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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on November 26, 2023, 01:00:17 PM
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Win please Villa. That’s still a bloody decent spurs side.
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Good to see Moreno, Ramsey & Iroegbunam on the bench... 👍
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3 centre backs, what's he worried about?
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Strong bench for us. Personally, I'd have had Tielemans in for Carlos but in Emery we trust.
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We've been poor away from home but I'm not sure bringing in Carlos for Tielemans does much for us.
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Not sure of the changes but have to trust in SUE that he has seen a weakness he can exploit.
The Venables news overshadows the game a little
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Is Michael Dawson a Klingon ?
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Hmm, hope we're not bottling it with an extra CB and Tielemans dropped when he's finally started to show form. Big game for Diego Carlos, I'm still not convinced by him.
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I think the idea is to not go behind, and see where that takes us, an approach that worked well, away from home last season.
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Hmm, in Emery we trust. Hopefully a similar outcome to the Burnley game.
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I am really excited about seeing Diaby against there highline.
And a bit nervous seeing Johnson and Son against ours.
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Hoping our much superior bench will tell in the end.
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Emery will have analyzed where the threat from Spurs comes from & setup to address that. Konsa will be at right back, Cash forward of that.
We've lost games away from home this season in the first 15 mins, let's keep it tight & take our chances when they come.
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Didnt really see that selection coming, not sure about it, but in Unai we trust.
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I am really excited about seeing Diaby against there highline.
And a bit nervous seeing Johnson and Son against ours.
That doesn't look like a high line to me.
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I see Pau sliding into DM throughout the game
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Fucking about with the away formation again. It rarely works.
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Going by results so far this season, if we're not behind after six minutes we should come away with something.
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Sky spending nearly half hour talking about Everton
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Any minor waterways available ;-)
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A slightly unexpected line up (well, it's one change at the end of the day) but I'm happy enough with it.
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Sky spending nearly half hour talking about Everton
Good leave the focus on them and let's just playthe game, win it and finish the weekend in 4th (joint 3rd)
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Sky spending nearly half hour talking about Everton
They seem to have forgotten we're playing Spurs in 25 minutes
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I dunno whether it's three centre-backs, or Konsa at right-back with Cash ahead of him.
Looks weird to me. Haven't we tried this before and it was shit?
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Sky spending nearly half hour talking about Everton
They seem to have forgotten we're playing Spurs in 25 minutes
Ridiculous coverage, its all about Everton.
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Sky spending nearly half hour talking about Everton
They seem to have forgotten we're playing Spurs in 25 minutes
So that just leaves 25 mo s for them to talk about Spurs.
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Fucking about with the away formation again. It rarely works.
That’s me as well. Why don’t we just play how we play at home and let other teams worry about us?
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3 centre backs, what's he worried about?
Son?
They are quick on the break and transition going forward? Maybe we’re going for less of the high line?
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FFS sky. You'd think spuds were the only side dealing with injuries and suspensions. No mention of the season long injuries to our key players and that fact that we've still managed to be fifth.
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spurs seem to have 4 full backs in their back line. Watkins should be licking his lips
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Some of theirs missing for a couple of weeks and another couple suspended for foul play. Three of our best XI and another important player missing for us all season. So let’s talk about Spurs’ injuries.
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I think that line-up means we can comfortably play any one of about four or five different formations. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds.
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Sad news about Terry Venables.
TalkSport has had a series of ex players remembering him during the last hour.
Now on to talking about Villa and the potential for a lot of goals, today.
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I just can’t imagine watching Cash’s performance against Forest and thinking it would be a good idea to play the same way against Spurs.
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That's a good bench, great to see JJ back.
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Fucking Sky. Do they even know we are there?
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Only one goalkeeper on the bench. Disgraceful
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Come on Villa. Let’s right the away form.
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Just surprised they’re not still talking about Man City v Liverpool from yesterday. Yes it was a shit match but don’t let that get in the way.
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Ooooh Matty
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anyone need a little river PM me
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Did you know that Spurs have a few injuries, apparently...
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Wtf was that from Cash?
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Blimey, somehow Spurs don't score
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Bloody hell, that was close.
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Errmm… they hit the post.
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Jesus
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Don’t like the way we’ve started. Very static and far too casual. Should be 0-1 down already!
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Torres weak as worthingtons then.
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What a let off that was.
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Another chance for us.
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Please wake up Villa FFS
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Way this is going it could end 6-6!
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Bad miss from Torres
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This isn't going to be fun. They're running from deep and fucking up our defensive shape.
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Pau you’ve got to score.
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Should be 2-2
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Torres close. But balances out that Spurs miss
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Torres got to bury that
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Sitter. Villa and headers...
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Fucking Torres. Giving the ball away again
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Another Spurs chance.
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This is scarey
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We are all over the place at the back
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This game is all over the place. Really end to end stuff.
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Too many defenders at the back getting in each other’s way not knowing what the other one is doing
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Our formation looks all wrong. Your’ed think we’re the team with half a dozen players out. Spurs are there for the taking but not the way we’re playing so far.
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System not working at the moment
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Spurs making a change
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Konsa need to be in the middle.
Torres and Diego is a disaster waiting to happen
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Shit defending again. Players don't know who to track.
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We look confused.
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Hand ball by Konsa? Hand in the face by Carlos? What are these people on?
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Hand ball by Konsa? Hand in the face by Carlos? What are these people on?
We took advantage of the fact that VAR wasn't working!
