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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on January 18, 2014, 04:25:40 PM
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We go again...
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Come on now Villa.
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It's one of those games where. I just hope we don't get stuffed so it impacts morale in future games.
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Not feeling confident for this one. Not feeling confident at all.
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Anything under a 2 goal defeat and it will be a good result! Hate this one.
Mignolet, Johnson, Cissokho, Skrtel, Toure, Gerrard (c), Henderson, Sterling, Coutinho, Sturridge, Suarez
And that forward line looks horrible.
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Is that confirmed?
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We're going to struggle here.
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Yep
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Aston Villa: Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark, Bertrand, El Ahmadi, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Benteke
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Why no Lowton?
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In time honoured tradition, 3-0 to the Dippers.
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Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark, Bertrand, El Ahmadi, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Benteke
Villa
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Glad we're only going 4 at the back, come on Villa step up please.
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Going for 4-1 to Liverpool based on those sides! Ripped to bits on TV. Lovely.
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Can't see anything other than a big Liverpool win I'm afraid
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Weimann starting :(
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Two quite attacking fullbacks on paper, I hope we give this a real good go. Bacuna was looking horrifying at RB during decemeber but Lowton hasn't really pulled up any trees since returning and has looked suspect defensively himself. He might be injured but if it's tactical I kind of understand it. There's certainly no point coming here with 5 at the back or just trying to invite Liverpool onto us, we should go for it. They may pick us off, but we might actually score at the other end.
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He did well when he came on the other night.
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Weimann starting :(
Thought he was bright against Arsenal. He made a difference. We'll see. I'm hoping a Benteke upturn in form will also spark Weimann into life. I'd also guess it'll be his job to get in around Gerrard and trying to stop him orchestrating.
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Weimann starting :(
Thought he was bright against Arsenal. He made a difference. We'll see. I'm hoping a Benteke upturn in form will also spark Weimann into life. I'd also guess it'll be his job to get in around Gerrard and trying to stop him orchestrating.
Bang on.
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Subs: Sylla, Helenius, Albrighton, Luna, Gardner, Holt, Steer.
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Is the front six the same as the one that won at Anfield last year?
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Subs: Sylla, Helenius, Albrighton, Luna, Gardner, Holt, Steer.
Good to see GG on the bench. I also suspect we'll see Holt on 60-70 minutes in a desperate bid to salvage the game.
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We can't really play 5 at the back unless we play donacien
Lowton was really poor defensively against arsenal. Even if he does cross a nice ball
I think the defence looks better than it did v arsenal. But Liverpool are playing some lovely stuff at the moment and we can really struggle against good movement. Am expecting a Southampton type performance. But . .
Looking at the teams I've just got a funny feeling about this game. Liverpool are trying to integrate Sturridge and Suarez and that does affect the rest of their side.
And their full backs are weak
If it was the villa of the last third of last season id have a feeling we could get a result here. But then I remember the kind of crap we've been playing this year and think we'll have to get pretty damn lucky to get anything
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Happy to see Bertrand start.
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KEA. Why? Come on Villa!
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Weimann starting :(
Thought he was bright against Arsenal. He made a difference. We'll see. I'm hoping a Benteke upturn in form will also spark Weimann into life. I'd also guess it'll be his job to get in around Gerrard and trying to stop him orchestrating.
I don't think he made a huge difference if I'm honest.
I actually think Weimann could make a good central striker but Lambert seems to think he's a right winger, even though he's shown he's not very good there.
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Weimann starting :(
Maybe he'll score a goal like the one he got in this fixture last season, you never know. Anyway, I like Weimann, he's always up for a scrap.
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I'm already on my second Pimm's, and I never have more than two. This is going to be a three Pimm's day. Especially as I have to visit my insanely glory-hunting bizarrely Liverpool-supporting sister soon too.
Depending on the result I may resort to four Pimm's, after which, in all likelihood, I'll pass quietly out.
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I can see us getting thumped, really not looking forward to this game.
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Proof positive that Holt is no more than an experienced gap-filler for while Kozak is injured.
It's not a terrible team all things considered.
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Lowton must be injured as he is not even on the bench
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Feeling bizarrely a bit more confident having seen the two line ups - god knows why. Watch the bindippers go two up inside ten minutes now!!!
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Feeling bizarrely a bit more confident having seen the two line ups - god knows why. Watch the bindippers go two up inside ten minutes now!!!
That wouldn't surprise me at all, Richard, but I think that is about the best team we can put out right now.
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I want to see us fight, make it difficult for Liverpool & not give our usual gift of a goal start every week.
I don't expect anything from today, but I didn't expect anything last year.
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Good to see Stan in the studio talking about us.
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No Luna in the squad, as well as Lowton. Very weak defensively on paper.
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Fowler to get a hat trick
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No Luna in the squad, as well as Lowton. Very weak defensively on paper.
Luna is on the bench.
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KEA why? What's happened to Lowton - any news?
