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What I seen Konsa has had Vini Jnr in his pocket. Other than that this is one of the most uncreative and pathetic performances from England  they could've produced. Ollie has had zero to work with. 

The sooner GS is gone the better because this is dreadful.

Chilwell, Gallagher and Maguire are so awful. Shocking tbh. 

Watching England is like watching paint dry

13 minutes ago, imavillan said:

This is ''scare mongering'' and click bait from John Townley and the Birmingham Mail.....and Trentvilla get's it

 

 

Townley's come across as an utter drama clown here. 

Leon didn't slight Villa at all, he just spoke the truth. Unfortunately, in the Villa bubble it's all about Villa but outside we've been nothing but existing for the last 14 years. Not won a trophy since the nineties however, Chelsea, Utd, Liverpool, City and Arsenal have mopped up nearly everything in the last 25 years so it's normal those outside the bubble have different perspectives. I think it's pretty disgusting from Townley to come out with this shit tbh and wouldn't be surprised if he does create a backlash towards Leon with the clown brigade. 

Things are changing around the club, even the perspective that we have now arrived back at the top table under the owners and Emery. People are slowly seeing the club in a different light again and in a positive way, everyone should be trying to keep it that way, not cause discontent.

7 hours ago, Tomaszk said:

Ah come on. You call people stupid, then make a grammatical error. That's an open goal.

If I don't rate a player we sign, it's got nothing to do with how highly I rate Emery.

Live in whatever world you like.

I said the poster was implying those that brought him in were stupid, there is a huge difference between the two, but you've obviously struggled to see that. And a grammatical error, is just an error, not an own goal. You've got to be a right tw*t to try and use that as some sort of rebuttal. I wasn't even responding to you originally so why would I care if you rate Emery or not? You absolutely crackers 

10 minutes ago, Tomaszk said:

You're*

Also, no.

Get a life..... it was just a typo ffs. 

If players aren't any good yet we are signing them or bring them in it suggests those bring them in don't have a clue. Or at least not as much as posters on this forum.

12 hours ago, Made In Aston said:

Or it is because he isn't very good.

This is where you let yourself down.

Your basically saying our new Sporting Director and Manager are stupid.

17 hours ago, ozvilla28 said:

I'm not blaming him only , but is it me since he come in the side the leaking of goals started.

I don't think it's just down to him but neither him or Torres are the quickest, so I think having Konsa in there is a necessity. We've not played the offside trap well since before Christmas tbf. I think the injuries and continual changes have massively unsettled us in defence but imo we really need to stabilise this during the run in and try not to tinker too much.  

Just now, david-avfc said:

Do you watch the games or just judge players based on their reputation?

I want all players to do well for us, really happy Zaniolo scored yesterday and has shown signs of improvement in the last few weeks, but it’s clear he’s not had the desired impact this season hence his game time has been limited in the last 3 or 4 months, regardless of who he has or hasn’t played for previously. Rogers is obviously still raw, but he’ll be playing PL with us next season, not sure any PL clubs will pick Zaniolo up to be honest.

I watch a lot of games, do you?

Do you also understand that some players can take longer to adapt to different cultures or do you just expect players to come in and always hit the ground running? 

Zaniolo hasn't so far had the impact most would've hoped for, there is no denying that. What I find hard to agree with are the continual comments slagging him off, writing him off as shit, saying he'll never amount to much or not considering the above. Reputation counts for a lot in all walks of life and careers, that's just how it is. To have been, seen and done is a better guarantee than to have none. It's not a knock on Rogers either but they is no guarantee he will also turn out to be more than just Championship level.

The other point to make is, if Zaniolo doesn't stay in England is he a failure? What if he ends up back in Italy at Lazio, Milan or any of the other big teams, is he still shit or are players that only make it in the PL any good?! You don't have to answer that btw. 

At the end of the day all fans should want every player, loanee or otherwise to do well whilst wearing the shirt. And yes, we all moan from time to time about individual performances, but this kid has taken more than his fair share of pelters, so imo deserves a little bit of slack.  

Just now, Czarnikjak said:

I think you missing the point that Rogers is much younger than Zaniolo and his carrier still has upwards trajectory. 

Zaniolos seems to be going downhill since that Europa League final. Maybe he can turn it around, but I don't think it will be with us.

Insulting other posters doesn't make your points more valid.

Ohhh..... so now Zaniolo just won't play at the top level with us, not in general like your previous post. Zaniolo is 24 not late 20's, he's had 2 years already out the game due to injuries and still come back. He may never be the player he once was but he may also have his best years in front of him. Rogers may never get anywhere near that level but it's still okay to dismiss the loanee for no reason other than to criticise him. 

