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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on October 05, 2023, 06:45:15 PM
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7sY_RvWMAEEY72?format=jpg&name=small)
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It really, really, really should be good enough.
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Another video of their fans in town
https://twitter.com/hooliganscz1999/status/1709982415031038331
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Like that line-up, maybe give McGinn a rest if we're winning comfortably.
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Need Lenglet, Donk & Tielemens to have a good game
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Emi in goal gives me loads of confidence of the right result.
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Good to see Diego back starting, and interesting that O'Reilly's on the bench rather than Kellyman.
Would be nice if big Jhon and Zaniolo grabbed a couple of goals.
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Konsa at RB?
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Surely Kellyman could of been on bench rather than this foolishness of 2 keeper on bench
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Wonder if the they have finally woken up to the fact that Olsen unsettles the back line.
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Zrinjski Mostar: Maric, Ticinovic, Jakovljevic, Senic, Corluka, Canadjija, Radic, Cuze, Ivancic, Hrvanovic, Bilbija
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Zrinjski Mostar: Maric, Ticinovic, Jakovljevic, Senic, Corluka, Canadjija, Radic, Cuze, Ivancic, Hrvanovic, Bilbija
Ooh, that's a strong side they've put out.
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Wonder if the they have finally woken up to the fact that Olsen unsettles the back line.
I’ve only just noticed he’s playing! I didn’t consider looking, I just expected Olsen. Happy days, feel more confident already.
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Can’t we name 12 subs in Europe? We only have 9 on the bench.
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Zrinjski Mostar: Maric, Ticinovic, Jakovljevic, Senic, Corluka, Canadjija, Radic, Cuze, Ivancic, Hrvanovic, Bilbija
Annoyingich is on the bench.
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Could have put a few more on the bench
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Surely Kellyman could of been on bench rather than this foolishness of 2 keeper on bench
This.
Lenglet worries me.
Yes the opposition are not great standard, but neither is Lenglet...
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Don’t like the idea of starting Tielemans and dendoncker in the same team. Hope they prove me wrong but I have my doubts.
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Zrinjski Mostar: Maric, Ticinovic, Jakovljevic, Senic, Corluka, Canadjija, Radic, Cuze, Ivancic, Hrvanovic, Bilbija
Ooh, that's a strong side they've put out.
😃
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Can’t we name 12 subs in Europe? We only have 9 on the bench.
We haven’t got enough keepers ;)
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I think you have to name 2 keepers on the bench for European matches
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Can’t we name 12 subs in Europe? We only have 9 on the bench.
We haven’t got enough keepers ;)
Emery would have been in heaven back in that period when Villa had four senior keepers in the squad.
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Another weak team. It better work this time.
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Zrinjski Mostar: Maric, Ticinovic, Jakovljevic, Senic, Corluka, Canadjija, Radic, Cuze, Ivancic, Hrvanovic, Bilbija
So I see.
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Well a good chance for some to impress.
Donk Tielemans Langlet
We should have more than enough - Duran to score 2
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Can’t we name 12 subs in Europe? We only have 9 on the bench.
We haven’t got enough keepers ;)
Emery would have been in heaven back in that period when Villa had four senior keepers in the squad.
Ha ha, wouldn’t he just!
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Don’t like the idea of starting Tielemans and dendoncker in the same team. Hope they prove me wrong but I have my doubts.
They really need to step up and earn there wages
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Zrinjski Mostar: Maric, Ticinovic, Jakovljevic, Senic, Corluka, Canadjija, Radic, Cuze, Ivancic, Hrvanovic, Bilbija
Annoyingich is on the bench.
Is Grealich on the bench ?
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Zrinjski Mostar: Maric, Ticinovic, Jakovljevic, Senic, Corluka, Canadjija, Radic, Cuze, Ivancic, Hrvanovic, Bilbija
Annoyingich is on the bench.
Sat next to nutic and crotchic
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The back up folks better turn up tonight.
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what are their colours ?
fans all in black look like a bunch of Fascists
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Unsurprisingly with 5 first teamers (or close to) out we look light.
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what are their colours ?
fans all in black look like a bunch of Fascists
Just because they dress all in black, chant nationalistic slogans, tell people what to do, and are in to authoritarian right wing politics doesn't make them fascis....
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what are their colours ?
fans all in black look like a bunch of Fascists
Away is a sort of mustard yellow.
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Surely Kellyman could of been on bench rather than this foolishness of 2 keeper on bench
Not sure it's worth being chucked out the competition for breaking the rule that says we have to.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7slerCXQAA2lY0?format=jpg&name=small)
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Well, here in the UT concourse I've got room to swing a cat. Most odd.
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They're all Croatians so whatever their behaviour don't blame BiH
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Crotchic did not pass the medical then.
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It’s going to be Rapid all over again isn’t it.
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It’s going to be Rapid all over again isn’t it.
Rapid fire goals for us you mean!
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Ahem… is there a trickle out there perhaps? Please!
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Is the game being shown on any reputable / legal channels or is to best to head for a small ad blocked tributary of buffering water?
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Radio WM have got live coverage if you’re interested ! I think Wilford is commentating though.
