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Genuine question, when was the last time in a full match, we had more of the ball than Manure? (or against any top 6 side).

14 minutes ago, supermon said:

He seems to get a reaction out of them at half time after what is probably a rollicking, he even said so in his post match interview. Agree we will shoot up if he can get that aspect right.

problem for the players is, the ones who keep not listening will be binned off.

which tbh, is a good thing.

the Ings/watkins show is like something out of a grim dark slow torture scene.

we need to play Ings OR Watkins, not both......seriously, not both.

havent seen any praise from Gerrard for Buendia in the Manure game, i hope he does somewhere in his interviews, cus Buendia was immense.

i thought overall we were very, very good (interlaced with some super infuriating moments and idiotic mistakes)

The biggest issue, aside from the silly goals conceded, was that we huffed and puffed a lot and once again lacked the clinical finish (we could have had a couple more goals imo if we were clinical/composed), however the two goals were brilliantly done.

One big thing for me to note, is that we had 55% possession over the course of the match, even if historically we lucked a draw, or a win , or whatever versus a team like Manure, our possession would be down in the low 30%'s, a scrappy lucky win tbh, but the fact we can have a game like this where we have more possession that Man Utd (55/45), is a huge step in terms of progress, it shows we can control the ball, and if we get a little more clinical in the final third, we can really hurt teams.

I think Buendia was brilliant, this is the player that we knew was in there, quality quality player, Buendia & Coutinho together are going to be just magical.

I though Sanson was our second best player overall, i hope he isnt judged for the mistake because i thought he was very good overall, very composed, and can play the system Gerrard wants, lovely composed passing.

Digne looked a little rusty, which is to be expected, but once he settled it was clear how much more he offers compared to Targett, and that even with Digne falling to bad cramp 10 mins from the end, clearly a quality player, some lovely touches and attacking impact.

Ramsey was good in the second half, but poor in the first half, Luiz was decent without being spectacular.

Mings was also decent, but maybe could have done more to recover Sanson's initial mistake...nice little run for the goal tho...

I thought Watkins was really poor, im not sure if Grealish made him look better than he was, or whether this is Watkins, but he is really poor imo, lacks vision, lacks in game intelligence, has bricks for feet, which is even more apparent when he has Coutinho & Buendia buzzing around him.

Cash, decent defensively, but seeing Digne on the let hand side, highlighted just how poor cash is going forward and linking play, so man times he gets the ball, he stops, turns back and passes backwards, the attacks dowt the right break down so many times with him, or when he did cross it was the usual "aim for the stars" type cross, i think if he isnt careful, he will be replaced in the summer (or maybe Hayden replaces him if he shows he is capable).

And finally.....Coutinho.....I though he did ok, nicely taken goal, it was easy to miss that he lifted that over De Gea and if he had just gone low the keeper may have got to it, he showed some nice touches etc, but tbh as much as the goal and the intricate touches, the fact is, just having his presence on the pitch aided us in going from 0-2 to 2-2, the aura of him alone makes a difference, and that great!

2 minutes ago, jim said:

Very honest interview again. Love this guy. He knows what is shit and he will change it.

got a link?

26 minutes ago, Tom13 said:

I'd happily offload him and go with Archer as backup to Watkins.

you did see watkins play right?

he was as bad if not worse.

54 minutes ago, YouUnastanFren said:

I actually thought Coutinho did okay when he came on. Only 1 goal and 1 assist but he carried the ball forward well as well at least.

he didnt get an assist, as it was fred who poked it away from him towards ramsey.

doesnt matter tho, him coming on changed the game 4 sure (just by his prescence as much as anything).

the injury looked a strange one, but as its Villa he will prob be out a few weeks at least.

we need a new CB asap, we are down to 2 fit CBs if he is injured.

57 minutes ago, Aston_Villan4 said:

Seeing what Digne did in place of Targett has me understanding why Cash needs to be upgraded.

yeah i agree, cash isnt good going forward, i think he will need replacing in the summer. (or Hayden steps up if he is good enough).

i hope he doesnt get judged for the mistake right before he came off, i think he was probably our second best player over the 90 mins (or 70 he was on for), behind Buendia.

you could see he was a little rusty at times, which is to be expected, but he also looked class when he settled down.

Shows how rusty he was when he went down with cramp, regardless, to have a left back who is so mobile, can run with the ball and just be class, great stuff.

him and buendia are gonna be the sex.

Sensational, but tbh it was clear he had this ability in him, looks like he is getting settled and its clear to see.

Unreal performance.

looked terrible, if we are planning to play intricate passing etc, he wont suit it, the guy has bricks for feet.

7 mins in to his first game, assist from Coutinho.

wtf cash, youre next for replacement m8.

we are by far the better side.

but...once again we just arent clinical enough.

Just now, regular_john said:

**** abject so far. All the pre-match optimism gone after 6 minutes. Big changes needed second half. 

well...

That is classic Villa.

Im not sure why anyone is surprised.

Konsa injured.

We need a CB badly.....

1 minute ago, alreadyexists said:

Remember when we were passing that little note around on DS’s last game… this half was about that level

dont be daft.

We were on top for a good half, of that half, its just we didnt have the final ball or a clinical finisher it seemed.

Some players were poor tho.

But come on, that was nothing like the worst of Deano ball.

Just now, Phil Silvers said:

Emi1 at fault for the goal, poor mistake. How many goals do we concede as a direct result from an error.

all the goals.