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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: UK Redsox on April 25, 2015, 04:48:37 PM
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So what's that then? 4 1 3 1 1 ?
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My first one. Team news:
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No Gil.
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Redsox just got there ten seconds before me. Merge/delete/lock :(
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4-2-3-1, no?
Westwood and Sanchez screening. Cleverly, Delph and Grealish given licence to get up alongside the beast.
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Harsh on Smirker. No one has ever had the credentials to post an official team sheet on a match thread. Despite this, he could still make the difference in roaring us on to a 2-2 thrilla.
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Harsh on Smirker. No one has ever had the credentials to post an official team sheet on a match thread
I was ten seconds ahead, plus I have contacts ;)
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Are you in one of the boxes Smirker's?
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Free wifi at 10mbs. Please take note Villa Park
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Petrov looks great
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Off topic but the cup final tickets were printed and hologramed by Villa Fans.
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Are you in one of the boxes Smirker's?
I wish ;D
Nicked that off Twitter, if team news isn't on here I do a search and find it that way.
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So what's that then? 4 1 3 1 1 ?
Or 4-2-2-1-1, with an inverted trapezoid midfield.
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Off topic but the cup final tickets were printed and hologramed by Villa Fans.
Are you a printer then beness ?
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Come on villa a point would be brilliant
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There's some flexibility there to change things as needed. A couple of screeners because of the threat Silva offers.
They're going to dominate possession. We've got to be organised, solid and look to hit them on the break.
I thought Gabby was meant to be back?
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Off topic but the cup final tickets were printed and hologramed by Villa Fans.
Are you a printer then beness ?
Yes , I work in the security print trade.
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Away area is in a building site. Seats are covered in cement dust.
Also, it's bloody cold
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Yeah but its not raining "yet"
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Come on Villa!
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Strange enough selection, looks like a very narrow four in midfield for us.
City have picked a very attacking side, should be plenty of space for the likes of Grealish and Benteke to get on the ball.
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Fucks sake.
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Too nervous to watch.
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Great start, cough, bloody hell, dear me Brad
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WTF
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Fucks sake
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Drop Guzan.
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Fucking idiot, Guzan.
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For fuck sake.
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Oh for fucks sake
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Listening on the radio and sounds like a complete fuck up by Brad.
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What the f*ck
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Oh dear
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I cannot believe I've just seen that.
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FFS
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Very very unprofessional, wake up son, we're in relegation battle and you go and do that. Dimwit
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Well.....um.....bugger
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cheers Brad, not sure why Vlaar passed back to him there either but that was Enkelmanesque
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Just horrible ..has to be dropped now his kicking has been a liability for months now
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What a di##
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There's our game plan shot to bits after 4 minutes.
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Given is a better keeper. Why not keep him in?
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Thats pathetic, he's been doing that for months, we were going too get caught sooner or later.
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Back to what Villa love doing best, handing out gifts.
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Unbelievable. What a fucking appalling rick.
But at the same time, why keep giving the ball to a keeper who's absolute dog piss at kicking the ball? Asking for trouble when a predator like Aguero is around.
Guzan will be lucky to keep his place.
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Wtf :-[
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WTF
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What happened?
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Fuck sake. Why are we playing it around the penalty area like that?! Just asking for trouble. Fuck.
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Richardson has been sloppy so far.
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Given is a better keeper. Why not keep him in?
Because he isn't a better keeper at all, in spite of that horrendous screw-up.
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There was me inking they might be nervous about playing us after last week.
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There's our game plan shot to bits after 4 minutes.
Havent quite worked out what that is yet
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Why was Guzan even attempting to pass to right back? Bacuna had men on. Awful.
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I think Guzan has the I am playing in the cup final on his mind.
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Can someone explain the goal for me?
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Need to wake up or we're going to get hammered here
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What happened?
Guzan miskicked a clearance across the six yard box.
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What happened?
Guzan scuffed a backpass straight to Aguero who had a tap in according to the wireless.
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Richardson has been sloppy so far.
He did well to clear off the line last week, but Richardson to me looked easily our worst player.
He doesn't seem to do anything particularly well.
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What happened?
Vlaar passed it back to Guzan, who scuffed it straight to Aguero six yards out.
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Guzan needs to be jettisoned as soon as the season ends.
This could be a very painful defeat.
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I think thats sealed his fate for this season. Given has performed far better when called upon.
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Oh dear, it's going to be a long evening. We're still coasting on the wave of euphoria after the semi final.
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Cissokho will be on at half time if it carries on like this.
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Idiotic complacency has been our undoing all season. Really unprofessional.
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Twice before, Guzan played the ball behind Vlaar and on his weaker foot, putting him under pressure.
