Rogers' talent looks raw at this stage, probably not helped by Carrick's tactics tonight, as he seems to drift between 3 positions: traditional 9 & 10 & 11.
If we want Villa to win trophies, unfortunately it looks essential to bully the match officials over every incident that is simply not an incident. Klopp, Guardiola, Arteta, the entire media on behalf of Man United...
Jamie is about 19% Bournemouth, 30% Spurs & 51% Liverpool. So, that still does not make it balanced. Doesn't he live near his Dad in Sandbanks, the uber-posh suburb of Bournemouth?
Coincidentally, I was just watching Robbie Brady come on as a substitute for Preston, in their defeat at Leeds, and contemplating a new thread 'Players Villa fans wanted to sign who turned out to be useless'.
Sheffield United have lacked a goalscorer and the means of getting him the ball, including Archer. It will be interesting to see whether Brereton-Diaz proves more effective than the £24 million vacuum that is Rhian Brewster.