00:00Aston Villa's defeat to 10-man Brentford felt more like a missed opportunity, it felt
00:07like a moment of clarity, the point of which a genuine title charge slips into something
00:11more realistic and far more fragile.
00:14You know, MRA's consistently played down Villa's involvement at the top end of the
00:18table, but losing at home to a side reduced to 10 men makes that caution impossible to
00:23ignore.
00:24These are the games title contenders find a way to win, even when the performance is
00:29not fluent.
00:31The frustration surrounding the disallowed Tammy Abraham goal and the length of the VAR check
00:36only added to the sense of irritation, but it should not disguise the bigger issue.
00:42Villa had ample time, numerical advantage and chances to respond, yet struggled to break
00:46down a well-organised defence.
00:50Even with attacking reinforcements on the pitch, the cutting edge never quite arrived.
00:55The gap to the leaders has grown uncomfortable, while the chase from behind is becoming more
01:00intense.
01:01The season that once carried talk of something historic is now threatening to become one of
01:06consolidation rather than breakthrough.
01:09Villa's challenge may not be mathematically over, but psychologically it feels like a line
01:13has been crossed.
01:15From here the priority looks less about chasing the summit and more about protecting a place
01:20among the elite and ensuring that this season still ends as a success rather than a tantalising
01:27near miss.
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