nepal_villan

Could have played 180 minutes and would not have scored.

Looked very poor with the U23s. Hause on the other hand was very solid

Just now, OutByEaster? said:

We were lucky to be two up I thought, Leeds have been slightly the better side but we've looked clinical when the opportunity has presented itself.

Heaton has been good but has made one howler for the goal, Guilbert has been really disappointing and Hause has looked good. 

Rowe's done well in midfield, JPB looks lively and I think Tyreik Wright has looked sharp.

We need to take a bit more care of the ball, be a bit more composed and ask a bit more of Guilbert and we can still come out of this with a result.

Pretty much my analysis. Disappointed in Guildbert - not standing out as a Premier League player. Liked what I have seen of Rowe.

Nice work by Hause!

who is #8?

Really needs to improve his workrate. He is not 100% committed when he presses players and that has led to forward play and crosses that should have been limited.

This win helps average out the controversial loss against West Ham. We are still owed something for BHA 

Martinez is amazing. Already accounted for 6 points this season. Nice to see Ramsay get 90 min and AEG a goal. 

We really need to get in second striker in January and send Wesley and Davis on loan to get matches.

Nice to see him scoring goals but right now there are at least half-a-dozen prospects in our setup that have been more impressive. Think the Barcelona pedigree clouds the fanbase's view of him. 

1 hour ago, TRO said:

its fantastic news.....with these owners, I have to pinch myself.

they are great and so lucky to have them.

Heard some of this in the early years of Lerner, but this time it does seem different and the investment in the Academy, Youth  and Women are all with the long-term in mind.

Barry with his Trezeguet impression!

This will help keep him at Villa as interested clubs will not want him to damage their brand 

One potential issue with having such a young U23 team is that very few in the squad are physically (perhaps mentally too) ready to step-up to the first steam, thus we will have some major challenges if we have a big spike in injuries to first team players.  

What's the status of Shakpoke? Don't see him in the lineups or on the official website.

I actually thought he was OK today and had some good moments. However his limitations are pretty clear. Still scratching my head as to what led to his recruitment and the fairly exorbitant fee we paid for him. 

Think we'll have a lot of freekicks and corners in the 2nd half, so would be good to get Hourihane on.

Entertaining half and we definitely have offensive weapons.  If we can be more disciplined at back in the 2nd half, I envision at least a draw.  Frustrating part is that we seem to lose that extra focus for the lower tier clubs. No way Mings would have been so far up if we were playing Arsenal.

3 hours ago, KentVillan said:

It'll be around age 28 where if we've hit a ceiling, then I think he might seriously consider going somewhere for silverware. I doubt money is the issue, because we'll keep increasing his wages and he'll soon start making a fortune from his marketability as an England international and YouTube fanboi favourite. Trophies are the only thing he needs.

Would quickly sign-up, if anyone offered 3 more years of Jack at the club.

2 hours ago, Adam2003 said:

I think at a certain level (Grealish, Messi, Pele) positions become irrelevant when you have the ball. It is more about where we want him when we don’t have it. When we do he will rightly go where he wants.

So literally in the same "bracket" as Messi and Pele  

Think our team will be exhausted from the international matches.  Perhaps Smith makes some changes to the starting lineup as a result. Don't see this ending well. 3-1 BHA. Would take a draw if offered.

10 minutes ago, Demitri_C said:

Arsenal cannot be for real. If grealish was to leave us he will got a much bigger club than arsenal. A sinking ship

Bukayo Saka will join Villa before Grealish goes to Arsenal.  

Wolves to discontinue with Adidas and will sign a kit deal  with Castor.  Hopefully, Nassef can get us in with Adidas once our Fanatics deal comes to an end.

https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/wolves-castore-kit-deal-saracens-rugby? 

Interestingly, Wolves is only getting 1M a year from Castor. They are a long way away from being an attractive club marketing wise.

10 minutes ago, sne said:

Barca can't afford him, they can't even afford to keep their current players let alone buy new ones. Real Madrid are working on another salary reduction for their players and whatever money they have will go towards M'bappé and Camavinga. 

Bayern and Juventus could afford him if they sell a few high earners but he won't be on their radar. 

Fair points. Looks like he could be our Totti then! 

Given his age, nationality, current form and contract status, his market value has to be £150+ now.  Probably only four clubs could realistically afford that - MCFC, PSG, Barca and Real Madrid. Perhaps Chelsea or MUFC too, but there is no guarantee of them being in the UCL in the seasons ahead - which would be the major motivation for Jack to leave his boyhood club.

Ridiculous that international matches are being played, let alone 3 of them in a week. I anticipate some tired players for this one. Luckily there will be 9 days gap until the next match against West Ham.

6 hours ago, Zhan_Zhuang said:

It's the dreaded 'second-season' for Sheff. Utd.

Luckily we had our "dreaded second season" in our first one.