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It’s going to be Rapid all over again isn’t it.
Rapid fire goals for us you mean!
We're going to run ringstrasse around them.
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Well, here in the UT concourse I've got room to swing a cat. Most odd.
Well the queues outside the Witton Lane are horrific so it’s probably empty inside!!
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https://twitter.com/AwayDays_/status/1709981672387510562/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1709981672387510562¤tTweetUser=AwayDays_&mode=profile
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Is the game being shown on any reputable / legal channels or is to best to head for a small ad blocked tributary of buffering water?
BT Sport 2/TNT whatever they call it these days.
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Is the game being shown on any reputable / legal channels or is to best to head for a small ad blocked tributary of buffering water?
Check your inbox
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Wills in the house.
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https://twitter.com/AwayDays_/status/1709981672387510562/
Yes, was posted by PWS elsewhere (and I tidied the link up for you). :)
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Let's smash these feckers.
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Can I have a tributary please too?
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https://twitter.com/AwayDays_/status/1709981672387510562/
Yes, was posted by PWS elsewhere (and I tidied the link up for you). :)
They seem nice.
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https://twitter.com/AwayDays_/status/1709981672387510562/
Yes, was posted by PWS elsewhere (and I tidied the link up for you). :)
They seem nice.
They've just had the most marvellous time at the Edwardian Tea Room at BMAG*
* I know.
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https://twitter.com/AwayDays_/status/1709981672387510562/
Yes, was posted by PWS elsewhere (and I tidied the link up for you). :)
Thank you.
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Sort it out Villa.
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That's better.
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Atmosphere sounds a bit flat apart from their fans.
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Has anything happened?
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Excellent from Duran there, could've gone down as well.
No luck for Zaniolo again from the corner.
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Has anything happened?
they attacked then we did. Not a lot more than that
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https://twitter.com/AwayDays_/status/1709981672387510562/
Yes, was posted by PWS elsewhere (and I tidied the link up for you). :)
Thank you.
Where were they actually headed?
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Looked lazy early on, but last five minutes has been all played in their half with a couple of corners and a couple of half chances.
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https://twitter.com/AwayDays_/status/1709981672387510562/
Yes, was posted by PWS elsewhere (and I tidied the link up for you). :)
Thank you.
Where were they actually headed?
Villa Park
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I really couldn’t tell but it looked a long way from the ground if they were walking.
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https://twitter.com/AwayDays_/status/1709981672387510562/
Yes, was posted by PWS elsewhere (and I tidied the link up for you). :)
Thank you.
Where were they actually headed?
Curzon St to hop on the HS2 to Manchester.
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I really couldn’t tell but it looked a long way from the ground if they were walking.
It's New Street station, I was trying to be witty.
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I thought I had fast forwarded to Sunday with their kit.
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https://twitter.com/AwayDays_/status/1709981672387510562/
Yes, was posted by PWS elsewhere (and I tidied the link up for you). :)
Thank you.
Where were they actually headed?
Hole In the Wall
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Finally, my BT account has accepted my log in details and I can watch.
Seems a bit quiet in the ground tonight.
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River please please
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Got to be sticking 3-4 past this lot.
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I really couldn’t tell but it looked a long way from the ground if they were walking.
It's New Street station, I was trying to be witty.
It was funny but I was answering the other chaps question. Big lolz as no one really should ever say.
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Tielemans looks like he's on the same drugs as me.
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Emi saves.
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We should easily be battering these guys.
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We are battering them. Dendo looks like a midfield John Collins.
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Jesus Fucking Christ, Villa, get a grip here.
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Ollie's running and pressing up front is so critical to how we play.
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Where were they actually headed?
Villa Park
:D
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That’s 1-0 with Olsen in goal
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Is there Var tonight?
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That’s 1-0 with Olsen in goal
Yup.
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Superb save Emi.
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Good to see Diego back starting, and interesting that O'Reilly's on the bench rather than Kellyman.
Would be nice if big Jhon and Zaniolo grabbed a couple of goals.
Kellyman not in Europa named squad due to ineligibility
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That’s 1-0 with Olsen in goal
First thing I thought!
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Rubbish so far
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Rubbish so far
Hardly rubbish.
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Zaniolo should have hit that
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Squad is nowhere near strong enough.
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Squad is nowhere near strong enough.
We’re awful without Luiz.
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Oh theyre playing with 90 numbers so they’ve obviously rested players!
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Bailey in dreamland on the flank
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Tielemans looks a shadow of what he was at his best at Leicester. Something wrong there
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Watch Bailey just jogging in the lead up to their chance. Idle sod.
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Squad is nowhere near strong enough.
To be fair there are 5 legitimate starters out for differing reasons tonight.
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Tielemans looks poor again so far, we look wobbly at the back.
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Dirty bastard
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I think our squad is strong enough to be playing a league match, look at the bench, and think "there's a lot of quality there".
However, I don't think it is 'rotate four or five players out' strong.
If we don't get what we need from this, we're going to end up playing our full strength team in later matches.
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Not convinced so far. We seem quite incapable of putting any attack together
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Oooft
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Their fans look like they’re doing that infamous salute.