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Son misses a sitter, but offside given anyway
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Can we be anymore all over the place at the back ?
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Spurs plan is clearly to set up Odugie to run through our high line
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Can we be anymore all over the place at the back ?
Welcome to the site Mr Geller.
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All this pant wetting when it was obviously offside
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Spurs are so up for this. We HAVE to match them
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If Emery is such a genius, he should change the set up immediately. It’s total shit and chaos so far.
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We are far too passive here. We’re going to lose if we don’t up our intensity.
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Offside or not, they are carving us wide open
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Don't like Cash as a winger. He doesn't offer enough going forward and defensively McGinn is just as good on that side.
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Can we be anymore all over the place at the back ?
Welcome to the site Mr Geller.
Uri?
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Wanking about Kamara, after a hospital ball from Konsa
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We’re not offering much upfront at the moment.
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We are playing really poorly.
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Our defence is all over the place at the moment. Diego doesn't fill me with confidence to be honest.
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We’re not offering much upfront at the moment.
We are not offering much anywhere to be honest
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Ref ain’t helping either..
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Absolute shambles at the back. Concerning
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2nd vest all over
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They seem to have cut out our last-ditch pass to Martinez. They always seem to have someone available on him. Doesn't help that we're going over looking for fouls too much.
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Finallly get the ball, open them up, and then play so fucking slowly Spurs stifle us
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How long is this going to last? They are all over us. Wake up Villa..
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Some credit has to go to Spurs as they are playing very well.
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I don't understand why we're so passive away from home. Every away game we play, the opposition seem to want it more
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Ref gave us a couple of free kick early doors. Now he's decided we've had our quota so he's not going to gius another one.
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The first 20 mins have been as bad as anything at Newcastle and Liverpool. Miracle that we have not conceded.
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2nd vest all over
Keep us updated.
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Matty Cash is really getting on my tits.
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2nd vest all over
We could do with some better jumpers
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Their movement is superb. Very fluid, yet solid when they lose it.
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How can we be so imperious at home and so dismal away? I really don’t get it.
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They are miles better than us at the moment. Emery need to start tweaking
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We're getting over run here. Konsa is not a full back. Wasn't this already tried and binned previously?
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Why don't we cut off the balls to the Fabio Silva lookalike?
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Spurs are playing well but we are a yard or two off the pace. Far to passive.
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We are playing shit.
All over the place at the back.
Pedestrian when we finally get the bal.
Diaby completely uninvolved again. Cash looking out of his depth in his advanced role.
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This high line and zero pressing is naive
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1-0
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This is really, really dismal.
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Fucking wank
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Pathetic.
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Easily the worst 20 minutes I’ve seen us playing so far this season. Ange has clearly done his homework. UE
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How can we be so imperious at home and so dismal away? I really don’t get it.
It's because he plays Villareal away style. We should just do what we do at home.
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Worrying to look so poor after a week off..
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Deservedly losing to this bag os shit. Not at the races. cannot keep a clean sheet at the moment.
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Terrible defending
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We're going to lose.
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How can we be so imperious at home and so dismal away? I really don’t get it.
I think it's because teams play much more aggressively against us on their own patch. They press really high as a team and get runners pushing from midfield. We seem to struggle against in your face sides.
And there we go. Absolutely disastrous today.
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This is a severely weakened spurs side and they are taking us apart
The formation is utterly wank
Bloody rubbish
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System is not working. Defending too deep midfield over run and forwards isolated.
It's It's shambles
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We’re getting nothing from this game. Every time we need a win to push ourselves into uknown territory we crumble.
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Jesus wept. We need to sort out our away form.
It’s pathetic!
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That was coming - bloody dreadful so far. This is going to be a hammering.
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Fuck sake man. They've created so much against us, this could be a cricket score.
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Could be embarrassing this if we don't get a grip of this game. Carlos deflected that and there was only one possible outcome.
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This is fucking shit.
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Get innn!!!!
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He’s off
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Deflection
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Sky now wanking themselves silly.
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its been coming since the 2nd minute...
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Got the starting lineup all wrong today for me. Taking Konsa out of the center is terrible
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VAR offside check
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Offside
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Haha get in!
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This is absolute chaos.
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Oh fuck off.
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Ok, please don't let this be a Newcastle.
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is he off?
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No fucking way.
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At least that's woken us up, offside or not...
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Fucking hell Ollie you were looking straight at the fucking defender
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He’s off…..of course he is
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It’s going to off.
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Just waiting for PwS
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GETTTT INNNNN!!!!!!!
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Get in
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That is horrendous from Watkins. Looking right along the line
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What is going on?
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Why does it take so long? He's offside and we can see it visibly.
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Where I am…
A VAR check.
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What is going on?
It’s clear and obvious, isn’t it?
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Goal disallowed
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This check will out the goal and kill momentum
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Offside
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Goal disallowed
Boooooo
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Fuck.
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He's offside
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Terrible Terrible strike play from Ollie. He's looking straight fucking at the defender. Brainless
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Was there a glitch with VAR earlier or something?
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Dodgy as fuck if this stands. The first screen grabs were stone wall offside. I'd take it tho
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Ridiculous delay
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Cash is a liability. Fucking useless.
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You'd think with all the money in the game, they could afford a few more cameras to provide a clear angle.
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Cash challenge wasn’t that fucking bad
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if it takes so long to decide how the hell can it be a clear and obvious mistake?
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I knew that fucking article about our mastery of offside would fuck us.
