Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard says this season has been an under-achievement.
Following a poor start to the campaign under Dean Smith, Villa threatened to push for European qualification after Gerrard’s appointment produced an upturn in form and results. But that has plateaued in recent weeks and last week’s win over Norwich was their first in six Premier League games. Now Gerrard insists he wants to end the season well in their remaining five games.
“We want to finish in a place where we can be satisfied – I don’t think we’re going to be happy or celebrating anything this season because the team, from the beginning of the season to now, has underachieved,” he told the club’s official website ahead of this weekend’s visit to Burnley. “In the remaining games, it’s about putting ourselves in a place that we can go and build on.
