Aston Villa (H) - Post-Match Thread

[blue b4 the moon]

Grealish has to start. Definitely before Phil

I think the big tell in who plays from Jack, Riyad & Phil out wide was when Phil & Riyad changed sides.

 

[Hoghead]

And that vicious cross along the ground that he had to cut out, otherwise it was a certain goal. That also came from a brilliant through ball by Coutinho. Irritates me how that guy saves his best performances for us.

And loses every time, except when we drew :)

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Was the outrage of villa singing during the minutes applause when it was obviously a respectful moment castigated on tv like we were at the Wembley one we didn't know about?

 

[dadnlad]

Looks onside to PGMOL

subjective

 

[dadnlad]

Was the outrage of villa singing during the minutes applause when it was obviously a respectful moment castigated on tv like we were at the Wembley one we didn't know about?

swept under carpet it wasnt us

 

[Mike N]

Always good to beat the most fickle fans in the country. If they were facing the allegations we are, they’d be off on their toes. The ‘Holt Enders in the sky’ certainly know how to abandon ship.

 

[Gray]

Walker has definitely lost a yard this season, some players are getting by him now who he would have burned off even last year. Still a great player but may need to think about replacing him sooner rather than later. And with a proper defensive, pacy, recovery full back, not a teenager who can play in CM

Worth the entrance fee for his marauding surge forward in the second half with Villa players bouncing off him and going down like skittles, brilliant.

 

[CC1]

He oozes class and was our only player to come down to the SS/110 corner to clap fans of both teams, he did clap what was left of the villa ones nut they just boo'd again. Fucking peasants.

Hope he now puts his “support” for his boyhood club into perspective. He almost put his career on hold for them - for what??

 

[CC1]

Was the outrage of villa singing during the minutes applause when it was obviously a respectful moment castigated on tv like we were at the Wembley one we didn't know about?

All sound was turned down so they couldn’t hear us booing the PL - or the fantastic atmosphere

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

I’d be ok with this even if it meant KDB left out.

Mahrez rarely picked for the big games in the PL away from home over the last few seasons. I don’t trust him away from the Etihad. Grealish / Mahrez in those wide areas aren’t enough of a goal threat compared to what we’ve had there in recent seasons with Jesus/Sterling/Sane/Foden.

I just wonder if Pep might use the Haaland knock to bench him & go with the false 9 (also leaving Alvarez out). That will enable him to get all his midfielders in & say Foden up top with KDB a bit wide right.

Our away form is a little worrying for me, just doesn’t seem as fluid & lack of goal threat in recent games away from home, especially against better opposition.

We need a 1-0, stuff of champions performance.

Our away form used to be better than our home form. It’s slightly gone to pot since January, you win the league by going to the big six grounds and not losing. So far we’ve only beat a very poor Chelsea and lost at Anfield, Old Trafford and Spurs.

Need to get a settled back four in place and stop all the chopping and changing. We carry the defensive woes into the Champions league we could be out very early.