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He shouldn't have been off there
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you’ve got to laugh.. where is the game at if it takes over three minutes to see if a player is in a more advanced position. Quite literally, pathetic.
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No complaints. Clearly off. Not sure why that took so long
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Braindead from Watkins.
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Regardless, we’re playing terrible aren’t we?
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Yellow for Cash.
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That took far too long, this is what pisses people off with VAR.
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Ridiculous taking this long. I hate VAR.
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Commentator saying it's just as well VAR has been restored after the earlier glitch with it this afternoon. Yes, just as well they can find a way to rule out a Villa goal!
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if it takes so long to decide how the hell can it be a clear and obvious mistake?
Nothing to do with clear and obvious. Every goal is checked
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Regardless, we’re playing terrible aren’t we?
Worse than that tbh mate, he’s set us up all wrong.
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I'm glad Cash left a bit on Bentencur. He's been running the show so far.
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That break might actually help us
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Regardless, we’re playing terrible aren’t we?
We're playing like we have in virtually all away games this season. I wish we'd go back to the way we played e.g. vs Brighton away last season.
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This is so frustrating. The shape seems all wrong.
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Fucking hell, this commentator.
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Diaby just doesn’t want to know / get involved
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All VAR decisions should be subject to a time limit.
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That is some laughable shit. No complaints with the scoreline though, we've been bad
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Pressing them a bit which is better
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Its all felt way too similar to the Liverpool game. Unai is undoubtably a brilliant manager, but we've learnt fuck all from that game
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Spuds have got some injuries apparently. Sky haven't mentioned it for at least 2 mins. Meanwhile, we have a fully fit squad and have done all season.
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From the BBC - Ollie Watkins was adjudged offside when he collected the ball before racing through and smashing the ball past Guglielmo Viacrio.
Doesn't matter where he was when he collected the ball
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Regardless, we’re playing terrible aren’t we?
Worse than that tbh mate, he’s set us up all wrong.
100% Their back line is so susceptible and he starts freaking Diego Carlos and plays an international CB at RB. 🤦♂️
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Fucking hell, this commentator.
Is this Spurs TV I'm watching?
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Has all the hallmarks of another bollocks away performance.
Mings' absence and subsequent lack of leadership more noticiable in these sort of matches.
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Fuck me this commentator is ******.
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We seem just transparent in midfield, not seeing enough from Kamara or McGinn really. Dougie has been involved but just want more control there.
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If we were just a touch smarter in the way we're setting up, they are there for the taking.
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Fuck me this commentator is ******.
To be honest, we haven given the commentators no reason to gush about us.
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From the BBC - Ollie Watkins was adjudged offside when he collected the ball before racing through and smashing the ball past Guglielmo Viacrio.
Holy shit. They're not watching the match then?
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Can the real Aston Villa please step up?
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Cash and Diaby playing next to each other and offering the square root of fuck all.
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One more foul by Cash, and he's off.
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Bentancur going off is a bonus (isn't it?! I have no idea whether he's any good).
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Has all the hallmarks of another bollocks away performance.
Mings' absence and subsequent lack of leadership more noticiable in these sort of matches.
Mings absence? What, we have injuries as well?
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For the umpteen time... offside isn't "clear and obvious"... it either is or isn't
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Bentancur going off is a bonus (isn't it?! I have no idea whether he's any good).
Very tidy player.
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He will definitely changed it to a traditional back 4 at some point with Konsa going back to centre half
Hopefully it won’t be too late by then
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Cash won't be a right sided midfielder as long as I've a hole in my arse.
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We seem just transparent in midfield, not seeing enough from Kamara or McGinn really. Dougie has been involved but just want more control there.
I said before the game we need our midfield to dominate, everything else takes care of itself. Unai really needs to stop farting about with the team away from home. Once again we're fighting a losing battle in midfield.
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One more foul by Cash, and he's off.
Yes he need to come off HT
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We're not pressing then.
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Christ, nearly 2.
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Diaby and Watkins still standing off their defenders. Really needs to change the set up and start pressing them. Absolutely awful all round today.
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Get into them FFS. So easy for Spurs. Change the fucking shape too.
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Cash won't be a right sided midfielder as long as I've a hole in my arse.
This. 100%.
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My problem with offsides as close as Ollie's is that there is no way they know the exact millisecond that the ball is played forward.
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Cash won't be a right sided midfielder as long as I've a hole in my arse.
He was a right sided midfielder before converted to a full back
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Cash won't be a right sided midfielder as long as I've a hole in my arse.
No idea why Emery keeps doing it. It never works.
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They've had about a billion chances this half. Change something FFS!
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Diaby needs to step up
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Cash won't be a right sided midfielder as long as I've a hole in my arse.
He was a right sided midfielder before converted to a full back
In the Championship.
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Cash won't be a right sided midfielder as long as I've a hole in my arse.
No idea why Emery keeps doing it. It never works.
Yeah, he is proper shit ain't he Emery.
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Diaby needs to step up
Not seeing from him or Watkins really. Anonymous so far.
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Diaby and Watkins still standing off their defenders. Really needs to change the set up and start pressing them. Absolutely awful all round today.
Diaby thru the middle just isn’t working. We need to find a way to let him run the outsides.
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Christ, nearly 2.
Honestly, we're lucky it's only 1. Right now I'll take 0-1 at HT and the opportunity to correct things in the changing room.
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3 times we have stopped, waiting for a whistle that isn’t going to come.
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I think Cash needs subbing too though.
