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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on April 09, 2025, 06:45:30 PM
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That's the line-up I'd have gone with. Emery is a genius.
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Just going on some of the starters and non-starters Saturday.
Emi
Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne.
Kamara, McGinn, Tielemans
Rogers, Rashford, Ramsey.
Insight.... Makes three of us. Just a question on where McGinn starts. I'm guessing on the right with Rogers central but Tielemans might be more forwards as well.
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Yep agree with that line up. Good strong bench too.
Come on you lions!!
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I'd have had Disasi in place of Cash. Surprised Proctor's overtaken Zych.
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Bit defensive against this lot isn’t it.
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The team I’d have picked. So I’m a genius too.
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That bench is phenomenal isn’t it? I mean, wow.
C’mon the VILLA! Charge!
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Nervous about pau over Mings but apart from that, go villa
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Don't get why Asensio isn't starting
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I'm not sure if Proctor has been on our bench before but if he hasn't, what a game for him to make his sub debut. He must be pinching himself.
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Biggest H & V match thread in 42 years.
Hang on a second....Biggest H & V match thread ever !
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Biggest H & V match thread in 42 years.
Hang on a second....Biggest H & V match thread ever !
So, a bit like the team, we are also making history, you might say. We all deserve huge respect for this achievement.
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No complaints with that line up.
No hiding place.
We are really back with The Big Boys tonight.
Enjoy it. Whatever happens.
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I'm rather excited.
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Sensible line up - just hope in 3 hours were still in the tie. Feel really nervous!
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I’m nervous. But I’m proud. I’m proud that we’re here… this was unthinkable when we drifting towards the middle of the Championship just under a decade ago.
Win or lose, this is the proudest I’ve ever been of our team.
Up the Villa!!!!
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Nervous about pau over Mings but apart from that, go villa
My only concern tonight. If Pau has a good game we're sorted.
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Sensible line up - just hope in 3 hours were still in the tie. Feel really nervous!
Yes very sensible and I'd expect most of that subs bench plus Garcia and Malen to play against Southampton on Saturday.
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Beeb have them as 4-3-3 with us 4-2-3-1 surely we are going to match them in midfield?
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Be amazing please Villa.
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Their line up looks worse than Southampton.
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Well I’m safely inside the ground!
Can’t believe the number of half and half scarves. Must be an honour for them to play us!
Superb to see Jane and Amfy in the bar in the way here!
Up the Euro Villa!
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Thought we were on Prime only to realise it's next week
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I think McGinn will be deeper and on Vitihinia
Cmon the lads….nervous Nerys
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Beeb have them as 4-3-3 with us 4-2-3-1 surely we are going to match them in midfield?
The only "surely" here is that you should know by now that the formation is fluid depending on game situation. In other words, it doesn't matter.
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I'd have had Disasi in place of Cash. Surprised Proctor's overtaken Zych.
In the U18 FA Cup shootout Proctor showed himself as a master of Emi shithousing.
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Well I’m safely inside the ground!
Can’t believe the number of half and half scarves. Must be an honour for them to play us!
Superb to see Jane and Amfy in the bar in the way here!
Up the Euro Villa!
Enjoy. Have they fireworks especially for us?
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still cant believe we are here and I can feel my eyes watering with the proudness.
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Well I’m safely inside the ground!
Can’t believe the number of half and half scarves. Must be an honour for them to play us!
Superb to see Jane and Amfy in the bar in the way here!
Up the Euro Villa!
Enjoy. Have they fireworks especially for us?
Well I have a blue PSG flag and there are people on the roof so very possibly.
Emi has already come out on the pitch on his own and winding them up!
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Watching this in Coco's Amsterdam..a few Villa in..COYL
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Amazing to think seven years ago tomorrow we were coming from behind to beat Rotherham
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Have the PSG players arrived at the ground in suits?
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Who’s the patronising twat on TNT?
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That Doue is a handful.
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I've been a chat on a hot tin roof all day. All week really.
I'll be listening on the radio, and am going to tune in on MW for some of that old European night magic.
It feels like a special night and here's to us all.
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Nerves kicking in now. Can't lie, I haven't been this fearful of a trouncing since we last played Tottenham, and would probably take a single goal defeat, if offered now. Just hope the tie's still in the balance for those going next week.
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Anything less than stuffing them 3-0 will be disappointing.
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Come on Villa! I was at the Juventus game in 1983, great to see Villa back at this level. I always knew it was a temporary dip in form.
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Well I’m safely inside the ground!
Can’t believe the number of half and half scarves. Must be an honour for them to play us!
Superb to see Jane and Amfy in the bar in the way here!
Up the Euro Villa!
Yeah - they bought too many when Liverpool were in town and thought they better use them up!
Enjoy. Have they fireworks especially for us?
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Come on Villa! I was at the Juventus game in 1983, great to see Villa back at this level. I always knew it was a temporary dip in form.
Let’s hope the result is more positive than that!
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I'd take a draw. Cannot see us keeping a clean sheet .
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Please may we never become ambivalent about days like these. The lows we've had over the last decade makes this another really special night.
I'm nervous but at the same time cautiously optimistic that we'll get something.
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I don't think I can cope watching this tonight - might just go to bed.
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The biggest game in many a year and I’m feeling confident of a good result. This is why we support them, why we live it, nights like these come on the Villa
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Fair play to Prince William, sounds like he knows what he's talking about and a genuine fan in that interview.
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This isn't even as big as the Albion QF.
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Fair play to Prince William, sounds like he knows what he's talking about and a genuine fan in that interview.
He was excellent. Lovely to hear him say ‘we’ so often
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Fair play to Prince William, sounds like he knows what he's talking about and a genuine fan in that interview.
Disappointed by the lack of Stone Island attire though.
