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Lerner's Driver

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  1. Fairly predictable, sadly. The occasion was too much. Timid, uncertain play throughout.
  2. I hear you. I'm a bit nervous, but not anxious because my hard-bitten instinct is that Villa down the years have often choked when the games are genuinely big, as this one is. Obviously, that is more true pre-Emery and genuinely a lot less so these days, but the hope only contributes to the anxiety! We have very decent recent form, but only beaten or drawn against teams we "should" be getting those results against and we've not hit the heights of our pre-Xmas imperiousness since. There are good reasons for that obviously and it is testament to Emery and the lads that he has kept us going, but this is a match of a different order. We absolutely can win, score first and we have a very good chance, but if they do, well a draw could be a good result. No meltdown from me if we lose because I am half expecting it. C'mon lads, prove me wrong!
  3. Because children have... (Yeah, you probably don't think you're really that funny anymore either, do you?)...
  4. And people are sharing their initial impressions, is that surprising?
  5. Fine. Ref wank, disappointing that we couldn't assert ourselves properly.
  6. Going to plan, I suppose. It's no surprise we are not very fluent with the b team representatives in situ - we've seen it before, but even with that said, we've offered nothing going forward. Nonetheless, score first and we can smash them, but we just need to up the tempo now and bring some of the big guns on.
  7. I watched the game. They are third bottom for a reason. It would have been criminal to have thrown that away after the first half showing. We let them back into it.
  8. Excellent first half, dreadful second half - far too casual - but we dug out a winner and that is massive credit to Unai and the boys. A vital win. Can enjoy Utd losing tomorrow now.
  9. Massive shame that. Blackburn the better team and Newcastle are Newcastle. Really wanted them to lose. Hope they get City in the next round.
  10. Per Mr Tanswell's match report... Torres’ ball progression ranks in the top two per cent of centre-backs in Europe’s top five leagues and is essential to Emery’s desire for Villa to build through the thirds with changes of pace and incisive passes. Another spell on the sidelines could be damaging to Villa’s top four hopes, despite victory on Saturday afternoon.
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