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briny_ear

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  1. BTW that was premier league goal no. 60 today, 4th best in the PL. Compared with season totals of 51 and 52 in the previous two seasons. We also have the 6th best defensive record in the league.
  2. Quite. I think I even read in the past week someone saying they never wanted to see him in a Villa shirt again, And yet suddenly he is apparently the obvious choice to start at RB. Gotta love VT sometimes…
  3. How many times have I read that after a match? It’s our main Achilles heel and has cost us a few points this season (have to keep remembering though, we are fourth, which is not too shabby). Lots of people here apparently think the starting line up was weird/disastrous etc. but we actually started the match really well and had West Ham on the back foot for the opening phase of the game. Then we lost control through poor defensive work, then we got momentum back after the 2nd half substitutions. Like you, I can’t quite buy into the narrative that this was a disaster. I thought the half time substitutions were decisive and effective, indicating a manager who knows what he is doing.
  4. I’ve been waiting for the day that VillaTalk turns against Emery and I’m wondering if this is it. Perfectly justified of course - a disastrous performance today to keep us 3 points clear in 4th place.
  5. Would have taken a draw before we started and I think it’s a fair reflection of how we came back in the second half. Good use of subs by Emery. Good to see the much slagged off Zaniolo get a key goal. Got feeling Diaby is hitting a bit of form , which is good news for our run in.
  6. No, I think he is saying the rest of the team were dogshit, which is less contestable.
  7. Makes it all the more infuriating that we capitulated so comprehensively to these chancers last week. Still, if Fulham hold the line for another 20 minutes we will have 4th place back in our control.
  8. Another way of looking at this is we are fourth in the table and through to the last eight of a European competition and having our best season for over 20 years. And we are only just at the start of this journey! It’s exhilarating, man, and it’s only football at the end of the day. Why not just relax and enjoy the ride? However this ends it has been a great season.
  9. Totally agree. I’m going to give this thread a break until I have completed that degree in Advanced Mathematics.
  10. Enjoyed that a lot. Good use of squad and good performances all round. Bit worried about Ollie. Please be OK for Sunday. Could have given MOTM to anyone from 6-7 but gave it to Diaby for being so much more effective than in recent matches and for a sublime goal.
  11. I agree. I thought he tried hard to make a difference today - and to an extent succeeded - in very difficult circumstances.
  12. Ugh, that was horrible to watch. We did OK in the first half but capitulated in the second. I’m not going to name a man of the match because I honestly don’t think any of our players deserved it. Quite a lot of recovery needed to get us into shape for Thursday
  13. Reaches nervously for Spurs fixture list for the rest of the season.
  14. That was a horrendous tackle. Not surprised at the red. Our only real objective now is to try to keep the score down.
  15. These first 15-20 minutes of the second half are my least favourite. So often we seem to lose energy and play too passively.
  16. We have defended very well. Spurs barely managed a shot all half. Now just need to be a bit calmer in attack.
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