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I’m nervous. But I’m proud. I’m proud that we’re here… this was unthinkable when we drifting towards the middle of the Championship just under a decade ago.
Win or lose, this is the proudest I’ve ever been of our team.
Up the Villa!!!!
Exactly right.
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I'd take a draw. Cannot see us keeping a clean sheet .
Bold prediction that
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Bricking it now. Watching Emmerdale Farm to tek my mind off the game.
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Fair play to Prince William, sounds like he knows what he's talking about and a genuine fan in that interview.
Certainly much more knowledgeable than bozos like Neville and Carragher
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And a very fine Father taking his eldest son (and next heir) to keep the continuity going
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I don't think I can cope watching this tonight - might just go to bed.
Couldn't watch the Arsenal home game at the back end of 2019/20.
But this is as close to a free hit as is possible to get.
I'm sure Emery disagrees ofc. The madman.
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Would have started Asensio myself but no real complaints about that line up. Getting really nervous now!
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RTE had a stat up there about McGinn and Tielemans. They've played 79 games together for Villa and we've scored 158 goals when they're both on the pitch.
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Why do people always bring primogeniture into the match thread?
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Bricking it now. Watching Emmerdale Farm to tek my mind off the game.
Tsk! A proper soaps fan would know it's called Emmerdale nowadays.
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Just got back from a bike ride, took my mind off it for a couple of hours….beer needed now.
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It's mad that we're in a CL QF but also Man Utd are not here, Liverpool are not here, Man City are not here, Chelsea are not here. Would anyone have predicted that a few seasons ago?
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I said I wouldn’t but have poured myself a glass of white wine from Eger in Hungary. It just suited the mood.
Now I’m getting anxious.
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Ah jeez, if I'd known they were going to be interviewing Oor Wullie I'd have got a bucket ready...ooh he could be a manager with that tactical talk OH SHUT THE FUCK UP!
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It's mad that we're in a CL QF but also Man Utd are not here, Liverpool are not here, Man City are not here, Chelsea are not here. Would anyone have predicted that a few seasons ago?
Let's be honest. No-one.
My lad was born the day before we beat Albion in play off semis.
He's not yet 6
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This isn't even as big as the Albion QF.
What a night that was
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Ah jeez, if I'd known they were going to be interviewing Oor Wullie I'd have got a bucket ready...ooh he could be a manager with that tactical talk OH SHUT THE FUCK UP!
You know what I was expecting to feel the same and genuinely couldn't care less about the man or the family but the fact that he is fully invested and can actually talk properly about it is pretty cool imho
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I’m cacking myself. Thought I’d be ok. But I’m not. Good luck everyone
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Anyway we're here for the Villans, good luck to all of you lovely people who got a ticket and UP THE VILLA
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William seems a decent sort, even without the Villa connection.
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Thought we were on Prime only to realise it's next week
Oh are we, piss. Cancelled my Amazon account as soon as Bozos came out for trump...
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This isn't even as big as the Albion QF.
What a night that was
Bet they're as salty as fuck tonight
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Ah jeez, if I'd known they were going to be interviewing Oor Wullie I'd have got a bucket ready...ooh he could be a manager with that tactical talk OH SHUT THE FUCK UP!
Those controversial statements for the people who didn't see it.
Aston Villa fan Prince William speaking to TNT Sports:
"I’m pretty terrified, 43 years since a big European night. I’m confident and also excited.
"We all saw the Liverpool game and in the first leg PSG were unbelievable, they pressed very high so it’s about managing that press tonight. Unai Emery likes it when teams come onto them but there’s a limit – can we beat the press? I’m thinking long ball. It’s going to be a challenging night and I’m interested to see what tactics Villa employ.
"Not having Mbappe there, no superstars, makes them gel. They’re a young team and Vitinha in midfield – he could hardly get a game at Wolves and now look at him. It shows you how massive a couple of years of development can be.
"Villa can cause them problems if they get the gameplan right."
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Must have had some pyrotechnics left over from the Liverpool game
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Nice of PSG to put on a firework display because the Villa are in town.
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Feeling emotional now.
Come on Villa, give everything, be brave, but most importantly...
FTF 8)
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Ok. I’m bricking it now.
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Emi with the Argentina colours in his hair. :D
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Cock them Villa, cock them real good.
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COME ON YOU LIONS!!!!!!
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Fun fact, i'm older than PSG, the new club wankers.
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Help me make it through the night lads and lasses.
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Are they a somewhat short team?
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Both benches looking strong. Surprised Barcola isn't starting. Injured maybe?
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I’m relying on the match thread to keep me sane tonight.
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COYVB's
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And we're off. COYL
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If we get a penalty once 3-0 up we should let Emi take it to really troll them.
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This is rather surreal isn’t it?
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Inevitable first-half Kamara booking to keep him out of the second leg I reckon
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Come on me Villa babbies!
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Good squeezing there, forcing them into a tame shot
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They've had their first shot and didn't score!
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Haven’t really got going yet.
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Feel free to pass to each other lads
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Emi saves
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Well done JJ
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That could easily have been a penalty
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Who to?
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We need to disrupt midfield more.
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Under the cosh so far.
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Haven’t really got going yet.
Would help if we could get the ball
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Lucky to avoid the contact, not in this at all
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Their number 7 is superb
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Kudos to the PSG player for not hamming that
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They'd still be checking that in the PL. And it'd be (rightly, IMAO) given.
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Our possession is 1%, and that's from goal kicks.
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This could be a bit stressful
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This feels ominous.
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Taking a bit of pressure here6
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This was never going to be a possession based game tonight.
They’re a bit good though.
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I can feel all of the pre match optimism leaving my body
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This is very difficult. We’ve got to try and get on the ball a bit.
