Tomaszk

Torres can't defend.

The most wank little goal

What a **** great goal.

Moreno was rotten against Wolves and that's probably what got him dropped.

He definitely suits us more when we're on top of a side like this though.

Digne is just a different player. Definitely more solid defensively.

God imagine watching this every week. I'd want my money back. Bring back Deano Brentford.

2 minutes ago, juanpablosaliceband said:

Twitter saying Toney is on the bench because he strained a muscle in the warm up mid week. 

There's always something with him isn't there.

No surprise in rumours Arsenal don't want him purely for his attitude.

I think he'll go to Utd. Which will have high points but end in tears.

Doesn't feel a narrow win type game.

Either a big brash 3 goal win, or a smelly result I think.

4 minutes ago, Xela said:

Entitled prick. He's seen more success as a Man Utd fan than we'll ever see. 

Fun fact.

He lives in Solihull and is actually a Forest fan.

Whole thing is a character.

Just now, VillaJ100 said:

I'm happy they lost and think that probably kills them now.

On a personal level much more pissed off I had an acca on for draw and had briefly won £400. 

That is a sickener.

I've got money on Brentford ready to soften the blow on Saturday

29 minutes ago, VillaJ100 said:

MaN U aRe DoNe

8 points behind, 5 with a certain win at Sheffield as the game in hand, and people are taking the piss saying there's no chance they'll finish ahead of us. When we still have to play two of the top 3. 

Yep.

Utd have been done for years. They stink.

5 hours ago, CVByrne said:

We really are clinging onto this season. All the xG stats from recent games since Forest has us behind opponents. Even Luton 

We'll get found out soon enough unless we improve our performances 

You've already declared the season over. Why are you bothering to watch or follow? Come back in August.

4 hours ago, Leeroy said:

It was a shit show from start to finish. 

What on earth? Are you OK?

No it wasn't.

We made it 1-1, wasn't a shit show then.

We'd have gone in at a deserved 1-1 if Zaniolo could stand in a wall correctly.

4 hours ago, Leeroy said:

Look, I’ll get criticism for reproaching Emery, of course I will. But he has made some very big mistakes as Villa manager and tonight he got it badly wrong again.

Can I have some examples of these very big mistakes please? I need some cheering up.

Do you think he played Lenglet because he thinks he's better than Pau? Zaniolo because he thinks he's better than Bailey?

He's rotating so we don't run out of steam and pick up more injuries, collapsing out of the top 4 and out of Europe. We might anyway, even with this rotation.

Not appalling, again. That's good.

Cost us a goal with a basic error at a crucial time. That's bad.

2 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said:

Luiz fault totally.

That's what I like about this thread.

You do hear some of totally mental rubbish you hear at games.

1 minute ago, osmark86 said:

honestly think the ref has been fine

I think he's given some bad decisions both ways.

3 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

I fear that even if Olsen is solid tonight.

If we lose... He is going to get shat on anyway.

Is that a big fear? Mine is Olsen having to play against Brentford in a match we have a chance.

Here's one for you, if we're going to lose I hope he does **** up. Twice. 

Make sure it's in no doubt he won't be playing for us again. Same as Watkins missing a pen in pre-season, overall a positive.

1 minute ago, Django_Zooms said:

Booing Grealish is unfair and stupid. 

Behave. It's good fun.

Unfair?! He plays for the opposition.

Not sure he'll be able to resist giving some to the fans actually if he scores this half...now that WOULD be good fun.

Just now, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Gauci has never played a minute of Premier League or Top League football lol.

Don't get me wrong I love the look of him as well but still.

Olsen was improving and at least has SOME high level experience

 

So you'd prefer guaranteed not good enough than a punt who might be?

The away fans tonight will no doubt entertain themselves by giving Grealish shit for the entire evening.

No reds. No stupid reds.

10 hours ago, paul514 said:

Obviously, the data recorded doesn’t lie.

That is why all modern football scouting at the top level is done like this now 

No.

They don't look at a list of numbers and say ah look, this bloke has higher figures so he's better.

That's very much not what they do.

5 hours ago, paul514 said:

Miranda doesn't look special at all 

https://fbref.com/en/players/ead61f73/scout/365_m1/Juan-Miranda-Scouting-Report

Neither does Hermoso (as a left sided centre back), we also have two of those 

https://fbref.com/en/players/555f3a0b/scout/365_m1/Mario-Hermoso-Scouting-Report#all_scout_summary

Rodriguez looks like a good ball winner who can't do much when he wins the ball, he's 30 next week as well.

https://fbref.com/en/players/34e393f2/scout/365_m1/Guido-Rodriguez-Scouting-Report

Baena is an interesting player for wide midfield, but his defensive stats are awful, as a forward he is middling and of course we don't need any players there.

https://fbref.com/en/players/518f2234/scout/365_m1/Alex-Baena-Scouting-Report#all_scout_summary
 

Are you just looking at FBREF numbers and decreeing if a player is good or bad?

13 minutes ago, markavfc40 said:

I haven't seen any mention of it on here, and I doubt it will be mentioned in the build up to the game by the media, but we do as we did the last time we played them and beat City on Wednesday then we'll be just 2 points behind them. 

Still, it's important we all remember...

We're 9 points off top, but not in the title race.

Utd are 11 points behind us, but they are in the race for top 4.

Got it? Good.