Aston Villa (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[The Stockport Iniesta]

We've done alright in the games won.

No one ever batters everyone each week when winning the league.

We used to do.

 

[deano ou812]

I think we could get them both but may have to wait for the summer.

The lad at Bournemouth has tied himself down with a new longer contract so not sure about him ..I just want players who’ll put in a shift while also being a goal threat at times and providing assists,we have 3 players who basically provide none of that bar a game every 9-10 games ..

 

[wolviedinho]

Can I ask you a question
Before kick-off today, it was ok and we are going in the right direction ?

Look, if losing a game of football can change the whole outlook after 9 games, we might as well all fuck off and go back to supporting Chelsea again

Things started to look better recently.

It’s not the defeat, it’s the constant levels produced by a number of players.

How much time is too much time? Another 2 seasons before we sell the mistakes?

If you don’t get recruitment spot on the level slides and poor performances become normal.

The wins were largely down to Haaland. The defending and pressing is hit and miss as Bernardo has alluded to again after the match. It’s not good enough.

I am concerned about the road we are travelling down. So many issues don’t seem to be resolved.

Wins is great but performances have been okish.

 

[Norman kneejerk]

We still had legends like Kevin, Gundo, Fernandinho and Rodri. Today's team had none of them barring Haaland and you've got to provide for him.

It's true. As a simple test how many good final balls did any of the players provide with their endeavours.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Can I ask you a question
Before kick-off today, it was ok and we are going in the right direction ?

Look, if losing a game of football can change the whole outlook after 9 games, we might as well all fuck off and go back to supporting Chelsea again

I think a fully fit Marmoush, Cherki, and Ait Nouri may make things better. I think we are in a big transition. I am optimistic long term. When we win the legal battle, open the new stand, and get Rodri back we will all get a boost. I think Nico Gonzalez looks solid, O’Riley is very promising, Donna and Haaland are fantastic. But we still need better signings.

 

[mattyads]

Disagree.

Some players will not affect game from the bench, most actually.

Nico is one of those and should be starting games, Doku too.

Savinho and Bobb plus, I'm always uneasy with Nunes, he shouldn't be starting a tough away game!

6 points dropped at Brighton and Villa who were both shite.

Title there for the taking and we piss about picking players who should not be starting!

Bobb, Savio, Doku, Nunes nico, blah blah…keep rearranging the deck chairs, we ain’t wining a title with those lot as your options, and O Reilly is firmly in that company.

I understand you want to look for solutions, but your clutching at straws, I get it, it’s painful.

We’re all on the adjustment curve.

 

[Always Ali]

Bobb(ins) is so poor. I can't be arsed adding to that

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Lol

Lauren Hemp can cross a ball better than Sav. Much better in fact!

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Fucking hell
We've really turned into arsenal

And Arsenal have turned into Stoke

 

[Corky]

Doku got player of the month for September, set up or involved in quite a few goals, but not always the penultimate touch, or forces an own goal so doesn't get an assist. A few weeks later he is written off, yet a player who hasn't played well for us for 17 months is the great white hope.

 

[The Mighty Marmoush]

Haaland doesn't score we don't score that seems to be how it is these days

 

[Gray]

I had no time for Sibierski but i would swap him for Reijnders who frankly is awful.

 

[argyle]

Take Donnarumma and Haaland out of this side and we'd be in the bottom half of the table.

Tbf, if you take the best players out of any side then they'd be worse off.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

And Arsenal have turned into Stoke

Haven't they only scored about 5 goals from open play? It's working though, and they've been doing it for a while now. The only, potentially top team, I've ever seen that plays for corners but they get fantastic delivery into the box, usually it's right on the money.

 

[ysmsa]

Pep is a master and knows the race to the finish line better than anybody else.
9 games into a new season doesn't win or lose you the title and Pep has proved it time and time again

Give Pep his best 11 with 20 games to play and we will see, Also Cherki and Marmoush will get fully match fit and Rodri should be starting, Yes it's a bad day at the office and losing is painful and easy to pick out and pin the blame on 2 or 3 players,

i am not a fan of Savinho or playing both wingers, but i understand the option of risking players that are not fully fit and asking far too much at this part of the season, Pep had a game plan today and it didn't work out,

Trouble is, Marmoush and Cherki are not proven in the PL and Rodri may not get back to what he was!

I hate how we are tossing points away this early.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Doku got player of the month for September, set up or involved in quite a few goals, but not always the penultimate touch, or forces an own goal so doesn't get an assist. A few weeks later he is written off, yet a player who hasn't played well for us for 17 months is the great white hope.

Doku did well when he came on today and, apart from one match, has been good this season. Certainly a very strong option off the bench.

 

[Goodlove]

Not many at the races today. We move on.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Tbf, if you take the best players out of any side then they'd be worse off.

Not too that extent. Tbh I wouldn't like to see this current team with those 2 missing for a considerable period of time, it could be carnage.

 

[AK45]

Doku did well when he came on today and, apart from one match, has been good this season. Certainly a very strong option off the bench.

He’s looked good in parts but had more than one stinker of a game.

 

[Brewster's millions]

Kovacic had been on the bench for the previous 5 games, if he wasn’t ready now then he never will be. Playing without a defensive mid was a bit mad, and also dropping Nico O to facilitate stones, whilst playing Gvardiol out of position was even madder.

Our wide men are dross and we need to find a solution to that mess. This whole season will be very up and down, we aren’t good enough for a title run in and it’s a transition year but we shouldn’t shoot ourselves in the foot pre match with our selections.

We’ve had a major problem on the right wing in particular now for a couple of years and I can’t understand why it wasn’t addressed in the summer.

It seems that we’ve tried Bernado, Bobb, Cherki and Savinho there this season, with Marmoush being given a go in the last few minutes today. I’ve probably forgotten somebody as well. And that’s all within a couple of months.

I think that sums up the current state of the squad. As I see things, we only have three definite starters when fit; Donnarumma, Rodri and Haaland. O’Reilly should probably be a fourth but for some reason he’s been on the overlooked at times.

Every other position is up in the air because the newer players either lack the quality to make positions their own, or the more established players have deteriorated to the extent that are no longer automatic starters.

The net result is that we have load of churn in the starting XI most weeks and Guardiola then has to use his subs to correct the mistakes he’s made in the team selection. Today’s team could have been picked out of a hat and unfortunately I don’t see the pattern changing anytime soon.