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No Luna in the squad, as well as Lowton. Very weak defensively on paper.
I like Lowton, but the lack of Luna is only ever a defensive plus.
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Good to see Stan in the studio talking about us.
Indeed, he has put weight back on and is looking really well.
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Feeling bizarrely a bit more confident having seen the two line ups - god knows why. Watch the bindippers go two up inside ten minutes now!!!
That wouldn't surprise me at all, Richard, but I think that is about the best team we can put out right now.
Absolutely CDJ, fingers crossed, going to cook a chilli whilst I listen to it on Talkshite, at least SVC will be rooting for us!
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No Luna in the squad, as well as Lowton. Very weak defensively on paper.
Luna is on the bench.
Whoops! Clearly my mind is trying to ignore his existence.
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Serious question: what do we do if a centre back gets injured? Sylla? Bertrand?
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Coutinho running at Bacuna. Ouch.
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Turn up Villa please.
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I'm also concerned about Westwood watching liverpool's midfield runners running off him. I think people on this site criticise his passing way too much. But i do agree he doesn't protect the back four enough
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Serious question: what do we do if a centre back gets injured? Sylla? Bertrand?
Holt
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Serious question: what do we do if a centre back gets injured? Sylla? Bertrand?
Holt
Who goes there...........
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Is the front six the same as the one that won at Anfield last year?
Westwood, Bannan, Holman, Weimann, Benteke in a 5-3-2.
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We'll win.
Or get absolutely battered.
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We'll win.
Or get absolutely battered.
Or lose by the odd goal.
Or draw.
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Just seen the Rags result. Now a good Villa performance to complete the day.
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Anyone watching the coverage? Stan looks fucking fantastic.
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We'll win.
Or get absolutely battered.
Or lose by the odd goal.
Or draw.
Except I don't think either of those will happen ;)
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WM wanking themselves silly over Anfield. Twats.
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Gabby you have to score that, brilliant from Benteke.
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Fucking hell Gabby.
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Oh Gabby, what a chance, mind you no good us going one up this early!
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Sounds like we should have scored after 45 seconds.
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Should be 0-1. Poor miss.
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Was poor we can't afford those.
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Should be 1-0 up.
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Poor from Gab.
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should of scored ffs
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Serious question: what do we do if a centre back gets injured? Sylla? Bertrand?
Shit our pants?
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Who is commentating with Stan Collymore? Recognise his voice, can't remember his name.
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Giving it away cheaply, again.
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Decent start, Weimann looks sharp.
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FFS Delph
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Silly Delph.
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Bacuna is lucky there.
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Shoulda been a pen against Bacuna for handball.
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Uh oh.
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Who is commentating with Stan Collymore? Recognise his voice, can't remember his name.
Sam Matterface (possible SP?!)
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evening all
we will get a couple of good chnces before they score
KEA is on ? oh
I see Weimann
How we started ?
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Lively. Should be 0-1 up.
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@MatKendrick: Don't think Matt Lowton's absence is an injury. We'll ask the manager about it in the post match press conference #avfc
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Good start, Villa, Keep it up.
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Benteke is looking more like his old self.
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lowton been late for training again
i didnt say that
sorrry mods
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Good Bertrand.
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That corner that Gerard took was outside the segment thingy. A short corner, like in the hockey.
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@MatKendrick: Don't think Matt Lowton's absence is an injury. We'll ask the manager about it in the post match press conference #avfc
Oh dear. Has Mrs Lowton asked Lambert for a raise and a private jet based on the cross for Benteke's goal? Kidding aside he's a promising player who is clearly having some off field issues that has stunted his development. Shame.
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So much better. Not as much boofing, much more passing through the midfield. Funny how it looks better.
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suraez you prick
good player
but prick
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kea bloody poor
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hit it or control the thing
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Have a touch KEA.
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were doing ok
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Kea is a complete shithouse of a footballer
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We're playing well.
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Benteke and Bacuna are looking particularly sharp so far.
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good move
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Really good start. KEA has had some shocking touches - though that was a nice one!
If we had a bit more quality on the ball in attacking areas we could have had a goal by now. Some poor options taken
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Westwood either side of the keeper and that's a goal.
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Great pressure.
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Who is this Villa side?
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Fantastic from us so far.
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another good chance we need to take theese chances
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We're playing really well so far. But it's still gonna be a really difficult game
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he needs to hit that better - but good move
come on andi - pass it
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We might still lose tonight but i do wonder if the Arsenal second half was like Newcastle last year. We're actually a bloody good side when we put the ball on the deck and believe in ourselves.
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Obvious I know, but we need to score while we're playing so well.
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This is the best we've played in ages and we're passing and moving.
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Evening all. Been pretty good so far.
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press them Villa
keep pressing them
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What have they done with our normal Villa team?! They're looking damn good! PLEASE keep it up for 90 mins!