Fucking wake up you goon
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We're all over the place.
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Richardson's positioning is awful.
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Bollocks! need to up the concentration a little here, we are allowing them onto us all the time!,
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The guy makes one error and suddenly he should be moved on? Jesus. Talk about going OTT.
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We look completely rattled by that goal. Guzan isn't doing his chances of playing next weekend any favours.
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we came back at stamford bridge and beat chelsea (straws clutched)
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The guy makes one error and suddenly he should be moved on? Jesus. Talk about going OTT.
fully agree!, Hart has made a zillion howlers! he could even make another one today. Time to put arms around Guzan!
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Richardson at LB again?
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Twice before, Guzan played the ball behind Vlaar and on his weaker foot, putting him under pressure.
Fucking wake up you goon
This.
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We look like we are in slow motion
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Gah, we've reverted to Lambertball.
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We're just lulling them into a false sense of security.
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Guzan's an excellent keeper generally I think. I'll never forget those Bosnich-like penalty saves in that Cup game at Sunderland.
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On a cruise ship and no live feed at the mo.....lets hope we settle really fucking quickly..
UTV
The Doc
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This was a free hit, they're just much better than us....next match please
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Abu Dhabi look up for it and their movement is as good as it's been this season I reckon. Typical.
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we lack width here - where's Gil?
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we lack width here - where's Gil?
Not even on the bench.
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Come on Villa, need to up this to get something here
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Bacuna's hobbling
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This isn't over chaps and even if we do lose lots of football to play. Our games after this one aren't that daunting
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We look like we've been on a week long bender
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We've got goals in us so you never know but if it goes to 2-0 that'll be that.
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On a cruise ship and no live feed at the mo.....lets hope we settle really fucking quickly..
UTV
The Doc
I think the team are on cruise ship!
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Lots of passes going astray and it's all a bit dull from us so far. We need a spark from someone.
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Brad gets away with it, the old flapper.
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Team looks pissed
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Awful start from us. Some of our players have been beyond diabolical so far
This will be the last game Guzan plays for us this season
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That is fucking shit again Guxan ffs!!
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We'll need to sacrifice one of Sanchez or Westwood. Having both is redundant. Bring on Zogbia and get some width and pace.
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FFS Guzan again. He's been all over the place for 2 or 3 games now
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Breathe Brad, Breathe.
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Guzan totally at sea.
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There's a massive HT bollocking coming to our players if they don't get this sorted. Might be too late by then off course.
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Get him off!
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Sanchez trying out worldy caused that..............No
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Bloody hell Guzan
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It wouldn't be stunning to see Given in the second half at this rate.
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Has a keeper in prem ever been substituted for tactical reasons !?
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Guzan is having a game to forget.
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We'll need to sacrifice one of Sanchez or Westwood. Having both is redundant. Bring on Zogbia and get some width and pace.
Aside from Bacuna, Sanchez has been probably our best player so far
Westwood has been completely anonymous alright
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brilliant christian!!
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Good from Tekkers there.
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He has got a few world class saves in him though so let's get the equaliser then he can save us at the death when they pile on the pressure.
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Only one goal down, could be worse.
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He has saved us countless times over the last few seasons too. Still, a low point for Guzan.
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Wish Sky would just show the replay once more.......
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More suicide football.
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Could be a lot worse.
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Omg shocking bacuna
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If he's lost his head he needs to come off. Now!
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Guzan will pull off a miracle save today, it always seems to happen! when Goalies drop a cod they always makes some excellent save!
We must not let this get to 2 nil!
Stop back passing blindly for Christ's sake!
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What the fuck are we doing?????
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Absolute amaturish, pathetic.
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Jesus christ!
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WTF is going on?!!
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Suicidal. Why make it so easy for them?
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Fucking hell Villa. Bacuna. We're so sloppy everywhere today.
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Watching Fox and they keep showing Guzan's mistake every 2 minutes
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Our own worst enemy, again. We're desperate to heap goals and all three points on Man City here.
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He has saved us countless times over the last few seasons too. Still, a low point for Guzan.
Cant live on past glory though. He's a liability and has been for months
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Bacuna has made some fucking shocking errors recently.
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Need to hold out till half time. Regroup and make 1-2 changes.
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What happened?
Guzan scuffed a backpass straight to Aguero who had a tap in according to the wireless.
They were royally pissing about with it at the back for the first few minutes as well.
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Two good deliveries from Grealish for the set pieces, has had a poor start so hopefully that settles him.
More starsky and hutch type defending. Poor pass from Bacuna but Okore completely stuck to the ground, didnt seem to even see Aguero
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This is woeful, and Niall Quinn is a prick.
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He has saved us countless times over the last few seasons too. Still, a low point for Guzan.
