Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Hibernian

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Your ratings and reactions please. Keep it respectful even if you know everyone else is wrong.

A mod will add the players to the MoTM poll later.

[Marka Ragnos]

Bring on Fiorentina -- or whoever. The Villa ship is in good shape for Europe. It's pretty amazing to see the versatility Unai has coaxed from this squad. Our players are proving themselves capable of evolving their talents in surprising and exciting ways.

Edited August 31, 2023 by Marka Ragnos

[CVByrne]

Kellyman is quality 

[JAMAICAN-VILLAN]

I'm off to the Ollie thread to slag him off for not even being able to score against Hibs.

[TheAuthority]

[duke313]

Nobody in pot 1 is going to want us. Bring it on.

[HalfTimePost]

MoTM - Kellyman.

Unai - Good. Very assured performance though Subs a little weird.

Ref - Poor. There's letting the game flow and then there's that. Weird. Games dead after 20 mins. Protect the players.

[KillieVillain]

These routine home wins are becoming boring. 

[Demitri_C]

Comfortable victory. Kellyman looks the man 

Nice goals by bailey and duran too

[osmark86]

Very easy game for us. I think Kellyman looked really promising so gave him MotM.

[Mantis]

In total control. Classic Emeryball.

[villa4europe]

Great debut for kellyman

If konsa had played the 90 I'd have been tempted to give him MOTM, maybe cash the same but went with bailey

No problem with the line up, good to give these guys an easy European night experience

Marshall in goal was terrible bar that one great save, saved the hardest shot of the night and fluffed everything else

Expecting a couple of similar games in the group

Edit - thought the ref was decent too, consistent which is what you want, left his cards in the dressing room and didn't give much, almost the opposite of what you'd expect in europe

Edited August 31, 2023 by villa4europe

[Nigel]

4 out of 4 games won, 15 goals for and 1 against.

 

[sheepyvillian]

Gave Olsen motm. His commitment was everything this team is now all about. There's a swagger about us, but it's disciplined. Its really exciting when you think what this squad may be capable of. We should have no fear about going there Sunday.

[CVByrne]

Pau has some pass on him. If his has. If Diego beside him week in week out he'll be fine.

I love Carlos. Just has a lot about him. 

[Khizzy]

Kellyman smashed it tonight, future star in the making. 

[UpTheVilla26]

Gave MOTM to Dougie, he literally waltzed through 60mins. 

Good to see the kids get the full game, though Kellyman drifted out of it a bit in the 2nd half till his shot, but he looked a prospect overall. 

Lovely finish from Duran and he bullied their CB all night. 

Pau looked classy & some good minutes for a few who needed them. 

I think we can beat anyone in this competition and see no reason we can't win it. Looking forward to seeing some different sets of fans at VP, love a European game under the floodlights.

[briny_ear]

Very comfortable win should have scored more but otherwise no quibbles . Well defended Hibs.

Superb that Emery can bing in a different mix of players and they know exactly the style they need to play.

Gave Kellyman MOTM just to encourage him. But there were many other good performances.

[viivvaa66]

The big difference from last year is that we can make this many changes, and we still looks solid.

[thunderball]

The kids are alright