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We have to pass and move like the watford midfield. they look a lot more athletic and dynamic than ours. thats not acceptable considering the outlay. must do better

Midfield aren't getting back enough imo. Watford definitely look better on the pitch than on paper, I think thats safe to say!

Keep the faith lads, we can easily come back into the game. we do need to settle down though. our quality will shine through over the 90 minutes

Targett has to lay the ball onto El Ghazi waiting in the box there MUCH earlier

Watford look like they are going to try and kick and rush to Sarr up top

Young should have shot there or maybe Ings could have taken it first time and smashed it. Looks set up for a good game here. Crisp passing from us, which was somewhat unexpected. seems to be a bit more zip in our passing aswell

Our season is under way! come on lads

I'd rather we rest Watkins then risk aggravating any injury and then having him have to miss more games. Genuinely so glad that we have a more than able replacement in Ings, if this had happened last year then it would be very concerning going into the first game. The great thing with Ings is that I am more than confident he can play alongside, as well as instead, of Watkins. Hopefully he is back for next weeks game against Newcastle and then Brentford, so Villa park can see him put a few in the net for us. I think it was only those fans able to go to the Chelsea and Spurs game who were able to see him play live for us right? Although there may have been a game or 2 during that trial period during christmas. Either way, I think he will score a hatful again this season and beat last year's tally

I edited it now....It wouldnt let me edit it straight away as I had to acknowledge a warning. However this is the new comment: They seem quite pessimisitic on their forum. They don't seem to rate Cathcart at all. Also they HATE Deeney. Last time I was in the ground he celebrated like a maniac in front of the North Stand and then was straight down the tunnel when we won 2-1 last minute haha

They seem quite pessimisitic on their forum. They don't seem to rate Cathcart at all. Also they HATE Deeney. Last time I was in the ground he celebrated like a maniac in front of the North Stand and then was straight down the tunnel when we won 2-1 last minute haha

Villa twitter account a bit slow with the teamsheet today!

Usually with the club its always 1 ticket per client reference. So if you had 8 client reference numbers/accounts, then you would probably be able to purchase 8 tickets. The key thing is that, unless its on general sale, they have to be assigned to someone.

You have a point for sure. But there seem to be constant links to the Hammers and he definitely seems like a "west ham" signing. Don't forget that Moyes gave him his debut in 2011 and seems to speak highly of him. Could see it myself for the right price of course.

Right decision for me. I thought it may have been a choice between Martinez and Mings, but it makes sense that Mings and John Mcginn are Captain and Vice Captain respectively, as they have been here longer and been important parts of the team for the last few years. I was surprised at Mcginn being Vice Captain however, as I thought it would have been Martinez. But i'm happy with that and the squad will be too

I expect to see Leeds get a 1-0 win or something crazy. They seem like a shithouse type of team haha

Our team is going to surprise and impress us today. Most of my non supporting villa friends and family think we will do really well this year, and certainly seem more optimistic than a lot of our fan base. They are clearly seeing, objectively, a solid team with an impressive behind the scenes set up and decent management. They didnt really give us much of a chance since we've been back in the premier league, but the signings so far this summer have certainly made people sit up and take notice. I think that we will get a comprehensive win today, and the site will be a lot more optimistic at 5pm today

Fair play to the bees, they've been by far the better team today. Hopefully our set piece coach, and Dean, who is in attendance tonight, take a look at our set pieces and realise we can do serious damage via long throw ins. We've never been adventurous with those kinds of tactics, but they can clearly create goals, so I hope going forward that is something we take not of and utilise.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/13/aston-villa-ashley-young-i-think-we-can-definitely-reach-europe-grealish-inter Good interview with the esteemed ASHLEY YOUNG

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/13/aston-villa-ashley-young-i-think-we-can-definitely-reach-europe-grealish-inter We should definitely be aiming for Europe, as the esteemed ASHLEY YOUNG believes we can

Yes terrible research, like they havent watched us at all since we've been promoted!

We will win this one I think. Check out this match preview from The Guardian, they are so out of touch with Villa its unreal! this won't be how we line up on saturday! Also they state that Ashley Young is "unthreatening"!? have they seen this guy!? watch him bang in a freekick or get a goal from open play. I think they have underestimated him and assume he is a spent force, how wrong they are. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/13/watford-aston-villa-match-preview-premier-league

True, the article did mention he was holding offers. He could do an uncle albert and go the QPR route, that would be a good team for him.

Fantastic interview. If i'm honest, I've been keeping an eye out for his name on the BBC Football Transfers webpage. seems crazy to me that no one has snapped him up yet as hes pretty much ever present, cheap and always puts in 100% effort. Would be great for a newly promoted team on a budget as backup or for a championship team looking to mount a promotion challenge. He will get so many assists in the championship