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This could be a bit stressful
Don't fret, only 80 mins to go.
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Cash has to learn how to tackle without fouling
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Keep giving it away
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Can see why Asenso struggles to get in the team
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They were always going to press straight away, hence the starting line-up. However the lads do need to do better with the ball when we do have it.
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Ours look knackered already.
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Sphincter already twitching in the 8th minute.
Hopefully we'll soak this up and work our way into it a bit more.
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Well done SJM
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Have a bit of derriere!
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We love the McGinn arse!
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Cor, that was a tough first ten minutes.
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Right, their goalie is susceptible to crosses...
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Their keeper had a bit of a fumble there.
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They can’t keep this pace up all game, can they?
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Their keepers a Dracula
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We love the McGinn arse!
Thinking how massively fit and strong you have to be to drop your CoG that far down and still run at pace
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How was that a foul..
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Played Emi
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Dozy from Ramsey, but got away from it
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Cash booked
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Cash booked.
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Cash booked
No surprises there.
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Cash booked
He's struggling.
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Konsa that was shit
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konsa what you doing?
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Nothing wrong with that that I could see??
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Konsa you can’t do that in a game like this.
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Disasi at h/t maybe?
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Cash has made about 6 fouls already…hardly surprising he’s been booked
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Never a yellow card
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PSG have completed 141 passes. Villa have completed 18.
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Cash has made about 6 fouls already…hardly surprising he’s been booked
I can think of 3 of them that were to say the least soft
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Has Rashy touched the ball yet?
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Cash has made about 6 fouls already…hardly surprising he’s been booked
Don't think it was a foul, but now he's on a yellow I'd have to be thinking about taking him off really.
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Digne lucky not to get booked.
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We're doing the Homer Simpson tactic of letting them batter us until they're knackered.
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We really need a bit of possession here.
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Cash has made about 6 fouls already…hardly surprising he’s been booked
Don't think it was a foul, but now he's on a yellow I'd have to be thinking about taking him off really.
Hope he can make halftime and get Disasi on
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Never a yellow card
Cumulative fouls.
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We're doing the Homer Simpson tactic of letting them batter us until they're knackered.
Does a team like this ever get knackered?
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Ref isn't giving us much so far.
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Has Rashy touched the ball yet?
Probably not as he is mostly there to run behind if we get the ball to be able to play those balls.
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We're doing the Homer Simpson tactic of letting them batter us until they're knackered.
The Rope-a-dope!
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Not sure what I expected but PSG are more physical than I anticipated
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JJ down
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how was that not a foul on JJ?
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If I was PSG I'd be worried hadn't scored yet. Maybe not going to be our night?
Smell their fear.
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Really can't remember the last time we played against such a quality side
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Our performance so far is most reminiscent of that meme of the dog in the burning house.
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If I was PSG I'd be worried hadn't scored yet. Maybe not going to be our night?
Smell their fear.
I can smell something but I’m blaming my nerves
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These commentators are doing my head in. Talk about a PSG love-in, how's about a totally biased commentary in favour of the English team for a change 😁
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If I was PSG I'd be worried hadn't scored yet. Maybe not going to be our night?
Smell their fear.
Not really created what I'd call a real clear chance yet though
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These commentators are doing my head in. Talk about a PSG love-in, how's about a totally biased commentary in favour of the English team for a change 😁
Yes, why aren't they talking about all our scintillating play?
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Well we've had a shot at least
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These commentators are doing my head in. Talk about a PSG love-in, how's about a totally biased commentary in favour of the English team for a change 😁
Premier Sports by any chance?
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Ginny is a one man midfield at the moment
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Well we've had a shot at least
That's a generous take!
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They all seem a yard faster than us
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Watkins would be better.
He would work them more.
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These commentators are doing my head in. Talk about a PSG love-in, how's about a totally biased commentary in favour of the English team for a change 😁
Premier Sports by any chance?
TNT
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We're just lulling them into a false sense of security, before we snap into action and funeral them.
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Bananarama in goal for them looks like he wants to throw one in
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We're not making it easy on ourselves are we. Like we're panicking sometimes with the ball at our feet
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Ref's gonna give us nothing
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30 seconds of possession, we're back!!!
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Should have done better Youri.
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We're not making it easy on ourselves are we. Like we're panicking sometimes with the ball at our feet
Think we're seeing so little of it that it's almost that we get spooked when we get it.
Mentality absolutely crucial if we want to stay in this
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30 mins 0:0, trying not to lose the tie in the first leg. Going for smash and grab here
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Anyone got a working fucking stream? 😭
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Growing into this now.
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Defensively I think we've been absolutely superb
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The dominated Liverpool as well over there. A reminder that Liverpool had two shots with only one on target AND 29% possession. So nothing to worry as long as we stick to the gameplan.
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Anyone got a working fucking stream? 😭
Check your messages
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Definitely roped them then.
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GTFI!!!
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Fuckih yesssssss
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
You did what? No way!!
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The dominated Liverpool as well over there. A reminder that Liverpool had two shots with only one on target AND 29% possession. So nothing to worry as long as we stick to the gameplan.
Strange the commentators don’t remember that.
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Ahahahahshs!
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Get the fuck in!
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FUCKING GET THE FUCK IN !!!!!
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oh my fucking God! Superb work by McGinn
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GET IN
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30 mins 0:0, trying not to lose the tie in the first leg. Going for smash and grab here
There you go...boom
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Such a brilliant goal - SJM
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What a tackle from McGinn!
great build up, great find, great finish!
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MORRRRGANNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
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Ginny is a one man midfield at the moment
Told ya
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YEESSSSSS, brilliant, getting this so right.
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Easy easy easy
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SJM brilliant
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Get the fuck in!!!
