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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Tuscans on September 28, 2025, 12:50:49 PM
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Why is Kamara not playing?!
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Kamara on the bench? What is this tomfoolery?!
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Managing minutes is my guess.
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Hope we get a fingers in the ears celebration today.
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Let's hope Elliott has learnt his lesson and holds on to the ball too long, rather than release it quickly.
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Also I think I would be starting Sancho by now
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Wow, not what I expected.
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One of Paus best games in the week...take a seat
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How bad does Rogers need to be to be benched
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Watkins 8)
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Kamara and Pau dropping out is a mistake.
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Kamara not playing is really weird. I guess it’s all guns blazing from the start.
Surely it’s last chance saloon for Rogers today, at least for a while if we see another clown show. He can do it, we’ve seen it before. Fingers firmly crossed he shakes off whatever it is that he’s struggling with.
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Watkins 8)
That's the spirit...just to serve your own agenda!
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Massive job for McGinn today too without anybody else in there breaking play up.
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My guess is he feels beat Feynoord on Thursday and we should piss the group phase.
Torres strange omission as Mings slow the game down too much.
Be interesting to see how Elliot steps up
Kamara only just back from injury so understate
Mcginn and Bogarde defensively ok but no pace or zip in midfield
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Kamara and Pau dropping out is a mistake.
Leaving the 2 standout performers from midweek out is bizarre.
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every team sheet amazes me .
I always scratch my head and think really ?
was happy to see Elliot in and then I see Kamara not starting . Him and Torres was brilliant on Thursday and Sancho deserves a start .
Lets hope Rogers actually gets pass to Watkins as I heard its 2 passes he has got to him in 440 minutes .
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Watkins 8)
That's the spirit...just to serve your own agenda!
He's gonna score today I can feel it.
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Torres made more progressive runs and forward passes in his last game than Watkins and Rogers put together have all season so says Stato
So we can’t be having any of that you better sit on the bench until you learn your lesson
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Rogers must have some serious photos.
Concerned that UE is beginning to lose the plot.
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Watkins 8)
That's the spirit...just to serve your own agenda!
He's gonna score today I can feel it.
I don't want to know what you can feel! :)
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Bogarde seems totally integrated into the squad now.
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Bogarde seems totally integrated into the squad now.
Yes, so far the only highlight of the season
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Poundland Bert gets another start.
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Kamara and Pau dropping out is a mistake.
You don't have their fitness stats.
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My guess is he feels beat Feynoord on Thursday and we should piss the group phase.
Torres strange omission as Mings slow the game down too much.
Be interesting to see how Elliot steps up
Kamara only just back from injury so understate
Mcginn and Bogarde defensively ok but no pace or zip in midfield
Could be prioritising the Europa League, which would make sense given our current situation.
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Hope we get a fingers in the ears celebration today.
From which one? They all seem to hate us apart from Meatball.
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Poundland Bert gets another start.
That's the spirit. JFC.
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Aren't they complete opposites? One was a maverick whose only defensive work was slicing clearances. The other is a grafter with what looks to be questionable technique.
Combine the two and you'd have a 100m player. In isolation...not sure on either.
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Stick you best player in the bench really gives the oppo a boost! Wish Kamara was starting and not playing next Thursday.
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That line up both is and isn't what I was expecting, according to which angle I'm looking at it...
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I always felt that Steed Malbranque was the kind of player we'd buy, and one who would have been totally average for us.
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Atmosphere is a bit laid back and flat. 2pm Sunday isn’t a great kick off time.
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Dropping Torres after a really solid performance in the week keeps him high on confidence and fresh for Thursday night. I'm not sure I would fancy him today up against Jimenez. Mings should be able to take care of him.
Great to see Bogarde starting. He's there on merit.
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Atmosphere is a bit laid back and flat. 2pm Sunday isn’t a great pick off time.
Well, I hope we'll be picking them off nice and easily today, what?...
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Garcia not on the bench I noticed.
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Footballers talking about how much they love the Ryder Cup, or something. Dunno, mute is on...
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Dropping Torres after a really solid performance in the week keeps him high on confidence and fresh for Thursday night. I'm not sure I would fancy him today up against Jimenez. Mings should be able to take care of him.
Great to see Bogarde starting. He's there on merit.
Agreed. Jiminez gave Torres a roughing up not too long back. I don't think we have many goals in us, so need to be able to deal with that physicality.
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Martinez and Leno enjoy a little, no doubt nostalgic, hug and chat...
