Aston Villa (H) - Post-Match Thread

[malg]

3 pts. Job done. 2nd half reminded of the Leeds game.

Loved the booing of that shite PL "anthem." Class and hopefully will be traditional.

Sabotage. Just brilliant.

Roll on le arse on Wednesday.

Did they play 'Sabotage'?

 

[paulchapo]

Wow. Very sensitive lol.

Not at all just stating the obvious, of course I knew what he meant. The useless fucking statement wasn't aimed at you but Tyler for saying it.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Akanji really is the £16m defender he is.

Doesn't get touch tight, Pep screaming at him repeatedly to do so.

Can't win shit in the air and positionally weak.

The drop off is huge which is a shame, because he looked composed on the ball when he first arrived.

Walker has defo peaked and, dare I say it, losing a bit of pace.

De Bruyne continues to frustrate and be careless, while Mahrez played for himself.

Decent first half from Bernie, Gundo and Rodders, and job done by then.

A second half to forget, such was the boredom.

Agrre with that apart from Kev, while not peak KDB, he looked a lot more threatening going forward today.

 

[LongsightM13]

Just my opinion. We all have one.

I wouldn't start Mahrez at Arsenal.

Bernie to come into the middle with Rodri and Gundo.

Foden wide right for Mahrez. Walker, Dias, Laporte and Ake in a traditional four.

After a brief renaissance of three or four games, Mahrez has been utterly rancid in recent matches and back to his awful form since about this time last year.
Would rather play Phil there on Wednesday. Also not in great form but at least he works and will support his full back

 

[Jamshopbridge]

Given the rubbish form we've been in,and the tricky circumstances around today, I thought we were great,best we've played since the home Derby. Fuck em. Up the Blues. Ps akanji is shite!

Nice one bluescholar...at last a positive post about today's performance. Reading some of the posts on here tonight I think I was at a different game today. We've won 3-1 after a particularly disagreeable week so it's good to see someone posting something positive for a change. Thank you.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

The drop off from Dias to Akanji was certainly noticeable. For me with the Dias/Laporte platform (and stones fits this) we are a miles better team and move it between the lines son much better. Disagree about KDB though. I thought he was pumped up and at his best.

KDB was great. I can’t understand how some couldn’t see that today.

 

[PaleBlue]

Happy with that, not delighted, but the togetherness showed and that plus 3 points means I'll sleep okay tonight.

 

[LongsightM13]

If it weren’t for Ederson, Villa were right back in that, he made some vital contributions at 3-1 to stop it being 3-2 and anything could have happened after that.

Wonder how the weirdo Ederson haters on here, weak minded gimps who are easily influenced by even weaker plastic overseas minds on ‘football twitter’, reacted to that top class save from Couthinho?
Probably moaning that he didn’t save a shot from a PL striker clean through on goal, like last week

 

[Dazzle84]

Yes dont disagree but he can either be on fire or hardly touch the ball like at spurs last week when we really needed a top performance. Based on his stats you have to pick him but sometimes he can be flat.

Didn't pass to him last week, did today

 

[PragueBlue]

KDB was great. I can’t understand how some couldn’t see that today.

Mixed bag I thought. More good than bad though and much improved.

 

[ysmsa]

KDB was great. I can’t understand how some couldn’t see that today.

Some of those runs, jinks, reverse passes were top drawer, great game by him

 

[Chak19]

After a brief renaissance of three or four games, Mahrez has been utterly rancid in recent matches and back to his awful form since about this time last year.
Would rather play Phil there on Wednesday. Also not in great form but at least he works and will support his full back

Foden has offered absolutely nothing lately, Mahrez even when not playing well can pop up with goals or assists, Mahrez is the most disrespected player on this forum

 

[Matt Diablo]

Cant wait for summer. Team needs a complete overhall Ruben must be skipper with his RH man Stonesy next to him

 

[ysmsa]

If it weren’t for Ederson, Villa were right back in that, he made some vital contributions at 3-1 to stop it being 3-2 and anything could have happened after that.

Weird what people see.
His overall game far out weighs the odd shot that beats him.
Being quick off his line and diving at the feet prevent many more shots being faced.

 

[Constantine]

After a brief renaissance of three or four games, Mahrez has been utterly rancid in recent matches and back to his awful form since about this time last year.
Would rather play Phil there on Wednesday. Also not in great form but at least he works and will support his full back

and they call me a fanboy :)

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

NASA worried about this one, apparently It's on a collision course with his anfield penalty, and one or both could change trajectory and head back down to Earth.

 

[David White]

Great first half by recent standards. Looks like we’re not too far away now. Kev looked like he was finding his feet again which is wonderful to see. Grealish again was solid and was really unlucky twice. Loved seeing Dias back, you could tell the confidence levels rose with him in the side.

Disappointed that we stopped playing in the second half but the game was won.

Fucking hate Villa. The most fickle fans in the game. Seen them leave at half time on many occasions yet they’ll have you believe they’re amazing. Hope they go down and we never see them again.

Imagine singing about a trophy you didn’t see your team win….

Really important win today but we’ll need to be better on Wednesday

Up the blues.

 

[Matt Diablo]

Mahrez is a fantastic show pony. End of

 

[Stelea]

Who the hell is this commentating on MOTD!

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

Apparently Joe Biden been spotted shooting at it with a shotgun this evening.