 0-2 in the final, but this is enough to show how strong Tottenham is."

"Whether it is Harry Kane or Son Heung-min, they are both world-class stars. In tomorrow's game, Aston Villa will focus on the defensive end."

Then, the Sky Sports reporter asked Xia Yuan again: "Xia, this is your first time to participate in the Premier League. Are you confident that you can help Villa successfully avoid relegation?"

After hearing the question from the Sky Sports reporter, Xia Yuan was stunned at first, and then slowly said, "Against relegation?"

"Sorry, I don't think Aston Villa is a relegation team. I will try my best to help the team reach the top four of the Premier League."

When Xia Yuan finished this sentence, the reporters in the audience

A smile appeared, a contemptuous smile.

"You mean you want to lead Aston Villa into the top four of the Premier League? Xia, although confidence is a good thing, the Premier League is not the Championship. With your current strength of Aston Villa, it is almost impossible to get into the top four." The Sky Sports reporter continued.

Xia Yuan did not want to argue with a reporter. He knew that football is kicked with feet, not with mouths.

"Wait and see."

After Xia Yuan said this, he and coach Dean Smith left the press conference.

On the way back to the hotel, Dean Smith patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Xia, do you really believe that our team can get into the top four of the Premier League after the season?"

Xia Yuan nodded.

"Of course, coach, don't you have confidence?"

Xia Yuan's rhetorical question caught Dean Smith off guard, and the latter could only end the conversation with an awkward smile.

To be honest.

Dean Smith really doesn't believe that Aston Villa will make it to the top four of the Premier League after the season.

As the Sky Sports reporter said, the Premier League and the Championship League are completely incomparable, although Villa is killing all the opponents in the Championship League.

However, there are too many strong teams in the Premier League. In addition to the well-known big 6, there are also mid-level teams such as Leicester City, Wolves, Everton, Newcastle United, and West Ham United.

Moreover, Aston Villa will play in the Europa League this season, plus the League Cup and FA Cup...

In Dean Smith's view, Aston Villa can successfully avoid relegation after the end of the season.

As for the top four?

Dean Smith has never expected it!

The next day.

At around six o'clock in the afternoon, there were already crowds of people around Tottenham's home stadium.

Half an hour later, the buses of Tottenham and Villa arrived at the stadium one after another. After the two teams conducted 15 minutes of warm-up training, they returned to the locker room.

At seven o'clock, Xia Guo, in the Douyin short video live broadcast room.

The well-known commentator Huang Jianxiang began his commentary on the new platform.

"Welcome Douyin fans to watch the first round of the Premier League in 2019-2020, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Aston Villa at home!"