Aston Villa’s rebirth: From crisis to contention, but can it last?

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For a brief and turbulent spell at the start of the season, it appeared as though Aston Villa’s rise under Unai Emery, which had seen the club reach the European spots three years in a row,  had reached its zenith. Four Premier League matches passed without a goal, five without a victory, and the uneasy murmurings around Villa Park grew into something close to agitation. After nearly three years of steady progress, some supporters began to question whether the Emery project…