Every month, Aston Villa conducts a Goal of the Month contest. And the winner for October was ... nobody!
Aston Villa cancel Goal of the Month contest because they didn’t score one
You can’t have a best goal without a goal.
Jamie McDonald
The club had to cancel the contest because Villa did not score a single goal in the month. They had a 547-minute drought that began on September 13 and continued until November 2. Without a goal in the month of October, they couldn’t conduct much of a contest.
But as much fun as a Goal of the Month contest could be, an Almost Goal of the Month contest would be even better. Anyone can kick the ball in the net -- well, anyone except for Villa -- but consider how difficult it must be to repeatedly shoot at the goal and never score. It’s almost more skillful not to score for that long so congratulations, Aston Villa.
On the plus side, Villa aren't the only ones excelling in not scoring. Burnley also only have five goals this season so they have company in The "We're Not Even Quite Sure Which Direction the Goal Is" Club.
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