Aston Villa fans have been discussing Ashley Young’s time as a Villa player on Twitter.
This comes after the official Villa Twitter page shared a post on their page revealing the 13-year anniversary of Ashley Young’s arrival at the club.
The post also included a video compilation from @premierleague of some of Young’s goals for the club.
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This post then gathered a number of replies from Villa fans who were keen to share their thoughts and memories of Young.
Here’s a sample of Villa fans responding to the post:
Definitely played all his best games for us – we have missed his crosses since he left.
— D?? (@villanonabike) January 23, 2020
Sometimes you forget how good some of these guys were, mind you I do remember Young getting stick from some sections of the crowd for being idle etc, Villa supporters eh?
— john clark (@john17_clark) January 23, 2020
We need to find another 2007 Ashley Young
— Villan’s Opinions (@VillansOpinions) January 23, 2020
The winger made 190 appearances for Villa during his time at Villa Park, scoring 37 goals and picking up 59 assists along the way (per Transfermarkt). Now that this post has emerged reminding fans of the anniversary of Young’s Villa arrival, a lot of fans have been sharing their fond memories of the Englishman.
What a player
— ? ?? ?? ?? (@ln1982) January 23, 2020
He was class for us. And he was valued by the fans. I think he was mostly misused and undervalued at UTD.
— Luke Mason (@LukeMas93875486) January 23, 2020
Fantastic player – wish he had never left
— Paul Williams (@PippyPants8) January 23, 2020
What do we think?
Even after almost nine years since his departure from Villa to Manchester United, it’s nice to see so many Villa fans still speaking favourably about Young.