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Wolves are giving us quite a tough game tonight!!
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Squad is nowhere near strong enough.
To be fair there are 5 legitimate starters out for differing reasons tonight.
And the rest.
Diaby, Watkins, Mings, Moreno, Luiz, Kamara, Torres, Ramsey, Cash...
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They look like Wolves
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Their fans look like they’re doing that infamous salute.
Yeah, I saw that and thought the same.
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They seem like a bunch of charmers there.
There was certainly a raised salute in that bunch.
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We're missing Moreno, Kamara, Diaby, Ramsey, Mings and Buendia. Take 6 first team regulars out of any squad and it will look light.
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They look like Wolves
No black players in this side.
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I’d just seen the club tweeting about us being a “fallen giant” awake again. We’re a “sleeping giant” surely? Either way it’s quite cringey but at least get it right.
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Rubbish so far
Hardly rubbish.
Not exactly scintillating though is it? Then again it's a cup match - Emery doesn't do cup matches as we've seen already
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Squad is nowhere near strong enough.
To be fair there are 5 legitimate starters out for differing reasons tonight.
And the rest.
Diaby, Watkins, Mings, Moreno, Luiz, Kamara, Torres, Ramsey, Cash...
I meant not available really.
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Too many weak links in this side.
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SJM booked for diving. Cheating twat.
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McGinn you dildo
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Rubbish so far
Hardly rubbish.
Not exactly scintillating though is it? Then again it's a cup match - Emery doesn't do cup matches as we've seen already
Ah, I forgot, that's your shtick isn't it?
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Rubbish so far
Hardly rubbish.
Not exactly scintillating though is it? Then again it's a cup match - Emery doesn't do cup matches as we've seen already
TBF - he's won more throphies in the last 10 years than villa have in the last 70
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The state of the sweat on McGinn there. Those shirts are awful.
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The state of the sweat on McGinn there. Those shirts are awful.
look like me after half hour of being in the office
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Rubbish so far
Hardly rubbish.
Not exactly scintillating though is it? Then again it's a cup match - Emery doesn't do cup matches as we've seen already
Ah, I forgot, that's your shtick isn't it?
Personally, beyond one attempt that Martinez saved us from, I thought we’ve looked alright if not amazing. Wouldn’t put it past us to get a few as the game wears on.
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The state of the sweat on McGinn there. Those shirts are awful.
look like me after half hour of being in the office
I couldn't do 2 flights of stairs in those shirts
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I’d like us to score pretty soon as a revenge for that fan with the raised arm in their crowd.
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Konsa not looking too comfortable in this right back role.
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Our back four are all over the place, Konsa at RB in particular.
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Duran's just not that great an all round player. Got a decent shot on him, but not seeing much else in him so far.
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What’s wrong with Tielemans he’s terrible so far
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What’s wrong with Tielemans he’s terrible so far
I think he's going through the menopause.
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Rubbish so far
Hardly rubbish.
Not exactly scintillating though is it? Then again it's a cup match - Emery doesn't do cup matches as we've seen already
Ah, I forgot, that's your shtick isn't it?
I'd quite like to see us win something. Constantly looking half-arsed everytime we walk out for a cup game doesn't sit well with me.
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Underwhelmed so far...
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I hope we can get our money back on Tielemans next year.
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Duran's just not that great an all round player. Got a decent shot on him, but not seeing much else in him so far.
No but that’s the type of stuff that comes from experience. It’s also why Ollie shouldn’t just be judged on goals, that wider part of his game is difficult and key.
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TBF - these are one of Bosinas top teams. What chance do we have
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What’s wrong with Tielemans he’s terrible so far
'so far'...
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Where’s war torn Bosinas?
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Get the impression we're at 60% effort. Maybe 10% for Bailey.
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Rubbish so far
Hardly rubbish.
Not exactly scintillating though is it? Then again it's a cup match - Emery doesn't do cup matches as we've seen already
Ah, I forgot, that's your shtick isn't it?
I'd quite like to see us win something. Constantly looking half-arsed everything we walk out for a cup game doesn't sit well with me.
"Emery doesn't do cup matches", he says, of the manager with probably the most impressive cup record in Europe.
Pretty tough assessment to make after 15 minutes.
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Not exactly scintillating though is it? Then again it's a cup match - Emery doesn't do cup matches as we've seen already
Ah, I forgot, that's your shtick isn't it?
Strangely enough, we didn't see much of him last Saturday.
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Same old Bosinas, always cheating.
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I’m sure I’m in a minority but for everyone saying Bailey or Tielemans need to produce more, I’ve yet to see anything of Zaniolo that I find worth some of the noise around him
*braces for scorchio*
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Bailey looking poor
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Same old Bosinas, always cheating.
You’re just a shit Bosnia.
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Bailey always looks so fucking lazy.
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Not impressed by our forwards today so far.
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Bailey and Tielemans both just not good enough for this level. Need to go in Jan
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Bailey looking poor
Hes legal contracted to do 1 poor thing for every good thing
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As a spectacle to get the passion going, it's no Newcastle - PSG is it?
