Villaphan04

I've seen Stevie set up tactically very well vs Man City on 3 occasions so far, and we've drawn 1 and have 2 narrow losses (3-2 & 2-1). I think he has a good idea as to how to set up vs teams like City where we will be out of possession a lot. On the other hand, I have yet to see Stevie have a set tactical plan vs teams around us that is visible and helps us go on to dominate and get a win. This is where we need to see the improvement, as we need to be winning vs teams that we should be getting 3 points from.

Oh, yes I completely agree with this. I always think of it like the best players often make below average or terrible coaches / managers, as they were able to rely on their own ability to get through games. oh, yeah I definitely can see the arguments for how toned down the analysis is. I feel like some certain pundits have the tactical knowledge to go super in depth with everything, and that might not be good for ratings. There are also definitely pundits that I can tell who have almost zero clue when it comes to tactics. It's obvious. Couldn't agree more with this in the bold. Being able to watch and analyze games would be an amazing opportunity, and yet it's so completely obvious that some don't do any in-game research before they cover teams. They're like, "oh, I have a lot of faith that Stevie G will be able to turn it around, we can see that from his playing career". This sort of stuff really grinds my gears, you should be talking about their managerial career, not their playing career.

I always want to know how much tactical insight most pundits have. Because I feel like a lot of fans have more in depth tactical knowledge than some of the dross that is consistently served up by many ex players

midfield looked miles better when he came off. coincidence? He has the ability to make an impact in the squad but he shouldn't be starting every game and i think today proved that

wow. first time this year that we showed fight and had an actual tactical plan. Looked really good when McGinn went off not sure what the linesman was doing and how can the ref not see that it was a backwards pass

Oh Konsa

I can actually see a semblance of tactics in this game. Interesting

rumored that he was close to / going to sign an extension a week ago, and all of this Arsenal/Liverpool/Atleti rumors have started in the last few days. Interesting timing if you'd ask me

believe that their new head of recruitment was from Man City

he's miles better than Konsa has been since we have had fans. I think Konsa might be one of, if not the worst, center backs in the league (out of the non promoted teams)

No mention of an option to buy. Interesting

Wonder if we could tempt Mancini from the Italy job given they didn't qualify for the WC? Emery is also a good shout

last 3 games: Liverpool away, Arsenal home, Man City away. I know he's had a pop at the board but wow

Had lots of inconsistencies, but bagged double figures in the PL and was/is one of the best penalty takers I've ever seen. Hard to say that he's a hero with those ups and downs, but ran the show in our most consequential match in more than a decade that included players like (Mings, Grealish, McGinn, Abraham, Tomori, & Mount) so I think that might be cause for that status.

I would quite like that double swoop for the PSG lads. Think they have a lot of quality potential

As I posted a clip earlier, media over here is examining Gerrard's lack of success

So on balance after this game, 2 of the 3 should be Luiz and Kamara easily. Now, do we go with a 3rd more attacking midfield option?

If we sanction a loan out before the end of the transfer window, I’ll lose a lot of faith in the transfer team / Lange/Purslow. Hasn’t had a run of games to prove himself despite looking more than decent in cameos.

Worst captain I've seen at Villa. In fact, I guess I have no clue what a captain is supposed to do because he shows ZERO leadership qualities throughout a match

Looked p***ed at coming off and I can't blame him. that sub cost us the game

we were decent in the first half. Moyes made changes and Gerrard didn't until the 60 minute mark & made poor substitutions.