You're okay, insulting and criticising others but can't take a little yourself. I get it! 

3 minutes ago, Czarnikjak said:

He might have played at a high level in the past but is not showing it now. Both of themdo the same thing most of the time: dribble yourself into a cul de sac, loose the ball, foul the opponent.

I would be surprised if he ever plays at this level again.

Lol.....what an absolute dumb post. On one hand you say him and Rogers are the same level, pin point them as doing the same stuff and then say Zaniolo will amount to not making it at this level again, yet Roger needs developing quickly as he's our player. 

Zaniolo has played for Roma, Galatasaray and will most likely end up at somewhere decent back in Italy. So 100% he's still got a great career ahead of him. Far better as a footballer than yours as a poster on this forum ffs  

Just now, Czarnikjak said:

He is not playing well though. He has not played well all season. Scoring one goal doesn't equal playing well.

Currently there's not much between him and Rogers, both are big downgrade from peak Ramsay. 

Rogers has a future at this club, Zaniolo clearly doesn't (otherwise Emery would start him)

Peak Ramsey?! He hasn't been fit or anywhere near his peak all season so needs must unfortunately. 

There is also a lot of difference between Rogers and Zaniolo, one has played at the highest level in Europe for several years, the other has played in the championship.  

You also don't know if the club will trigger Zaniolo's option to buy, it's pure speculation on behalf of the fans that presume because he hasn't settled quickly and not starting Emery will just bin him off. Even if we do send him back he'll be still playing at the top level so he's obviously not as shit as some like to make out.

Not sure how anyone can claim Russia is a dictatorship when Putin won the election fair and square 

Definitely should only be used as an LCB. I don't want to give him too much grief though because he's been decent imo. Poor today though, although the defence in general was.

Looks to have got his mojo back at just the right time. Excellent when he came on.

7 minutes ago, villa89 said:

We will already had a whole season to judge him, he's not going to turn into a different player in pre-season.

I disagree.... He was playing in an unfamiliar position at the start of the season and since then has had nothing but scraps. He's not been great but how any players take time to settle anyway coming from abroad. 

9 minutes ago, ChesterDad said:

I definitely would like him to stay - there is a baller in there, I am confident in this.

He should be given the opportunity of a pre season imo and then judged.

I have faith - this is a test, he passes with flying colours.

Me too. We are definitely in the minority atm but I think he could become the player we need off Ollie at times. Needs to be calmer at times but I think he could settle given time and become a valuable asset to the squad. I really like him tbh. He's definitely a handful when he's on it. 

I wasn't disappointed with the line up but it was obvious in the first half it wasn't working. Moreno and Rogers were being overrun and Duran could'nt get into the game at all. He switched it up and viola, a much better finish to the game, arguably the stronger of the 2 sides. 

What I was happy about was the willingness to switch it up asap, ie HT rather than letting us get to the last 20 mins so at least Unai spotted the problems and sorted them quickly. 

What he now needs to do though is sort the defence because at the moment it's seriously letting us down. For a team that looked fantastic playing the offside trap and being positionally organised we now look like a load of drunkards at the back. It's concerning now we're down to the business end of the season. 

1 minute ago, Troglodyte said:

I think both he and Rogers still look like they need a bit more time on the ball than they're typically allowed,  which leads to some poor decision making and at times ill discipline. For me it's therfore understandable that Rogers gets more starts though as he's younger and our player - even more so if we activate a compulsory purchase on Zaniolo after so many starts as reported, as I think we can do better.

That's not to say I wasn't delighted with his goal today, but I'm surprised at him getting so many MOTM votes in the post-match thread; I thought Diaby looked better personally from the subs.

Okay captain caveman

23 minutes ago, rodders0223 said:

Man scores a goal and tells his own fans to shush like he does it every week lol

He was telling the WH fans. They were in the same end next to the Villa fans. 

Deserves more minutes imo. I think the kid needs some love to get the best out of him, and I think he's got far more in his locker than we've seen up to now, but that will have given him a great boost today. 

When you consider the time out through injuries(2 years) he's still a baby. I think it's easy to forget that. 

Well done Nico!! 

Phew..... I thought we finished with the team that should've started. Much better last 30 min. Zaniolo and Diaby imo deserve the plaudits. Both came on and made a huge difference and changed the flow. Matty Cash too. gave him pelters many times this season but thank the lord for that block. 

The defence....WTF. Unai seriously needs to resolve our stupidity at the back. For a eam that looked so good early doors we've become a very sloppy team in defence.  

Shirt pull on Konsa, then handball. Absolute bollocks