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Bailey looking poor
It's just the state of the shirt. He's actually pretty rich.
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Quite boring so far. Bailey doesn’t realise we’re at home and so giving one of his away performances.
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Is there not a correlation between when Unai wears a suit and us playing well?
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A lot of non-performances so far.
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I think we need Unai is a suit. We win when he’s in a suit.
Not really much to comment on during this half, is there?
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We're doing ok as we only have 9 players. I'd try bringing Bailey and Tielemans on, they must be desperate to show what they can do.
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Gone very flat last 10 minutes.
Crowd going to have to be patient with this one unless we can score before HT.
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We are lacking legitimate ideas in the final third. Lot of huffing and puffing again
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With the injuries we’ve got, our squad quality doesn’t really run deep enough does it. Lenglet, Carlos, Tielemans, Donck are all fairly big downgrades on our starting premier league 11.
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I'm going early on this, I know, but fuck it, I am going with it and calling it now - Tielemans is shit.
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That free kick against Duran was very soft, looked like he just out-muscled the guy to me.
I think this is yet another nearly performance, we've almost got in 4-5 times but just not quite got the final bit right.
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This is wank.
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Bailey that is shite
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Tielemans is playing the Hodge role very well.
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Tielemans threatened to be good early in the preseason but has gone downhill quickly.
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Too many look like they are trying not to get injured.
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Get bertie on for Bailey
Can't be any worse
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I'm going early on this, I know, but fuck it, I am going with it and calling it now - Tielemans is shit.
Shit or however else anyone could describe him his Villa career thus far has been massively disappointing.
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With the injuries we’ve got, our squad quality doesn’t really run deep enough does it. Lenglet, Carlos, Tielemans, Donck are all fairly big downgrades on our starting premier league 11.
They should be good enough for tonight.
Tielemans should be dominating this type of game. Watch him go off to Belgium duty and give another "why on earth aren't I starting prem games" interviews.
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With the injuries we’ve got, our squad quality doesn’t really run deep enough does it. Lenglet, Carlos, Tielemans, Donck are all fairly big downgrades on our starting premier league 11.
Tielemans and Dendoncker for Kamara and Luiz is like replacing HS2 with a flotilla of rickshaws.
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Tielemans is just a shit Gabby so far. He really needs to sort his shit out.
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Tielemans and Bailey need to be slung at half time. Neither seem to be capable of controlling anything tonight.
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This is shocking really. Move it fast, wear them out and make them pay.
They have come here to not lose and we are making it very easy for them at the moment.
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Tielemans is just a shit Gabby so far. He really needs to sort his shit out.
That’s a bit harsh. Tielemans does at least have a winners medal somewhere
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This all smells a bit Rapid Vienna ATM.
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Digne running into walls. He's too far up
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Like a pre season friendly
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I think we need Unai is a suit. We win when he’s in a suit.
Not really much to comment on during this half, is there?
Didn’t he wear a black cardie against Brighton?
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How are the opposition playing?
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Tielemans and Bailey need to be slung at half time. Neither seem to be capable of controlling anything tonight.
Who for, though? I can’t see anyone tearing it up off the bench.
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Beginning to wonder why we were so keen to get into Europe. Hardly a spectacle and the atmosphere is pretty flat. Early doors though.
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It’s the most bizarre thing how we become such a different entity when playing in cup games. Surely it’s more than just us rotating players. The ones coming aren’t kids or shit reserves. For the most part they are internationals who should be hugely motivated to state a case for more first time action.
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Load of slow old twonk so far.
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I’d go with Watkins for Bailey, and anybody for Tielemans.
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At least we've sorted out the shirts
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I’d go with Watkins for Bailey, and anybody for Tielemans.
I’ll go for a jog round the garden then!
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This has very much the same feel to it that the Stevenage game last season had
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Close there.
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Love zaniolo
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Zaniolo seems destined to do everything but score!
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When he strikes the ball Zaniolo….
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How many tickets we ship to away fans?
Villa Park sounds all wrong...
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Zaniolo showing off
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Zaniolo seems destined to do everything but score!
He's in the territory of just needing one to go in off his arse or something to get the monkey off his back.
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If that had gone in…
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Did their keeper forget he was allowed to use his hands?
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Zaniolo reminds me of Luc Nilis
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Better the last few mins. Robbed of a corner.
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Bailey doing something
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Our first team is great. Our second one isn't.
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Bailey doing something
Pouring one over ice?
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I think we need Unai is a suit. We win when he’s in a suit.
(https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/secondary/Unai-Emery-wife-Luisa-Fernandez-2191186.jpg?r=1575106720022?format=jpg)
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I think we need Unai is a suit. We win when he’s in a suit.
(https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/secondary/Unai-Emery-wife-Luisa-Fernandez-2191186.jpg?r=1575106720022?format=jpg)
Oo-er matron!
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Tielemans is always gawping
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It’s all sooooo slow.
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Anybody else think this ref is biased?
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Too slow with the passing
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Boooooooooooooooooooooo
Urns
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Jesus. It's like a completely different side.