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So Clark pulls sterling back and its yellow, sterling pushes the ball past Bertrand and can't get it so pulls him back and it's just a freekick
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if we go forward we look good . we need to stop passing back at times
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Come on lads we need a goal, great start though
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Obvious I know, but we need to score while we're playing so well.
We must. Or the Uruguayan Rush/ Fowler will get a hat trick, as always happens in such circumstances.
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press them Villa
keep pressing them
And that's what people have been saying for ever we need to do.
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whos the LB
proper LB that
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Somebody's sprinkled angel dust onto the pre-match pasta.
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We're playing well.
Benteke could have been put through 2 or 3 times now however if Weimann or Gabby would have looked up and passed at the right times instead of just running into trouble.
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KEA booked again, he is just not very good.
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Who are those blokes in the blackcurrent and white shirts?
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KEA is a liability.
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KEA is hopeless. Bertrand is so much better than Luna or Bennett, so far.
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KEA is the very obvious week link.
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We're playing well.
Benteke could have been put through 2 or 3 times now however if Weimann or Gabby would have looked up and passed at the right times instead of just running into trouble.
yes I agree
weimann needs to sort that out at times
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This is good. In a pub next to a southern red, me "I thought you were a good side?!" him "I thought you were shit?!" keep it up boys.
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excellent balll from bacuna KE too slow
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This is so so much better.
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kEa did ok there
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KEA with a stupid needless challenge
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There is something seriously weird here. We have discovered movement off the ball.
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Off the post!!!
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Fucking hell.
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I am having withdrawal symptoms from moaning.
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hit the post
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Hit the fuckin post
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Decent possession stat for a change
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clark off the post. So unlucky.
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damn damn damn come on villa
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From the Talk Sport commentary, I don't recognise us.
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FFS, Fate. we deserve & need that Clark chance to bounce in off the post.
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We could be 4 up by now.
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unlucky -
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GHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL
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goolllaaaaallllllaaalll
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Get in!
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WWWWEEEEEIIIIMMMMAAANNNNNN
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Get in brilliant Benteke, Gabby and Weimann!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Weimann!! Get innnnnnnnnnnnn you beauty
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Well deserved.
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brilliant move
WTF VILLA
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FUCKING
GET
IN
THERE!
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Get the fuck in!
Well deserved we are playing fantastically well so far in this game
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yesssss
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Fucking magnificent and so well deserved.
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(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/894/47ii.jpg)
What the hell is going on?!
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If we played like this all the time we'd be great.
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DESERVED THAT UTV
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This is possibly the best first half I can recall in 2 seasons. It is going to be painful if they take advantage of our wastefulness
Edit:YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Get in ! It's been coming.
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Keep it up lads, don't sit back now we're ahead.
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Geeetttttt Innnnnnnnnn
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Who is this team that Liverpool are playing? They look pretty damn good.
Bloody hell. Shows what happens when you really give it a go.
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Deserved. Greatly worked goal.
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Weimann starting :(
;-)
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Cracking goal from Andi, with superb work from Gabby.
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Gabby, prepared to adventure down the left... OH IT MUST BE! IT IS! ANDREAS WEIMANN!
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This is possibly the best first half I can recall in 2 seasons. It is going to be painful if they take advantage of our wastefulness
Absolutely, totally agree with your first point. Don't want to think about the second.
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Brilliant play.
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Superb stuff. Great goal and excellent work from Bertrand to start it off.
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Shit Gabby looks injured
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THIS. IS. MORE. LIKE. IT!!!!!!
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What the fucks going on? This is the best I've seen us play for a long long time
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suarez you twat
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The Beeb say we've had 61% of the ball and now we're winning. Against Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool, Suarez and all. I don't know what Lambert's done, but my God he's done something good.
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It's like we've swallowed the football pill.
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Er...what's going on? Is it me, or are we actually playing well?
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Fuck off Saurez you buck toothed cheating c**t!
Pardon my French.
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He could have damaged Bacuna's elbow with his teeth there could Suarez
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lambert not lost at liverpool?
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Oh fuck I think Gabby is fucked.
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hope not
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Fuck off Saurez you buck toothed cheating c**t!
Pardon my French.
I think you're being generous
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It's like we've swallowed the football pill.
Let's hope it's a strong one.
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Weimann starting :(
;-)
He likes playing here
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Holt might be making his debut sooner than expected.
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come on westy get in
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Oh bugger. I find it so much easier to watch when we're shit.
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guzan save
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Bollocks. Gabby is made for games like this. It's going to be miles harder without him.
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goood tackle vlaar
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We've done really well, Liverpool are starting to get a foothold now though.
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its great to watch a match with no pressure as we expect to lose and then we play some good footy
I love it
thou my ass will be sweating If we are 1-0 up in the second half
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I hope Gabby runs that knock off. He is what frightens Liverpool the most.
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GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
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2 -0
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Oh yessssssssssssssssssssssss
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Benteke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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fuck
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bbbbeeeeennnnnttteeeekkkkke
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Fecking hell. Get in.