Cant live on past glory though. He's a liability and has been for months
I can't remember him making any howlers like today's one though? Maybe missed the odd cross but overall he's been decent for me.
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Guzan what are you doing. Today is not looking like a great day.
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I will bite a cock off for 1-0 at half time
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City's easiest game of the season if we don't improve quick
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Thing is the atmosphere is fucking dead there. If we fluked a goal they'd go to pieces.
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Id probably settle for us stringing two passes together.
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When we do get the ball the passing is terrible.
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Sanchez is just too sloppy.
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He has saved us countless times over the last few seasons too. Still, a low point for Guzan.
Cant live on past glory though. He's a liability and has been for months
Which goals are you thinking of that he has cost us, aside from today?
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Christ they're making errors too. Thankfully.
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We are all over the place here.
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We do like to do things the hard way. The end of this season and Lerners ownership can't come soon enough.
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Should have scored!
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Fuck got to score there
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fuuuuuuck
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Huge chance, blown.
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Chance
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That was a chance
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We need to get to HT. hopefully the manager can adjust things and deliver the correct message. This hasn't been good at all so far.
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Bad mistake from Benteke must be dropped
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Great chance to equalise.
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Fluffed it
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Fuck. Benteke just made a mistake, but of course everyone will forget that and remember Guzan's.
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Lucky to be only the 1 down by the sound of it, maybe this is our bad 45.
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My connection is gash today. A bit better. We should have made that count.
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Weimann would have scored that. Get Benteke out the team!!!!
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Bad mistake from Benteke must be dropped
If we're being consistent in our criticism, absolutely!
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2 magpies just landed in the garden . . .
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Man City have relied on us to create all their chances so far.
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Surely Benteke was offside there. Delph and Benteke getting more into the game now, City giving us plenty of space
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50% - 50% possession on 29 minutes.
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WOW, didn't take long for the "drop" brigade to turn up
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Bit better last 5 mins
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Much better boys.
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Whilst it remains 1 nil we are in with a chance. We have goalscorers
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FUCK! Great possession from Villa! Cleverley, good effort, but I wish you'd buried that!
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Surely Benteke was offside there.
He was, even though it wasn't given.
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Bit better. They've taken their foot off the gas. We're just getting a bit more composed. I wish Sanchez would speed the fuck up though. He needs to pass it quicker.
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Grealish has turned up.
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We sound the better side.
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Cleverley got into a great position there. Much better
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This is woeful, and Niall Quinn is a prick.
Jim Beglin is commentating on my stream. Not sure if you mean him?
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We are looking more composed now and another chance created. Platt or Taylor would have buried that.
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Cleverley's finishing should be better.
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It's Tom, spelled TONEV.
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Least we're coming into it, it's important we don't get battered for a number of reasons.
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Wasteful from Westwood though.
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Gentlemen we are very much in the game!
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Westwood is still not good enough
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We sound the better side.
We have suddenly calmed down and are starting to knock it about a bit. This ain't over.
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Whilst it remains 1 nil we are in with a chance. We have a goalscorers
Fixed.
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City are jumped up fucks, as soon as their egos take over the collapse.
There's a battling point here to take home if we really want it.
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Grealish and Delph combining well again.
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Better. Jack's imposing himself on the game a little more now.
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Playing well last 10 minutes or so
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Grealish is the best player on the pitch so far.
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Another good Villa move. Slick through the middle and cut them open.
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Guzan has had 2 good seasons yes. Doesn't mean he should escape criticism for a dodgy spell in this one.
This is the first time in 3 years that his place in the team has been under pressure and he isn't doing himself any favours.
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At least we're creating chances.
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Had to change over from WM to TS. SVC is much better.
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god I hate having to listen to the To**ers of WM
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Ridiculous control from Benteke!
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Imagine Becks chucking crosses into Benteke.
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Grealish Ron Benteke and Carlos are getting a grip of this match.
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Today sums up Man City this season. They could be twisting the knife. They've sat back and let us come into the game. It's almost lazy by them. The pressing has dropped off.
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Really poor passing
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We need to get a goal because we can break this lot. I think we are through our worst spell. We not have stay focused and get out of here with at least a point. We can do it.
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Need a goal come on Villa.
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Christian, use your fucking head!!
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Sloppy from Benteke. There's no need to be offside.
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Christian has turned into Inzaghi today
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Our passing there completely shut these commentators up. They just shut up and watched. Come on Villa.
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Collymore really laying into Sanchez on talkshite. Don't think he's been too bad if I honest
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Commentator just said we are a good watch....he is right!
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We are really coming into this. Come on Villa make this count!!
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Come on Villa! Toure rolling around like he's been shot just trying to slow things down!