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I think there are too many in this line up that are lacking confidence / conviction. I don't think its ability
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Well… that was riveting stuff.
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Zaniolo reminds me of Luc Nilis
I get that. Hopefully lasts longer
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Anybody else think this ref is biased?
Don't see why they would. We've just given away needless free kicks and he got the Mcginn booking spot on.
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Anybody else think this ref is biased?
Yeah the refs not been the best BUT it's all our own doing really, I'm sure there was a hand ball in there box and not a single person in the ground shouted for it. I think Duran was the only player to make a claim too.
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That was pretty fucking terrible, really.
Take a handful of starters out of the team and we look a totally different side.
A really poor one.
Carry on like this for much longer in this competition and it'll be game over.
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We looked promising when we were dictating the pace of the game early on but after that, not so much.
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Anybody else think this ref is biased?
He's Swiss.. he shouldn't be, but he's giving them everything.
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Also, spare a thought for those poor people who excitedly accepted free tickets tonight.
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Pretty ponderous.
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Quite regret paying money to watch this on the tellybox.
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Dismal fucking fare that.
Emery - the reincarnation of Ron Saunders in the league. The bastard son of Paul lambert in the cups!
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Ref useless. Giving us nothing. We faded badly after a bright start. Zaniolo almost with a worldie.
Mostar are niggly as hell.
Unai could have us in a title challenge next April and people would still be moaning about going out of the Carabao Cup!
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Thankfully I’m just following on here.
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Also, spare a thought for those poor people who excitedly accepted free tickets tonight.
Those poor kids fron the deprived inner city school. As if they haven't suffered enough.
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I think Emery will be forced to go full strength if he wants to progress in this competition.
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Clueless garbage. We are lucky to still be all-square. The squad players are shockingly bad.
Show us something different Unai.
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McGinn and Tielemans shit. Zaniolo, Bailey, Duran trying. Defence look exposed. They're going to mug us 1-0 here.
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People who started paying attention to us after the Brighton game are in for a treat with this one. Analyse the brilliance of Emery now, you Johnny come latelys.
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Also, spare a thought for those poor people who excitedly accepted free tickets tonight.
Those poor kids fron the deprived inner city school. As if they haven't suffered enough.
"Mom, mom, can we go home and play with the rats instead? This is terrible."
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BORING
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Ref useless. Giving us nothing. We faded badly after a bright start. Zaniolo almost with a worldie.
Mostar are niggly as hell.
Unai could have us in a title challenge next April and people would still be moaning about going out of the Carabao Cup!
There he is! Like Flin5tone without the likeability or people skills!
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It's so exciting to see European nights under the floodlights back at Villa Park, mind.
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Anybody else think this ref is biased?
No.
Just shit...
Like our first half performance.
We are too slow with the passing.
Too many touches allowing their players to get their bus back into position so they can clamp the fucker.
And then they are hitting us with the odd counter attack.
Although they are 70's Brazil listening to these twats commentating.
All in all, two teams playing shit boring football.
The reasons for that will be debated until the cows come home, but it doesn't matter who we have on the pitch if we are going to continue to play so slowly.
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Centre mid partnership so slow and uninspiring
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very frustrating watching us play so slowly. go left go right go back.
start fast and overwhelm them and win it early then run the clock down?
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It's so exciting to see European nights under the floodlights back at Villa Park, mind.
Doesn't bear much resemblance to the European games I remember.
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0-0 in the other game too at HT
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I reckon Tielemans found where they store the Pic n Mix cart from the Lower Grounds.
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I'm not sure what people are complaining about with the ref to be honest. We've needlessly fouled numerous times, and surely no one can complain about McGinn being booked for a clear dive?
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Too many of this lot proving why they are not first team regulars. Telemans, despite the moaning about not getting starts, has done nothing to justify getting any, Dendonker turns slower than an oil tanker and Bailey is, well Bailey.
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Frustratingly slow and ponderous from Villa. And that referee is having one of those quietly incompetent games - not overtly outrageous decisions, just a string of irritatingly small ones. A corner given as a goal kick here, a decent challenge penalised as a foul there.
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Just need to figure out a way to win. Does not need to be pretty... and so far it sounds like it has been anything but.
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I'm going early on this, I know, but fuck it, I am going with it and calling it now - Tielemans is shit.
He’s looking to me like an Ireland or a Gabby, had a few good seasons and that’ll do him, can’t be arsed any more.
Duran on the other hand is continuing to look like a young player with big potential.
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this European stuff is trickier than we thought
Lots of possession but producing fuck all
They had two breaks and could have scored
Changes please , sooner rather than later
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Centre mid partnership so slow and uninspiring
Luiz and Kamara to Donk and Teilemans is a bigger downgrade than Scarlet Johansson to Beard82
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Far too slow. Bailey and Sulky very poor. Mrs HV who knows nothing about football just said why are Villa playing so slowly “
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It's so exciting to see European nights under the floodlights back at Villa Park, mind.
Doesn't bear much resemblance to the European games I remember.
Besiktas at home?
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Fifth in the Premier League could get us into the Champions League.
Winning the Conference Cup gets us into the Europa League.