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CONGO WARING!!!!
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FUCKING GET IN!!!!!!
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Gabby. Benteke! 2-0. Dreamland!
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Oh wow.
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Oh shit, I hate us being two up
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top cross great finish
Im in heaven as dexys said
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am i dreamimg get in
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You bloody fucking beautiful bastard villa!!!
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Liquid football.
Benteke is back.
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Benteke is back, Benteke is back, hello, hello.
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Bloody hell, this Villa team likes playing at Anfield.
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Keep it going Villa please, we're pressing so much better.
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I can't watch this any more.
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I'd suck Gabby's cock. I'm not joking.
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LAMBERT IN
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Weimann and Tekkers back in business
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John Henrys first game since rodgers as manager
PMSL
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0-------2 wtf is happening
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Actually KEA's movement is helping us.
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I'd suck Gabby's cock. I'm not joking.
ive just arranged it for ya
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Wow. Why do we know they are as likely to eff this up as win?! Come on, Villa. Brilliant so far.
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Whatever happens now, this is so much more encouraging moving forward. That's my usual pessimistic take on things!!!!!
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we look like champions league candidates
get a quality midfielder now mr lambert
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The big man os fucking magic. Just fucking magic
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You sky viewers are ahead of me seeing these goals
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9 3 attemps
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We need at least three more before I can relax.
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The Grant Holt effect.
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fully expecting Liverpool to come back but im just happy with how we are playing.
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ha ha ha ha
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I am not sure how or why, but every player has looked really comfortable with the ball. Not just since the goals, but from the start.
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we need 4
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That sniper on the gantry is hitting Sturridge and Suarez with every shot, judging by their outrageous reactions.
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Can I just say too. Ryan Bertrand proper full back.
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It's probably worth saying this has been Karin's best40mins in a villa shirt. Often battered on these boards he has been everywhere and is instrumental to this lead
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There has been a tear in the space-time continuum, and we appear to have passed into another dimension.
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CISSOH.NO!
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Half time now please
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This is a bizarre feeling.
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The Grant Holt effect.
Probably got in all their ears before the game. Cult hero now.
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I not getting carried away we've been 0-2 up many times and still lost. So far it's been a 9/10 performance.
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Can I just say too. Ryan Bertrand proper full back.
Yeah, tidy player
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suarez what a twat
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Pleat still thinks it's the 80s: "not many teams score 2 at Liverpool".
We do.
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i bet betrand wants to sign full time ;)
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I not getting carried away we've been 0-2 up many times and still lost. So far it's been a 9/10 performance.
Well that's it.
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Not only are we two up at Anfield, but we're taking the piss too. Something's not right, Captain Kirk.
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Can I just say too. Ryan Bertrand proper full back.
It makes such a difference, doesn't it? Not cacking yourself every time the ball is lofted down our left hand side.
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KEA at fault then
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I've got that horrible '2-0...' song in my head...
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Well I think we've peed all over them this half
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hold on Villa
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Gabby most probably off at HT.
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press Villa
it works
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Bollocks
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we didnt need that
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Shit.
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Bollocks right on half time.
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Oh fuck. Exactly what we didn't need.
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Knew that would happen, Bacuna hoofs it away when Benteke was an easy ball. Didn't press enough.
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Oh.
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Awful time to concede.
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we backed off
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For the first time, we sat off and sat off......bang.
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Order is restored in West Midlands football. An hour after Bham lose at home to Yeovil we're strolling it at Anfield. Beautiful.
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Here...we go again.
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2-0 fancied us now fuck
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Damm
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The exact opposite of what we'd been doing so well up then; we backed off and backed off and let them in.
Stupid.
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Bollocks.
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we should carry on like we did - we started to back off - why I dont know
Liverpool were looking shite to be fair
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Really poor.
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second half will be hard now as theyve found how we go to sleep at the back
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Could have done without that goal but it shouldn't take away from what's been our best 45 minutes of football for ages.
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Always going to happen eventually. I'm just pleased at how we're playing still.
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Could have done without that goal but it shouldn't take away from what's been our best 45 minutes of football for ages.
Amen brother.
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This is going to have to be major Ht team-talk from PL. We need to start the 2nd half on the front foot.
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We had a fantastic first half, hope it's not another of those games where we only play well for one half only.
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Terrible switch off for their goal and bad time to concede. We have to play like we did for the first 40 minutes.
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Always going to happen eventually. I'm just pleased at how we're playing still.
In some ways better to get it out of the way and deal with the mistake and the why during half-time.
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I've seen us do this from 2-0 so many times. First 40 minutes we were brilliant, passing and moving well and pressing the ball. That last 5 minutes we dropped off that.
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We had a fantastic first half, hope it's not another of those games where we only play well for one half only.
My sentiments exactly.
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They'll score another before 60 then go on to win it.
