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Tayls Grand Master

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Little worried we are being found out now which is tough when we only really have a plan A. Defensively we are poor and always look like conceding. Create a lot of chances but struggle to put some pretty easy ones away…. 

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Just now, CVByrne said:

Late penalty to beat 10 man Burnley. Fell over the line and worrying slide in performances continues. I have massive doubts about this side getting over the line this season to get Champions League. 

Glad there are only 2 Premier League games in January. None for over 2 weeks can hopefully rest and reset. 

Today on back of last two games was worrying. 

I understand the frustration because I agree the players have been scraping through games at times, but we need some perspective here because this sort of response isn’t helpful (to the players as we try to grow as a club, to folks on here and to your own well-being). 

Emery must work with the players in front of him. He is doing that with unbelievable aplomb atm. He has got those players to dig deep and let’s hope they have come out the other side. Maybe we get some new bodies in the window. Others will return from injury. 

We don’t automatically get a win every match, other teams will set themselves up in ways that frustrate us or even outfox us. Indeed, we’ll be more of a scalp the better we become. We as fans cannot be misled into thinking that we get to be like Citeh week in week out. There’s a reason the established top three or four teams are the same most years. We will find a ceiling with these players. Some will be weak and others will grow. We can’t assume we have the answers to who is who after a few scrappy games. To believe otherwise is shortsighted.
 

In the meantime, see the wood for the trees, enjoy the utter joy of where we are and trust that we have a manager whose ambitions far outstrip yours. Difference is, we shout our dreams from the sidelines, thinking they’re worth a sh*t, whereas but Emery has a pathway to get us there.

 

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It's Your Round Grand Master

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Full time whistle has just gone on my stream… 🤣

Considering how poor we’ve been, we really are some team! Joint top on points, and again we found a way to win in a game where we weren’t at our best. Douglas-Luiz’s composure to score that penalty wins him my MOTM. 

A nice two week break now for players to get back from injury and for Unai to fix our defensive frailties. What a year it’s been, feels so good to be a Villa fan again!

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Not making excuses for poor defending, but you could make a case that none of our first choice defence this season started that game in their best position and we were missing our defensive midfielder. January should improve. I’d have taken 42 points from 20 games if offered in August… or at the start of December!

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2 minutes ago, TheMightyVillans said:

Happy for 2 weeks break from the league. Seems like both players and fans need a break from the premier league.

Yep exactly, come at a good time for us to get a breather and get some of our injured players back.

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20 minutes ago, Joshie2000 said:

Looks like we sold the wrong brother, JJ played rubbish again and missed the easiest chance.

 

But I sad prematch I'd take a poor game for a win and we got it, UTV

Doesn’t sound like you happy now, even though we won

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Dougie has pretty much summed it up here… they know they are not playing well and are tired. We have had injuries and suspensions to contend with.

A bit of a rest and a breather and we will be back with a bang… re-energised, refreshed and revitalised. A signing or two will help even more…

Time for perspective and appreciation… look where we are…

If we really expect to play well every game and win every game… we’re delusional and we’d be winning the lot… which we are not capable of doing. Unai has brought levels out of these players that none of us ever envisaged.

Every team has ups and downs and it’s been a ludicrously long amount of time since we have been in this sort of position…

 

 

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Yep exactly, come at a good time for us to get a breather and get some of our injured players back.

We've played 10 matches in 34 days since the international break.  To have got through that period with as many points as we have and with players now coming back from injury / suspension really does set us up well.  The big question is whether we can add to the squad between now and the end of January as our depth is being tested.  But there are a lot of teams who are probably even more desparate than us - so I am slightly worried that someone is going to spend a lot of money on players that turn out being duds.  I am fairly confident that it won't be us.  Hopefully Monchi and Emery have a couple of surprises up their sleeves to just give us a New Year boost.

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4 minutes ago, KevinRichardsonsMoustache said:

I understand the frustration because I agree the players have been scraping through games at times, but we need some perspective here because this sort of response isn’t helpful (to the players as we try to grow as a club, to folks on here and to your own well-being). 

Emery must work with the players in front of him. He is doing that with unbelievable aplomb atm. He has got those players to dig deep and let’s hope they have come out the other side. Maybe we get some new bodies in the window. Others will return from injury. 

We don’t automatically get a win every match, other teams will set themselves up in ways that frustrate us or even outfox us. Indeed, we’ll be more of a scalp the better we become. We as fans cannot be misled into thinking that we get to be like Citeh week in week out. There’s a reason the established top three or four teams are the same most years. We will find a ceiling with these players. Some will be weak and others will grow. We can’t assume we have the answers to who is who after a few scrappy games. To believe otherwise is shortsighted.
 

In the meantime, see the wood for the trees, enjoy the utter joy of where we are and trust that we have a manager whose ambitions far outstrip yours. Difference is, we shout our dreams from the sidelines, thinking they’re worth a sh*t, whereas but Emery has a pathway to get us there.

 

Great comment!!!!

 

Are we really starting to become entitled as we are now currently joint first in the premier league?

Some people on here need to stop wetting the bed, we have loads of players injured and others out of form. Never hear Emery complaining about this.

This league is a tough league and sometimes some teams will cause us problems, Villa as a team are learning, as none of them have much experience at maintaining a level to sustain a top 4 position.

Let's just get behind Emery and the team and enjoy it 😊

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