Sunny*Nunny

Liking Lunas movement

So why not take Bacuna off?

Bacuna apparently useful with free kicks which was mentioned as one of the reasons for bringing him in.

Passing is $h!T and is the reason we're losing this.

Passing basics jess F Christ!

Agree 442 would be better suited here, Liverpool midfield stronger than defence.

Well in Brad!

In Lambert we trust.... Bacuna to score.

Not sure why the changes today, especially with the cup match the week where he can experiment.

Right Lambert over to you.

Think Bacuna needs to come off for Sylla or El Ahmadi.

Not liking the contribution from Gabby and Weimann either today so maybe Tonev / Helenius.

Building momentum now, shame they're about to go in.

Free kick cmon villa cheeky equaliser.

Better!

Movement is lacking which is making passing difficult. I'm seeing so much space available in the middle and nobody is moving to occupy it to provide easy pass options and we're losing possession.

Delph regained his crown as interception king from El Ahmadi tonight. 4 interceptions and 5 tackles.

I liked the way at times he dribbled out of trouble to create space in midfield.

However, when he dribbled out of trouble he got a simple pass away and that was sweet because he took the simple ball. But when his dribbles were deliberate attacking moves I think he got dispossessed or misplaced the pass at the end of it every time.

What's the difference? He tries to do too much himself. He's not dribbling 40 yards and passing the ball back to Guzan anymore but he is obviously over-complicating it. It's stopping him being an attacking force.

If Delph could dribble and then release effectively then he would link midfield and attack better than any other midfielder we have.

Completely agree with this. Needs to lift his head a little more to find the right pass at times, then he'll be adding to his assists tally no end.

If this guy plays against Liverpool I'm curious to see what position he'll take up and whether any of our usual front 3 will be rested...

I guess he can play in the hole allowing us to keep Benteke, Gabby and Weimann in place but will that open us defensively up too much in midfield?

Really not sure how he'll be used if I'm honest but excited to find out.

Reading a couple of forums, Liverpool fans on the whole seem wary about our front 3 tearing up their defence.

Feeling more confident about our defence now so providing we can somehow manage to keep Coutinho quiet (big ask I know ) then I'm going for an optimistic Villa win 2-0.

Positives will be appreciated once the anger subsides.

Looking like a team who can keep performing under pressure and heads kept up for the entire match yet again.

-1 goal difference with such a shockingly bad ref at SB isn't bad for any team.

Guzan booked after final whistle?

I feel that this is exactly the kind of situation Tonev was brought in for....

Absolutely fuming......

Crap luck with the first goal and crap decisions going against us to rub it in.

Cmon Villa .

Cmon Tonev!

I thought they played the advantage? Why bring the free kick back?

The bloke is unreal!

Cmon Villa lively 2nd half, **** em up!

Without a doubt he's becoming one of my favourite players. You can tell how important it is to him to put in a good performance and you can see how much that goal meant to him and the rest of the team. He seems very much a team player.

Just a hunch but I predict he'll be captain at some point, probably when he can speak English!

That's what you call.....reading the play of the game.

watch him looking at Weimann and then galloping

I like how he was also on the lookout for Weimann before he took the shot himself to sum up his options, then made the right decision to take it on. Good awareness under pressure.

Hello all,

I'm Nick from Warwickshire. Been watching a while and thought it was time to start contributing.

Not been a regular to VP yet but planning on getting down now personal circumstances allow it.

Really excited about the season ahead with the new philosophy that Lambert has bought in. The new players bring much uncertainty and hope all at the same time, who knows what's going to happen this season? I am very hopeful on a surprisingly good end to the season.

UTV, and a great site this is!