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Our best 45 mins of the season. We are actually PASSING the ball and looking TECHNICALLY SOUND. Benteke looks well up for it today. I hope we wont regret that half time goal though.
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We need to keep the pace up second half. Sitting back and letting them play is a mistake.
That's as good as I've seen us play this season I reckon. It'll be all for naught if we let them take over in the second half. We need to keep Luis frustrated.
KEA actually looks a player today. Benteke looks back to his best again and Weimanns been excellent. Gabby is leading by example. Excellent today. Solid start for Bertrand too.
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That goal from them was the perfect description of us at our worst.
A really shit, unnecessary sliced clearance out of defence, poor control in the midfield, losing possession cheaply, and then completely sitting off and letting the opposition run through us. We have seen that a million times.
The previous 46 minutes was absolute golden football from us.
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Doing well..strong cuppa char in the break and back in fine fettle..brilliant..just got in..great..up against Pool ..yess!
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We badly need to come out like we started the first half again.
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Could have done without that goal but it shouldn't take away from what's been our best 45 minutes of football for ages.
Amen brother.
yeah its not like we didnt know it was going to happen but we at least we played them off the park 1st half.
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Superb 45 minutes villa- keep it up , thoroughly deserve to be ahead.
Special mention for kea - his best game for the club so far in my opinion.
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Why do I know we're gonna lose 4/5-2 after playing so well?
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We can play. The first 40 minutes Liverpool hadn't got a clue how to deal with us. 2-0 flattered them. As soon as we give the ball up cheaply and let them play on the edge of our area ...
Very impressed with Russell. He's looked very good with what little he had to do.
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I've seen us do this from 2-0 so many times. First 40 minutes we were brilliant, passing and moving well and pressing the ball. That last 5 minutes we dropped off that.
Agreed. Hopefully they can regroup, because when we had 61% of the ball we scored two goals.
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Why do I know we're gonna lose 4/5-2 after playing so well?
Horrible isn't it.
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Now comes the half where we don't play well.
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At least it's further evidence that we DO actually know how to play football. I still think we're only a couple of good players away from being a very respectable side.
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This is a just another test. We now have play as if we were starting the game again at 0-0 with the same attitude and passion.
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Imagine what a solid side we would be if we replaced KEA with a footballer.
Brilliant 45 minutes. Another half like that please.
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Why do I know we're gonna lose 4/5-2 after playing so well?
It's the Villa way.
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What a shame to give away that goal after a near perfect half. Bacuna, I think it was, who had a simple 15 yard ball to play to Benteke, but just lobbed it back to them. From that very moment I just knew we'd concede.
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Really frustrating to concede there, but I'd have took this HT score at kick off tbh.
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It makes a huge difference when Westwood is playing well, reading the game and making his passes.
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At least it's further evidence that we DO actually know how to play football. I still think we're only a couple of good players away from being a very respectable side.
Yes this is how we have to play though, passing and moving and pressing.
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Now comes the half where we don't play well.
Can you please for the love of god post something positive and not the worst case scenario. Have some faith.
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Why do I know we're gonna lose 4/5-2 after playing so well?
It's the Villa way.
Yeah, but we do do it it is better than druugs!
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Wonder if Holt will come on if Gabby is injured.
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Imagine what a solid side we would be if we replaced KEA with a footballer.
Brilliant 45 minutes. Another half like that please.
Fuck sake. He's been very good, give him a break.
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Missed the first half. Looks like we've done well? f we play shit in the 2nd we will all know it's my fault.
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Wonder if Holt will come on if Gabby is injured.
Would've thought Albrighton would be the more obvious replacement for one of the wide forwards.
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KEA has been absolutely everywhere. Contributing to every phase of play offensively and defensively.
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Haven't watched it all but why was there 3 mins of injury time
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Imagine what a solid side we would be if we replaced KEA with a footballer.
Brilliant 45 minutes. Another half like that please.
To be fair, after an indifferent first few minutes he played well. I still think he's too slow off the mark though. He's better when we have the ball.
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Annoying. Up to then I couldn't see them scoring.
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Now comes the half where we don't play well.
Can you please for the love of god post something positive and not the worst case scenario. Have some faith.
Maybe because i'm not positive.
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obvious
next goal is important
do the same , we can nick a third
give them possession and sit back 4-2 Liverppoooo
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Lets hope we keep it going second half. They dont fancy it when we attack with pace and put pressure on the ball.
We looked a lot like us from the end of last season in that first half.
Gerrard has been shit.
Kept an eye on Bertrand. He is not lightning quick but is very steady. A big leap up on our left backs over the last few years.
We might throw it away on the back of that late goal but the first half performance bodes well for the remainder of the season.
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Popped on here at half time and surprised at the negativity - we have just played a superb 45 minutes at Anfield - excellent performance - lets praise it rather than be all doom and gloom.
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Imagine what a solid side we would be if we replaced KEA with a footballer.