Beginning to think Villa have decided to fast track things.
Just a thought.
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I said before that when we play at 90% it looks a bit of a mess adn tonight is another case of it. If we can wind it up and add a bit more tempo I think we'll be fine.
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We'll be fine. 2-0
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Fifth in the Premier League could get us into the Champions League.
Winning the Conference Cup gets us into the Europa League.
Beginning to think Villa have decided to fast track things.
Just a thought.
Fine, but we can’t win the CL, whereas we can win the other two. We want trophies!
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Club ain’t interested in cups.
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Tielemans has 60 odd caps for Belgium. How?
He needs to sort himself out. Terrible again tonight.
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WATKINS TIME
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Watkins, Luiz, Cash on.
Carlos, Donk and Duran off.
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Let’s win this!
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Good changes
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Watkins, Luiz, Cash on.
Carlos, Donk and Duran off.
happy they are on and shame we have had to bring them on
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Watkins, Cash and Luiz. ON
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COME ON YOU FUCKING VILLA BOYS!
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I’ve even opened up some White port on the off chance that the second half has got to be more enjoyable
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Tielemans has 60 odd caps for Belgium. How?
He needs to sort himself out. Terrible again tonight.
He hasn’t been terrible, he just hasn’t been very good. Midfield balance looks off, probably unsurprisingly.
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Tielemans has 60 odd caps for Belgium. How?
He needs to sort himself out. Terrible again tonight.
He hasn’t been terrible, he just hasn’t been very good. Midfield balance looks off, probably unsurprisingly.
I thought he was genuinely piss poor.
He's got the technique, in that he can hit a defence splitting pass, he just hasn't got energy, drive or application.
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Club ain’t interested in cups.
The half-time changes suggest otherwise.
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Club ain’t interested in cups.
"Isn't", not "ain't" - is it that hard to write it correctly?
It makes my eyes fart blood reading things like that.
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Unai angry
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Club ain’t interested in cups.
"Isn't", not "ain't" - is it that hard to write it correctly?
It makes my eyes fart blood reading things like that.
Did u wan 2 loose ur shit?
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Watkins, Luiz, Cash on.
Carlos, Donk and Duran off.
happy they are on and shame we have had to bring them on
Digne off not Carlos, Lenglet to left back.
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Watkins, Luiz, Cash on.
Carlos, Donk and Duran off.
Digne not Carlos
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Watkins, Luiz, Cash on.
Carlos, Donk and Duran off.
Digne not Carlos. Digne was our best player first half. Seems like a back 3. Cash definitely pushed on a lot. Other two were very poor alright, both hooked at half time in their last two games.
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Pushing a bit more now
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Will we ever score from a header from a corner again?
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Brother lives above a pub so I rang him at half time to ask what he thought but he’d gone back upstairs already. Quitter!
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Will we ever score from a header from a corner again?
Once Buendia's back!
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Brother lives above a pub so I rang him at half time to ask what he thought but he’d gone back upstairs already. Quitter!
Is this a short story?
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we miss Buendia
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That was nearly a brilliant ball from Tielemans.
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Penalty
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Carlos needed to do better with that but we're definitely playing with a bit more zip and they're struggling to handle us now.
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I REALLY want Zaniolo to score.
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Penalty
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Penalty.
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VAR pending
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Monitor time.
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Not gonna give that
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That's not a penalty.
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No pen
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AZ 1-0 Legia
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Brother lives above a pub so I rang him at half time to ask what he thought but he’d gone back upstairs already. Quitter!
Is this a short story?
Very good!
A few minutes behind everyone but doesn’t look like handball to me.
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This ref is a bit… crap
No penalty is the right call
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Not a pen, correct decision.
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Yeah, no chance.
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Correct decision
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Spot on tbf, no complaints at all
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The McGinn follow up was handball though
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Deservedly no penalty. We are already playing at a higher tempo though. Dendonker. Nah. Same with Tielemans too.
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This is fucking terrible. Again.
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Very poor from the ref that.
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Ref gives the drop ball to the goal keeper. We had the ball when play stopped.
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Glad I didn't waste money on this shite
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Fuck's sake. Score Villa!
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Tempted to bet against Villa on this one!
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the drop off in quality and urgency shouldn't be this much from the weekend. Still Wolves will be bricking it that they will be on the end of a battering
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We're clearly not bothered about this competition. Glad I stayed at home.
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Tielemens is truly dreadful.
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This is chalk and cheese compared to most of the first half
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So glad I didn’t opt for the 300+ mile round trip for this one.
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He really is, piss poor!
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30 mins of this left. Do we have a goal in us at all?
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Bailey is so much better on the left, I have no idea why we keep picking him on the other side.
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Lenglet a big fucking vagina there. BFV.
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Tielemens is truly dreadful.
I can't believe how bad he is :-X
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Tielemens is truly dreadful.
I can't believe how bad he is :-X
Is he actually drunk?
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Tielemens is truly dreadful.
I can't believe how bad he is :-X
Cracking ball in there to be fair to him. Co commentator not holding back on Lenglet's lack of gumption there.
