Villarocker

8 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said:

Bailey isn’t good enough full time but I always feel the need to route for him. He’s a confidence player and not one to have when the chips are down. His attitude can come across a bit shitty at times too. A squad player who can work the magic every now and again. 

He never looks like he has confidence though. Being subbed today will have destroyed even the imagination of being confident. 

Since he's been here he's not looked like he can handle the size of the club and what it wants to achieve. Doing that hippy-crack stuff during the season and constantly looking frail. He needs to go! 

Just now, Demitri_C said:

Why we not **** pressing them like they are with us? Its veey annoying and frustrating.  We should be doing that to gomez and matip

Because Watkins and Bailey are too passive as forwards. 

Maybe put Zaniolo on for McGinn and see if he can get the ball on the turn and drive us forward? 

Torres is being over-confident if anything. A few times he lost the ball or overrun it but he keeps doing it. He will learn that the pace of the English game is much faster than that in La Liga and know when and where to do it. 

4 minutes ago, TheAuthority said:

It's strange that last season we would drop into a back 6 and look really solid and hard to break down.

Not sure why we aren't doing that.

Mings? 

We are way off it today. You cannot go to Anfield and out in a half-hearted effort. Watkins was disgraceful for their second. He just stood and did nothing to stop TAA picking out a pass. So casual when the ball reaches him too. 

Bailey came on and looked like Bambi on ice first touch. 

Kamara playing slack passes but was unlucky to be booked when Nunez pretty much did the same to Konsa a minute earlier. 

Liverpool just want it more and are playing at a much higher tempo. 

Unai has a lot of work to do at half time. But, stay in it and who knows? 

Kellyman - Wellerman chant? 

There is a player called Omari, 

He plays for the famous A V F C, 

When he gets his head up 

And he puts his foot down

Oh go Omari go

See how our Kellyman runs

When he goes past players and scores for fun

Then when the game is done

We'll drink our beers and go home. 

We've strengthened with real quality, got rid of some deadwood, brought academy money in to aid FFP - and in a way where can buy back if want to - and we've probably kept quite a bit back for the next stage. 

The development of Kellyman should not be forgotten either. I think he's going to feel like a new signing too. 

23 minutes ago, CVByrne said:

Entire football league literally queueing up tomorrow morning to try get Kellyman on loan

Should be turned down if so. This lad is going to get a lot of game-time this season. He's going to start cup games and get sub minutes in the league at some stage. 

If we could add a better back-up keeper, another right back, another centre back (for this season alone with Mings out), and left-sided attacker and, a decent striker as either starter or back-up, we would absolutely challenge for that top 4 spot - nailed on. 

Fantastic signing. Turns players and attacks with pace and directness. Everything you want in that role behind the striker. Going to be a huge star. 

1 hour ago, Jas10 said:

 

That goal was sensational. So many players contributing to it and often with sublime touches around players to beat their man. 

Emery had our Villa team playing some of the best football we have even witnessed for our club. We all need to be grateful for the man, win lose or draw, we won't find better coming here. 

2 hours ago, Mantis said:

It's been remarked on many times but without the ball we are incredibly well-organised and hard to break down under Emery.

First half, Konsa burst forward into midfield, in their half, and made a tackle. The ball broke free and they broke forwards down our left. Kamara dropped into Konsa's position and Konsa chased back through the centre. When the ball got cleared forward, Konsa just naturally fell back into position as Kamara trotted forwards back into centre midfield. It was pure fluidity and beautiful to watch. 

I'd really like Unai to make some changes now. Revan and Chambers for Konsa and Digne. Tielemans for McGinn and Duran for Watkins. 

Maybe playing alongside Diaby again will help bring the best out in him? 

Wouldn't mind us bringing in another former Emery player in Danjuma. He did well against us today in what is a terrible Everton team. He'd be a good back-up to Watkins. 

Just now, thunderball said:

That’s Coutinho out for three months now.

 

And still on our wage bill

Did anyone see Calvert-Lewin in the warm-up? Missed a sitter header and shot at keeper from nowhere. Teriible player who steals a living. I said to my son that he'd go off after that clash with Emi as he's made of glass. 

Villa playing well. Diaby may be key to getting the best out of Bailey as he's done well after a dodgy start. 

1 minute ago, CVByrne said:

I think this will take him time to fix. Especially the defence without Mings for the season. 

Top 10 and a run in the ECL is still something we should be achieving with the the players we have left fit (for now). 

I think we all need to just reassess the season in a new light. The team have a long way to go to become a good side. 

Give me a conference league defeat, a domestic cup victory and a top ten finish and I'm happy. 

He needs to wake up. Absolutely abysmal today. 

1 minute ago, villan-scott said:

Yeah McGinn was anonymous. Think Newcastle did a job on him - but definitely would have been gutted for his pal effecting his performance in the process. 

They didn't do a job on him, he was way out of position. He should've started wide right instead of Bailey and Coutinho start wide left. 

We are going to miss Tyrone so much but, and I say this with the greatest respect, it could have been worse if it was Konsa. My reasoning? Only Carlos and Chambers play right sided centre back whereas Torres and Carlos can play left-sided. Torres has had a baptism of fire but showed flashes of brilliance. Konsa needs to stay alongside him.

We need a back-up right back and two new forwards. Bailey needs to leave ASAP - he disgusts me. How can a physically fit man be knocked over so easily so often? He is a coward - an absolute coward. 

This will be five. Both Wilson and Barnes always do well against us. 

We need strength in depth. Back up right back. Another two forwards of varying kinds. 

1 minute ago, The_Steve said:

Season ending injury because the idiot officials can’t flag for offside 

Exactly mate. This new way of officiating games is going to end careers and I hope and pray that Tyrone's isn't the first. This is his third knee injury, at his age? Let's pray he make a full recovery but that looks horrendous