Any optimism ahead of this game has vanished quicker than a bottle of port in this house, during the run up to Christmas
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Got to take Cash off. Need someone to link between midfield and attack as we are not holding the ball up at all.
Great, Kamara banned for the next league game. Who might that be against I wonder? Needless booking.
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Cash won't be a right sided midfielder as long as I've a hole in my arse.
He was a shite right sided midfielder before converted to a full back
FTFY
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Got to take Cash off. Need someone to link between midfield and attack as we are not holding the ball up at all.
Great, Kamara banned for the next league game. Who might that be against I wonder? Needless booking.
Bournemouth
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Spurs playing us off the park.
Our midfield is nowhere near up for the fight. Nowhere
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Digne, Cash, McGinn, Luiz, Kamara are way off the usual mark so far.
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My problem with offsides as close as Ollie's is that there is no way they know the exact millisecond that the ball is played forward.
Totally agree but it looked off without all the var nonsense.
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This is another game where we’re not pressing - it’s exactly what happened at Newcastle and Liverpool. Miles off it.
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We are lucky Gil is so bad or this game would be gone.
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Second best all over the pitch.
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Ah well, I think I was getting ahead of myself thinking we were top four material
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Diego off and Tielemanns on forme
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Cash is fucking me off. Spends more time playing towards his own goal.
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Get Cash off NOW
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This is grim! They could be utterly demolishing us if they felt like shooting. Nothing we're doing is working well.
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Take Cash off now.
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Diego off and Tielemanns on forme
Reckon he's been our best defender so far today.
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This ref is an idiot.
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Has to get Cash off beore he is sent off.
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Well this is an test for Unai. Having messed up in 3 away games so far if we lose this we can stop repeating our impressive stats, as 4 losses in first 13 is not impressive.
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Referee is after Cash so Emery needs to replace him before he’s sent off.
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Cash is the kind of player who will be impacted by the booing I think
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Ref is seriously poor. Smug prick.
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This ref is hopeless. And the crowd are going to get cash sent off.
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Has to get Cash off beore he is sent off.
That tackle on Udogie was perfectly fine though.
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I'm going for a walk, I expect us to have won when I get back.
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This ref is hopeless. And the crowd are going to get cash sent off.
I think Cash is more likely to get Cash sent off to be honest.
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This game really is a laundry list of all the things that go wrong in our away games.
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Well this is an test for Unai. Having messed up in 3 away games so far if we lose this we can stop repeating our impressive stats, as 4 losses in first 13 is not impressive.
5th place is pretty impressive.
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No midfielders breaking the lines when Digne goes wide and looks to cross.
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Would get Cash off
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Fuck off Ref, you twat.
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2-0
Offside
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My problem with offsides as close as Ollie's is that there is no way they know the exact millisecond that the ball is played forward.
I also bet the colour of boots also provide an advantage/disadvantage depending on the situation. I'd have all my players wearing green/grey to make it more difficult to decide.
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Totally brainless
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2 spurs players made 4 villa players look like twats then
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Obviously offside there but how fucking easy are they getting through us? Wtf is going on?
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Ref is now a homer
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We’ve been bloody awful
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Why oh why can’t we play with some pace 😔
Why are we so pedestrian EVERY time we finally get the ball
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This is turning into a big reality check
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Ref is now a homer
yep he’s gone to eat shit
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This ref is a twat, giving them everything.
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“ Villa haven’t had an attempt on goal
Since the Pau Torres attempt “
Which was off target
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How the fuck is that a goal kick??????
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Got to get in at 1-0 and change it all around. And we need to stop playing like this away from home. We look like a fucking championship team against a champions league one. Sort it out FFs.
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Obviously offside there but how fucking easy are they getting through us? Wtf is going on?
Every time they attack, they make it at least into our box. We are lucky if we get past the centre circle.
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Gerrard-esque performance so far.
Incredibly frustrating.
Especially when you have to hear about their injuries so fucking often...
The whole of this commentary narrative is about how Spurs can go near top of the table, & nothing of us able to go 4th.
Although our play isn't helping.
It's a game where we should be attacking their fullbacks playing centre back.
And Cash has to go off before we go down to ten...
Fucking crap so far, all round...
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Absolutely terrible thus far.
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This is turning into a big reality check
We know the reality.
It’s about time we changed the story when we are away
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Mcginn needs to concentrate on the game
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I'd love someone to clatter this ref
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It's not like we are playing the best version of Tottenham either.
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If this was at Villa Park, we’d be battering them.
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If this was at Villa Park, we’d be battering them.
If my aunt had a cock she’d be my uncle
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This is turning into a big reality check
The reality is that we are better than this team, but Unai got it all wrong today. Playing with five defenders against a soft as butter B team (aside from Som and one or two others).
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I’m expecting a better second half
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Mcginn needs to concentrate on the game
He's the captain, he's supposed to be able to talk to the ref. That the ref booked him for doing it is a clear sign of how shit the ref has been.
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Dreadful first half Villa.
So lucky its only 1-0.
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I didn’t think I could detest spurs anymore, but I think I fucking hate them even more than I did at the start of this shit half. Their smug fucking ****** fans too. The commentator is talking in tones suitable for a state funeral about spurs injuries.
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Although we’ve been shit the ref gives them every 50/50 ffs
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What a disaster of a half. Only positive is that we’re only 1-0 down.
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We need more pace plus maybe Tielemans with his throughballs in the second half.