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Cash booked, as is one of theirs
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Mings next to the kings only son
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VILLA AGGRO VILLA AGGRO OH OOOH!
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Poor Prince Will. A night in with Kate or a borefest down B6. Proper fan.
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So…
Ermm..
Better this half. But still not a nice watch
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Poor Prince Will. A night in with Kate or a borefest down B6. Proper fan.
And to make it worse, the Lower Grounds isn't even open.
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Poor Prince Will. A night in with Kate or a borefest down B6. Proper fan.
He’s probably sick of her shit. Needs a night out with the lads
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Poor Prince Will. A night in with Kate or a borefest down B6. Proper fan.
I'd have him pegged for an alternative somehow.
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Much better this half, need a goal soon though or we'll start getting desperate.
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All the young villa fans eagerly awaiting seeing villa in Europe now thinking, is this it then?
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Poor Prince Will. A night in with Kate or a borefest down B6. Proper fan.
I'd have him pegged for an alternative somehow.
I’m sure he can take it.
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Judging from our players shooting tonight, I’d guess a few have gone for a 0-0 draw on their accumulaters😂
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Zaniolo and Tielmans need something to go right for them - and I think it will kick off there villa careers.
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Poor Prince Will. A night in with Kate or a borefest down B6. Proper fan.
I'd have him pegged for an alternative somehow.
He’s bent over backwards to get to the game and all you can do is make smutty jokes.
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It feels like we're trying at least now.
Well, more than we were before.
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Poor Prince Will. A night in with Kate or a borefest down B6. Proper fan.
I'd have him pegged for an alternative somehow.
He’s bent over backwards to get to the game and all you can do is make smutty jokes.
What do you mean? Don’t be backwards about coming forwards.
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I’m pressing refresh with the strongest possible wish to see a scorchio
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Fucking hell
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Zaniolo and Tielmans need something to go right for them - and I think it will kick off there villa careers.
What Tielemans needs is an instant improvement in west - east midlands rail connections, so he can fuck off back to Leicester.
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Fucking hell
Not what I want to see
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I'd rather start the game with the proper players, get a couple of goals then bring on the donkeys.
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Goalie is good
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Fucking hell!!
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Tielemans nearly had something go right for him there
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Good efforts from Konsa and Tielemanns.
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I’m pressing refresh with the strongest possible wish to see a scorchio
Same here. :(
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Goalie is good
Everything has been straight at him
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Good efforts from Konsa and Tielemanns.
Less good from Zaniolo.
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Flares tonight in the away end, there will be a different type of flares at the weekend.
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Great save Emi, but offside anyway.
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Great save Martinez
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EMI again
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Their 'keeper is motm at the moment
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Just score a bloody goal Villa!
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Pen surely
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If we don't win this, we are going to have to go full strength going forward.
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All we are saying, is please score a goal
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Zaniolo and Tielmans need something to go right for them - and I think it will kick off there villa careers.
What Tielemans needs is an instant improvement in west - east midlands rail connections, so he can fuck off back to Leicester.
Hasn't had a bad second half so far
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Poor Prince Will. A night in with Kate or a borefest down B6. Proper fan.
I'd have him pegged for an alternative somehow.
He’s bent over backwards to get to the game and all you can do is make smutty jokes.
They should have invited Prince Andrew - our home shirt would be perfect for him
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HOW on earth are we not ahead?
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We need to roll up our sleeves and have someone create a bit of magic.
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Zaniolo and Tielmans need something to go right for them - and I think it will kick off there villa careers.
Agree with this.
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We're fucking shit in Europe.
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Wor sleeves?
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We are battering these.
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Tielemans is wank. Utter fucking wank.
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You’re codding me.
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We are battering these.
Its been much better second half but the finishing has been poor
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73%, 20 shots, 8 on target vs 3/1. 10 corners to 0. It's gonna be one of those games.
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Come on, you stupid ******, 1 point from the first two matches is absolutely nothing like good enough.
Bosnia isn't even a real country FFS*
* joke
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We are battering these.
Feels like one of those games under Lambert where we told ourselves we were defending brilliantly, but we all knew we were going to concede with ten minutes to go.
Only with them as us, obviously.
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This is brutal! If it was a boxing match we would be smashing them on points but we just don't look like scoring!
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All their players look the same
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Strong respect the point vibes about this one.
Unless their goalkeeper chucks one in.
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I think a draw here and to aid our task for top 4, just play even more under strength teams so we get knocked out. Don’t think Emery will fancy an extra 2 matches if we finish second.
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I'd get O'Reilly on for Bailey
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37,327 attendance
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Tielemans really is wank.
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I'd get O'Reilly on for Bailey
We want orelly man
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37,327
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This is turning into a really frustrating night, we could easily be 3-4 up now with the pressure we've put them under.
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Tielemans is not right
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This is turning into a really frustrating night, we could easily be 3-4 up now with the pressure we've put them under.
It's not like their keeper has been working miracles, mind.
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Got to say, they're a disciplined bunch
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Time wasting bastards, glad no one for us has ever done that.
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Fuck me, Traore time.
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Carlos off, Traore on.
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This is turning into a really frustrating night, we could easily be 3-4 up now with the pressure we've put them under.
