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HOW did Spurs do this to Villa!? | De Zerbi MASTERCLASS | Aston Villa 1-2 Spurs
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Spurs went to Villa Park and strangled fifth-placed Aston Villa for 45 minutes. Villa's first-half xG: 0.00. The Originals panel reacts to a 2–1 win that flattered Villa, and asks the question every Spurs fan is wondering: has Roberto De Zerbi actually fixed us?
Jim is joined by Johnny (Dublin), Si (Switzerland), Stu (Dubai) and DJ (San Francisco) for a full-house panel reaction to Aston Villa 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur from 03 May 2026. We dig into why the data behind the De Zerbi era backs up the four results — xG against has nearly halved (1.59 → 0.88 per game), Spurs are pressing harder than Frank's *or* Tudor's sides, and the back four did 16 of 28 progressive passes against Villa. We unpack Pedro Porro's launching role, Van de Ven's 100% progressive passing, Joao Palhinha's transformation under De Zerbi, Conor Gallagher's record-breaking 13.34km performance, and Richarlison's redemption season.
Plus — your questions answered. The Roberto-wan-Kenobi question, who might stay if we survive, whether De Zerbi gives us more pull in the transfer window despite no European football, the Maddison-vs-Leeds debate, and the listener question that reframes everything: is this actually the best pre-pre-season a new manager could ask for?
Even Johnny's almost ready to believe. DJ's already convinced. Si's eaten his hat over Richarlison and Stu applauds Kinsky. And there's a discussion at the end of the Aston Villa rotation conspiracy that's getting a worrying amount of traction online.
Chapters:
00:00 — Villa's first-half xG was 0.00
02:00 — Are we allowed to believe again?
13:00 — The data: has De Zerbi actually fixed it?
25:00 — Villa Park: the masterclass
37:00 — The lads who look like different players (Gallagher, Kinsky, Richarlison, Bentancur, Van de Ven)
45:00 — Stu's warning section
51:00 — Listener questions: transfer window, players staying, Archie Gray, Maddison
57:00 — Predictions for Leeds + listener question of the week
58:30 — Outro: and to the OhSo33 crew, keep it lily-white
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