Ratings & Reactions: Villa v West Ham

[limpid]

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.

[blunther]

**** me, we're good. 

 

A year since that clearing in the woods left. 

 

Dodgy five minutes in the first half, dodgy ten in the second, otherwise absolutely majestic. 

Edited October 22, 2023 by blunther

[Kiwivillan]

No win against them since 2015 or previous 11 encounters. Another Emery improvement

[Indigo]

West Ham are always going to be a horrible team to play against. They're limited in parts but so effective at what they do well and I don't think you'll see anyone have an easy time with them this season. Cases in point even in games they've had this season against City, Liverpool, Newcastle etc.

The fact that Villa handled them so well outside of the burst of momentum their shitey deflected goal gave them is seriously impressive. That felt like the performance of a big team today, almost as much of a statement as the Brighton result given how much more sturdy of a side West Ham are than them defensively. 

I've no doubt we'll continue to fly under the radar and I'm happy for it to stay that way. The job Emery is doing is something else. Two points off the top after a relatively difficult set of fixtures, scoring for fun and battering quite fancied sides, it's a fun time right now.

[TheAuthority]

[TheAuthority]

All get 8/9's out of 10.

Apart from @Robtaylor200 0/10 for cashing out

[sne]

Dougie MOTM even without the goals.

Apart from the jammy og they had very little. Far from a perfect game by us but some great goals and a level above them atm. Zaniolo still struggling with his confidence but great to see Leon score so looking forward to him growing after this.

[Mark Albrighton]

 

(and hopefully beyond)

[The_Steve]

[foreveryoung]

For you Deano. 4-1.

[StefanAVFC]

We are flying.

[Pinebro]

We score so many goals

Unbelievable ride we are on

[Davkaus]

2 points off the top, that's just silly.

[jim]

Outstanding 

[PaulC]

We're so good at home. Superb performance. 

[CarryOnVilla]

 

too easy 

[Mr_Dogg]

Great result against one of our bogey teams. And also I hate Moyes.

[NoelVilla]

Don't know what to say. The transformation by some players is a joy to watch. Happy for them and for us fans.

[rjw63]

[Davkaus]

1 minute ago, foreveryoung said:

For you Deano. 4-1.

Did warm my icy heart to hear the fans chanting for him in the last few minutes.