Electric Avenue Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Delph had a great game I thought, virtually solo trying to push forward get on the ball and beat a man, yes he made some errors but he plays with great courage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted October 20, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 20, 2013 Delph is good at getting past players and breaking up play, but his forward passing is appalling. If he can't pass forward, then he should play a bit further back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 The 5-3-2 could work with this current team. We have 2 new fullbacks, the fundamental position in 5-3-2 both of whom are naturally more adventurous and have more pace. It failed last year because Bennett and Lowton were so deep and negative, we were constantly penned back. Sylla has been injured, but I think we could do with his presence in midfield, at the expense of Westwood or arguably El Ahmadi. Whatever happens we still look vulnerable at the back and we continue to concede goals. We lack any true quality in central midfield or defence and for that reason we will continue to be inconsistent. Delph looks like he's almost a good player. He's getting better, that's undeniable, which is great to see. He's got quick feet and good pace but he let's himself down sometimes giving the ball away. We're less of a threat without Benteke, so I'm glad he's back in the team. Kozak isn't ready to fill the huge expectations Benteke shoulders on a weekly basis. All in all I still see the club in a state of transition. We have for a long time had a lot of money badly invested in players who Lambert doesn't play. When were rid of them all, I'm hoping that the level of investment will increase, the squad will be stronger and we'll unearth a few more gems like Benteke. Until then I'm expecting us to be inconsistent in attack and vulnerable in defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Voted Luna motm. Delph played well as did Guzan. Thought our second half performance was shocking though, Spurs were not very good at all yet beat us comfortably. That first fluke goal doesn't go in and it could have been different I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Lol, why do you guys always vote for Delph? What does he do that i can't see? I agree he's the best on our poor midfield, but every game? This. He was OK but Guzan saved us from another arse kicking. Up til 30 minutes there wasn't much in a crap game. Then Spuds fluked the lead, we did nothing. At half time I forcast Benteke coming on after an hour, I was right. I then forecast us giving Spurs the runaround but conceding a second, I was right. That was game over, from now on I'll keep my thoughts to meself. We looked great for the 8 minutes from Benteke's introduction til we conceded the second. Getting pissed off with our shit home form and the amount of cash I am spending to watch us keep losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakal Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 My GF bought 2 tickets to "Fiddler On The Roof" in the theater today. I've said "you know what, go with your brother, Villa is playing today!". And the rest is history... Delph - motm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Can we vote for a `Knob Of The Match` award? We can. Good. Step forward & **** off Fat Phil you total knob head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 You all are miserable. We forced several good chances right after Benteke came on and probably should have been level. Saldano's goal was against the run of play at that point in the game, and without it I think we get a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I thought Luna was really poor again suspect defensively to say the least, gives his opponent way too much space, too slow to apply pressure and does very little to prevent crosses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Luna was exposed time after time! Against possibly the most in form player in the PL. Thought luna did well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) Under Lamert is has been the case of 2 steps forward 1 back. I hope today was just the 1 back. I think he needs a good think before the Everton game, what is the best strategy to win at home with our current squad? On another point, just watching motd2 what is going on with the camera angle? Its like watching it on the sidelines. Chappers and co are allowed out to Villa Park today with a telly on the pitch?! Edited October 20, 2013 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 MOTD2 and sky both on the side of the pitch today, whats that all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 MOTD2 and sky both on the side of the pitch today, whats that all about? So they are get really close to the pitch that cemented Spurs's title challenge? They have to occasionally show face and brave it by going to the regions. Don't worry I am sure that they are safe and tucked up back in London now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hev Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Any point giving Marc Albrighton a go to feed Benteke? Have they been played together at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Football is quite simple really, you take your chances, you improve your chances of winning. We took our limited chances against Citeh and won, we had chances today, didn't take them and lost. Townsend's soft goal seemed to knock the stuffing out of us and it took us time to get any momentum back then they score again, game over. Sometimes it's a fine line and when you can't score, you're screwed and we were screwed today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 MOTD2 and sky both on the side of the pitch today, whats that all about? Espn did it first I think in fa cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Any point giving Marc Albrighton a go to feed Benteke? Have they been played together at all? Albrighton couldn't feed a morbidly obese amercian with a bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulver Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 where is Albrighton anyway ?. MOTM against Spurs in the cup and i don't think i've seen him since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) where is Albrighton anyway ?. MOTM against Spurs in the cup and i don't think i've seen him since The same place as Herd, Given and Bennett. The out tray. Edit also N'Zogbia. I genniuely have forgotten he is still a Villa player. That 9 million was a bargain. Edited October 20, 2013 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Football is quite simple really, you take your chances, you improve your chances of winning. We took our limited chances against Citeh and won, we had chances today, didn't take them and lost. Townsend's soft goal seemed to knock the stuffing out of us and it took us time to get any momentum back then they score again, game over. Sometimes it's a fine line and when you can't score, you're screwed and we were screwed today. Yes but in all fairness we didn't really create much. The only decent chances we had was the one for Agbonlahor first half and the Benteke one. whereas Guzan made two top drawer saves. The shot count is misleading as most of them were from distance and way off target. I don't think we deserved anything out of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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