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Diaby should have done better there. He’s off form at the moment and that won’t help
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Great feet from McGinn there. I wish Diaby had shot!
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Awful - sort it out. Although the likelihood of us turning it round is very low, we don’t respond well to being behind typically.
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Not impressed. They’re there for the taking and we seem to be unable to take our hands out of our pants.
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I asked the barman to turn the sound up and I'm thinking of asking him to turn it down again...
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We really are the ultimate Jekyl and Hyde team this season. Wonderful at home, desperate away.
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Diaby looks utterly panicked every time the ball comes to him.
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Disaster of a half...
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Yes
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Get in
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Yes yes yes
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That's the way to end a half.
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We've dragged Diaby down to our level.
All that sharpness and fleet of foot from earlier in the season absent.
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Get in!
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
please please please please please don't be offside or some other junk
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Yesssssss!!!!!!!!
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Great feet from McGinn there. I wish Diaby had shot!
Diaby's ability to shoot has completely left him recently.
This Spurs side are there for the taking, it makes our shambles even more frustrating.
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Oooooh get the fuck in!!!
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What a headed that is !!!
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Oh fuck off, VAR check
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That's one impressive header
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Power header from Torres. Beautiful
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Great header from Pau, in fact I’d say Ker Pau!!
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Great feet from McGinn there. I wish Diaby had shot!
Diaby's ability to shoot has completely left him recently.
He's been so ineffective recently, I wonder if he's lost a bit of confidence of late.
This Spurs side are there for the taking, it makes our shambles even more frustrating.
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No…..VAR
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VAR check.
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Fucking great goal. Come on Villa.
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Great header from Pau, in fact I’d say Ker Pau!!
Ha! Ha!
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Goal stands
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How could that possibly be off..?
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Oh fuck off VAR.
Back to pressing refresh
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GHETTT INNN!!!!
VAR THAT YOU FUCKERS!!!!
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This is turning into a big reality check
We know the reality.
It’s about time we changed the story when we are away
Reality check for Spurs
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Well we've found their weakness. Fast crosses into the box
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I can’t celebrate until VAR finish writing War and Peace on it.
All these VAR things are starting to pall.
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This is so shit for fans in the ground.
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HT 1-1
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Half time
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I'm hard.
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Pau goal
https://twitter.com/dallsballsv7/status/1728789251678986351
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Brilliant cross from Doug, really difficult to defend that. Great header from Pau, nothing the keeper can do about it.
Taking so long over the VAR again was shit, never looked anywhere near offside.
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We don’t deserve it, but I’ll take it.
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VAR is ruining the game. Watkins was clearly offside. Pau was clearly onside so why waste over 5 minutes checking!!??
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Super header but that’s one hell of pass too.
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We were the only side without a headed goal in the PL this season up until a few minutes ago.
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We haven't played well but they only scored from a deflection, we missed a great chance, had a one disallowed for a very close offside and have scored.
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I think Spurs have looked as vulnerable as us in defence, it's just that we hadn't exploited it as well as them. Until...
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VAR is ruining the game. Watkins was clearly offside. Pau was clearly onside so why waste over 5 minutes checking!!??
It was a fraction of his toes offside, it wasn't clear.
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Well we've ridden our luck. Spurs should be out of sight. The whole team need a rocket or a sniff of smelling salts. They can't be that shit again surely. If we get the next goal I think the crowd will turn on them.
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Close to a miracle that we are level. Tottenham will be kicking themselves. Sublime ball in from Dougie and terrific header from Pau.
Unai needs to get into them at halftime and the system needs to change.
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I'm hard.
I've only come in for a prostate examination.
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Delighted to have that shoved back down my throat. Need to kick on now.
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Very fortunate to be level. They've had a hatful of chances.
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Let’s fuck these fuckers second half.
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I think second half we're going to be excellent.
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If Unai just reverts to how we normally play at home, we could still win this match at a canter
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We should be about 4-2 down, but we've been given a second chance. Let's not fuck it up please.
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Be nice for the ref to give us a few more of those 50 / 50s
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Digne needs hooking
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wow - we played awful and really got away with it. We must be better second half.
Carlos - I just don't think is any good - we not more solid with him in the said which I am assuming is the idea. It just means we have our best defender out of position and two CB who arent great at defending.
Diaby - been a bit disappointing lately - was kind of hoping this would suit him today, but he's been rubbish unfortunately. Cash struggled too.
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Emery got that all wrong. Cash lost in midfield, Konsa lost at RCB, Carlos lost at this level.
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Such a poor half.
Yet again we look passive, as we have done so many times this season, when away.
I love this team, we all do but there are issues there.
Cash needs to come off. Find a way of tweaking the team and bring Ramsey on.
His pace and ability to run at them would work.
Diaby off and Bailey on (never thought I’d ever say that).
And tell kamara and dougie to start moving the ball around quicker.
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That goal is huge. We never come back from a halftime losing position. A couple of tweaks tactically and we can really get at this Spurs defence and pin them back.
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We really need to take advantage of a deflated spurs now. They know we will make changes to improve. Perfect time to score
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Get Cash off please! Running round like a headless chicken, even more than usually.
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Emery has got it wrong with the set up today. Shoehorning Carlos in has upset the harmony. Cash has had a stinker apart from his tactical yellow.
It's tottenhams B team ffs. Everyone could see we were out of sorts after 10mins at 0-0 I don't see why we should gift spurs all those chances and hope we grow through it?
BAck in it though lets hope Emery can ring the changes.
