sir_gary_cahill Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 is forrester playing up front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Finished 3-1... Yeah he was the left sided striker, with Albrighton alongside him. Both of them worked the channels with Gardner sitting behind trying to exploit the space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran_villa Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I wonder did GH run to the Pool fans ( only messing ). How did Gardner play in the game and who was man of the match cheers?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Gardner played well, took the penalty nicely I thought.. MOTM for me what I watched (not all of it) it was between Forrester and Albrighton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran_villa Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 cheers thanks for that, can't wait until some more of these lads make the first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazilla Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 How did Bradley play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 From what I saw (again not all of it) was poor tbh, hardly involved from a neat short pass every now and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hard to judge MOTM personally. Forrester and Albrighton had very good first halves but were very quiet in the second. Gardner on the other hand was consistently good in both. Salifou and Herd also had decent games. Thought Baker was a bit shakey at CB, got turned very easily, especially for their goal. As DVIN says, Bradley was quiet, looked a bit off pace to me but was tidy in possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazilla Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Is Gardner ready for first team action because we need somebody who can drive us forward from midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 4, 2011 Author Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2011 Really enjoyed that match. Stand-out performers were Albrighton, Forrester, Gardner & Herd. At the back Clark and Baker were solid although Ince, Shelvey & Suso did split them a few times. Baker played the blood 'n guts role with Clark the more considered of the 2. Baker can't half go through someone with a tackle. He reminds me of Craig Gardner when he decides to tackle someone. Herd was absolutely everywhere as was Harry Forrester. I was surprised with how good Harry was to be honest. He won us the penalty, got the assist for Albrighton and he hit the crossbar when he should've scored too. Albrighton just looked a class above everyone else, which of course he is at the moment. His first goal was sublime technique. A well taken goal that still had plenty to do when it got to him and his assist for Gardner's 2nd was equally as precise. I thought Berry did well on the right wing though he is perhaps lacking a little close-control technique. Deeney had a decent game at left back against a very tricky, if slightly undisciplined (from a tactical POV) Tony Silva. Of all the players, I thought our 2 centre mids were the quietest. Salifou and Bradley never really took the game by the scruff of the neck and made things tick the way they should have. Bradley was the more defensive of the 2 and he was solid enough, but he did have some phuckshit moments that might have been punished against better opposition. And you would think Michael would absolutely run the show in these surroundings, yet he didn't. Salifou's better work was done going forward when he tried to influence things around their box but again he just seems half a yard too slow. Between them they just didn't do enough. Marshall earned his corn in the first 40 seconds when Tom 'The Guvnor jr'. Ince really should have scored when put through by Jonjo Shelvey. All in all a pretty comfortable win in the end for a senior Villa side against a depleted Liverpool side and an entertaining watch to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I was surprised with how good Harry was to be honest. Same; looks a cracking player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 4, 2011 Author Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2011 [table color=#bccde9:b27e73e3f8][row][mcol]04/04[mcol]ASTON VILLA[mcol]3-1[mcol]Liverpool[row][mcol][col] 31' Marc Albrighton 42' Gary Gardner (p) 52' Gary Gardner [col][col] 57' Tony Silva[row][mcol][mcol]Wolverhampton Wanderers[mcol]0-2[mcol]Manchester City[row][mcol][col][col][col] 13' Alex Nimely 70' James Poole[/table] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 5, 2011 Author Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2011 [table color=#bccde9:129483b8e6][row][mcol]05/04 [mcol][mcol][mcol][row][mcol]15:00[mcol]West Bromwich Albion[mcol]v[mcol]Newcastle United[row][mcol][col][col][col][row][mcol]19:00[mcol]Arsenal[mcol]v[mcol]Sunderland[row][mcol][col][col][col][row][mcol]19:00[mcol]Bolton Wanderers[mcol]v[mcol]Blackpool[row][mcol][col][col][col][row][mcol]19:00[mcol]Everton[mcol]v[mcol]Wigan Athletic[row][mcol][col][col][col][/table] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I was surprised with how good Harry was to be honest. Same; looks a cracking player. i don't think his talent has ever been in question to be honest, he's had a few injuries and seemed to lose his way a bit because of that, i think he can still make it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 From what I saw (again not all of it) was poor tbh, hardly involved from a neat short pass every now and then i'm not shocked by this, you could tell he was an awful footballer against man city in the cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 6, 2011 Author Moderator Share Posted April 6, 2011 Yesterday's results. [table color=#bccde9:b24f387270][row][mcol]05/04 [mcol][mcol][mcol][row][mcol]15:00[mcol]West Bromwich Albion[mcol]1-1[mcol]Newcastle United[row][mcol][col] 18' Somen Tchoyi [col][col] 54' Philip Airey[row][mcol]19:00[mcol]Arsenal[mcol]4-2[mcol]Sunderland[row][mcol][col] 4' Roarie Deacon 52' Jeremie Aliadiere 80' Joshua Rees 83' Luke Freeman[col][col] 6' Matthew Fletcher 56' Ryan Noble [row][mcol]19:00[mcol]Bolton Wanderers[mcol]3-0[mcol]Blackpool[row][mcol][col] Rodrigo Moreno Rodrigo Moreno Michael O'Halloran[col][col][row][mcol]19:00[mcol]Everton[mcol]1-2[mcol]Wigan Athletic[row][mcol][col] 60' Conor McAleny [col][col] 57' Callum McManaman 67' Daniel Redmond[/table] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ih8bcfc1875 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 does any1 know if i can go and watch the reserve game at wba training ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 6, 2011 Author Moderator Share Posted April 6, 2011 No it's behind closed doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I was surprised with how good Harry was to be honest. Same; looks a cracking player. i don't think his talent has ever been in question to be honest, he's had a few injuries and seemed to lose his way a bit because of that, i think he can still make it here I met someone who knows him very well and says he is very talented but enjoys himself a bit in comparison to, say, Gardner who sounds like a Paul Scholes mk II i.e. no trouble and completely committed to maximising his talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverPeacock Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I was surprised with how good Harry was to be honest. Same; looks a cracking player. i don't think his talent has ever been in question to be honest, he's had a few injuries and seemed to lose his way a bit because of that, i think he can still make it here I met someone who knows him very well and says he is very talented but enjoys himself a bit in comparison to, say, Gardner who sounds like a Paul Scholes mk II i.e. no trouble and completely committed to maximising his talent. Yeah I've heard much the same. It's his attitude/dedication to the game that has held Forrester back, much in the same way its rumoured on here to be Delfouneso's downfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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