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I bet that after the last 18 months, winning the Copa America and the World Cup, forever to be linked with Messi, he won't give a shit about peoples opinion on his behaviour outside of Argentina. And rightly so imo. He's not a nasty individual, quite the contrary, he's a heart on the sleeve bloke, 150% all the time individual. The guy you want next to you in the trenches, when things are shit. He's writing his name down in history while the haters are going to hate. It's quite crazy that in a period of turmoil and suffering around the globe that people want to pull his behaviour as some sort of punishable crime. Him along with that Argentinian squad have just injected happiness and hope into an entire nation of over 46m. He's become a hero to millions and Aston Villa FC helped him get there. Legend.

We need a LF with pace imo. I think much of our attack is lopsided and predominantly right sided much of the time. I could be wrong but the wide left position has been particularly weak since JG's departure.

Why? You can clearly see the trophy slip from his hands at the same time his teeth nearly fall out. Thankfully his reactions and his massive balls saved the trophy hitting his foot or he may have been out with a metatarsal injury for quite some time. I thought this was obvious tbh. People always thinking the worst though.

So there is a traitor amongst the ranks. Stay vigilant peeps.

I'd like to see an Emi flag. A really big one with his picture, some huge hands and the caption. "I will eat you"

Seems he's always been a shithouse. Our loveable shithouse. It's obviously what has aided him to get to this moment in his life and the promised land in his profession. Quite ironic that he was trolling Coutinho all them years ago and eventually became team mates. One became the star early and the other much later.

Emi to Spurs.... Hahahahaha.... Since he's been with us.... winning the Copa America and if he wins the WC tomorrow then we can safely say he'll never surpass that achievement anywhere. There is only one club that could guarantee him a CL medal at club level and it isn't in the UK. Our club will hold even more of a special connection for him if he picks up that winners medal tomorrow imo. The place where his career finally lifted off and all his dreams came true. The club that gave him the platform to go down in Argentinian history. It maybe the Messi v Mbappe final tomorrow but non of it would have been possible without Aston Villa's Emi Martinez. He isn't going anywhere.

When your RB finishes better than your CF

Great piece in the Washington Post and well worth a read. A real in depth on the strength, deployment and following decimation of one of Russia's Elite Brigades in the conflict. The war in Ukraine has decimated a once feared Russian brigade - The Washington Post

I think we can all safely say that had Russia been able to take over Ukraine they'd have been under a similar yoke to those in East Germany before the wall came down. Imagine been faced with that, death of your family and living under such a savage regime. It's like the Ukrainians made the right decision to fight back. I think a lot of people haven't thought of what it would be like for Ukraine had they not put up a struggle.

Another genius throughout the 90's What a player Roberto was..

Riquelme another free kick genius

The greatest

I think we are more likely to see a Ukraine offensive than a Russian one. If Russia couldn't get into Kyiv first time around they've sure as shit got absolutely no chance now now it's been flooded with Western tech and everyone is armed to the teeth. They'll do well to consolidate around Donetsk never mind trying to push back in via the North and Belarus. Plus that fat melt won't open himself up to Belarus being attacked by Ukraine which is what will happen this time around should Russia try sending forces from there. I still think the next major offensive with be towards Melitopol, as that will be key for Ukraine if there is any wish to take back the South, protect Kherson and potentially push into Crimea. Currently strikes on the bridge between Kostyantynivka and Melitopol indicate we aren't to far from seeing this become a reality imo. The vast grain fields in the South East would also lead me to think the priority will be to reclaim as much of this land as possible as it's the area that produces the most wheat in Ukraine. Or at east was.

I'm not one for ever taking satisfaction from anyone's misfortune, however, if this dickhead lost his, I may just throw a party.

Without the fans in the stadium. He's most definitely regressed. At first I also thought it was confidence but it's been nearly 2 years now since he looked dangerous. Now he looks like he can't shoot, never mind hit a barn door. He needs replacing I think and probably deserves to be now.

This is very much a case of us downgrading personnel and them upgrading.

This is better, Villarreal pressing us much higher now, hopefully open things up a little.

Luiz is the best player on the pitch. So good.

Utterly embarrassing

I think Ollie Watkins might be coming to the end of his Villa career at this rate.

Sound now, Spanish

Better link, no sound Aston Villa vs Villarreal Live Stream - YouTube

I see Graham Souness's has another TV gig