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Given the results today we could really do with something from this game.
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a point would be great a smash and grab 3 would be enormous!
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How many times have we been offside when we create a chance >:(
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Offside. Offside. Offside. Offside. Offside. Offside.
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Players offside, but on the upside plenty of players getting into the box.
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Learn to look along the fecking line! Good build-up again, though.
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Guzan has had 2 good seasons yes. Doesn't mean he should escape criticism for a dodgy spell in this one.
He shouldn't escape criticism, but criticism isn't the same as saying that he should be dropped for an inferior goalkeeper just for being at fault for one goal.
Much the same as Benteke shouldn't be dropped just for missing one simple chance.
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Pissed of with off sides
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The only thing we have to fear is ourselves.
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We're up to our old tricks again. Complacency and stupidity. Credit to them for getting back into the game, but without so many stupid decisions and needless offsides, we could be level.
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Overall, a very decent half. We've bossed them in my opinion. Up the Villa.
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Disgrace for first 20 mins, Dominant for rest of half. So much so that Im disappointed that we havent equalised.
Id bring Nzogbia in for Westwood at the break, City are here for the taking. The likes of Toure and Lampard arent trying a leg for them in midfield.
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To be fair apart from one mistake which we all make every day so I don't have a problem with that unlike others, then City haven't really done anything to worry us and we could easily be level.
Come one lads a big 45 from you.
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Well after the start would have taken 1-0 at half time. Could really do with getting something from this game though.
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Shocking for the first quater of an hour,really come back into the game now though and could easily be level at half time. Come on villa second half!!!!!
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Guzan has been pretty shit this season. It hasn't been one or two mistakes, he's flapped a fair few crosses too.
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We're playing much better football under Sherwood. And I don't think it's just about him being a cheeky chappie.
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If you think we have a good chance of getting back into this, consider the odds in Paddy Power
Draw - 13/2
Away -33/1
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City are there for the taking of we can put them under enough pressure.
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Guzan has had 2 good seasons yes. Doesn't mean he should escape criticism for a dodgy spell in this one.
He shouldn't escape criticism, but criticism isn't the same as saying that he should be dropped for an inferior goalkeeper just for being at fault for one goal.
Much the same as Benteke shouldn't be dropped just for missing one simple chance.
Well that depends if you agree that Given is an inferior keeper, which I don't. Guzan hasn't been very good for quite a while now, and that goal could end up costing us hugely. His David James impression to try and hand them a second wasn't very impressive either.
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Some good, good football out there.
Unbelievable Lambert made us play with such fear.
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Well a horrid first 20 minutes, set off by an appalling error. It took us a while to recover from that. However we're back in the game now.
I would sacrifice Westy or Sanchez for Zogbia. Just to give us a little more pace and width. Benteke is still a threat (when he's onside) and Delph and Grealish have got themselves into the game.
This one is far from over.
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We will create a couple of chances but we must put them away. We're not out of this yet.
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Bad mistake by Guzan and Benteke should have scored.
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Guzan has had 2 good seasons yes. Doesn't mean he should escape criticism for a dodgy spell in this one.
He shouldn't escape criticism, but criticism isn't the same as saying that he should be dropped for an inferior goalkeeper just for being at fault for one goal.
Much the same as Benteke shouldn't be dropped just for missing one simple chance.
Well that depends if you agree that Given is an inferior keeper, which I don't
Your prerogative, but I personally think that you're wrong.
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Apart from our own cock ups early on we sound like the better side.
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I'd forgotten that Westwood was playing until the last five minutes.
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Richardson is awful. He can't control a ball, has no positional sense, and doesn't have the pace to get him out of trouble.
What was Guzan doing playing it across the goal when Aguero is closing him down? FFS!
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First 10 minutes aside we've been the better team, if Christian can hold his runs a second longer we can get something out of this.
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Guzan has had 2 good seasons yes. Doesn't mean he should escape criticism for a dodgy spell in this one.
He shouldn't escape criticism, but criticism isn't the same as saying that he should be dropped for an inferior goalkeeper just for being at fault for one goal.
Much the same as Benteke shouldn't be dropped just for missing one simple chance.
Well that depends if you agree that Given is an inferior keeper, which I don't
Your prerogative, but I personally think that you're wrong.
Yes, I'd managed to infer that from your original post. Guzan hasn't had a good year at all, and I think this could well be his last game of the season.
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Keep this standard of play up. Its great to watch even if we lose.
Cleverley has a 100% pass rate.
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I just hope that for all our good play, City dont nick an early second. Then game over. See it so often
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You have to think city will be better after the break. We are capable of a point here if we can beat that offisde trap
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Guzan has had 2 good seasons yes. Doesn't mean he should escape criticism for a dodgy spell in this one.