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Fucking hell
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What kept you?
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Brilliant football after sjm did perfectly winning it back.
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Sublime counter
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Do away goals count
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Fucking have it! Get in!!!!!!!!!
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Maybe Real Madrid can give us more of a game.
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https://x.com/tekkersfoot/status/1910054358936416690
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Nope
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Well even if we end up losing, I’ve felt true euphoria tonight.
Amazing.
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What a beautiful goaaaal that was.
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Maybe Real Madrid can give us more of a game.
How do you do it? You called the goal I was watching merson who was 30 seconds behind!
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Psychic.
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Anyone got a working fucking stream? 😭
Same here. Missed the goal.
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Phew
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EMI saves us
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1-1
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What a fucking save
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Do away goals count
Yes but the same as home ones
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Fuck
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Bollocks.
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Bollocks!
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Well shit.
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Oh well! It was short lived. That’s a bloody good goal though
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Great strike to be fair
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So good whilst it lasted
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Great strike to be fair.
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Fuck me. Great hit to be fair
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Incredible goal
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Can't argue with that.
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We'll score again.
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Doué''s a properly special player. He's going to be a superstar. Little sod.
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I wish Rio would just fuck off
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Could EMI have got there.
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We'll score again.
Positivity
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Could EMI have got there.
Not a chance
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I think its jolly decent of us to let them have one.
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They are fragile in defence. We just can’t let them do that again.
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We'll score again.
don't know where, don't know when
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We're well in this game
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Done it once - can do it again!!!!!
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Defence let’s us down time and again.
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It’s opened up now.
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Doue is a serious handful.
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Poor from Rogers there to let him come in unchallenged. But needed to be special to score it.
https://x.com/tekkersfoot/status/1910055651889361286
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The commentators are so disrespectful towards us.
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Can someone please get Rio fucking Ferdinand off our games? Clearly got no time for us or anyone else that's not man utd
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Defence let’s us down time and again.
Blaming the defence for that goal is absolutely insane
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Believe me Villa babbies!!!
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I do wish we were stronger in our challenges and tackles
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Doué''s a properly special player. He's going to be a superstar. Little sod.
He's unreal with ball at feet. Nearest to Messi I have seen
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Defence let’s us down time and again.
I hope that's a joke.
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Barely winning a second ball
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We'll bring Asensio on to break their hearts in the second half.
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Get Disasi on for Cash at half time.
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Come on we've got to hold possession better than this
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Played Pau!
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Back under the cosh again. Get to half time Villa
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That's it, hold the ball, get them booing
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Half time
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Oh...shouldn't they have let that free kick play out?
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And breathe
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Reckon after 20 minutes there's nobody that wouldn't have taken drawing at half time
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commentators STFU and stop wanking over PSG
Its 1 1 ffs
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Fighting well.. I want to get Ollie on but we seriously need some ball retention.
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My heart is in my mouth. We have done really well so far tonight… shame about the equaliser but you’re never keeping that out.
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Cliche alert. We would have settled for that at half time at the start
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Take that.
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Defence let’s us down time and again.
I hope that's a joke.
It might not be intentional but it's definitely a joke.
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Very poor to not be beating these clowns
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Fucking hell.
Amd that's just their fans singing It's A Heartache.
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I need a lie down!
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Excellent Villa, that'll do nicely. They know we can hurt them now
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Happy enough with 1-1 at half-time, they'll tire eventually.
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Not that much to grumble about there. Yes they've had loads of the ball, but it's needed something special to break through. We've shown we can cause them problems and I think they're a bit suspect at the back.
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Can someone please get Rio fucking Ferdinand off our games? Clearly got no time for us or anyone else that's not man utd
It's clear who he wants to win
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Plastic Wankers.
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Fighting well.. I want to get Ollie on but we seriously need some ball retention.
To be fair, Rashford has been an excellent out ball.
He has held the ball up really well and used his pace to move the ball forward.
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commentators STFU and atop wanking over PSG
Its 1 1 ffs
Seriously...finger's been hovering over the mute button since before the game started. Glad I have to go out at half time to pick La Bluenose up from church...
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Oh...shouldn't they have let that free kick play out?
I thought that. Since when do you give a free kick then blow for half time slightly early before it's been taken.
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Well played Villa, the goal was really important, PSG was always going to score but we finish the half all level, need to be careful we don't do the same shit Liverpool did and attack them, get cocky, this PSG can really hurt the opposition, Uni playing a blinder at the moment.
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Rough night for Cash up against it, and on a yellow. To be fair, he's sticking to his task... not many fullbacks will come out of a game this season looking good against the quality of their wide players.
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We had 32% possession. Didn’t feel that high. We’ll take that.
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Good possession though they had,I felt we looked more dangerous on the break.If we can take it to them a bit more I think they'll crack.
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We are ok, sticking to plan, doing what we wanted to do I guess.
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Can't complain about their goal, a belter tbf.
What I can complain about is Rio Ferdinand, what has he ever said that made a company think he'd be a good commentator? He's an absolute plank.
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I think Rashford has been really good, holds the ball up well, great part in our goal.
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Can someone please get Rio fucking Ferdinand off our games? Clearly got no time for us or anyone else that's not man utd
It's clear who he wants to win
Absolutely. Prick.
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Oh...shouldn't they have let that free kick play out?
I thought that. Since when do you give a free kick then blow for half time slightly early before it's been taken.
I thought he gave offside?
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Good half. They’re not that fucking great when you don’t open up too much are they. Their goal was just a good goal. Ours too.
The commentators can get fucked too.
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Fighting well.. I want to get Ollie on but we seriously need some ball retention.
Not sure Ollie ball retention is his best quality.
We will need Onana on and Asensio and Disasi on at some stage - sooner rather than later.