Brilliant 45 minutes. Another half like that please.
Fuck sake. He's been very good, give him a break.
Really? Worst player on the pitch for me. Ballsed up half a dozen times at least.
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Haven't watched it all but why was there 3 mins of injury time
So Liverpool could score.
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Now comes the half where we don't play well.
Can you please for the love of god post something positive and not the worst case scenario. Have some faith.
Maybe because i'm not positive.
We'd never have guessed! ;)
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Popped on here at half time and surprised at the negativity - we have just played a superb 45 minutes at Anfield - excellent performance - lets praise it rather than be all doom and gloom.
I think most are saying we've been excellent.
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Why do I know we're gonna lose 4/5-2 after playing so well?
It's the Villa way.
Yeah, but we do do it it is better than druugs!
Fail.
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Imagine what a solid side we would be if we replaced KEA with a footballer.
Brilliant 45 minutes. Another half like that please.
get Gardner on. Simple.
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Imagine what a solid side we would be if we replaced KEA with a footballer.
Brilliant 45 minutes. Another half like that please.
Fuck sake. He's been very good, give him a break.
hes been alright not very good I agree replace him with quality and would improve us loads
I expect more from a prem player through the season
Hes done some good things but hes gave some balls away too
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Haven't watched it all but why was there 3 mins of injury time
3 x 30 seconds of goal celebrations and 90 seconds of Suarez cheating.
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Lucas on is a problem for us, they'll get more ball now.
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Now comes the half where we don't play well.
Can you please for the love of god post something positive and not the worst case scenario. Have some faith.
Maybe because i'm not positive.
If you can't be positive when we're deservedly leading in a game where a lot of people on here were happy with anything better than embarrassing defeat then you never will be.
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I just hope we don't start sitting deeper like we so often have in the past when ahead.
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Popped on here at half time and surprised at the negativity - we have just played a superb 45 minutes at Anfield - excellent performance - lets praise it rather than be all doom and gloom.
I think most are saying we've been excellent.
agree go back to bed Eastie
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Bacuna is looking a bit dodgy.
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Now comes the half where we don't play well.
Can you please for the love of god post something positive and not the worst case scenario. Have some faith.
Maybe because i'm not positive.
If you can't be positive when we're deservedly leading in a game where a lot of people on here were happy with anything better than embarrassing defeat then you never will be.
We are only leading because they've been poor.
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Be composed Villa. No need to panic.
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I'd be very surprised if we won this game, but I'm currently very surprised that we're winning 2:1 at Anfield at half time.
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Weather the storm villa
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Whatever happens in 2nd half the team have shown that we can play some proper football
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Kea has been superb tonight so far .
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Gabby is fucked, not good.
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Let's stay positive Villa. If we give them the ball they will kill us, so have belief. Whatever happens we know we can play this well and at one of the hardest places in Europe to come to this season. C'mon lads do us proud!
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Holt coming on.
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liverppoo have been poor
its alot to do with Villa and with them not at the races
but full credit to them so far
They did brill for 40 mins
Holt on
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Holt for Gabby? odd change.
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Gabby for Holt. Hoof!
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Holt on, Gabby off, interesting!
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Hope that injury isn't a bad one.
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I'd have stuck Alby on so as we could play the same style.
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Holt for Gabby? odd change.
Gabby injured.
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holt for 3-1
whats the odds
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Only we could start having an argument about whether it's us playing well or them being poor!!! ;-)
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I don't have a good feeling about that change.
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4312. Andi in the hole. How will we get crosses in to the giants??
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I'd have stuck Alby on so as we could play the same style.
Same here, but Holt has a pretty good record at Anfield so lets see if he's had a dose of the magic dust too!
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liverpool up for the oscars
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Oh Grant not good enough.
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wrong final ball
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Penalty, oh bollocks.
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surely Albrighton would have been a better option.
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oh ffs
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Fucking hell.
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Shit, that cheating wanker is at it again, penalty Liverpool
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Bollocks!
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We have gone back to being villa.
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Diving ******
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Penalty what a surprise, here comes the turnaround.
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Penalty. Pub time already?
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all from the attack - no Pen
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Fuck.
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Are you fucking kidding me.
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did he touch him
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Fucking typical.
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time to switch off I think
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ffs
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Shit
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DIVING. ******.
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dived
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Cheating goofy racist twat.
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It's the hope that kills you.
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could have been 3
benteke should have put weimann thru
Not sure guzan touched him
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He went over without being touched the cheating biting cnut
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time to switch off I think
I wish I'd never switched on.
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See this is why i'm not positive.
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Why the fuck are they harping on about showing character after someone cheats? That's character?
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shit KEA rubbish ball
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We need to call our crystal meth dealer back.
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Someone should tell Suarez that Splash is on a different channel.
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Damn, bugger and blast. Not really deserved, but tactically Lambert has baffled again. The system that was working binned after an injury. Just like Monday.
