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Brad Guzan understands why Aston Villa fans are so frustrated with their struggles - because he feels exactly the same.

The USA goalkeeper was signed midway through the Martin O’Neill era when Villa were regular top-six finishers however times have changed over the past four seasons.

With a significantly reduced budget Villa have struggled to achieve the previous heights that Guzan, then an understudy stopper, witnessed during his early years at the club.

Flirtations with relegation have followed and the fans continue to demand more.

Speaking about sharing the high expectation levels with the club’s supporters, Guzan said:

“What has always been exciting about Villa fans is that they always want the best.

“I like that they’re always positive by saying that we are a bigger club (than our opponents) and that we should be getting better results, which I agree.

“At the same time it is very difficult.

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“The Premier League has changed so much over the years. It’s so competitive from top to bottom.

“For me that’s why it’s the best competition in the world.

“We know we have the ability to win games, whether it’s a top team or a bottom team.

“It’s just all about on the day getting three points.

“You just need more players on the day to be on the same page and have good games.

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“When you have more players who have good games than not, normally good results come on the back of that.”

The recent win over Crystal Palace helped ease some of the pressure on the team and manager Paul Lambert.

Before the victory the claret and blues had gone nine games without a win and were in danger of slipping into the bottom three.

However now they are sitting in a healthy-looking 12th place with big games against struggling Leicester City and Albion on the horizon.