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We got the tactics completely wrong in the first half. Cash and Digne have been utter garbage. We are lucky to still be in the game.
Special mention for the ref who must be president of the Spurs supporters club.
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Great header from Pau, in fact I’d say Ker Pau!!
Making up for allowing Spurs to waltz past him in the box and nearly score, and missing a sitter earlier
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There were some signs at the end there that their defence is just as vulnerable and shit as ours
The problem is we are two negative at the moment to take advantage
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Very fortunate to be level. They've had a hatful of chances.
7, to our 5.
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What a brilliant goal by Doug and Pau.
Onward and upward!
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There were some signs at the end there that their defence is just as vulnerable and shit as ours
The problem is we are two negative at the moment to take advantage
That was two negatives. Right now I need three positives.
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I think that's my favourite goal of the season so far.
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Can I just check the minutes applause at the start of the match - that was to applaud the fact that against all odds Tottenham managed to scrape a team together right?
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Emery got that all wrong. Cash lost in midfield, Konsa lost at RCB, Carlos lost at this level.
Yep. This was a game for Tielemans all day long. I can only think he’s given Son and their attacking play too much respect.
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Cash needs to come off, next foul he makes will probably end up being a 2nd yellow.
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Half time. Sky team almost in tears that a penalty wasn't given against us. Wankers to a man/woman.
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I think that's my favourite goal of the season so far.
There's still something beautiful about a well worked set piece goal. Carlos and Diaby off, Tielemans and Bailey on for me.
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I hate watching this on spurs TV though. They are the home team of all the media darlings.
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Cash needs to come off, next foul he makes will probably end up being a 2nd yellow.
Get him off - agree
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Can I just check the minutes applause at the start of the match - that was to applaud the fact that against all odds Tottenham managed to scrape a team together right?
They have some injuries apparently. Like we don't.
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Half time. Sky team almost in tears that a penalty wasn't given against us. Wankers to a man/woman.
In fairness, the same Sky team have been highly complimentary about us all season
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Change the formation at the back
Play more forward balls and less balls back and across
And we will win this
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Spurs fane in Bournbrook Inn in Stirchley wearing a bowler hat and a Del Boy coat shouted when their second went in 'Get your fackin laurghin gear round that!!' and walked out. Came back in and it was 1-1 the fucking goon.
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What’s going on with Diaby. Been below par for weeks now.
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It seems John McGinn got booked for complaining he was rugby tackled.
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Half time. Sky team almost in tears that a penalty wasn't given against us. Wankers to a man/woman.
Karney and Dawson in tears about it.
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Can I just check the minutes applause at the start of the match - that was to applaud the fact that against all odds Tottenham managed to scrape a team together right?
They have some injuries apparently. Like we don't.
Yeah, that's winding me up. We've had four players out all season. Welcome to the club.
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I know we have been poor but I did not know that the commentary team was made up of Spurs supporters club competition winners
Biased or what..did you know they had some injured players >:(
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We've been 2nd best for most of that. Spurs can't keep that intensity going for another 50 mins. Cash needs to come off.
Spurs will be crying out for a red card & this ref will be only too happy to oblige.
We need to up the levels.
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I'd put JJ on for Diaby.
Cash needs to come off too but not sure who to replace him. Move Konsa to RB?
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There were some signs at the end there that their defence is just as vulnerable and shit as ours
The problem is we are two negative at the moment to take advantage
That was two negatives. Right now I need three positives.
Always appreciate a bit of classic Partridge
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What’s going on with Diaby. Been below par for weeks now.
I said this weeks ago. Not impressed fora while
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I'd put JJ on for Diaby.
Cash needs to come off too but not sure who to replace him. Move Konsa to RB?
If he's fit I'd just straight swap Ramsey for Cash and move Konsa right back.
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Half time. Sky team almost in tears that a penalty wasn't given against us. Wankers to a man/woman.
In fairness, the same Sky team have been highly complimentary about us all season
How dare you post a perfectly reasonable comment during my unfair rant.
😀
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Emery got that all wrong. Cash lost in midfield, Konsa lost at RCB, Carlos lost at this level.
I can understand tinkering with the side but not when it's away against the club sitting one point against you. Play your strongest team, we look like the team with a long list of recent injuries rather than Spurs. The three points are there for the taking but we'll need to play far, far better than we did first half.
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What’s going on with Diaby. Been below par for weeks now.
Yeah he's been right off it recently hes struggling to get hold of the ball. He had one decent chance where he should hit it first time instead he took it onside into Spurs players.
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Tielemans and Bailey on
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Bailey and Tielemans on, Cash and Diaby off
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Can I just check the minutes applause at the start of the match - that was to applaud the fact that against all odds Tottenham managed to scrape a team together right?
They have some injuries apparently. Like we don't.
Yeah, that's winding me up. We've had four players out all season. Welcome to the club.
Its driving me mad
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Yep, good subs
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Tielemans and Bailey on
I love that, going for it.
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Cash and Diaby off
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The right changes for me.
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Like those changes. Let's commit murder.
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Bailey and Tielemans on, Cash and Diaby off
right moves I think. Cash wouldn't last 5 minutes, and Diaby didn't do anywhere near enough
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Interesting that Tielemans is clearly in the 2nd striker position.
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No fook ups now villa
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Sensible changes
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Don’t we fucking learn
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We seem happy to let them play so far.
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We start to slowly
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Looks like we’ve decided to play deep now given they broke our high line at Will in the first w
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Silly foul to concede Luiz
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Have we touched the ball this half?