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Come on Villa, beat these cheating tossers.
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Cheating fucking knob cheese scraper.
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Time to get KEA off now. Games too intense for him now, it'll pass him by.
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Got to get back to what we were doing.
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With them coming onto us we can still hit them on the break.
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We need to call our crystal meth dealer back.
YOU'RE GOD DAMN RIGHT! ;)
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See this is why i'm not positive.
huh??
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We're still in this, Come on villa
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We need to get our aggression back.
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Cheating bastard
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Absolute dive, the cheating f*cker
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COME ON VILLA
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There's not many footballers who I wish a career ending injury on but...
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We have to attack.
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Oh I would be happy to never see him play again. He is a horrible cheat.
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No card for Lucas? Course not.
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If we start sitting back, we'll lose this without a whimper.
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Is there a more punchable face than Suarez? I think not.
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agree with all the comments never a pen but to be fair to the ref from his view it looked like one.
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Close from Delph.
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close delph bad luck
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We're seeing the danger of a higher defensive line now. Liverpool putting passes in behind.
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Is there a more punchable face than Suarez? I think not.
I wouldn't waste time with punching him in the face when I've got two good feet
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(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1558548_783194781708082_2116722409_n.jpg)
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I fucking hate that goofy c**t
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There's not many footballers who I wish a career ending injury on but...
Great player, cheating, awful, wrist kissing little shite, i would pay good money to watch the twat break his fuckin neck.
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It started going pear-shaped when Gabby pulled up and had to stop pressing and running. As the kids would say, he fucking pwns away games like these. I think if he hadn't got injured, we'd still be leading. We really have no luck.
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Good effort Delph.
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The Holt substitution doesn't look a good one. We have no width and are hoofing it pretty automatically.
Lambert, you don't even know when you're onto a good thing.
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Last post until after the game from me.
Suarez is a cheating, horrible, racist, goofy, piece of shit.
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Come on Sylla.
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Sylla on for KEA.
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Good switch I think.
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Sylla? Uhmmm. Why? Get Gardner on for once.
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KEA is knackered
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The Holt substitution doesn't look a good one. We have no width and are hoofing it pretty automatically.
Lambert, you don't even know when you're onto a good thing.
I think Holt has done ok so far to be honest.
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Time to get KEA off now. Games too intense for him now, it'll pass him by.
Good call, Ross.
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I despise the love child of Freddie Mercury & Janet Street-Porter
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At least we have played better. If gabby is serious a pacey attacking option is needed though
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KEA is knackered
...and on a yellow. Last thing we need is to go down to 10.
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The Holt substitution doesn't look a good one. We have no width and are hoofing it pretty automatically.
Lambert, you don't even know when you're onto a good thing.
I think Holt has done ok so far to be honest.
No he's done ok for what he's done, just we've looked more cramped I think.
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Martinez there with Fred Elliott.
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Sylla? Uhmmm. Why? Get Gardner on for once.
Gardner needs a run-out and also needs a stage.
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KEA is knackered
why?
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KEA is knackered
Worked his socks off today.
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save brad
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Great save Guzan and block Clark.
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Good man Brad. We love ya.
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The Holt substitution doesn't look a good one. We have no width and are hoofing it pretty automatically.
Lambert, you don't even know when you're onto a good thing.
Agreed. Today puts to bed the argument that the players aren't good enough.
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KEA is knackered
Worked his socks off today.
he caant last 60 minutes ffs hes a young professional footballer
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Great save from Guzan. He's a top quality keeper.
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If we sit back now we will let another in. Need to press the game on
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Lucas probably hurt himself kicking Delph.
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Pondered whether to actually start a thread on this, but has there ever been a more hated footballer than Luis "Shithead" Suarez??.
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Benteke not looking too clever. That is all we need.
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Great save from Guzan. He's a top quality keeper.
Love him - best we have had since Bosnich at his best
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Pondered whether to actually start a thread on this, but has there ever been a more hated footballer than Luis "Shithead" Suarez??.
yes but we probaly cant say his name on here :)
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Pondered whether to actually start a thread on this, but has there ever been a more hated footballer than Luis "Shithead" Suarez??.
Hodge and Francis for starters
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We've lost our width completely here.
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Pondered whether to actually start a thread on this, but has there ever been a more hated footballer than Luis "Shithead" Suarez??.
Hodge and Francis for starters
El Hadj Diouf was, and probably still is, a total arsehole.
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We've lost our width completely here.
I think it was more suited to bring on Albrighton than Holt
Even though I've got Grant to get the winner for 3-2.
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bloody hell Holt - come on son
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Pondered whether to actually start a thread on this, but has there ever been a more hated footballer than Luis "Shithead" Suarez??.
Hodge and Francis for starters
Only Villa fans hated them for obvious reasons, but "Shithead" is pretty much hated all over the universe.
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We cant defend for over 20 mins like this and not let another one in.
