Aston Villa (H) | PL | Post-match Thread

[Keeper!]

Doku appeared more at home on the right

I personally think he is better on the left but that ain't going to happen with Grealish back fit and in form.

 

[Tbilisi]

Weakened Villa team but a great performance.

Villa fans are hated in the Midlands, can see why.Spent most of the game slagging our fanbase whilst singing VTID, Vilka love you more than you will know etc etc and other City invented songs.Then slag us off(rightly imo)for a half empty stadium on 85 mins forgetting that loads of theres were leaving.

 

[hilts]

Also do we ever have an Ederson/Ortega discussion?

I feel like we’ll end up losing Ortega just because he’s far too good to be 2nd choice.

I would play him instead of Ederson tbh but I'm not sure having both will ultimately be viable.

 

[Gingers Dad]

look at me, look at me!!!

This thread would be about 3 pages long without the look at me element to it.

Great performance tonight where nobody had a bad game. Villa had a good few players missing but that's not our problem.

Gvardiol is starting to find his feet.

Rico is a class act. It's amazing how many opposition teams target him for a kicking and how little protection he gets off the refs.

Phil is class. Plays his best football in the middle doing what Kev usually does. Great dilemma for Pep who hopefully makes the right choices in the right moments.

Can't believe Ortega isn't somebody's first choice keeper. Can only assume he was a bit shit before. For me Ederson is our first team keeper but Ortega has been an excellent stand in.

If Rodders says it's a crocodile then it's a fckin crocodile

 

[hilts]

Right Now Nobody is taking Phil's Foden place in the middle from him

Don't hold your breath, he has played great there plenty and got shunted for Kdb

 

[BELFAST_BLUE_BOY]

Loved the performance, Phil getting back up on feet after tackle to score his 3rd.....such a joy not to see players rolling around faking it and proper reward for Phil.

 

[hilts]

Haaland not being in our best team is a ridiculous view.

Erm...............

 

[Gingers Dad]

Villa fans, booing a player that stayed loyal when they went down, then dragged them up to the premier league and was instrumental in keeping them there. He then put a 100 million release clause in his new contract when he could have run it down and left on a free. Fucking ungrateful inbreds.

Jack will always be a Villa fan but he left to better himself professionally. I'm not sure how we'd react in a similar situation but I liked the way he went over to the remaining Villa fans at the end. Pretty sure Jack will be back at Villa Park as a fan when his playing days are over.

 

[KS55]

Haaland not being in our best team is a ridiculous view.

It is possible to think that Haaland unbalances the team and inhibits them from playing Pep‘s style to its best advantage. Personally, I think Haaland needs to learn a lot more still. On form he is a peerless goal taker but he needs more.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

It is possible to think that Haaland unbalances the team and inhibits them from playing Pep‘s style to its best advantage. Personally, I think Haaland needs to learn a lot more still. On form he is a peerless goal taker but he needs more.

Without the goals though...??