He shouldn't escape criticism, but criticism isn't the same as saying that he should be dropped for an inferior goalkeeper just for being at fault for one goal.
Much the same as Benteke shouldn't be dropped just for missing one simple chance.
Well that depends if you agree that Given is an inferior keeper, which I don't. Guzan hasn't been very good for quite a while now, and that goal could end up costing us hugely. His David James impression to try and hand them a second wasn't very impressive either.
Given has been excellent this season in the cups. He's not put a foot wrong. Guzan has been a little erratic of late, but the error today will certainly give Sherwood a big decision to make next game. Personally I'd put Given in. If you play well enough to earn a place, you should get it, regardless of position. It was no different than when Guzan covered for Given for a few games in TSM1 season, but lost his place as soon as Given was back from injury. Hardly fair really. Given is in form. Guzan not so much.
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We're playing much better football under Sherwood. And I don't think it's just about him being a cheeky chappie.
Getting far more players into the box for one.
We keep the ball well at times, something that was started under Lambert but much more threat now. Having the likes of Bacuna and Richardson in the full back positions give us a lot more going forward. Crazy backpass aside Bacuna has been excellent for us in the first half.
On the Guzan discussion, imo he has had a poor season. Plenty of mistakes which were a real problem when we couldnt score.
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Man City are in a strange position where they're clearly not going to win the league, but they're also clearly going to qualify for the Champions League.
I wouldn't say they have nothing to play for, but they're not far from it.
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For me we started this match in a similar vein to Liverpool last week passing in our half and going back and square.
Probably not helped by starting with Sanchez and Westwood as they both like to pass square and back
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We need to come back after a defensive cock up, again.
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I've just taken those 33-1 odds. Definitely worth a tenner.
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There is little doubt Brad hasn't been as good this season as he's been the last couple. Long term he's still our number 1 over Given, but we're into the short term now regarding survival.
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Guzan has been pretty shit this season. It hasn't been one or two mistakes, he's flapped a fair few crosses too.
How many mistakes have you made today since you woke up?
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I've just taken those 33-1 odds. Definitely worth a tenner.
Best of luck pal, would love it to come off
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Guzan has looked down on confidence recently, that's for sure. I'd have expected some benefit coming from the arrival of Sherwood's asst manager - don't see it, though.
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I've just taken those 33-1 odds. Definitely worth a tenner.
I was going to bet on us after we went 1 down last week in the semi. Odds were about 15-1. Wasn't arsed really.
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Just been listening to Rednap on Sky with his expert opinion. Bloody easy to criticise after the event. As we saw last week two keepers making mistakes, it happens and I'm sure Guzan is sick. Other than the mistake, Villa have been as good as City despite their millions. We can get something out of this game with a bit of luck.
Grealish having another good game.
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There is little doubt Brad hasn't been as good this season as he's been the last couple. Long term he's still our number 1 over Given, but we're into the short term now regarding survival.
In recent weeks he was crap against Stoke, and awful against West Brom, and now his brain fart has handed Man City a goal, with an attempt to gift them a second. We've got a hard enough job without a dodgy keeper making it harder.
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I wouldn't change the midfield here. N'Zogbia offers precious little end result and at least with Sanchez and Westwood we have some measure of control in midfield. I wouldn't give that up when we've been playing pretty well.
Jack's a star in the making but I wish he'd pull the trigger sometimes. There were a few times last week when he'd done all the hard work and it was crying out for a curler. I bet he's got it in his locker too with his technique being so good.
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Just been listening to Rednap on Sky with his expert opinion. Bloody easy to criticise after the event. As we saw last week two keepers making mistakes, it happens and I'm sure Guzan is sick. Other than the mistake, Villa have been as good as City despite their millions. We can get something out of this game with a bit of luck.
Grealish having another good game.
Tell me about it.
Amount of "perfect" humans on here is incredible....
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Just been listening to Rednap on Sky with his expert opinion. Bloody easy to criticise after the event. As we saw last week two keepers making mistakes, it happens and I'm sure Guzan is sick. Other than the mistake, Villa have been as good as City despite their millions. We can get something out of this game with a bit of luck.
Grealish having another good game.
I thought the sky coverage was ok, didn't really pin the blame on Guzan, but said that the whole team tactic of passing it round the back just invites pressure on and is more at fault
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I wonder how much of Given enjoyed the goal. Zero per cent you'd hope but like Daft Punk, he is human after all.
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After seeing the goal thanks to Legion it is worse than i imagined. Must be one of the clangers of the season!
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Why do the TV companies have the abbreviation for Citeh being MC and for Villa, AVL? What's with the 'L' ?