Fuck me they move the ball quick.
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If get Disasi on but otherwise leave alone
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Incidentally, "doué" means "gifted" in French.
Nominative determinism at its finest.
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We need to try and get to Vitinha. They’ve got some brilliant players but he knits it all together.
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I think my neighbours and possibly the next street knew we scored.
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Well for all their amazingness and all round superbness they needed an absolute worldie to score a goal. Listening to the commentary I feel like we're not worthy of being on the same pitch as them.
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We need to try and get to Vitinha. They’ve got some brilliant players but he knits it all together.
They seem to have the best players from every country nobody has ever heard of. Yet.
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Can't complain about their goal, a belter tbf.
What I can complain about is Rio Ferdinand, what has he ever said that made a company think he'd be a good commentator? He's an absolute plank.
I can’t understand what he says. He makes McCoist sound legible.
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We need to try and get to Vitinha. They’ve got some brilliant players but he knits it all together.
They seem to have the best players from every country nobody has ever heard of. Yet.
Loads of people have heard of Portugal
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Well for all their amazingness and all round superbness they needed an absolute worldie to score a goal. Listening to the commentary I feel like we're not worthy of being on the same pitch as them.
They're not as good as Juve in 1983 but comparable to the Bayern team we beat. Different eras obviously.
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Can't complain about their goal, a belter tbf.
What I can complain about is Rio Ferdinand, what has he ever said that made a company think he'd be a good commentator? He's an absolute plank.
I think it was 2014 when they flew him out to Brazil to piss around with some street football and give us the benefit.
Probably the best argument for dinning the licence fee I've ever seen.
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I suspect we've been following our gameplan pretty much as devised. Cash is obviously a risk now, so we'll see what Emery does to shift the dynamics.
I reckon we'll see Asensio, Disasi, Watkins and possibly Onana after 55 minutes or so.
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commentators STFU and stop wanking over PSG
Its 1 1 ffs
Glad it's not just me who thinks there has been a massive TNT circle jerk going on in commentary over PSG throughout that half.
Thought we were really under the cosh in the early stages, but started to come back into it and scored a great goal. They started to look like less threatening, but scored a great goal out of the blue and then kicked on.again.
We simply can't give the ball away cheaply against these. Ref has given very little as well.
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Is it just me or was there a touch of Rotterdam about our goal?
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We need to try and get to Vitinha. They’ve got some brilliant players but he knits it all together.
They seem to have the best players from every country nobody has ever heard of. Yet.
Not sure about that, surely everyone knows Hakimi and Kvaratskhelia are world class and I'm fairly sure we were linked to Doue and Vitinha before they signed them.
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We need to try and get to Vitinha. They’ve got some brilliant players but he knits it all together.
They seem to have the best players from every country nobody has ever heard of. Yet.
Loads of people have heard of Portugal
I have heard of Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal
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If they’re not talking about PSG they’re talking about Liverpool
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I think the ref has been ok. He’s missed a couple, but he’s been pretty balanced.
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We haven't given them much to talk about.
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Is it just me or was there a touch of Rotterdam about our goal?
There was, but not as much as there was about Malen’s on Saturday.
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I’m sure they will favour us next week in the commentary. It’s how it works , bias is always to the home team.
No point in getting wound up by it.
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Well for all their amazingness and all round superbness they needed an absolute worldie to score a goal. Listening to the commentary I feel like we're not worthy of being on the same pitch as them.
They're not as good as Juve in 1983 but comparable to the Bayern team we beat. Different eras obviously.
I think they are better than Juventus.
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We need to try and get to Vitinha. They’ve got some brilliant players but he knits it all together.
They seem to have the best players from every country nobody has ever heard of. Yet.
Not sure about that, surely everyone knows Hakimi and Kvaratskhelia are world class and I'm fairly sure we were linked to Doue and Vitinha before they signed them.
A little bit of artistic license on my part. Not literal.
To be fair they have put them all together in a team, some on the basis on tournament performances (which is not always a reliable indicator).
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Emery will be pleased at 1:1. Nobody wins at Villa Park in the CL this season, keep it tight for 45 mins boys..
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I think the ref has been ok. He’s missed a couple, but he’s been pretty balanced.
He's been ok but the threshold for a free kick for them is clearly lower than it is for us. Might just be the home crowd but he's waved away a couple that were definite fouls.
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Ive had to switch ferdinand off.
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commentators STFU and stop wanking over PSG
Its 1 1 ffs
Glad it's not just me who thinks there has been a massive TNT circle jerk going on in commentary over PSG throughout that half.
Thought we were really under the cosh in the early stages, but started to come back into it and scored a great goal. They started to look like less threatening, but scored a great goal out of the blue and then kicked on.again.
We simply can't give the ball away cheaply against these. Ref has given very little as well.
Perfect summary
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Is it just me or was there a touch of Rotterdam about our goal?
There was, but not as much as there was about Malen’s on Saturday.
All in white too..
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Emery will be pleased at 1:1. Nobody wins at Villa Park in the CL this season, keep it tight for 45 mins boys..
Not sure what he did but the tactical switch when JJ had the groin injury changed the game and worked wonders!
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Disasi on Cash off
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Disasi on for Cash.
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Disasi on, which seems sensible.
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Urgh not sure on Ax at right back. Come on big fella.
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Ive had to switch ferdinand off.
Ferdinand is dreadful pundit. Woeful. No insight. No articulation. Just and empty sack of a pundit. He was a brilliant player but is a total prick.
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Was Cash one of the four on a yellow suspension? Only asking as Disasi definitely is.
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Unai taking no chances
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Come on Villa!!! Big 45 mins now
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'Villa coming onto the pitch to a chorus of boos' Who from, the TNT commentary team?