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How come Fulham have white shorts on? I thought the rules were both teams had different colours on?
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How come Fulham have white shorts on? I thought the rules were both teams had different colours on?
Same against Newcastle, seems to be a thing this season!
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Afternoon all - up the f'n Villa!
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Alex Iwobi, my personal would have signed him on the basis of having played well against us pick
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Lovely turn from Guessand there. Unfortunately Ollie's old lack of offside judgement seems to be back...
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Oh fuck a duck...
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wtf marking ffs
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Ooooh boy.
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Same old story.
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thought bogarde was marking him
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Another day; another great start...
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No-one saw that run...
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low block now and we are fucked
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VAR
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Great start, that’s some woeful marking from Bogarde.
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Of course. Statues defending that corner
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WTAF?
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What the fuck!
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Defensively soft as my Turd this morning after a load of fruit yesterday
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WTAF.
Wake up!!
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Why is Bogarde marking Jimenez? Ffs
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Why is Bogarde starting?!? He is rubbish. Nice defending there.
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Even before the goal, Watkins finally gets a through ball and is instantly offside.
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Pau on now ffs
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Not every goal conceded is someone’s mistake. That was superb work by Jimenez and a fantastic header.
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Pau on now ffs
Why? What would that have changed?
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Some of the negativity about selection is bonkers.
Anyway my prediction is 0-4.
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Have to say, I'm not Watkins biggest fan but for that offside earlier, Guessand touch a touch too many before playing it. Just needed to play it first time, it'll come.
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Not every goal conceded is someone’s mistake. That was superb work by Jimenez and a fantastic header.
It was a fine set piece, one that they had clearly worked on. But no-one saw the run and that needs to be looked at
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Have to say, I'm not Watkins biggest fan but for that offside earlier, Guessand touch a touch too many before playing it. Just needed to play it first time, it'll come.
Maybe Unai told him not to release too early…
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Why is Bogarde marking Jimenez? Ffs
exactly . get Mings in , they say to keep hold of Jimenez , they said ...
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This season is fucking rubbish.
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Pau on now ffs
Why? What would that have changed?
Maybe not standing like a statue as Mings was
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Who did the commentator say Villa fans had given a mixed reception to?...
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Not every goal conceded is someone’s mistake. That was superb work by Jimenez and a fantastic header.
If only we had someone who could devise a really good set piece...
It was a fine set piece, one that they had clearly worked on. But no-one saw the run and that needs to be looked at
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This season is fucking rubbish.
C'mon
Its only just started getting bad
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Oh, it's our mate coming on...
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Pau on now ffs
Why? What would that have changed?
Maybe not standing like a statue as Mings was
He was clearly "manouvered" out of the way by the Fulham player.
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Who did the commentator say Villa fans had given a mixed reception to?...
I thought he said Fulham were giving a mixed reaction to Elliott because he started out there.
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I'm sorry but Emery has run his course at Villa. I know he has lots of goodwill but his tactics have clearly been figured out by the entire division and he refuses to change. We should've been in for Nuno before he went to West Ham.
Stephen
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It seems the norm now, that the smallest mark the biggest, I haven't a clue why.
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anyway still 85 ish minutes .
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Adama coming on, the fat shit.
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Take Kamara, Sancho and Maatsen out of the side and we lose all pace, guile and craft. Crap goal to give away as no-one was awake enough to stop him. We really don't help ourselves.
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Pau on now ffs
Why? What would that have changed?
Maybe not standing like a statue as Mings was
He was clearly "manouvered" out of the way by the Fulham player.
He's clearly too slow to react
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I’m not enjoying this season at all. So far.
It still has a horrible Gerrardesque feeling about it from where I am.
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bogarde skinned
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As ever, the opposition score from their first attempt.
You know what's coming.
Slow, slow, slow slow slow. Contiuous passes along the back line in a clueless attempt to break down a low block and we concede another one in due course.
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Pau on now ffs
Why? What would that have changed?
Maybe not standing like a statue as Mings was
He was clearly "manouvered" out of the way by the Fulham player.
He's clearly too slow to react
We'll have to disagree - I think that you're just looking for an excuse to find fault
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Not every goal conceded is someone’s mistake. That was superb work by Jimenez and a fantastic header.
It was a stupid corner to give away in the first place.
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We've got no oomph. Where has our oomph gone?
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If we had a properly quick forward who loved to run in behind, it wouldn't half stop teams pressing us so aggressively and ease the pressure on our back line.