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Crap against Stoke and West Brom? Not brilliant best but you are making out he has been a liability which is nonsense. Today was a bad one and his head went but he has been consistently very good for a long time. Given deserves a place on form but we will soon be moaning when we start losing goals from set plays and look very jittery in the last 5 under the high ball. That's when Guzan has been very useful.
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Blimey Sanchez what you doing?
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Bacuna got away with that.
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After seeing the goal thanks to Legion it is worse than i imagined. Must be one of the clangers of the season!
It's nothing short of a gift. If you didn't know Guzan better, you'd think about investigating him for match-fixing.
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Naughty from Bacuna. Lucky it was missed.
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Don't fancy our chances here.
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Good football decent chance
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Unlucky Delph.
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Fat Fwank off, Milner on.
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Milner coming on
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Westwood still having problems with this kicking a football thing.
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Stay up and playing these games without pressure I reckon we've got a decent team.
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Westwood still having problems with this kicking a football thing.
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Good take by Guzan
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Sanchez off. Charles on now.
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Stay up and playing these games without pressure I reckon we've got a decent team.
We have indeed. It's fine. It was the manager that was the problem.
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Such a lot riding on staying up.
hopefully it'll also mean a takeover in the summer, which means the could could really start to change.
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We could have done with Gabby being fit for this game. He's effective in away games against sides that like to attack.
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Weimann for Cleverley would be a good call. Dynamism to nick a goal, whilst guarding the defence with Carlos & Ash.
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I've seen them given
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Sanchez fucking hell, that was shit.
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We are start tire. Another mistake by Sanchez. Get him off
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All over fucking useless
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Ah fuck.
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You idiot, Sanchez.
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Sanchez is the doziest player I've seen.
And that's us done.
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Poor by Guzan again. Flat footed.
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fuck sake
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And that's that
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Thats shit again!
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What the fuck was Richardson doing in the wall bloody idiot.
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Sanchez is the doziest player I've seen.
And that's us done.
He's just fucking awful at this level.
He's now on a yellow card too, which means he's an accident waiting to happen.
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We're in big trouble now.
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That's richardsons fault there.
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Poor discipline - both the foul and the defnesive wall.
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I have to laugh, it doesn't matter what page you are on, you always catch a sight of someone slating Sanchez hahah
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The wall should take care of that.
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There you have it Sanchez is a liability. He didn't play Sunday........
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Hmmmm oh dear
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We have been poor last 15 mins or so, poor management not to make a change as it was obvious we needed at least one.
Shocking lack of professionalism from Richardson in the wall
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Bravo Richardson, that was weak
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Charles coming on for Westwood
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We looked good last week with Sanchez out of the team, fucking donkey
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Oh dear a lot of pressure on getting a result against Everton now.
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL
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Richardson is gash.
He's clearly not up to it.
Yes, yes, yes, he headed off the line at Wembley, but to me he looks a terrible footballer, really poor.
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Come on
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Typical. Huff and puff but blown away by minmimun of effort
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Get in!!
Game on.
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Nice have some of that!
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He bent it through the wall. Richardson left a gap. Really poor free kick and play previously from Sanchez. I'm a fan of his but that was a dire 2 minutes.
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We've made it too easy for them
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OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Sanchez was ok in the first half. An absolute shocker of a second.
Oh Fuck
Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
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Hello
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Yessssss!!!
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YES!!! Get the fuck in! Cleverley!!!
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YYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSS TC
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We're in big trouble now.
Did you expect to win this?
We're still not favourites to go down. That honour belongs to Blunderland
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Great strike. Crucial'
.
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Cleverley screamer.
TVC15 8)
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About time TC got one, well done son
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The Cleverley Revval Band marches on.
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Well done TC now come on Villa fight like lions.
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Awful from Richardson. Thought that was good tackle from Sanchez. Get in!!!
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have a pop Jack
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I turn my stream off and we score. YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bloody hell, I'd just turned the radio off in disgust too and I miss us scoring, serves me right
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First goal for the club for Cleverley. Benteke was offside from the free kick again, Hart nowhere. We'll take it :)
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I'd have taken Sanchez off rather than Westwood. Sanchez on a yellow is a fucking nightmare because he still lunges in with stupid challenges.
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Grealish has put in all the hard work twice now only for his final pass to be really bad
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Jack, Jack, give the ball a smack.
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We've still got time.
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Is there a more soul less devoid of atmosphere ground than the etihad and I include the Emirates in that
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I turn my stream off and we score. YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm getting more like you every day.
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One positive is its been down to a couple of howlers. Nobody expected us to get anything here today so we can move on to the next games with some confidence (assuming we avoid a walloping here, which i think we will).
Edit: Clevegod!