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Was Cash one of the four on a yellow suspension? Only asking as Disasi definitely is.
He was on one yellow in this game which was more important.
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Was Cash one of the four on a yellow suspension? Only asking as Disasi definitely is.
He was booked in the 1st half
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wrong ball then Youri , shame , could have been away again.
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Back under the cosh
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Here we go, same again Villa, control and composure, as this half goes on it will dawn on PSG that this is level, as good as a loss for them, its going to get very difficult I think.
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Was Cash one of the four on a yellow suspension? Only asking as Disasi definitely is.
He was booked in the 1st half
I know, and we didn't want him sent off, but the question was did the yellow mean he misses the home leg, and as no-one answered yes I assume it means he wasn't.
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2-1
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What a move and goal.
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2-1
It was always coming
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Oh fuck off
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Crap.
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We could get battered here if we don't sort ourselves out.
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Massive trouble now. Going ahead was the worst thing we did in a stupid kind of way.
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Fuck sake.
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rio fucking ferdinand wooing in the background fuck off c**t
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Bollocks
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Two great finishes - lets get one back.
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Very poor from Disasi I thought
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We just can't collapse now but bad time to concede.
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Shite from Disasi and Emily there
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Poor, really poor. I said I worried about Ax at right back. Emi you have to do better too.
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Shit. Another insane goal.
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We could get battered here if we don't sort ourselves out.
We need to show more belief when we have the bal in their half
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Fuck, what a goal.
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He's probably been the best player on the pitch so far
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2-1
It was always coming
???
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We need to be super careful now.
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Miss hit cross
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Bollocks and crap. That was also a bit good
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This could get embarrassing.
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We could get battered here if we don't sort ourselves out.
We need to have the bal in their half
FTFY
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Disasi skinned.
And Rio giving it the big whoop? Fucking prick.
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Every goal is preventable but credit where it’s due, incredible goal.
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Can we bring Cash back on?
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Next 10-15 minutes are massive
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Dont think Emi was at fault for the first goal but he could have done better with the second
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Put Konsa at right back.
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Hasn't Rio Ferdinand got a drug test to miss, or something?
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18 shots v 2
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Disasi kept backing off and backing off
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Being outplayed totally. Can not keep this level and not concede more
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We have seen the worst of Disasi at RB, so not sure why we persist in him there when Konsa is probably slightly better there. Disasi isn't mobile enough.
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Disasi didn't get near him at any point for the goal. They're all over us here.
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I feel physically sick.
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I feel physically sick.
Rio has that effect on me as well.
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We're definitely going to learn now how good we are, or how far short we still are.
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Disasi looks a liability so far.
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We have to be better on the ball.
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Think these commentators are having a competition to see who can shoot their bloody load first.
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No panicking here, still in this
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Surely we have the ability to hold the ball for more than 2 seconds without gifting it back to them
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We need to calm down and try and regain a foothold. We're panicking at the back everytime they attack.
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Their press isn't giving us much time, even Kamara looks rushed on the ball.
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Ramsey playing well
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They seem to have more players than we do
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Hang in there Villa....
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Stop giving the fucking ball away!
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Just go to stay tight, still doing okay.
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No panicking here, still in this
We need to do a lot better especially with the ball
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It’s pressure but our passing accuracy is shocking.
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Rashford at least needs to try and release it more often.
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It's only going to take two passes to break their press. They are insanely high up the pitch.
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I wish we were playing the Neymar, Messi version of PSG. They weren’t a patch on this lot. If we can keep to this score we will still have a great chance at Villa Park.
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Must admit I'd take a point if offered
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Commentators having a jizz fest everytime PSG touch the ball
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Every time we have the ball they seem to get 3 or 4 players
around us. Incredible stuff tbf.
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Asensio getting ready
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Asensio coming on.
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It's only going to take two passes to break their press. They are insanely high up the pitch.
About timing as per Bayern game
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The thing is, there IS space when we break we just don’t use it
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We know what happens next 8)
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Emi saves
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Although not sure if he will get the ball enough to do anything with it.
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Great save Emi!
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Christ! Living on the edge here.
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At least Asensio will know some of their weak areas.
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Konsa just passes the ball out to their player
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Liverpool were getting a worse chasing than this, come on boys
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Ramsey off.
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They're a bit good.
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They break so quickly it's scary.
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They break so quickly it's scary.
And they can shoot from everywhere too
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Liverpool were getting a worse chasing than this, come on boys
We have matched Plop in all but goal conceded, but then PSG didn't hit it like the two they have done tonight.
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KEEP HOLD OF THE FUCKING BALL
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41 v 4 touches in the opposition box
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he pulls our best player off??!? FFS!
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Don’t understand that substitution
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They're gonna need a special clean in that commentary box after the game.
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We're going to be absolutely knackered after this.
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We're going to be absolutely knackered after this.
Southampton on Saturday..
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Oh man.
Edit. Never mind.
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Phew, no penalty.
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New manager bounce.
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Don’t understand that substitution
Same, though Ramsey was having a good game and offering an out ball.
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Well done ref
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We're going to be absolutely knackered after this.
Thats why Garcia, Malen, Mings, Watkins etc...will play on Saturday
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McGinn done great for their goal but he's out of his depth at this level.
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Stop passing to them!
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Never
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We very often try to beat men from a standing start and lose it really cheaply.
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Been a long time since someone has outplayed us like this
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I've never played Football Manager but I'm guessing this is what it looks like in cheat mode.
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Stop giving the fucking ball away
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Yeh they’re quite good at football.
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Can we get Cash back on?
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We are playing with an inferiority complex when we have the ball.
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Been a long time since someone has outplayed us like this
Crystal Palace 😉
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Ramsey playing well
suprised he went off instead of SJM , think he has gave it away lately a bit. JJ had energy.