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Have we touched the ball this half?
Only to give it away
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Fucking hell. Torres has no options at all there
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It's gonna be a long half if we're just going to let them play! lol
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Bailey close!
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The midfield is still struggling to track their runners.
To be fair, Spuds' movement is great at times.
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Unlucky Leon
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This is awful.
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Unlucky Bailey.
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We need to try and emulate what they are doing: passing the ball to their own players.
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Spurs chance from our corner
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That was a good bit of play, first time I've seen us play how we usually do.
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Bailey doing his circus clown impression
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Son always looks like a Kabuki actor when he misses
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Fuck me we really don't like sprinting back and getting goalside when we lose it, do we? The instinct to push up creates a nightmare when they're just running through you.
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Fuck me Ollie.
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Bambi on ice, there.
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A lot of ball watching going on by our lot
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Fuck me Ollie.
He's busy. I'll wank you off for a fiver?
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"A stumble by Watkins when he usually is so sure" do they ever watch us play? He has generally 5 huge miss prior to any goal
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Is that about the 4th disallowed goal they have had ?
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I’d bite your hand off for a draw now.
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Baily#s got to do better there. more theatrics needed, some more cunning to win the foul.
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McGinn finally starting to influence the game
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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OLLIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Yes yes yes
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Ollie!!!!
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
This is the best thing in football.
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Ollie!!!
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This isn’t good considering how many players they have out. We shouldn’t be this bad. Our league away record isn’t horrendous but certainly shouldn’t be as poor as it has been given how incredible we are at home. The disparity shouldn’t be this large.
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Ollllllie!
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This isn’t good considering how many players they have out. We shouldn’t be this bad. Our league away record isn’t horrendous but certainly shouldn’t be as poor as it has been given how incredible we are at home. The disparity shouldn’t be this large.
I think it's great!
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Yyyyyyyyeeeeeesssssssssss!
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Yesss!!!
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I’m in a garden centre. Please no VAR check!
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Not so Bambi on ice there haha!
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YESYYSidvshivdsihvdshivsd GET IN VILLA!
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Olllllieeee!! Great finish too
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That was fucking brilliant from Ollie.
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Yessss
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I’m in a garden centre. Please no VAR check!
No doubter
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I cannot believe we're winning this.
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OLLLLIEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well done all around
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Great goal, top pass, top finish.
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Fuck me Ollie.
Indeed. Great feet and a top finish.
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Great goal, took it really early and the keeper just wasn't set.
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That was beautiful.
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Yeah, love the no-look pass from Tielemens. Great touches from Watkins there.
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Now he has tweaked the finishing... 2 more please
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Even the goal has to be compared to efforts by Big 6 strikers...
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Ollie goal, typical bad first touch and finish...
https://twitter.com/dallsballsv7/status/1728798301175075058
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This isn’t good considering how many players they have out. We shouldn’t be this bad. Our league away record isn’t horrendous but certainly shouldn’t be as poor as it has been given how incredible we are at home. The disparity shouldn’t be this large.
I think it's great!
This is precisely what happens when you post from a bad cell phone area, watching the game in between shots on a golf course in Jamaica.
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We must keep this up now. This could be a hell of an away result if we win here! ³
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Their keeper looks dire.
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Olliiiiiiie
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Our fans in great voice.
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Great goal one of his best finishes
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I’m in a garden centre. Please no VAR check!
Afraid you were half a yard ahead of the winter roses.
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Great goal one of his best finishes
Definitely agree, I can't remember him scoring one like this before. Really sharp and quick to shoot
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Great goal, took it really early and the keeper just wasn't set.
Yep, reminds me of one that Bert scored against the Bitters during lockdown.
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Tielemans has lost the ball every time he has it
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Good save Emi
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Lovely now hold it Villa.
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"A stumble by Watkins when he usually is so sure" do they ever watch us play? He has generally 5 huge miss prior to any goal
As long as he does the second part we're happy.
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Still shit at the back mind
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Carlos I’m afraid just isn’t good enough.
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Bailey has the wrong studs on! Twice he's slipped now.
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Carlos was ball watching there
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That check for a foul on Kulusevski was utter bullshit, they clearly both kicked the ball at the same time, absolutely no reason to look at that more than once and dismiss it.
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That check for a foul on Kulusevski was utter bullshit, they clearly both kicked the ball at the same time, absolutely no reason to look at that more than once and dismiss it.
Yep
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Tielemans has lost the ball every time he has it
Except when he put Watkins through for the goal.
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Close to a 3rd
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Nice free kick and then from the corner a lovely flick header from Ollie just wide
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So so close from the corner.
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This is much more like it.
But I think they will score again, so we need another
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2 good saves by Emi
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Best goalkeeper in the world
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Emi has been massive
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Two amazing saves. The first one especially
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Best goalkeeper in the world
This!
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Another Emi save
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Emi Martinez. How does he play for us. Amazing.
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Great saves by Emi.
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Bailey has really impressed me this season.
Maybe Diaby needs time to settle too.
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Has Watkins got his clown shoes on. They get a shot from Ollies poor control
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Two amazing saves. The first one especially
Oh I lie. The second one was a worldie
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Those saves by Emi.
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Still making real hard work of this
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Has Watkins got his clown shoes on. They get a shot from Ollies poor control
Just seemed to take too long to move it again
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Now he has tweaked the finishing... 2 more please
Scrap this, he's back to his normal
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Bringing on Tielemans as a trequartista has really worked well I think.
