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Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has told his players to shove the doubts down the critics' throats by staying in the Premier League.. Boss Dean Smith believes Aston Villa will beat the drop on survival Sunday. Villa are out of the Premier League's relegation zone on goal difference. We did group sessions. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.DEAN SMITH’S return to Premier League football will be tinged with sadness.The Aston Villa boss takes his relegation-threatened side back into action against Sheffield United tomorrow as they host the beginning of Project Restart following football’s lengthy Covid-19 lockdown.But the enforced break from the game coincided with the death of the But he opened up for the first time on losing him — and admitted his family had to wear full personal protective equipment to be with him as he passed away.Life-long Villa fan Ron died last month aged 79, after testing positive for coronavirus four weeks before.He was also a steward at Villa Park for 25 years and passed on his love for the club to his sons.As well as being a regular at home games, Ron was also there to witness Villa winning the European Cup in Rotterdam in 1982.Smith said: “He was in the care home when he contracted coronavirus.“But he was asymptomatic and then, three days later, we had a call to say that he had been taken to hospital by paramedics.“It was tough for my mum because she couldn’t see him for 11 weeks.“But he ended up coming out to a nursing home and we were allowed to go and see him in our full PPE at the moment he passed.“The timing is never good to lose a parent, but he’s probably in a better place now because he hadn’t been well for a long time.“So it was one of those things you have to deal with.”Smith spoke about his father after winning promotion to the Premier League last year in the Championship Play-off final against Then he said: “Dad suffers from dementia. The plans have not disappointed me, it is the results that have disappointed me.“We have played three of the top eight. Dean Smith has urged Aston Villa to grab their chance of survival.. Villa are out of the Premier League drop zone on goal difference ahead of Sunday's final-day trip to West Ham. That is us.”Smith can just about raise a smile when it is put to him.“It is always about that balance,” he says.

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This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. If everyone can stay together, Smith still believes so.“One of the biggest reasons that we were promoted was because of the togetherness at the club, the staff, the players and the supporters. We got their input. Trezeguet upgrade. 1 NEWS DAY GET THE LATEST INTERNATIONAL AND POLITICAL NEWS. We looked at the two best teams in the league, Manchester City and Liverpool. I have said to the players that I have had enough of losing.All materials on this site are taken from open sources - have a link back to the material on the Internet or sent by visitors to the site and are provided for informational purposes only. But chances were not taken and Smith’s side had only a couple of points to show for all their hard work.“It can get lost because you are not winning games,” he admits.“The performances have been at a level that is better than before the pandemic. That has to be the same now.“We have not got supporters in the stadium but we feel their support. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed Dean Smith spoke about his father after winning promotion to the Premier League last yearPremier League ‘set to restart on 17 June with Arsenal clash at Man City and Aston Villa vs Sheff Utd with 1 August end’ I can see from the look in the players’ eyes that they are ready for this.”As for Smith himself, he has always insisted that the emotions that come with him coaching the team that he supported as a boy were more difficulty for his family than for him.He still recalls how his brother went quiet, perhaps worried about the travails that lay ahead, when told that he would be the new Aston Villa boss.But Smith remains determined to enjoy this. © 2019 Все права защищены. I told him the next time I come to see him I’ll be a Premier League manager, and he smiled.”Smith admitted his dad’s condition was no better ahead of the Carabao Cup final 2-1 loss to Manchester City.He said in February: “I’m not sure I’ve seen his eyes open for the last month or two.Ron was often in charge of taking former chairman Sir Doug Ellis to his seat in the Trinity Stand.But Smith knows he must now focus on trying to lead Villa to Premier League safety in crucial games that will be played at stadiums with no fans allowed.Villa slipped into the bottom three and were preparing for a tough game against Chelsea when the coronavirus struck.Smith has been given a lift by the return to action of Scotland midfielder John McGinn, now recovered from a broken ankle suffered against Southampton just before Christmas.But the Villa boss hinted that McGinn may not be in the starting XI against the Blades.“It’s easy for me to go and throw him straight into the battle, knowing the sort of lad he is — but the players have had 14 weeks without a game.“You’ve got to build up relationships within that team to have a tight team spirit.“Getting McGinn back is one of the benefits we’ve had during this pandemic and the pause in the season.“He’s a top player but also a top character in that dressing room and gives everyone a boost by being the person he is.” Georgina Rodriguez shows off incredible figure while on yacht with Ronaldo Chelsea 'offer Batshuayi and Barkley as part of £80m Declan Rice swap transfer' Sports fans can return to stadiums next month as lockdown measures ease further Aubameyang pays for 7-a-side kickabout in Italy & gives team Arsenal kit Willian to earn MORE than Aubameyang on £220k a week & only Ozil earning more©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No.