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All credit to Unai and the players, when the opposition give us time the system work's and it work's well. Great to see JJ back and a bit of the McGinn we know is there, Konsa was back as a leader and Watkin's had a glorious day he just need's to learn to dink a ball when the keeper is bearing down. We controlled a game and dominated the vital position's, Cash had their main man under control and the defence sent it long every now and again.

Knowing our players, they probably asked for a sweatshirt.

Unfortunately there were no surprise's about last night's result, the ability to play out from the back when you just do not have the players to do it and the slow build to any attack meaning you always have the entire opposition in defensive positions to block your path. We are painfully weak in the aggressive stakes and think someone else should do the running to take up good positions for the outlet pass. The lack of fight or leadership to get a result is unknown to these players and their only battle in a day is to find their lucky pant's, Unai has his work cut out but the Spanish style has to have specific type's of player's and we are just putting square pegs into round hole's.

You hear quote's that it's the new way of playing but it's just Don Howe at Arsenal and you have to find a Tony Adams to perfect it.

The result was welcome and against 10 men you should be beating the opposition. The high line was given a great deal of help by the football brain dead forwards Chelsea put out, they had pace to burn but making the run has to be timed or we get into Liverpool and Newcastle games were the run's are effective. It's a Russian roulette system and can lead to injurie's as the defender tends to lunge in the chase back and do damage to himself overtime. Unai has been a bright light for this club only hope he can adapt his play more around the player's we have in the moment.

Still trying to work out the logic of playing a defence with no pace and using the tactic of a high line to compound their weakness. Was it three minute's to show the flaw in the system and 90+ to  confirm that quick forwards had it beat all day. You have to have the players to play this system and being able to beat your granny in a foot race is part of the make up involved.

Its a Russian roulette defence with  six bullets in the chambers. The lack of pace in the backline was insane and only a matter of time to gift the goal's to the opposition. Game plan for failure.

Would love the villa to get Benteke on the coaching staff to work with our forwards and especially with this kid, every time he gets on the pitch he looks like he wants to rip your head off.

You will not beat top teams playing the high line with that midfield, just not enough work rate. We miss Ramsey's legs in the centre and the others have an issue with ratting. It's never about how many goals are scored due to the highline it's the sheer chaos and fear it cause's amongst our players and the rabbit in headlights that we adopt. Trying to compare the premier league with Spain is futile  as the pace and energy needed is in totally different galaxy's . Unai has been great for this club but he needs a rethink of personal and tactic's, cannot get the bailey sub situation again. 

We got beat by kick and rush, same at Newcastle and will be the same against the better teams with pace. The highline is gifting games to sides with real pace and the midfield was over run by a team with legs which cried out for more support and we bring on bailey,  merry christmas scousers we came belly up.

Maybe we could play Hibernate every week and use it as a bar to compete in the Premiership.

We missed the legs of Ramsey and the midfield just watched their new lad, show how it should be done. They were stronger faster and fitter than us in most departments, the high line was suicide on the day and why we never changed it got us a 5-1 drubbing. The way we fold so easily is a worry and until we get stronger, fitter and  players with a mental capacity to fight now and again it will end this way.   Men against boys.

What a servant to this club, character, strength, knowledge and the ability to play in many position's. Would have liked for him to stay on the coaching side with the youth as an example of what can be achieved by using all your best qualities to push beyond your limits. Thank you Ashley Young for all those incredible games and all the best for the future.

If we ever decide to defend the D that third goal does not happen.  

The extra time did for us , true to our nature the panic button was pressed.

Brendon Rogers knew exactly what to do against us and our system, doubled up on Kamara pressed the ball out of defence and just waited for our mistakes. The defence was a shambles and Kamara's worst game, playing out from the back is for better players than we have and add to that they are slow learners all the opposition have to do is wait for Emi to think he is still playing with Argentina and send the suicide ball by the D for the attacking players to surround the ball and win it in a very dangerous area for a free shot at goal. We need better players with the ability to play this system or revert to something else and stop self harming in our penalty box. The Spanish way is light years away for this team.

Thank god leeds do not have a striker and we had Kamara plus Ashley Young who is fast becoming Son of God. Both were on another level last night and the young pup for leeds got schooled and owned by veteran Ashley. We need more player's of this ilk and hopefully we can bring them in. 

A ding a ling a ling everybody sing

                    That's   Kamara

Proving to be our most influential player and the first name on the sheet, at last we have the makings of a midfield if organised right could lead to a proper team. He looked up for every ball and knew what was happening around him at all time's a rare thing for our player's .

Can we win the premiership with this new style of playing and new style of management, letting them play on their play station's all night.

Unai Emery made a major mistake yesterday, he thought these players was professionals and learnt the same lesson as the previous managers. They play at training ground pace, most cannot hit a barn door and energy and commitment levels are left to other teams, tactically inept, lack of leaders and Diva personality traits for one or two. Character, responsibility, willing to fight for a cause or sweat blood are alien to this bunch. New players please because we know what this lot are capable of and will never play a team game.

Our fitness levels are nowhere near for the premiership yet and to play  two against three in midfield was  another hurdle we put in our way. Why do we bother to cross a ball all game when we never win the heading duel's, meat and drink for the opposition and begger's belief why we have a set piece coach. We have to learn faster and be smarter as our tactics going forward just doe's not suit our attack.

We had a two against three in midfield last night and it showed.

A Ding a ling a ling everybody sing

                                                                     That's Kamara

We missed McGinn's workrate yesterday and the midfield got overun in the first half.

Bosnich, McGrath, Mortimer, Morley, Benteke

When the moon hits your eyes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Like a big pizza pie                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       That's Kamara                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              When the world seems to shine                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Like you had too much wine                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       That's Kamara