meregreen Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 minute ago, AVTuco said: I don't think so. He's too weak, and would get injured in under a minute. Based on what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 It’s a gritty game. We’ve come with a game plan and that is to take as much time out of the game as possible, certainly up until half time. West Ham lack quality in key areas. If we play as well as we did in the second half against Leeds, we can win this. They’re a decent side but nothing special. I actually don’t think we’ve been great. We need to get the ball to the strikers more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, a m ole said: Sure, it was a yellow. Griezemann got a straight red recently against Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Not the best half of football, but we’ve done alright so far. We’ve contained them And started to create some openings. We will need to turn the attacking decisiveness up a couple of notches if we’re to win it, but at least we’ve given ourselves a platform to go on from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Its a strong physical battle. Not displeased with the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 minute ago, a m ole said: Yeah, quicker in the transition. Get him on the turn. Question is who for? JJ is good in the break. I reckon Gerrard would make the sub for JJ, probably 65-70 min mark. or he may take one of the strikers off, probably Ings as he is usually knackered by 70 mins. Risky changing the formation if wre are doing alright though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 We need a free kick opportunity for Coutinho to curl in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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villa89 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 West ham well organised and difficult to break down. When we have to ball we are moving it at a snail's pace with very little movement which means we arent creating any chances or moving west ham players out of position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted March 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 minute ago, meregreen said: Based on what. It's a very physical game and he doesn't strike me as a physical player. Additionally, I would not want him hurt again, and a game like this is a risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 West Ham are edging it slightly but Villa look worthy of the company. Ings and Watkins haven't produced the right quality up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Did anyone get @Demitri_C his pint yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, ender4 said: I think we’ll need some extra special magic to break down West Ham’s defence here. We can’t just bulldoze our way through them. Ramsey bulldozed all the way through at one point though! Really impressive actually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: Griezemann got a straight red recently against Liverpool. Yeah, and Firmino was right infront of him. Doug headed the ball over Fornals shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Get Buendia on for Ings. His incisive passes can unlock them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted March 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2022 We started well, but their strength just allowed them to take over and we became a bit of a passenger. Cash in trouble, they are bombarding him all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Just now, AVTuco said: It's a very physical game and he doesn't strike me as a physical player. Additionally, I would not want him hurt again, and a game like this is a risk. He’s hardly played enough to come to that conclusion. His record across his career doesn’t indicate any problem with the physical side of the game. Too early to jump to conclusions like that in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, ender4 said: Does Moyes teach them to be like this? He picks a big physical team. Dawson, Zouma, Soucek, Rice and Antonio are all big and will put themselves about. I don’t think he tells them to elbow people but he he won’t discourage it either. He know the players and he know what they will give him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newry_Villan Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) They've had 1 more attempt on goal. We've had one more on target and have had more possession and more completed passes. They had a good 10 min spell putting us under pressure but we finished the half stronger I think. Edited March 13, 2022 by Newry_Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Villatillidie95 said: I reckon Gerrard would make the sub for JJ, probably 65-70 min mark. or he may take one of the strikers off, probably Ings as he is usually knackered by 70 mins. Risky changing the formation if wre are doing alright though Ramsey may come off, but I think he’s done well today. Young but clearly hard enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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