Aston Villa PL (A) | Man of the Match

[Deleted member 77198]

No-one. They were all pathetic, I can't even be bothered to vote.

Nobody was pathetic. Just nobody played that well.

We lacked energy and pace to our play, nobody was taking hold of responsibility (bar maybe Stones and de Bruyne but they still weren’t great) of possession to make things really happen. Frustrating to watch but nobody was pathetic.

It was one of those calm-before-the-storm performances. We’ve got a big week ahead next week travelling to Seville and then Spurs at home. No matter how much Pep has always talked about or how hard the players try to think of it as “one game at a time”, it’s impossible not to think of games ahead like next week.

Last season before that tough week when we played Chelsea-Paris-Liverpool away in a row, we drew 0-0 at home to Southampton.

We play Sputhampton again next month before we travel to Anfield and the Emirates in the same week, and I can see that being another one of those games.

It’s just natural. These players aren’t robots you can programme, they are just humans.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Haaland, sad thing is there are more than a few players in this team who think they're world class but arent. Yesterday a stark reminder of that. Nice assist from kev but was completely anonymous. Fucking raging after that shit performance but the result actually isnt that bad in hindsight, got of jail big time.

Anonymous? Kev had a shot in the first half that he could easily have scored with, a cross into Gundo (who should have scored) in the first half that had Carragher saying “that cross isn’t just world class, it’s best in the world standard”, the cross for the Haaland goal, a free kick that hit the bar, a great bit of interplay that saw him just bend a shot wide later on, another good cross that nobody got on the end of.

I don’t think Kev even played well, but he was the only forward player who was taking any responsibility to make things happen.

 

[bluealf]

Gundo for me, but I'm in quite the minority.

There will be a reason for this but can you give a reason as to why you think he played well enough to be mom?

I thought that was the worst game he has played for a very long time tbh

 

[Deleted member 77198]

9 people picked Ederson?.... Did I miss something other than the 1 shot on target Villa had that he didn't stop?

At 1-1 Villa went through on him with only Stones anywhere near and he came out at the feet of their player wining the ball, Villa should have scored really and would likely have gone on to win from there but Ederson stopped it.

 

[stonerblue]

Kev. Ran his heart out, popping up everywhere.

 

[stonerblue]

Must say i'm surprised by all the negativity here this morning.

 

[Ric]

Went for De Bruyne, but Haaland had a decent game too. Relatively slim pickings otherwise though.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Stones and Ederson. Kept us in the game.

Otherwise, no performances worthy of mention.

 

[SCEtoAUX]

There will be a reason for this but can you give a reason as to why you think he played well enough to be mom?

I thought that was the worst game he has played for a very long time tbh

Not really no, but he seems like a good bloke and I didn't want him to have zero votes.

 

[bluealf]

Not really no, but he seems like a good bloke and I didn't want him to have zero votes.

Right okay, he will be relieved.