Ratings & Reactions: West Ham v Villa

[Dodgyknees]

9 minutes ago, AvonVillain said:

Properly, thoroughly, exhausted.

Same. Elated yet exhausted

[MikeAVFC]

**** GET IN!!!!!!!! 

[Brumstopdogs]

[cyrusr]

Never in doubt...

[sidcow]

Just sitting in the garden celebrating with a Rowntrees push up ice lolly. Blackcurrant flavour. 

Lovely. 

[Brumstopdogs]

 

[ferguson1]

[bannedfromHandV]

Someone pinch me.

Id given up weeks ago, fair play all involved.

Now to avoid this tortuous day next season.

[Brumstopdogs]

 

[Brumstopdogs]

So proud!

[Stockbridgehibby]

Congratulations, Villa!
 

3 things I suggest we have learned about SJM:
 

1. He’s being played OUT of position

- whether up front to make up for the lack of a decent striker, or on the right side of CM, where he has to come in on his left, and plays far too many square balls, and where the cross field 60 yarder just runs away from the recipient.  At Hibs he played on the left side of midfield and showed a greater range of passing, including  a lovely cross field long pass that curled back into the path if the on-rushing striker.

2. He’s been found OUT

- players in the PL have got wise to some of his tricks.  He’s still great at protecting the ball with his arse, but too often they get a boot in now, flicking the ball away.  Nor should any top flight player be so one-footed; he should work on his right, and give himself more options and become less predictable.  Worrying too that he came back from injury and lockdown so overweight.  As someone here put it, twice the man, and half the player.

5. He’s not going OUT 

- finally, he’s surely not going anywhere now next season, whereas there might have been a risk of this if we went down.  It would take a massive offer to take him away, and don’t think we’ll hear much more of the silly figures that were being mentioned before his injury.  Time for SJM to consolidate as a PL player, at Villa, where hopefully, with some good new players around him, he can flourish.  

Can’t wait for the season to start - UTV

[DaveAV1]

5 minutes ago, sidcow said:

Just sitting in the garden celebrating with a Rowntrees push up ice lolly. Blackcurrant flavour. 

Lovely. 

Wild man!

[villadude]

Elmo doesn’t look injured to me...

2 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said:

So proud!

 

[DaveAV1]

Troy Deeney seems gutted.......

[VillaCas]

Unbelievably nerve wrecking but a whole hearted and professional performance. Magnificent for Dean and the squad

Decent recruitment and we’ll be better next year. 

Very pleased for Smith - a really decent man

Voted Trez my MotM - he’s crap but I couldn’t spot him not running all day

[Brumstopdogs]

Neil Taylor smiling as ever!

[troon_villan]

42 minutes ago, jim said:

Marvelous now never again please Villa.

Thought he did well when he came on.

[Robbie09]

Watched it in a bar in Portugal full of Mancs and Dogheads. Wiped a few smiles off the faces of the dogheads watching their european hopes fade

[romavillan]

Well that was extremely stressful. 

8 points from 4 games, if we keep that average up next season we'll be flying

The gyppo deflection sailing over old man Reina 1 min after Grealish scored was soooo Villa. I was certain we were down before Palace so Smith, O' Kelly, Terry and the squad have worked a total **** miracle in my eyes. No FFP this summer and no need to shed 17 players! 

[MadridVilla]

This is massive for the club, I really don't think that can be overstated