Aston Villa (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Gordyola]

Pep tries too much magic tricks. Akanji hybrid role. Lewis being retrained as a midfielder after coming through as RB from youth team. Alvarez as an attacking number 8. Gvardiol as an LB after he was star CB for Leipzig for 2 years.
Walker RB as first name on the teamsheet despite his importance was getting lesser and lesser as per last season.

really interested to see the game between Emery and Arteta on saturday, how different it will be tactically, cannot see Villa do to Arteta what Pep allowed them.

still hoping a Villa win, even if that keeps them ahead of us.

Arteta won’t have the core of his team missing He lost his CH last season and they went to pieces

 

[Bluearmy]

Always thought Kovacic was a weak signing. Couldn't hold down a place at last 2 clubs and simply doesn't have the guile nor the creativity required for this squad. Technically good and a decent engine.
Belongs in Seria A

He’s our best option to play with rodri. Im not saying he’s great but the rest are worse!! He’s played 36 mins in the last 4 games against Chelsea/Liverpool/Spuds/Villa and we've been wide open without him, suicide football. I’d go with him and Rodri and also stop this Alvarez/Haaland experiment, it doesnt work.

 

[Bluefen]

Cant't remember the last time we were so comprhensively outplayed , Villa were good but we are threadbare at the moment , we usually have a couple of game changers on the bench togight we had nowt , the subs tonight made us far worse.Would excuse Oscar Bob he showed some nice touches in a struggling team ,

Southampton Carabao Cup ?

 

[argyle]

Gvardiol will get chastised on here but he is being hung out to dry by Pep in my opinion. Never a left back, being played out of position week in week out.

So why did the club buy him? He wasn't needed. A left back was needed.

Phillips, Kovacic, Nunes and Gvardiol. Bizarre buys.

Club is on spice when it comes to transfers at the moment.

 

[cleavers]

Stones Dias Gvardiol Ake

Just a standard back four for the one game please Pep if you’re reading this pal.

Not for me, Stones is no more RB than DM.

Walker Dias Stones Ake

Walker is being fucked about as much as Gvariol for me, I'd still play him, but at CB. The reason he's not a LB is how slow he is turning, at CB that's less of an issue.

 

[levets]

3 years been here not once played at Villa.

Yes he has, when we won 2-1

 

[ancoats]

He won't be match fit until end of February. That's if he's back in Jan and doesn't pick up another injury which is normal after a long layoff.

Yeah, it's not easy to get match-fit and we have seen it before with KDB, When he's been out for a few weeks or a month his touch is never on par and his match fitness is always lacking, But just having his Name on the team sheet does something and the other team take note

 

[Bluearmy]

The pressure is on him to get us playing again, I'm seeing no style or substance at present and that is concerning

Yep. Its so bad right now. These stats are unbelievable

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Southampton Carabao Cup ?

We fielded a weakened team , just like tonight then :)

 

[Constantine]

Southampton Carabao Cup ?

No. This is the worst I've seen in seven years!