Isa Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Benteke didn't have any clear cut opportunty though. So it is a mute point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Well I would have classed one of the headers as a very good chance by his standards, I believe it was the first chance he had after coming on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 It was slightly behind him and he was always unlikely to get it on target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myko Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Was today very counter-attackey? (couldn't make it down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwan Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 It was different, we actually had the ball for long periods of time and actually made some chances, but we just didn't put them away 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw_nuff Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Would be nice to see us get 60% possession at home. Not because it is everything (although if you have it, they can't score) but because it gives you a chance to knacker the opposition out. That way you can pick them off in the last twenty minutes if you haven't scored already. Just think we are too direct. A shame cos we could see the football taking shape at the end of last season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regular_john Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 A shame cos we could see the football taking shape at the end of last season. This. Towards the back end of last season, we were consistently playing some of the best football I've ever seen from a Villa side, what happened?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I liked the way we played yesterday - should have won. Play like that and we'll win more often than we lose. Just need to put it in the onion bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Benteke didn't have any clear cut opportunty though. So it is a mute point. We can't talk about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Benteke didn't have any clear cut opportunty though. So it is a mute point. We can't talk about it? It's a turn of phrase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 27, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2013 It's a turn of phrase.'Moot' point. Stefan was being clever :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 It's a turn of phrase.'Moot' point. Stefan was being clever :-) Bloody hell! I have never actually seen it written down and always assumed it was 'mute'. Feel a bit stupid now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 27, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2013 No probs Isa. Every day's a school day on here :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heid3ster Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 We look most dangerous when we press high up the pitch, and put pressure on the opponent's back four to force a mistake from them. One thing our front three are very good at it capitalizing on mistakes. The problem is that when we commit to playing that way, our ability to defend as a unit suffers a bit. That is something we have improved on this season, the defense (which was our number one complaint last season), but it's improved at the expense of, at least for now, our attacking play. My belief is that our attacking play will start to improve as the guys gain a little more confidence in their defensive abilities. The next set of fixtures should start to bear this out, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Great page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Would be nice to see us get 60% possession at home. Not because it is everything (although if you have it, they can't score) but because it gives you a chance to knacker the opposition out. That way you can pick them off in the last twenty minutes if you haven't scored already. Just think we are too direct. A shame cos we could see the football taking shape at the end of last season. Would be nice to see us get 60% possession at home. Not because it is everything (although if you have it, they can't score) but because it gives you a chance to knacker the opposition out. That way you can pick them off in the last twenty minutes if you haven't scored already. Just think we are too direct. A shame cos we could see the football taking shape at the end of last season. problem with making a statement like that is some folk will see it as a direct attack on " direct Football" when a balance between the 2 is required, but we rely too much on it and not enough on the expansive game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) We look most dangerous when we press high up the pitch, and put pressure on the opponent's back four to force a mistake from them. One thing our front three are very good at it capitalizing on mistakes. The problem is that when we commit to playing that way, our ability to defend as a unit suffers a bit. That is something we have improved on this season, the defense (which was our number one complaint last season), but it's improved at the expense of, at least for now, our attacking play. My belief is that our attacking play will start to improve as the guys gain a little more confidence in their defensive abilities. The next set of fixtures should start to bear this out, I think. We look most dangerous when we press high up the pitch, and put pressure on the opponent's back four to force a mistake from them. One thing our front three are very good at it capitalizing on mistakes. The problem is that when we commit to playing that way, our ability to defend as a unit suffers a bit. That is something we have improved on this season, the defense (which was our number one complaint last season), but it's improved at the expense of, at least for now, our attacking play. My belief is that our attacking play will start to improve as the guys gain a little more confidence in their defensive abilities. The next set of fixtures should start to bear this out, I think. its like reversed psychology...but I like you have a point. That's why sylla should be in, to turn defence in to attck Edited October 28, 2013 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 We look most dangerous when we press high up the pitch, and put pressure on the opponent's back four to force a mistake from them. One thing our front three are very good at it capitalizing on mistakes. The problem is that when we commit to playing that way, our ability to defend as a unit suffers a bit. That is something we have improved on this season, the defense (which was our number one complaint last season), but it's improved at the expense of, at least for now, our attacking play. My belief is that our attacking play will start to improve as the guys gain a little more confidence in their defensive abilities. The next set of fixtures should start to bear this out, I think. This is the nub of the problem as far as I am concerned. This season we have tried to improve our defending, and control of the game, by stifling teams in midfield, but we haven't got the tactics, or maybe the players, who can move from midfield to attack. We have a run of matches coming up against sides who will hopefully be less sharp at pouncing on our defensive mistakes, so we should be able to play the high pressing game more effectively. If we can just get Benteke back to full match fitness and back on scoring form, we should be able to pick up a good batch of points against Cardiff, Sunderland and Palace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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