Aston Villa (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Brunswick Blue]

The only 2 that seemed to be actually trying was Foden and Lewis the rest seem to have given up.

 

[the blue panther]

The only 2 that seemed to be actually trying was Foden and Lewis the rest seem to have given up.

I think you should add Akanje - he in particular put his shift in - and Ortega.
Lewis put a shift in but was still his very limited self, and - in a team that's performing so poorly - he is exposed as the lightweight that he is.
Bar those 4, the rest were clueless, unfit shite.

 

[Mr. Shush]

This is satire, a wind-up, yes? Otherwise I can't believe that any footballer, manager, or supporter of any team anywhere at any time would say something this - what's the word? - daft.

I don't think its satire to take a critical look at how we are playing. How the middle seems to be nonexistent, how we do not offer any service to Haaland and, most importantly, how when we are running at our own goal we are a shambles. The quick fix is to play a back 4 with no cb coming up. The first goal today was Stones running up late to intercept, got turned and the chase was on. He keeps his line that through pass doesn't happen.

As for Haaland, the problem we're having is 2 defenders on him in the box. Teams can defend all of our wing passes because they know we will rarely inswing the ball and just rotate it back and forth. Teams will take that all day long because they know they have Haaland covered. I think it would help if we played a 4-4-2. Perhaps put Foden or KDB up with Haaland. Midfield of Grealish-O'Reilly-Kovacic-McAtee. We lost Stones today. Dias is out. Perhaps a backline of Gvardiol-Pusey-Akanji-Lewis. Play narrow. Grind.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

I find it so daft that fans are arguing against the need for Pep to change things & be pragmatic with his strategy, selection & tactics based on the players available. I don't think that Pep needs to go or to change his principles indefinitely, but to think he should persist as is, with the same players unable to play as he wants is absurd. He should adapt & change how we play, change the personnel, to make us harder to beat, UNTIL HE GETS THE PLAYERS AVAILABLE TO EFFECTIVELY PLAY HOW HE WANTS. Whether that be through injury recovery or the transfer windows, it doesn't matter - the current, available, squad aren't able to play how he wants and get results, so he should change how we play.

Never go full @ChicagoBlue. Unnecessary and persistent use of capital letters in posts can become a habit apparently.

 

[pride in battle]

I think you should add Akanje - he in particular put his shift in - and Ortega.
Lewis put a shift in but was still his very limited self, and - in a team that's performing so poorly - he is exposed as the lightweight that he is.
Bar those 4, the rest were clueless, unfit shite.

Akanje was easily our best player.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Never go full @ChicagoBlue. Unnecessary and persistent use of capital letters in posts can become a habit apparently.

Thanks for the snide jab.

 

[makinghistory]

Surely there are players in the academy that could at least run in the midfield more than gundo

Just running more than Gundo won't help. The academy lads are out of their depth in the PL. No quick fix Im afraid.

 

[makinghistory]

Be it Gundo Walker Bernardo or Stones, they have been part of my life for so many years and have led us to unprecedented success and Ijust hate coming here every single week and rant about how useless they have become. Every defeat hurts and it hurts further more your fav players becoming eye sores.

The board and Pep are more culpable for still depending on them after so many years because they are paid millions per month to forsee what us mortals can’t.

I am okay for even finishing 7th for one season if in this January and summer transfer window we can respectfully bid goodbye to all of them and restart the new era at City with new players.

Ill take 7th now.

 

[eyalluvitt]

We made Morgan Rogers look like peak yaya, swatting our half arsed umpa lumpas out of the way left,right and centre

 

[eyalluvitt]

Ill take 7th now.

I’d give my firstborn child for 7th, given we are the worst performing team in the top six European leagues