Popular Post Aston_Villan4 Posted July 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2022 Plenty of positives. Plenty of things to work on. More importantly, it was good to see them in action again and everyone leaving healthy. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, the_eristic said: His first touch and ability to move the ball accurately and quickly was transformative. This is great news. I just hope we can bring in a better number 8 who is very good in possession and can pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Second half was League One standard football. Sanson was named on the team sheet, but I'm not at all convinced that he even exists - hard to get rid of nothing. Fred committed, but still poor in possession. Carlos looks good, Olsen probably our man of the match. Overall, uninspiring. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: How did Kamara do? I thought he was excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Spoony Posted July 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 minute ago, il_serpente said: Yes. I didn't get on until 65 minutes so want more time to see who's shit and who's not so shit. The VT shitting forecast: Players who were not shit last season weren’t shit (other than Cash and Buendia, both shit). Kamara not shit. Diego Carlos, low involvement, not shit. Players who were shit last year were shit (except for Bailey, not shit). Watkins poor finish, shit. Coutinho not shit, pen and finishing shit. Olsen least shit. Sanson and Guilbert not-not-shit. Douglas Luiz not shit. Set pieces, shit. McGinn, dangerous to the safety of others. Mings Mingsed for the most part. 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtaylor200 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 So pleased that our family of fans down under got to the Villa play live and join in the chanting (sometimes it's better than this LOL) Share in the WTFs and The Get In there's, I still remember how I felt seeing the lads play for the first time (before colour tv) So glad you saw a win too 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted July 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2022 9 minutes ago, il_serpente said: Yes. I didn't get on until 65 minutes so want more time to see who's shit and who's not so shit. That’s bags of time, if you haven’t written off at least two players in 65 mins you’re doing it wrong! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmik Debris Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Ramsey did ok and I like the look of Feeney who was composed and had good positioning for a young lad. Sanson was unfortunately poor, some nice touches but is a liability and lost the ball nearly every move he was involved in, might be a confidence thing. Nakamba is a championship player As for Olsen he made some great saves but needs to work on his kicking for sure, if he gets that sorted then he could comfortably cover for Martinez. Feckin hate Leeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Spoony Posted July 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2022 Bamford interferes with squirrels. Pass it on. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Spoony said: Bamford interferes with squirrels. Pass it on. The squirrels don't like it because he doesn't touch the sides 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted July 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: That’s bags of time, if you haven’t written off at least two players in 65 mins you’re doing it wrong! Who said I didn't write anyone off? I've written off Guilbert and Buendia from what I saw. Maybe Sanson, too. Most of the others I'd need to see more of before eventually writing them off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted July 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, il_serpente said: Who said I didn't write anyone off? I've written off Guilbert and Buendia from what I saw. Maybe Sanson, too. Most of the others I'd need to see more of before eventually writing them off. Don't forget Aaron Ramsey...don't care he's only 18 he did nowt. Get rid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted July 17, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2022 23 minutes ago, Spoony said: Bamford interferes with squirrels. Pass it on. That’s just nuts 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Bailey, Chambers, Kamara, Olsen and Feeney the big positives from that. That was a very competitive ‘friendly’ - **** hate Leeds but we have as good as we got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post danceoftheshamen Posted July 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2022 Odd game, First half I thought we started very slowly but grew into it on about 15 minutes when we settled a bit and played some decent stuff occasionally. Olson played well I thought in the main, Mings was just Mings with some good but some shakey play. I thought a few looked off the pace but that's to be expected. Watkins, Cash, Digne & Ramsey were not really "at it" I felt. Another typical poor miss from Watkins when he should have buried it in one of the corners, instead a poor shot high in the centre of goal which gave there keeper a chance to save he should not have had. Shocking penno from Coutinho too who I also thought looked off the pace a little despite a few nice touches. We were though the better team i felt in that half and should have gone in ahead. Second half was all about that numpty Bamford. Clearly Leeds knew they had been second best in the 1st half and they came out like demented idiots determined to get right in our faces and get physical "in a friendly". That has to be on their manager for me and Bamford was the ring leader. Up to all his usual cheating antics. Over reacting to challenges, diving and feigning injury etc and then reacting as though he'd been shot at the slightest contact half of which he instigated himself. His team mates all then followed his lead culminating in their 16 year old youngster going in badly on Buendia which nearly caused him injury. This all went on for a while until The Villa lads had little option but to give a bit of like for like and Mcginn awkwardly caught the lad Gray on his ankle and he was stretchered off. It was a poor challenge but more by the weird nature of how he went in than having anything malicious about it. Of course the Leeds media will see it differently and try to drum it up as us being dirty. For the record It was Leeds going in dirty in that second half and Villa simply had to stand up to it. Sadly the young lad was the one who came off worse. So a horrid, scrappy & poor quality second half all in all I felt. We were reasonably solid I felt but could on another day have conceded one or two. Clearly a work in progress but the new guys look decent. I thought Sanson had some better play in that second half but still some very "meh" play too. Positives, Defensively quite strong Olson, Kamara, Carlos, Feeney, Ings Concerns Poor finishing again and clearly things are not clicking yet but of course it's only pre-season so. Watkins, Mings look exactly the same as last seasons versions. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, MotoMkali said: Marv beating multiple men never thought I'd see the day 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLARETANDBLUEFOXY Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Leeds fans are moaning on their forum about Mcginn’s tackle on Gray when 1 minute before they were saying “we need to be getting back to being dirty Leeds, **** fifa fair play” double standards much? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wezbid Posted July 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, alreadyexists said: How did Kamara do? Unbelievable, Jeff. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 First half - impressive aside from not being able to score. Kamara is excellent, hard to see him not being a first choice from week 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 (edited) Just finished the first half. Some nice stuff at times—Douglas, Bailey and Kamara stood out for me. As expected in pre-season, some very sloppy passes and being caught in possession. But overall a really positive half. Edited July 17, 2022 by PaulMcGrath_5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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