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  1. FLVillan
    Just saw the highlights on YouTube (I was flying home from Alaska during match). How on God's Green Earth was that Lenglet goal disallowed? Bailey has the ball headed directly to him by the AZ player on the line. Not only was it "deliberately" played by the defender (he prevented a goal being scored), but said defender was on the flipping goal line. So not offside for two very clear and easy to see reasons. The mind boggles. An early goal for us would have completely changed the game. Of course, all the mainstream media idiots focus on is that our corner for the second goal shouldn't have been awarded. I hate the media. If that had been Citeh or the Dippers the match report would have been headlined "Justice Served on Night of VAR Drama."
  2. FLVillan
    If ever there was an indicator of why Unai bought Moreno it was this game. Moreno would have got the same amount of space, but would have drawn a defender out and picked a pass. Digne is a great crosser of the ball from deep/wide, but his final ball when going in behind a defence is not at the quality needed.
  3. FLVillan
    Nah, Cloughie would’ve driven Doug off a cliff and installed Steve Stride as Chairman…
  4. FLVillan
    Every single coach at every single level should be showing this picture to their team. Talk about discipline!
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    Unai Emery

    FLVillan replied to PeterSw's topic in Villa Talk

    Rebuild the Witton Lane stand NOW if we can rename it.....
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    I think he will probably be seen as our best ever eventually, but winning a major trophy will be an essential component of that. Rimmer, in an age when English keepers were indisputably the best in the world, was absolutely magnificent for us and helped us win it all. It was only Shilton and Clemence that kept him out of the England team. The narrative around the European Cup final and Nigel getting all the attention forgets the fact that Jimmy Rimmer was absolutely magnificent throughout that season and the season before when we won the league, including the double-penalty-save away in the earlier rounds that got us to the final....
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    Not lost on me that one! Had a chat with my old man on the phone yesterday and he doesn't do well nowadays with his memory, but he had a good laugh about the Rimmer/Emi coincidence. To be fair to Arsenal they had replaced Jimmy with Pat Jennings, so you could see the reason, but I'm not putting Leno, Ramsdale or Raya in the same category as Jennings....
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    Cutler was a part of the process once they'd narrowed it down, but I think the interview with him (Cutler) made it look too much like he was the reason we signed him. From what I gathered they had a shortlist that included Emi, Butland and a couple more..... Cutler was definitely key to his development when he joined us, but Emi's distribution and tactical nous has improved ten-fold since Unai brought in his own GK coach. To think he was preceded by the likes of Nyland, Kalinic and zimmer-frame wielding Reina....
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    Ah yes, but to be fair, there was a lot more debate around Westwood. Everything from he's our version of Pirlo to he ain't fit to lace Gavin McCann's boots... Emi on the other hand has the thread united in the knowledge that he is really really good, just creates debate about just HOW really really good he is.... Rimmer still ranks as best-ever in my lifetime.... But Emi has overtaken all the others at this point for me, and he's in good company - Spink, Bosnich, Friedel....
  10. FLVillan
    Growing up I always wanted to wear number 3 when I played, no matter what position I was playing. It was because of Charlie Aitken. His name is and was synonymous with pure class and Aston Villa. May he Rest In Peace. The ultimate Holte Ender in the Sky.
  11. FLVillan
    Part of it was due to the way Luton set up - they essentially held a defensive line 40 yards from goal and didn't press until we crossed halfway line - tried to make the game compact so we couldn't play into the pockets that Zaniolo and McGinn usually occupy. What they didn't do well was press Kamara/Luiz/Torres well enough and the ball behind them was on with well-timed runs by our front players. Second and third goals were a clear indicator that our manager is a bloody genius. Luton started with a back five and were denying us any space in the channels first-half. Brought on Bailey at half time to play wide-right, told Digne to roam forward more and gave McGinn license to get out wide left, hence stretching them sideways. This forced their left/right centre backs into a stick or twist scenario and the wing-backs were getting 2v1 situations. Diaby's goal was the result of a McGinn/Digne combination wide-left. Then Luton switched to a back four and the channels opened up for Diaby and Watkins, hence the third goal. Kamara played him in.
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    He needs a goal, or an extra-special moment to set up a goal. You can see he's struggling for confidence. Anything will do - a rebound, a tap-in, anything. Then I think we'll see a top player. I don't think Unai replaced him at half-time today solely because of his performance, but also to change our shape by putting Bailey out wide and giving McGinn license to get wide on the left to counter their back-three. Paid immediate dividends too with the second goal coming from a Digne cross after McGinn had put him in wide-left. Luton changed to a back-four a few minutes later.
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    I think so, yeah. I think even as a brand new American ownership group, Randy and Gen Krulak weren't that naive!
  14. FLVillan
    I remember just after Lerner bought the club that there was some talk circulating that a rebrand of Villa would include more reference to Birmingham and it may be incorporated somehow into our name. It was quickly dismissed! Would have been a bigger PR disaster than the Leeds bicep badge.
  15. FLVillan
    If memory serves there were some rumours around about Rowett before we went down - maybe around the time Lambert was hired, or maybe as replacement for Lambert...
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    Not our best and not up there with Schmeichel but I wouldn't say he was shite.... certainly not as blunder-bound as Nyland and Olsen....
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    OK, "Nordic Goalkeepers" .... Forgot Jussi Jaaskelainen too...
  18. FLVillan
    Turned on the telly tonight and witnessed none other than a long-haired Orjan Nyland in goal for Norway against Spain. Only saw about half-an-hour of the match, but he looked just as scary as he did when he was in our colours! With Olsen, Nyland and Sinisalo (good prospect but our 4th choice) all being regulars for their respective countries it begs the question, what the heck happened to the Thorsveldts, Ravellis, Schmeichels and Sorensens? Did Enckleman lower the bar for all to follow?
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    Yeah what the hell ever happened to him? Was a bit-part player at Chelski, then all of a sudden was a key part of their team under Conte, then seemed to completely disappear again....
  20. FLVillan
    It's all about the booze. Pre-match pint or three and everyone is fired up for kick-off. Then the buzz wears off about 15-20 minutes in unless we get an early goal. Half-time pint gets everyone going again except those who stood in a queue for the entire break to go to the bog, and they are thoroughly p**ed off and blame Leon Bailey..
  21. FLVillan
    Funny how the media spin things. Before Chelski it was "Watkins hasn't scored stretching back 12 premier league games." Now he gets an England call up and "Watkins has scored seven goals and had three assists this season." God I hate the media....
  22. FLVillan
    The Brazilian Trevor Hockey....
  23. FLVillan
    Brilliant saves yes, but to be fair, both were offside. The one in the first half was blatantly 5 yards offside and would have been disallowed by VAR had it gone in, and the one in the second was flagged after the save, hence why we got a free kick and no corner.
  24. FLVillan
    I was watching it and thinking that any scenario would be great. Laugh at Spuds inability to score against nine men or watch the Dippers lose and Klopp have a melt down. It was a win-win for me! Thank you to VAR for making me enjoy my Saturday afternoon even more...
  25. FLVillan
    What truly blows my mind in this kit fiasco is that sportswear made from moisture-wicking fabric is hardly a new concept. The materials that are known to breathe (ie not get drenched) have been around since the 1970s. I had an Umbro Villa away shirt in 1979 that was made from some type of polyester or nylon that was breathable fabric, almost a mesh. Nike and others introduced the "dri-fit" materials in the 1990s. How on earth, in 2023 could this company have managed to screw this thing up so badly? And blaming the Chinese production facility is pretty lame, seeing as all the big sportswear companies have been producing over there for 30+ years.
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