Aston Villa Match Thread (H)

[Leicesterpool]

It's weird how Chelsea 300million squad couldn't score against Martinez yet Leicester can  don't you just love football.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 minute ago, Ric Flair said:

That was devastating from Harvey Barnes. To think some fans genuinely think he's crap is just staggering.

 

 

@Bob Hazels shorts I think he's talking about you! 

 

[CloudFox]

I'd just like to add: so it turns out we can press. It was clearly an instruction not to. Which baffles me in the modern game. It's so important.

[st albans fox]

Shambles in the midfield - no one is picking up buendia - pappy has been asked to pick up Luiz when he wanders forward and he can’t do both 

 

cost us the first and will cost us a second if we don’t sort it out 

 

on the other side a similar thing is happening with Ramsey and wilf as wilf is trying to shield the back four and has to pick up Ramsey 

[eastendfox]

Also, Vardy's job is to face the defence most of the game and tell them where to stand, but a couple of runs at least make their defence think he might still have it. Doesn't say much about the other strikers...

[Tuna]

It was a great goal from Barnes, excellent finish!

Edited 4 April 2023 by Tuna

[Devonfox1884]

Ricardo and Iheanacho for Castagne and Vards. 

[The Guvnor]

Cracking goal from Harvey, great energy from the team , just hope that lack of clinical finishing doesn’t cost us.

[Kitchandro]

Mixture of the good and very bad. Need to show a bit of character and go for it a bit more. Letting them have the ball just gives them more opportunities to expose how shaky and slow we are at the back.

 

Clearly it’s going to take a bit of time to build these players back up and recoach them, they look mentally fragile.

[Pontus83]

Vardz will do it #believe 

[Mickyblueeyes]

Shithouse this boys 

[Fox85]

3 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

That was devastating from Harvey Barnes. To think some fans genuinely think he's crap is just staggering.

 

 

Ashley Barnes according to the commentators 

[HesNotGudjonsonn2]

I thought Ndidi seemed to be playing a bit like his old self. Getting in the way, tackling and intercepting. It is his strengths. 

[breadandcheese]

Forest losing.

 

I expect to be shot down but if they do sack Steve Cooper, could he be a good appointment for us as interim?

[PhillippaT]

Just now, Devonfox1884 said:

Ricardo and Iheanacho for Castagne and Vards. 

I'd bring Ricky P on for a midfielder, Move Castagna up to RW and Madderz central, with Nacho on up front.

[FosseSpark]

2 minutes ago, CloudFox said:

Tetê on for Ndidi or Mendy, move Maddison into the middle. Daka or Iheanacho to come on for Vardy around the 60th minute mark if he's still not doing the business.

We are competing because weve got all our competitive players on. If nacho, tete or daka come on they need to take a leaf out the same book. Emery is streets ahead of sadler and stowell on in game tactics though so second half will be tough.

[TheFiveTime]

best players Ndidi faes and barnes

[Vacamion]

 

The replays of Souttar's miss are amazing.

 

How did he manage not to score?

 

If we lose this, it's as much because of that miss as it is Timmy losing his man for Watkins' goal.

 

Still, blinder from Barnes who had Young on toast. Surely Emery will change their set up?

 

 

 

[Guest Col city fan]

5 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

That was devastating from Harvey Barnes. To think some fans genuinely think he's crap is just staggering.

 

 

Spot on

IF we do get relegated, no way are we holding onto Barnes 

[Tuna]

1 minute ago, breadandcheese said:

Forest losing.

 

I expect to be shot down but if they do sack Steve Cooper, could he be a good appointment for us as interim?

Far too much hypothetical in that scenario.

[KFS]

1 minute ago, breadandcheese said:

Forest losing.

 

I expect to be shot down but if they do sack Steve Cooper, could he be a good appointment for us as interim?

No 

[Ledecestre]

1 minute ago, breadandcheese said:

Forest losing.

 

I expect to be shot down but if they do sack Steve Cooper, could he be a good appointment for us as interim?

Well if nothing else this post has made me like the idea of Benitez more!

[jim5000]

3 minutes ago, eastendfox said:

Defence gives away such easy goals which makes survival unlikely whoever is manager. Obvious then to try to pack the middle areas and hope to nick goals on the break, and we're giving that a go. But the squad just looks too tired or not good enough to survive.

Our defence is crap. Faes and Souttar are championship level - no manager is going to turn them into a solid defence.

 

will take a while to clear the squad of the Rodgers dross.

[FoxTimmy2]

Thought I spotted Rodgers with his notepad, turns out it was just a journalist.

[jim5000]

6 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

This is winnable but Madders has to be in the middle and we need a proper right winger on. 

 

This midfield three is unforgivable, none of them want the ball. 

 

I figured when I saw it the plan was to press them all over the park but we're not even doing that. 

 

Adler making all the same tactical decisions Rodgers did. 

Shame in a squad of 30 we don’t have a single proper right-winger