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Sphincter's twitching again. Been a few months since that's happened.
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Brave defending from Torres! Ha!
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Need another one
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So close to a 3rd, again
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Bringing on Tielemans as a trequartista has really worked well I think.
Not that I want to sound critical of the master but sometimes I feel the simple approach by Emery would be the right one on the road. Tielemans in midfield makes our shape so much more solid.
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Their blocks and hoofed clearances always seem to find their own players. Why does that never happen with us?
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Ollie booked for correctly claiming it was a corner
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Definitely a corner
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Ollie’s had two misses this season from the goal line that will give him nightmares when he thinks about them.
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Bringing on Tielemans as a trequartista has really worked well I think.
Not that I want to sound critical of the master but sometimes I feel the simple approach by Emery would be the right one on the road. Tielemans in midfield makes our shape so much more solid.
I do agree, but I remember reading how Emery envisions the game unfolding beforehand, so I just wonder if it's all part of the game plan. No idea. I hope so.
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Ollie booked for correctly claiming it was a corner
But misses a goalline header again though. He headed straight onto Tony Adams there
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Ollie’s had two misses this season from the goal line that will give him nightmares when he thinks about them.
I think that one was on target. It came of the defender
( but yeah that other one ….)
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Ollie booked for correctly claiming it was a corner
Ref is so fucking shit, that's 2 bookings because our players have pointed out he's got something wrong.
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I feel physically sick.
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Offside TG.
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Is that 5 offside goals
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ONE OF THE COMMENTATORS JUST SAID SOMETHING POSITIVE ABOUT VILLA!!!
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“Ooooh that’s so close “
It really wasn’t.
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Please put this to bed.
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Offside again. Emery can pay for the heart operation I'm going to need because of him in a couple of years.
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Oh I do like an offside flag.
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ONE OF THE COMMENTATORS JUST SAID SOMETHING POSITIVE ABOUT VILLA!!!
84 minutes in? Quicker than usual then?
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At least 10 mins left
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Can’t wait for this game to be over. Just not clicked today against a poor Spurs side. Would snap your hand off to get away with a win here.
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Is that 5 offside goals
We are springing the trap really well..lol
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Can’t wait for this game to be over. Just not clicked today against a poor Spurs side. Would snap your hand off to get away with a win here.
I think we've been comfortably the better side in the second half.
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Is that 5 offside goals
We are springing the trap really well..lol
It's terrifying!
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Why don’t we fucking shoot
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Fuck I can't watch.
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Dougie you twat
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Dangerous place to give a free kick.
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Why don’t we fucking shoot
That was ridiculous and strange. Guess they have been told to do so
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6 mins added time
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Is that 5 offside goals
We are springing the trap really well..lol
It's terrifying!
Don't remember seeing a player net a hat trick of offsides before
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Yaaay JJ
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JD and JJ coming on, SJM and Ollie off
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Great to see Jj back !!
Don’t get injured !!
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Is that 5 offside goals
We are springing the trap really well..lol
It's terrifying!
Don't remember seeing a player net a hat trick of offsides before
We are used to seeing Son's fucking face when he scores against us, it's been nice to see the smile wiped off it three times.
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Sam, I wouldn’t say we’ve been much better than Spurs second half. Just about shaded it but still nowhere near our best.
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Silly from Pau !
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This is not easy. . Hangover from xmas party and now these last minutes
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This is not easy. . Hangover from xmas party and now these last minutes
It’s November !!
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This is not easy. . Hangover from xmas party and now these last minutes
Are you from future? It’s November you Norwegian artist sounding madman ! 😉
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Yay Emi
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This is not easy. . Hangover from xmas party and now these last minutes
It’s November !!
Edvard is incredibly popular.
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The fouls given against Pau and Tielemans there were really fucking soft, the ref is determined to give them a chance.
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This is not easy. . Hangover from xmas party and now these last minutes
Are you from future? It’s November you Norwegian artist sounding madman ! 😉
Maybe Christmas 2022?
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This is not easy. . Hangover from xmas party and now these last minutes
It’s November !!
Always last Saturday of November... fuuuck, wanted to go home early this year and did so at 5 am
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Ref's a massive c**t.
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and again, after giving them 2 goal kicks that were clearly corners he gifted them another chance with a similarly ridiculous decision.
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I'm monitoring my blood pressure, need the whistle to go now.
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FT. That'll do Villa, that'll do.
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Massive result, that
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That is incredible. What a way to turn it around and win. Unbelivable.
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Stuck in the garden centre with 2 kids going up the walls for Christmas. Pressing refresh…
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Up to fourth and daylight between us and Spurs. Happy days!
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YESSS!!!!
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Two points off the top!
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Stuck in the garden centre with 2 kids going up the walls for Christmas. Pressing refresh…
Worse than edvard Munchs Christmas party in November. We need to arrange a rescue for you
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Is that 5 offside goals
We are springing the trap really well..lol
It's terrifying!
Don't remember seeing a player net a hat trick of offsides before
We are used to seeing Son's fucking face when he scores against us, it's been nice to see the smile wiped off it three times.
That camera thing he does makes me want to boot hamsters
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Big win.
Fuck Spurs.
Fuck Ange ball.
Fuck the BBC
fuck Sky
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Can’t wait for this game to be over. Just not clicked today against a poor Spurs side. Would snap your hand off to get away with a win here.
Can I have my hand back please