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19 minutes ago, AstonMartyn88 said:

To an own goal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mate

I guess that Auston fella can't be Trustyd.

15 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said:

Edit - just to further highlight it, Southampton’s record since the end of October played 8, won 1, lost 7. No prizes for guessing who they picked up the win from.

Was it Villa?

Oh wait, no.

12 hours ago, MaVilla said:

 

I can't understand a word of it, but I love this video. Especially the part where he just starts singing

7 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said:

Any doubts the top top echelon of clubs might have had about him will be disappearing.  His form concerns me ! Because its too **** good !!

We are the top top echelon of clubs.

12 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said:

Dare I say it but anyone think Emi is enough of a shithouse to have put a little less than 100% in under Gerrard because the players wanted him gone?

No chance. He cares way too much to do something like that.

9 hours ago, Dillon66 said:

Not that mad......he usually misses from 7 or 8 yards out. Why would you trust him from 12 ?...

Tbh it's only mad because he's currently our only striker. It's weird that literally no-one would trust him.

Mad how Watkins has no votes. I was torn between him and Bailey, but I just think Leon would handle the pressure better.

No fanfare, just "hey guys, we've done this". Love it.

Welcome to the club!

38 minutes ago, AshVilla said:

United fans think he's a joke and can't wait to get rid.

I don't watch man u play often, but I think it's worth noting that by and large man u fans are really **** stupid.

11 hours ago, KentVillan said:

Argentina is an exception - there are people like Buendia who have both, but Emi Martinez and Lionel Messi just use their paternal surname.

- Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero

- Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccitini

As far as I know, the naming customs in all Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries are consistent. It's just cumbersome to use your entire name so they simplify it by just using the paternal name.

I wouldn't be surprised if there were players around who used the maternal name instead, but you've also got people like Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro who don't use any of their surnames.

Back on topic: big love to Uncle Emery, giving Villa it's mojo back.

4 hours ago, Spoony said:

Buendia on working under Unai Emery: "As soon as they came here, they told us we needed to win more points away from home and playing a top side like Tottenham team away and winning, we are very happy.

So he came in and said “win more away from home”, and they did. I guess it’s the WAY he said it?

Gerrard said stuff like "<insert team here> should beat us". Unai came in and said "uh, no, actually" and the players were like "oh right, ok". It's that simple.

16 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said:

One of the saddest things about this whole affair is seeing God has +400 pages less than Rashica had 

We know better than to tarnish the great man's thread with fish puns.

Also, I think all that can be said about McGrath has been said already. He is humble and has never coveted the spotlight, and this thread reflects that.

13 hours ago, villa4europe said:

When you see him celebrating the penalty wins I think he knows it too

Not sure what he did last night, didn't see the two together but the copa America shoot outs and the Holland one he ran to Emi rather than the scorer

I'm pretty sure the whole Argentina team immediately surrounded him on the halfway line.

Messi is literally the reason I'm interested in football at all. I could never find the interest to pay attention until I saw him play. He makes football look like art. I saw the whole sport in a new light because of him.

To see him finally win the world cup is truly great, and the fact a Villa player was a major reason why is the icing on the cake.

1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

If the price was right he’d leave but I don’t think he’d ever force a move. He has said several times he wants to get Villa to Europe and I believe him.

I don't know if it's just romanticism on my part, but I imagine now he's won the world cup and achieved his dream after saying numerous times how grateful he was to Villa for giving him his chance, he will be inclined to repay the favour by sticking around and leading us to glory.

Our next step should be to hand him the captain's armband, not only because he is the ideal candidate for it anyway but because it would solidify that commitment and give him more reasons to stay than not to.

12 minutes ago, turvontour said:

Absolute horse**** that if that goal counts we likely would have been relegated.

I'm sure people think this was the last minute of the last game of the season.

I was making a joke about Nyland being responsible for Argentina winning the world cup, but ok.

3 minutes ago, fightoffyour said:

No idea about the translation but there seems to be a bit of a backlash about this already.

What are we saying? A bit of a rude gesture? Caught in the moment? Funny as ****?

Caught in the moment for sure. Things like this should be excused when endorphins and adrenaline are firing like crazy.

55 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said:

If this didn't happen we likely would've been relegated, Emi wouldn't have come to Villa, he wouldn't have been selected for Argentina and he wouldn't have been able to carry them to three trophies in a row.

When you think about it, both Emi and Messi have a lot to thank Nyland for.

2 minutes ago, Annoyman said:

you squander a 2 goal lead in a foul-tempered 140 minute football match, get thrust into the most stressful, high-pressure situation in any sport, and your goalkeeper is just suddenly this cackling, dancing maniac who eats penalty takers' souls like they're bar snacks

He really is in his element in a shootout. He was even grinning when the Netherlands scored. Absolute madman.

22 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said:

 

That guy slapping the wall wants to be careful he doesn't knock the stadium down.

Emi made a brilliant save today. He's back to being king of the world.

We've been linked with QPR's Ilias Chair again. I think we should sign him for no other reason than his middle name is Emilian. He'd make a nice addition to our collection.

56 minutes ago, Made In Aston said:

Yet they slate Olsen for doing the same thing. 

Olsen doesn't have credit in the bank like Emi does, unfortunately.

1 minute ago, Pinebro said:

Had Digne not kicked him March would have got to the ball first.

Doesn't matter if the kick is intentional or not it's still a foul.

Digne needs to be quicker and be aware of his surroundings. It was a clumsy.

99.9 % of people in here would be outraged if this wasn't given to us if it happened the otherway around.

You could argue March wasn't aware of his surroundings either. Neither one of them looked at anything but the ball. Had Digne been half a second quicker to the ball, March could've snapped his leg.

And most people will argue for the outcome that favours them in any situation. I'm sure I'd be saying different if I were a Brighton fan, but honestly I don't think this is a clear-cut incident and it would've been really harsh to give a penalty here.

6 minutes ago, Pinebro said:

Looks clear to me.

March gets to the ball first. Digne kicks him. It's a pen.

But there was barely anything in it. Also, March was the one who mistimed his tackle because it bounced off Digne's leg and landed at the foot of a Villa player (Kamara?) anyway.

It's not like March had the ball and Digne was trying to get it off him. It was a loose ball and they got to it at roughly the same time.

I can see why there's a discussion, but it certainly isn't obvious.