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Delph with a blatant foul
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Not over yet chaps. It's not over yet
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Is there a more soul less devoid of atmosphere ground than the etihad and I include the Emirates in that
No. Awful soulless place
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Come on Villa we can have these!
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Unlucky good player from bacuna pressures on man City now.
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I turn my stream off and we score. YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do it again!
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Well done Bacuna, hard luck
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COME ON VILLAAAAAA.....we've got them on the ropes
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One positive is its been down to a couple of howlers. Nobody expected us to get anything here today so we can move on to the next games with some confidence (assuming we avoid a walloping here, which i think we will).
That's the way I see it too. You can lose and still take something from a game like this. It doesn't have to dent our confidence. Under Lambo we'd have crumbled and been humiliated.
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I love James Milner.
I wish he still played for us.
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Sanchez again.
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What the hell is nzogbia doing there.....
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One positive is its been down to a couple of howlers. Nobody expected us to get anything here today so we can move on to the next games with some confidence (assuming we avoid a walloping here, which i think we will).
That's the way I see it too. You can lose and still take something from a game like this. It doesn't have to dent our confidence. Under Lambo we'd have crumbled and been humiliated.
Yep.
I'd also suggest that our problems this season and last weren't about losing to the likes of Man City, it was stuff like having the double done over us by the likes of Crystal Fecking Palace.
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Bloody great cross
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One positive is its been down to a couple of howlers. Nobody expected us to get anything here today so we can move on to the next games with some confidence (assuming we avoid a walloping here, which i think we will).
That's the way I see it too. You can lose and still take something from a game like this. It doesn't have to dent our confidence. Under Lambo we'd have crumbled and been humiliated.
I wonder how many of us feared a pasting when we went one down. We have more about us these days. Based on the radio commentary we've been the better side, let down by a couple of errors.
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Great ball in by Bacuna
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One positive is its been down to a couple of howlers. Nobody expected us to get anything here today so we can move on to the next games with some confidence (assuming we avoid a walloping here, which i think we will).
That's the way I see it too. You can lose and still take something from a game like this. It doesn't have to dent our confidence. Under Lambo we'd have crumbled and been humiliated.
Yep.
I'd also suggest that our problems this season and last weren't about losing to the likes of Man City, it was stuff like having the double done over us by the likes of Crystal Fecking Palace.
Agreed.
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outstanding ball in from Bacuna there, Benteke has to be getting on the end of those
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A Grealish goal would make me soil my pants.
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Lets face it if we can't pick up 4 points from west ham Everton and Burnley at home we deserve to go down.
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One positive is its been down to a couple of howlers. Nobody expected us to get anything here today so we can move on to the next games with some confidence (assuming we avoid a walloping here, which i think we will).
That's the way I see it too. You can lose and still take something from a game like this. It doesn't have to dent our confidence. Under Lambo we'd have crumbled and been humiliated.
Yep.
I'd also suggest that our problems this season and last weren't about losing to the likes of Man City, it was stuff like having the double done over us by the likes of Crystal Fecking Palace.
Agreed.
Nice positive comments lads.
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Come on Villa please.
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Lots to be positive about here I think. Brain farts apart, we've been pretty good.
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Grealish is a real prospect. Can't see him being dropped now.
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One thing that is really, really notable is that this season under Lambert, you hardly ever saw our midfielders making runs into the box, pretty much never.
Recent weeks, we do loads of it.
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How is that not a yellow?
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Offside again!!!!!
Unbelievable!
He was offside for the fucking goal too.
Come on Tekkers! Sharpen up lad.
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Benteke never scores against Man City.
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ffs Benteke, offside again thats a joke
Delph has been excellent second half
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Clever from Grealish.
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If there is one minor flaw and it is minor it's the amount of times he gets caught offside.
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You have to really wonder what Lamber said to them before or during games. And especially during training. Whatever it was it had to have been so lacking inspiration and motivation.
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Good strike. First time today Hart hasn't looked a bit ropey.
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Come on Villa. This point is yours for the taking. Just need to keep up this tempo and take your chances. Simple
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Sherwodd's got us playing with so much more energy in midfield. I'm impressed
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Cole or Weimann for Sanchez? Might aswell go for it completely now while we are on top.
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Even if we lose today there is so many positives to take from this game outside of the first 20. And even then it was a complete calamity that really unsettled the side.
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Bloody frustrating
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It's just a pity we conceded soft goals otherwise i reckon we'd be on for a win here.
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL
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Fucking get in!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SANCHEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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jcvjwgfwfkwfuiwhefui
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Get the fuck in
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Fuckinnnnng yesssssss
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fuck the fuckeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeers
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSss
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Oh yessssss
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GET IN!!!!!!!
