Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Fulham

[Jas10]

 

[BleedClaretAndBlue]

Top scorers in the league  

Well played to everyone turning this club around. 13 straight home wins is unbelievable in the top flight. Another routine home win. Top performance from the captain, honourable mention to Tielemans too. Superb stuff. Got to be looking to beat Spurs; I cant wait.

[MWARLEY2]

1 minute ago, thunderball said:

Solid display, great result. Came off the boil a little at 3-0, but 3points and only two off top at this stage is the only story. 
 

What’s happening here is amazing. If we get a result against Spurs we go 4th. Don’t want to think about where we would be if we had beaten Forrest (top of the league)

I prefer to think what if Ollies last second attempt at Wolves had gone in rather than hit the post.. Thats all that is keeping us from being equal top at this moment. Scary. 

[trekka]

3 minutes ago, troon_villan said:

Ginny Pig

Imagine if he had been given a pen as well. 

[Zero7]

Did we only use one sub? 

[smg]

3 minutes ago, foreveryoung said:

Great win, I guess, but we need to keep grounded, game shouted of arrogance on our side. We probably could have won that 4 or 5, give the fans something to cheer about, instead, we just strolled about.

Right got that off my chest, UTV!

Give the fans something to shout about ? Ffs we are unbeaten at home since god knows when we are 3-1 up, winning in Europe and still the fans need more to cheer about. There are too many ‘fans’ that don’t deserve this team.

By the way arrogance or confidence? Let’s go for arrogance that gives us a chance to moan.

Oh and UTV !

[Ponky]

McGinn unplayable, Tielemans masterful and Bailey had a huge impact.

Would've loved to see Moreno for the last 10. 

I thought the ref got most of the fouls right but if he'd produced a few yellows in the first half there would probably have been only 9 Fulham players on the pitch at the end.

[bannedfromHandV]

Yet again my only grumble is conceding a consolation, yet still annoying goal - which is a fantastic position to be in.

Next two home games are City and Arsenal (in the league), you’d have to think this sequence will end in amongst that but my McGrath, I’d love to see us extend it just one more.

Efficient performance overall, much better in the first half but this seems to be a theme for us and perhaps intentional and Emery’s instructions to manage fitness and availability, or maybe it’s just the opposition stepping it up.

All three goals well put together, Watkins will be kicking himself for missing that open goal. Onwards and upwards and can’t wait for Spurs in two weeks time.

[gwi1890]

Mcginn was excellent in every department led by example first to every lose ball. Tielemans  looking sharper by the minute. 

[Jas10]

3 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said:

The records are tumbling since Emery arrived.

[RicRic]

Super John ‘whatever your middle name is’ Mcginn!! Go and pour yourself a glass of champagne big man !! An absolutely ridiculously good world class performance every move and everything he did was out of this world… MOTM by a long mile.

Never thought I’d see the day i’d be asking to take off Diaby for Bailey, he was very poor today, Bailey came on and made an instant impact and looked extremely sharp. Thought we gave away the ball too easily at times in the second half but overall well controlled and tactically brilliant performance.

Tielemans needs to be more composed a little but more nevertheless a good performance from him. 

Thank you boys i can go and enjoy the rest of my day now

P.S Our next home fixture wont be a walk in the park

UTV! 

[AvfcRigo82]

Good win in the end. Shame we couldn't keep a clean sheet but 2pts off top! That'll do.

[TomC]

2 minutes ago, Lerner's Driver said:

Cash also had an excellent first half, but he is consistently the man that plays the attackers on for the goals we concede.

I have to wonder if he has concentration issues. His problem used to be losing his mark at the back post, now occasional lapses on the offside trap.

That said, he played really well otherwise. That tackle at the end of the first half should silence anyone who says that he can't defend one-on-one.

 

[Jas10]

 

[AntrimBlack]

Impressive first half. Second half - not so much, but job done. Great win. McGinn MOM - easy decision. Emery is pure magic.

[foreveryoung]

Just now, smg said:

Give the fans something to shout about ? Ffs we are unbeaten at home since god knows when we are 3-1 up, winning in Europe and still the fans need more to cheer about. There are too many ‘fans’ that don’t deserve this team.

By the way arrogance or confidence? Let’s go for arrogance that gives us a chance to moan.

Oh and UTV !

Im not moaning, just very quiet in the ground today, possibly for the reason stated. We certainly don't wanna become like the Man City fans.

[sheepyvillian]

McGinn obviously Irn Bru'd to his eyeballs, how else do you explain a display like that? I bet every time Alex Ferguson sees a performance like the one we have just witnessed, he must think, "why, oh why, didn't they listen to me"!

Edited November 12, 2023 by sheepyvillian

[villaslash]

McGinn phenomenal. Refs decision for drop ball after watching VAR of ball to face bizarre. Would have loved 5-0 which we looked on course for the first 1/2 of the game but well played. Tielemans was much faster then I expected.

[Jas10]

 

[Jas10]