Two big lads to hit up front now and they should be able to keep the pressure off our midfield by holding play up in their half.
Dont sit back villa!
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we have took the sting out of poo a little
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corner Villa
come on Holty
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Get us a goal Grant. I'll buy you a Ginsters.
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We've lost our width completely here.
I think it was more suited to bring on Albrighton than Holt
Even though I've got Grant to get the winner for 3-2.
agree
weimann and CB up front
albrighton on wing
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I must say, I don't see much 'tika taka' from Liverpool.
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Win lose or draw today we just have to take all the positives from this game into the next.
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I don't understand what our formation is now, or who's playing where. Is it meant to be 4-4-2?
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Been a different game since Gabby got injured. If he had stayed fit i'm convinced we'd still be winning.
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why would guzan get a red you stupid commentator
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I can see 2 scenarios on MOTD
either Liverpool win and they'll say that's what it takes to be champions or Grant Holt breaks Liverpool hearts on debut
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Win lose or draw today we just have to take all the positives from this game into the next.
Agreed. Not too worried about relegation after this.
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oh delph
played by Holt
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Lovely stuff from the freekick there by us. Unlucky not to find a man in the area.
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Fucking hell Sylla.
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sylla dont boot it , pass it to a team mate ffs
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There he goes again.
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I don't understand what our formation is now, or who's playing where. Is it meant to be 4-4-2?
Earlier in the thread I confirmed 4312, Andi in the hole, and asked why have big men with no crossing.
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We've lost our shape here. I don't get why Lambert has signed cover for Benteke, then played Holt alongside him. It's Gabby we need cover for. When he doesn't play we don't look half as dangerous.
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come on villa no lazy touches
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We are doing ok. Come on Villa.
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I'm impressed with how we've coped after the penalty.
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we deserve a point here
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You just know what's going to happen we've done it so many times.
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liverpoo wankers
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Got to get a bloody grip of the ball.
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Luna coming on. For who?
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I even despise their stadium announcer. His voice makes me want to put my head in the oven.
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Bertrand off, Luna on.
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Luna ??
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Luna?! oh no.
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well done Ryan excellent debut
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Shit Luna's on
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Oh Jesus H. Luna?
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noooooooo!
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Oh jesus. Luna?!
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Wha? Why is Antonio Luna being allowed on the pitch?
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Fuck a duck..Luna.
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Luna coming on. For who?
Bertrand not fully match fit. Their winner from a right wing cross then...
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Luna looks like Jason Lee out of My Name Is Earl.
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HOOF from Luna
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Vlaar has been immense.
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i will be sick If these fuckers score
we could have won this today to be honest
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Luna wrong side of Sterling. Corner.
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why wasn't that a pen, Guzan came out Liverpool player was near, definite pen
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bacuna ffs
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we looked ok there then and gave it away
thought we were gonna nick it
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here we go, waiting for them to score
10 mins injury time i bet, bin dipping bellends
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Oh. Our left back isn't at home. For a change.
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were doing ok now
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Lambert not happy about that from CB. Got to keep the ball better. No need for that.
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Vlaar been good
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Alan Smith from Alvechurch is being most complimentary for a change.
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come on villa composure you caan nick it on break
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4 minutes
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4 minutes of added time, guess what happens next....
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Both teams are not composed here.
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Vlaar been good
He's come good this season, it took him a year to get up to speed. Hopefully it's a similar story for Luna. Although I'm not holding out too much hope.
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C'mon Grant, get the winner my son!
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Bacuna has gone from world class to clown this half.
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Didn't know Liverpool have won all but one of their home games
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delph no come on man
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keep the ball get it up the corner ffs
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Well done Grant chase everything
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VLAAR MOM
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shit
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Should have done better there Benteke
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Fuck that was close
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Benteke has been great today.
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bacuna you plonker
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Keep the ball.
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cant we control the ball
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Good point.
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Well done guys.
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Brilliant Villa, really solid result
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good point ;)
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Excellent point.
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Good old buck tooth. Cheating, ugly fucking ******.
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Phew. Post-match now.
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Good Job
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More important than the score was the growth in belief. If we can turn things around at VP then we will have a very solid second half of the season
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Take that.
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well done lads.only robbed of a great win by a dive from goofy
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Good first half, bit edgey the second. Suarez cheats again. Decent point lads vtid
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Villa wasting time rather than pushing for a third sums that half up
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FFS Sylla, you're playing like a man who came from a shit club in the French second division!
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More important than the score was the growth in belief. If we can turn things around at VP then we will have a very solid second half of the season
Agreed
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keep battling and we'll be fine !
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As McL used to say 'A draw against a team of this calibre is a win in my book'..at least we drew!
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Villa wasting time rather than pushing for a third sums that half up
Miserable sod
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Top performance today. Buck toothed wanking twat cheated us out of 3 points today.
What a tosser.
Brilliant display by our boys. Lets keep it going to the next game, Stripey lot.