Ratings & Reactions: Hibernian v Villa

[Ponky]

Digne - 3 assists

Watkins - 3 goals

Traore - 7 Hibs players sat on their arses

[rbcuk]

Easy game, hopefully 2nd leg gives everyone a rest after that result, was like men vs boys 

[Hank Scorpio]

Someone insert the simpsons stop he's already dead gif

[nick76]

11 minutes ago, Enda said:

Mad that Ollie gets a hat-trick and the MOTM was our left back.

If it was just based on goals then I’d agree but the best player on the pitch imo was Digne, he was outstanding.  

[stewiek2]

11 minutes ago, MachoFantastico said:

Should allow them to field some youth next week at VP. 

Nah, they're at Hull

[MotoMkali]

10 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Bloody hell how shit are Hibs? Fringe players can have a good run out at home now. Our squad looks thin through. 

Because we have a bit of an injury crisis atm. 

[slovenian]

we've seen 15 goals in 3 matches, not bad

[PaulC]

Job done, now we can rest players in the 2nd leg.

[DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth]

The definition of a professional job. Excellent work.

[Strog]

Digne was excellent tonight, my MOTM just

[The_Rev]

my main takeaway from the game is that Hibs are terrible at football.  

[Enda]

5 minutes ago, nick76 said:

If it was just based on goals then I’d agree but the best player on the pitch imo was Digne, he was outstanding.  

This week, on VT, Lucas Digne was called one of our worst signings ever.

[stewiek2]

McGinn said that Emery wasn't happy with how we played at half time.

We we're 4 up at the time.

The man is a machine. He won't be happy til we win the club world trophy. Then demand it's a regular thing. He is our Fergie. The man just hates losing full stop at anything.

[Hank Scorpio]

We would win that poxy league by miles based on that 

[Adam2003]

Exactly what was needed. Digne absolutely outstanding. Watkins in the goals is nice to see. Diaby oozes quality.

[tinker]

Winning,  like that, is boring  

[brummybloke]

Controlled performance. This is the sort of performance we will keep getting.

In previous teams when we had the ball in some areas I would expect us to try and get more goals and push forward, however I have no issues with us not doing that unless we have to.

Digne is oddly, looking like the player we thought we were getting when we signed him. Typical as we are off loading him now for a cheaper replacement.

Watkins looked like he wanted it today and should have had 5

Diaby looked off the pace, some nice interplay but no bursting forwards and seems to have borrowed big pills shooting boots tonight.

The game was also played at 1/2 pace most likely to prevent injury and preserve the team for the weekend. 

Oh and I'm loving emery putting out the full 1st team for the first leg, win comfortable 1st leg and then you aren't chasing the game in the second leg.

Would like to see a strong line up for the 2nd leg with zaniolo given a go from the start rather than him playing with a weakend team and if we get 2 goals infront to then put on a few of the second string players

 

Well done lads

[briny_ear]

3 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

We would win that poxy league by miles based on that 

Just trying to imagine the catastrophic events that would render Villa as part of the Scottish Premiership. 

[bannedfromHandV]

Why oh why did Bertie not put it in the net after he sat down their entire defence and keeper.

Glad we went strong in the lineup, could have been 7 or 8 and probably should have been but the tie is dead and barring something catastrophically unlikely we’re into the group stages and set for a genuine European campaign, brilliant.

All that said, I don’t think we actually played all that well.

[Wainy316]

9 scored, 0 conceded without breaking a sweat.