Aston Villa (A) | PL | Post-Match Thread

[Fordyboy46]

Dickhead.

I'm being sarcastic, so why not bring him on then, it's not like he's played many minutes so far this season. If he doesn't start against Sevilla it will seem an even more strange decision

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

There is legitimate criticism, and then there is the arrogance that consists in believing that we should — indeed, have a divine right — to be winning every match. I want no part of that. Sure, we want to win every match. Being an adult involves knowing that you can't always get what you want.
Along with most neutral observers, we legitimately expected to win a match against a team in or around the relegation zone. It didn't happen, because that's football. And it's what disproves the silly comments by opposition supporters, which were flying around as recently as Wednesday evening at 9.30 p.m., that City are turning the EPL into something resembling the French league or the German one.
We actually could have lost that match yesterday. Think about that. What I will admit is irritating is that, over and over and over, the opposition score with one or at the most two shots on target. I don't understand this. We are almost never battered by other teams. We were only battered by Arsenal in the away game last season and I would have accepted a defeat. When we took the three points I felt, that's a team that wins championships.
By the way, we're six matches in out of thirty-eight, and we're sitting in second place. Our two most serious rivals of recent years are both stuttering, worse than us.
We need to improve, for sure. In the cold light of day, I'll take this situation. The real test comes next weekend. We need to beat Spurs, because beating top four or top six clubs is nearly always what finally determines the destination of the trophy.

 

[Phil1]

I'm being sarcastic, so why not bring him on then, it's not like he's played many minutes so far this season. If he doesn't start against Sevilla it will seem an even more strange decision

I don’t think you’re bright enough to be sarcastic.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I thought both teams contributed to an entertaining game. We had our chances when 1 nil up to finish the game off and didn’t take them.

A bit like Palace and Newcastle at times, Villa have done their homework to close down Rodri’s passing options, so a fit Phillips might have helped us to keep control of the game (alongside Rodri) IMHO.

 

[Tolmie scores]

Bluemoon is a democracy and everyone is allowed to have a opinion regardless of

It wouldn’t be a different story though because if you took Haaland away we would adapt like we’ve always done and still find ways to score like we’ve always done.

The overreaction to this game is odd.
Bear in mind this is Peps best start to a season with us so far.

Always going to happen, plag with a trad CF and you sacrifice a lot of overlap options and runners from deep. We scored a shit load of goals that way. Be interesting to compare team talllies at end of season. I reckon not much different apart from having a 40 goal player

 

[Tolmie scores]

I thought both teams contributed to an entertaining game. We had our chances when 1 nil up to finish the game off and didn’t take them.

A bit like Palace and Newcastle at times, Villa have done their homework to close down Rodri’s passing options, so a fit Phillips might have helped us to keep control of the game (alongside Rodri) IMHO.

Fair play to Ashley Young. Quite a performance for someone who is 37.

He is a top prifessional. Never seems like a prima dona i know he's a rag and all that..but as a player he is still very good at what he does..and is capable of changing roles from attacjer in his youth to an out and out old fashioned FB ..well done to him

 

[waspish]

Villa supporters were doing cart wheels with that draw supposed it was like Us when we were the only team to beat Chelsea one season..

 

[Northerndave]

Not our finest, we looked sloppy at times and we were pulled back by a quality villa goal. I'll take the draw though.

Peps weird sub policy was back on show again.

Maybe the best thing to come out of this is to calm the BM wankers who were declaring this version of the squad as the best ever after getting giddy after the Palace/Florist games.

No team wins the title playing like we did last week all the time. These games and getting points from them are just as important.

 

[waspish]

Watching foden constantly pass backwards was beyond frustrating, Ashley Young had him on toast, can’t remember a good game from foden it’s been that long.
Walker can not pass so why is he been asked to, how can the management collectively think gundogan has 90 mins in his legs. Strange decisions today.

Every player who has played that position under pep does the exact same thing

 

[Bluearmy]

Pep's sysrem needs one touch only in central positions. Risky ball carrying centrally. As you have your full backs often level with play. Bombing on..lose the ball centrally you are fked. Messi is a freak of a player and rightly the exception to the rule

Dont disagree, but with a proper CF now do we need to tinker with it to some degree? Be interesting to see how it plays out over the coming months