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Get the fuck in!!! Carlos Sanchez with a cracking finish.
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Come on!
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GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL
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Stick that up your arse all you Sanchez knockers
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Hahaha YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
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GET THE FUCKKKKKKK INNNNNNNNNNN
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AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH YESSSSS!
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Delighted for Sanchez, great delivery from Nzogbia
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Bacuna off, Lowton on. Come on Villa!!
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50-1 we were after we conceded the second.
If we win this now...
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Told you!!! Sanchez!!!!
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Matty on for Bacuna
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Please please please Villa just hang on for the last 5 minutes
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Midfielders scoring for villa, what the fuck is going on?
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Sanchez, I love you.
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OH MY FUCK
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Fuck me Benteke. Offside fucking again
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2 from MF.
Lambarse won't believe it.
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Stick that up your arse all you Sanchez knockers
You do remember you spent months slagging off just about every Villa player when criticising others for comments about players?
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come on ref - blow the whistle!!!
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fuck no don't be injured
heard the screams
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Oh shit he's not offside, so that's a penalty
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phew
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Zog fucking pass it you prick.
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CONCENTRATE!
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blatant foul by foul should be a pen
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Bollocks.
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FUCK SAKE
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Fucking bollocks
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Fuck off
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Don't fook it up now villa
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gutted
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We should have had a pen, and 60 seconds later we're behind.
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Oh fuck
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Youve got too fucking defend that ffs!!!
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get out of here
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Isn't that just fucking typical. Shit shit defending
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Another late goal conceded. Unbelievable.
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Bollox
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We will score a third.
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Awful, awful defending.
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Robbed, clear pen and red card for Hart chalked off with a terrible offside decision. For the fuckers to go to the other end and score just takes the piss.
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I had a strong premonition we were going to score from our first corner in what feels like 10 years. Shame we gifted them 3 soddin' goals.
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You have to say, they don't deserve the three points.
We've done pretty well.
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FFS
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luck of a bastard
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What possibly counted against Benteke is the amount of times he's been offside.
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I'm proud of our lot even if we do lose
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singing now arent they
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Sighs.
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Criminal defending, should have had a peno at the other end first tho. Terrible call from linesman, Benteke actually was onside for a change. Super ball from Nzogbia
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Never win at this fucking place.
So proud of them We are not going down.
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I'm proud of our lot even if we do lose
Me too. It's typical Sherwood stuff, really. All or nothing, and in this case it's probably nothing, but at least we're giving it a bloody good go.
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No one would call us the most boring team in England anymore. I've enjoyed this game, despite the score line. Well done lads.
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We can't get the ball now
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last chance now!
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last chance free kick for us
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That's it the end!
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3/4 games at home playing like this vs 2 teams with nowt to play for. Should be OK.
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game over
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Quinn has just given Benteke an of the match? Strange
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How frustrating was that. Bossed the game fantastic midfield and let down by shocking errors....
They look good though don't they... Come on villa 3 home wins please... Plus one away at Wembley
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Bollocks. We were the better side, but we paid for those stupid errors. Still, a lot of positives to be taken from that.
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fuck me. After a nightmare start that was a lot of heart and desire shown. So unlucky to lose in the end.
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Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
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Over the last three games we've set an acceptable standard. Do this against West Ham, Everton and/or Burnley and it's job done.
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Imagine if we played like that all season. We'd never be in this position.
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Schoolboy errors yet again and all three goals were preventable.
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We didn't deserve that today but shot ourselves in the foot for all the goals. Plenty to take heart from.
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Just gutted but we fought like lions.
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Play like that for the rest of the season and we should be OK. Gutted.
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Benteke got done for his numerous offsides but at 2-2 we have been completely robbed of a penalty. 3-2 and we could very well have gone on to win.
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Gutted.
Still, we've played 3 of the best sides in the country in the last 3 games, and arguably been the best side in every one of them.
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Given in goal from the last few games? A good opportunity at gaining a point wasted.
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Gutted played well we deserved something out of this game.
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Anyway, cheers Enckelzan, just what we needed, you almighty plonker.
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Took a while to get going, but no real complaints with that performance. Probably should have got a point.....
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Unlucky.
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Think we'll get two wins from Everton, WH and Soton.
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Sanchez must have set a new record for workrate. He covered everybody. If we carry on playing like that we cannot possibly go down.
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We are going to have to defend a lot better than that, you can't gift goals like that to any team.
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No team playing like that is going to get relegated. Should have been a penalty for Villa a few seconds before the goal. I still think Sanchez is brainless no matter how much effort he puts in.
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Amazing that we actually bossed that game statistic-wise. 55% possession according to BBC. It's so much more enjoyable these days under Sherwood.