ozvillafan
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"Bottling" something is a bit cliche, no? Certainly open for interpretation. I mean, if you turned up half-arsed with no clear plan, played like a bunch of strangers and struggled with the basics all the while just expecting to win - then that, in my opinion, is bottling it. And by that definition, Liverpool bottled it, but Arsenal did anything but. They were simply out-played by a better team despite their excellent start to the match.
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I'm not a fan of Carlos... ... but in a sea of outstanding Villa performances, he's my MOTM. Thought he was excellent today.
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Good game of football. Some good stuff from both sides. Torres worries me defensively, but Carlos has been good again. Zaniolo good too
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I like him. I'm more than twice his age.... ... but still have more hair than he does
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So fast is Van Der Ven. 37 km/h top speed. I've heard it multiple times in this match.... ... but I can tell you exactly how fast he was going for those 2 Newcastle goals. Hard to get above 0 km/h when you are on your butt.
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Pretty sure Sanka made himself look silly - should have been a penalty.
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This all day. Their 2nd and 3rd came from crosses on his side where he hardly "busted a gut" to stop the cross coming in. Just a lazy leg and a turn of the body in case it might hit you. Sunday league stuff. Cash often gets stick for his defensive abilities - but he puts his body on the line often to stop those coming in.
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Straight up: I'm not a huge fan of Carlos. However, he was the best of our defenders today against Brentford. Should have had a penalty and a lovely read to stop one of their only attacks on the break in the first half. I thought he was solid throughout. Let down badly by both Pau and Ezri, however.
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This all day. The reason why Paul McGrath is rightly revered is he could do both. He could head the ball clear, he could tackle, he could read the play and intercept and he could mark. I've heard Pau often mentioned in the same breath in this thread - but his defendng is not great. He's not a great read of defensive situations which puts pressure on the other defenders. It's not a once off either: There are numerous times in previous games he drops out of the defensive line and plays attackers on - particularly in our box - but we haven't been punished for it. For the second and 3rd today he made poor defensive decisions when all that was needed was to mark a man (or the right man for the 3rd). He needs to get better, otherwise we have a perfectly good defender ready to take back his spot (next season, once he recovers from the ACL).
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Pau Torres. Wonderful with the ball at his feet. Woeful with his defending in the box.
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Dougie out against Arsenal
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this ref. He's as out of his depth as Konsa is across the halfway line
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My word. Get both Pau and Konsa off the pitch. Woeful. I don't care who comes on - they simply aren't at the races
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Zanka and Ajer suit this Brentford side. They are grade A whingers, stirrers and nigglers - the perfect companions for Maupay and Mee
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Sportswash! - Let’s oil stare at Manchester City!
ozvillafan replied to Zatman's topic in Other Football
I find the same with Arsenal - which was why the 0-0 bore draw between Pep and Pep Jr on the weekend was tame and timid. In the top 5, Liverpool, Spurs and us play the more entertaining football.