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Yes, we're getting a bit of a dry humping, but if we can string a few passes together on the break we can get in.
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I think they should let us play with an extra player
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Can’t we just put everyone on the line?
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PSG might be the best team I’ve seen us play in a very long time.
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i'd think about bringing Onana on to shore things up a bit
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Time for Ollie - someone has got to harass their midfield since we're so deep.
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The ease and cheapness that we give them the ball back is the most disappointing thing tonight
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We’re in the doldrums at the moment… need to get a few passes together and keep possession
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Dont really know what to advise - think Unai's on his own here
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The ease and cheapness that we give them the ball back is the most disappointing thing tonight
Yep just keep the ball
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Rashford again...
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Need to liven up and pressure them a bit.
Ax is having a nightmare.
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Rashford again...
all by himself, 1v2..
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McGinn having a mare second half after such a brilliant first half
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Disasi having a bit of a mare.
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Offside thank fuck
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I actually think we can beat these guys at Villa Park.
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Changes. Now. Legs have gone.
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The ease and cheapness that we give them the ball back is the most disappointing thing tonight
Yep just keep the ball
As Liverpool also found, PSG are very good at pressing
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We just need to maintain our discipline and not get pulled to shreds by PSG. Keep it tight, push up when possible but stop giving them opportunities to build up and push us back. It’s going to be a nightmare last 20-25. Will feel like hours.
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Offside. Thank fuck!
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Phew!
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Ollie and Onana on I reckon.
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thank fuck emi poor
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We are clinging on.
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Doue goes off thankfully
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Doue going off thankfully.
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McGinn having a mare second half after such a brilliant first half
Looks like he's running in treacle now
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Got to get Ollie and Onana on.
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They win so many tackles in midfield by just standing motionless almost. Not trying to win the ball, just being strong.
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Still in there, can't concede again, this is not a disaster as we stand, PSG will get frustrated, its a measure of how well we have done this job by the fact that we are keeping this very powerful team to one ahead.
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Fuck
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Barcola is another terrifying prospect.
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Emi having a mare second half. :(
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poor finish morgan
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decent chance
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Have to do better Morgan.
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I’m over the toilet bowl.
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These lot are the real deal. How does a team find a way to improve after binning off Messi, M’Bappe and Neymar?
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Has Ferdinand forgotten he's English?
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ref doesnt give any of the SJM bum tackles .
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ref, just letting them plow through the back. tf
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These lot are the real deal. How does a team find a way to improve after binning off Messi, M’Bappe and Neymar?
Having the wealth of Qatar behind them probably helps.
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Maatsen coming on.
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These lot are the real deal. How does a team find a way to improve after binning off Messi, M’Bappe and Neymar?
Because it was these players that made them a very disjointed team, now they play like a team
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Commentary has gone off. You'd think we were losing 7-0
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Maatsen and Onana, it seems. No Ollie?
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About 14 to go
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And Ollie
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Has this second half been going on since yesterday?
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These lot are the real deal. How does a team find a way to improve after binning off Messi, M’Bappe and Neymar?
Having the wealth of Qatar behind them probably helps.
Absolutely.
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Ref has been alright, I must say.
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My point was on paper that a team without their superstars is performing better.
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Can’t believe I had to explain that.
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Dont really know what to advise - think Unai's on his own here
"How am I supposed to know? Just do whatever you want." Mike Bassett.
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Cmon Ollie chase the fuck out of their defenders.
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So many crap moments where we just give the ball away.
Rashford and bouba both in the last minute
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Has Adensio touched the ball yet?
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My point was on paper that a team without their superstars is performing better.
Coach, Formations and Personnel.
A bit like us - with more money. A lot more
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Would love Ollie to bury a chance right at the end
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We are being daft on the ball at times
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Come on Villa hang in there
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Has Adensio touched the ball yet?
Adensio definitely hasn’t.
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Kamara and Disasi poor tonight
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If we win the ball back on the right side, we literally have nowhere to go with it. Kamara and Disasi look up.. to nothing.
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Can’t believe I had to explain that.
You didn't.
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Come on, Ollie. Now is the time to find your form.
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Their passing stats are astonishing, ours are less than average.
And that's why we're all over the place.
No possession = no control.
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Oh please fuck right off will you Ferdinand. Doing my nut in here.
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Can’t believe I had to explain that.
Because their superstars all did fuck all tracking and running.
Which is fine against Amiens, but play anyone decent and they didn’t have the legs.
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Has Adensio touched the ball yet?
Not sure he’s playing tonight mate
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We just cant handle there press
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Could we see a weird football moment, Watkins on, against the run of play, counters and scores, fingers crossed. Come on Ollie
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Holding on to 2-1 at the end will not be a bad result.
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Thought Kamara might have come off, looking leggy
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Lee!
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Could we see a weird football moment, Watkins on, against the run of play, counters and scores, fingers crossed. Come on Ollie
He will hit the keepers chest with his first attempt. Which is smaller than the goal.
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Chance!
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So many crap moments where we just give the ball away.
Rashford and bouba both in the last minute
I'll cut them some slack bearing in mind the opposition and how well they are playing. Get the ball back and split seconds to make decisions
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Holding on to 2-1 at the end will not be a bad result.
I agree entirely on this. Bearing in mind Palace battered us, 2-1 would give us a great position ahead of next week.
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Their passing stats are astonishing, ours are less than average.
And that's why we're all over the place.
No possession = no control.
We're up against the top team in Europe currently. I don't know what else you're expecting.
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PSG is the best pressing team we've played this season.
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They've dominated, but to be honest the actual chances they've created are no better than those Forest made on Saturday.
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Better
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PSG is the best pressing team we've played this season.