It's not like their keeper has been working miracles, mind.
Nope, we've just not quite got things right in front of goal, but the chances are coming.
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Emery's being very generous to Tielemans. I'd have hauled him off after 10 minutes.
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If anyone can score a worldie out of the blue then it’s Traore
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This is absolute bollocks.
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Bert will dort this
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Bert will win it.
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Tielemans really is wank.
Awful so far for us all season
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We’ll still win this.
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Come on Bertie
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10 mins to win it.
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I suppose if anyone is going to do something a bit unexpected it’s Bert.
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Winger on for a centre-back, very Lambert vs Bradford.
Guess that did get one goal though.
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Absolutely embarassing though, frankly, to be goalless against a side from Narnia.
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Maybe Tielemans is homesick for Narborough.
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Surely someone should have been following that in
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FlashScore has Tielemans at 7.6/10 so far
Jesus
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Watkins should have fucking smashed that in.
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Just seen their sub. Think we’ll lose now - Tommy Kiss winner
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FlashScore has Tielemans at 7.4/10 so far
Jesus
Is that "number of pints sunk in Lower Grounds allowance"?
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FlashScore has Tielemans at 7.4/10 so far
Jesus
He’s put some quality balls in second half to be fair.
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This shows we are still light years from the Champions league. Struggling against a side that are lower championship standard at home.
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We look like we wouldn't score if we played all night.
Newcastle, on the other hand, beat PSG 4-1.
That fucking annoys me.
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This shows we are still light years from the Champions league. Struggling against a side that are lower championship standard at home.
Sounds on brand to me.
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Free kick on the edge
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It’s going to be row Z isn’t it?
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Beginning to develop a Bacuna style hatred for Tielemens.
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Beginning to develop a Bacuna style hatred for Tielemens.
Bacuna cost more.
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What a botch job this is.
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This shows we are still light years from the Champions league. Struggling against a side that are lower championship standard at home.
I think we haven't done any prep work for this game. Piss poor. Why field such a strong team at Hobs to serve up this shite.
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Tielemens can fuck off
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Oh fuck off Tielemans, FFS.
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Tielemans. Fuck off
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What did he do?
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Everything but fucking scoring. It just won't drop for us
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6 mins added time
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Shit free I assume
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Come on! Zanilo should have made a deal of that - joke
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Tielemens, poor signing, no heart.
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Fuck off Tielemans you piss tramp.
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Titty fucking babbie because he's not in the first team. Peanut heart.
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Fuck me, Tielemans is so shit.
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If Zaniolo goes down there, has to be a penalty. And they wonder why players throw themselves to the floor. You get penalised for being honest.
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Come on! Zanilo should have made a deal of that - joke
If refs don't give those they shouldn't be booking players for diving because all it does is encourage players to go down easily.
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Tielemans is very underwhelming
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Tielemans. Fucking shit.
Tielemans. Fucking shit. 🎵
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Traore has been mostly shit since coming on.
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This aint happening
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If Zaniolo goes down there, has to be a penalty. And they wonder why players throw themselves to the floor. You get penalised for being honest.
Absolutely.
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This is absolutely unacceptable, again.
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This reminds me of Wigan under MON. Absolutely battered them and somehow couldn't score.
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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gooooooooooooaallllllllllllllll
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WOOOOAHHH
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Never in doubt
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We don't like Thursdays do we?
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Go
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Yesss
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Arrrrrgghhhh
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S J FUCKING M
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We have battered them. Excellent
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Fucking limbs
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Scorching-fucking-oh
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YESSSS!!!!!
SJM!!
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Out of jail 1-0
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Get in, SJM!!!
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Thank fuck for that!!!
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Ya beauty!!!!
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Get in - captains goal!!
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Never in doubt.
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Thank fucking god for that.
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That’s a top headee
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Thank fuck for that. Cash motm.
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Yeahhhhh!
Thank fuck for that!
I love John McGinn...
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What a ball in from Cash as well, perfect.
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Thank McGrath for that
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God I love McGinn.
Their keeper has been superb though. As have their defence.
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You deeply useless bastards.
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Npothing more than we deserved, played them off the park all 2nd half, I reckon that was about our 20th shot of the half.
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And relax.
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About time. Brilliant SJM a hero.
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On the verge of wetting myself, went to the loo. Only to hear Mr L shout 'they've scored!'.
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Get in! Deserved that.
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Super John McGinn
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Light work.
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Prince Will up town tonight
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First time I have seen Unai look relieved
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Fair play to the keeper, still got a hand to that one. I reckon he'll be at a much bigger club than these by next summer.
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Needed that. Everyone on three points now.
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Fucking TNT. 90+ mins of utter tripe and their crap Discovery+ app falls over seconds before the goal.
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Really glad we got the goal and win but have to question wvg Jane has a blues coloured strip on her fringe haha
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Npothing more than we deserved, played them off the park all 2nd half, I reckon that was about our 20th shot of the half.
And yet I wouldn't have begrudged them the point. Our finishing was once again poor. They were very MON Villa away, fought for everything and tried to catch us on the break.