The best team I’ve seen us play in a decade
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Their passing stats are astonishing, ours are less than average.
And that's why we're all over the place.
No possession = no control.
We're up against the top team in Europe currently. I don't know what else you're expecting.
I was expecting us to win 4-0
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Holding on to 2-1 at the end will not be a bad result.
Agree 100%.
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PSG is the best pressing team we've played this season.
The best team I’ve seen us play in a decade
Since juve 1983z
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Holding on to 2-1 at the end will not be a bad result.
Is correct..
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Their passing stats are astonishing, ours are less than average.
And that's why we're all over the place.
No possession = no control.
We're up against the top team in Europe currently. I don't know what else you're expecting.
I was expecting us to win 4-0
Why so pessimistic?
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My point was on paper that a team without their superstars is performing better.
They might not be big names like the ones you mentioned, but they spent 180mil Euros just on their front free. We are not looking at players signed for a championship competing team.
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Oh, that chance for Asensio might have gone in had it not been deflected.
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PSG is the best pressing team we've played this season.
The best team I’ve seen us play in a decade
Stevenage says hello
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PSG is the best pressing team we've played this season.
The best team I’ve seen us play in a decade
Stevenage says hello
Yeah. They’d be walking the French league
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Their passing stats are astonishing, ours are less than average.
And that's why we're all over the place.
No possession = no control.
We're up against the top team in Europe currently. I don't know what else you're expecting.
I'm not sure what people were expecting, they did exactly the same thing to Liverpool who are walking our league
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And citeh.
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Six minutes of not listening to Ferdinand. How will we cope?
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And citeh.
These guys are much much better than City
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It's only 2-1, Doncaster did us 3-0 so are obviously better.
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It's only 2-1, Doncaster did us 3-0 so are obviously better.
Come on Donny!
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And citeh.
These guys are much much better than City
He meant they turned them over as well in Paris.
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villa aint beat french team in a european comp?
not Lille
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How long is left?
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How long is left?
3 plus
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Their passing stats are astonishing, ours are less than average.
And that's why we're all over the place.
No possession = no control.
We're up against the top team in Europe currently. I don't know what else you're expecting.
I'm not sure what people were expecting, they did exactly the same thing to Liverpool who are walking our league
👏
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Thanks
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Apparently we've never beaten a French team in Europe. Lille last year?
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villa aint beat french team in a european comp?
not Lille
We beat Rennes home and away. Our only win in France.
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Did the commentator just say we've never beaten a French team in European competition? Err, Lille last season?
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We don't have any Portuguese players these days. I can't remember any since the mighty Fernando Nelson. Let's sign some. They're really good.
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There must be a massive game of soggy biscuit in the commentary box. But we're still in it.
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We don't have any Portuguese players these days. I can't remember any since the mighty Fernando Nelson. Let's sign some. They're really good.
Joao Felix, your time is near!
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I think they mean win in France as i've seen that a few times this week but we won away to Rennes. Only the Intertoto but it was a European competition.
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We don't have any Portuguese players these days. I can't remember any since the mighty Fernando Nelson. Let's sign some. They're really good.
Cheers, Tiago Ilori is crying now.
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onana done ok
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Still grinding this out, we are doing well, as it stands PSG will regret this.
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3 added mins
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Onana has been superb.
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See it out now lads
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We don't have any Portuguese players these days. I can't remember any since the mighty Fernando Nelson. Let's sign some. They're really good.
Moreira says hello.
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3-1
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We don't have any Portuguese players these days. I can't remember any since the mighty Fernando Nelson. Let's sign some. They're really good.
Moreira says hello.
Was he the love island intro one?
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I think they mean win in France as i've seen that a few times this week but we won away to Rennes. Only the Intertoto but it was a European competition.
Lille on pens last year was in France surely?
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That’s the last thing we wanted
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Boll ks
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That's a massive goal, wankers
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3-1
We’ll smash the Europa next season
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Oh holes in bottoms 😫
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Fucked it
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Arse
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Shame, 2-1 would have been a very good result.
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FFS.
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I think that's that.
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Tie over.
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that hurts
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Fuck me. 2-1 would have been a solid result. 3-1 so much harder now.
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That goal is a killer
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Sgame
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Oh fuck off. Probably all over now.
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It’s over. They’ll score at Villa.
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I think that's that.
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Fuck it.
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Bollocks, so close to a great result.
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Pub side shot from Rogers.
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Balls
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Konsa man
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Wank
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PSG always seem to fuck it up.. hopefully they will next week.
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It's obviously not over. Chill.
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We've been largely appalling. Doing our best to ensure they have all the possession. Rashford ruining almost every attack by running into the first man. Shite
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All over.
Injury time goal has probably knocked us out
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Fucks sake
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I think that's that.
Agree
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Pub side shot from Rogers.
That's most of his shots to be fair
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silly defeatists on here.. glad you're on the computer and not the pitch.
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Wow that’s a kicker
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2-1 and we're still in. Unfortunately, I now think the tie's gone.
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Probably the worst one for us to concede as well as the others needed tremendous finishes still. Who dived to cut out the pass and left the rest of the defence trying to catch up?
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We've been largely appalling. Doing our best to ensure they have all the possession. Rashford ruining almost every attack by running into the first man. Shite
That's incredibly harsh. This is against a top, top side.
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We've been largely appalling. Doing our best to ensure they have all the possession. Rashford ruining almost every attack by running into the first man. Shite
Ridiculous comments mate. They are a brilliant team who controlled the game. They have fabulous individuals who score amazing goals.
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It isn't over but very tough. We just have to go for it. Thought we defended well but just have to have confidence and get some possession.
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An early goal for us at VP next week and it's on again. Believe.
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2-0 down. That’s not easy but not impossible. We have to believe.