As it is, their high press means we desperately need Torres as he's the only defender we've got capable of consistently picking passes in a tight space.
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why are we scared to shoot.
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Pau on now ffs
Why? What would that have changed?
Maybe not standing like a statue as Mings was
He was clearly "manouvered" out of the way by the Fulham player.
He's clearly too slow to react
We'll have to disagree - I think that you're just looking for an excuse to find fault
Maybe. Dunno why he dropped Pau though
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Silva has clearly just watched what Glasner does against us.
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All this chopping and changing if the team doesn't help morale. Especially leaving players out if the side who played well. And consistently playing players who are out of form.
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Pau on now ffs
Why? What would that have changed?
Maybe not standing like a statue as Mings was
He was clearly "manouvered" out of the way by the Fulham player.
He's clearly too slow to react
We'll have to disagree - I think that you're just looking for an excuse to find fault
Maybe. Dunno why he dropped Pau though
That's a different - and valid - question
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Fortunately we score loads of goals.
Mings again day dreaming on the defensive line.
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Pau on now ffs
Why? What would that have changed?
Maybe not standing like a statue as Mings was
He was clearly "manouvered" out of the way by the Fulham player.
He's clearly too slow to react
We'll have to disagree - I think that you're just looking for an excuse to find fault
Maybe. Dunno why he dropped Pau though
Because Pau is a slow, weak lump
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If we had a properly quick forward who loved to run in behind, it wouldn't half stop teams pressing us so aggressively and ease the pressure on our back line.
As it is, their high press means we desperately need Torres as he's the only defender we've got capable of consistently picking passes in a tight space.
Name one.
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Maybe Unai told him not to release too early…
It's usually good advice.
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Maybe Unai told him not to release too early…
It's usually good advice.
Nonsense. Get it over with.
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Elliots looking busy and has had some nice involvements, that's what we need more of.
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If we had a properly quick forward who loved to run in behind, it wouldn't half stop teams pressing us so aggressively and ease the pressure on our back line.
As it is, their high press means we desperately need Torres as he's the only defender we've got capable of consistently picking passes in a tight space.
Name one.
I'd name him Theobald the Fearless.
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Not so SJM
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that is a terrible miss
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Christ McGinn….. we’re just shite at everything.
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great closing down and then an absolute shit show of a finish from McGinn.
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Guessand looking lively
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Crap from McGinn
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Good work from Guessand come on.
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Go on Evann.
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This has gone beyond worrying now.
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Excellent Guessand.
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Not so SJM
Yes but hate the way Sky show long replay bits and you miss the live action.
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Nice bit of promise there from Guessand. More of that, please.
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Excellent Guessand.
Yep impressed with him today.
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Maatsen now please
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Win Europa and get relegated?
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Well done Cash.
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Ty is so afraid to pass forward and up goes the I'm sorry hand 49 times a game to the left back.
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Great dispossess by Cash, and then he stands with the ball...
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Mings is chronically wank!
To a man sell the lot in jan and start again
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This has gone beyond worrying now.
Expectations need to be lowered. We're not what we were abilitywise. Bottom half finish this year and pray we have enough for Europa League.
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cheating little twat
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Maatsen now please
He should be first choice right now. We need all the pace we can get.
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Cheating twat, diving shit but I'm unhappy with how easy it is to get through us. What the hell has happened to Digne?
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Booked for diving, I love to see it! Great job ref.
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Good to see a player booked for simulation. Needs to happen more.
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Put a cunting tackle in you cowards
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They'll give a pissing pen for this now.
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King is tearing us apart here.
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How many players did Josh King beat then?
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Hopefully there won't be too many yellows for that otherwise all our players will be booked for simulating footballers.
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Too easy, again.
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Well said. Totally agree.
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Cheating twat, diving shit but I'm unhappy with how easy it is to get through us. What the hell has happened to Digne?
This back four has the reputation as our "solid" one: good defensively but lacking in attacking threat. Trouble is, the latter part of that is still true but the former no longer is.
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That’s 2 penalties we’ve got away with. 3rd time unlucky?
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There's a real stench about us
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Cheating twat, diving shit but I'm unhappy with how easy it is to get through us. What the hell has happened to Digne?
This back four has the reputation as our "solid" one: good defensively but lacking in attacking threat. Trouble is, the latter part of that is still true but the former no longer is.
Agreed. Worried about the legs on both Digne and Mings. Say that as a big fan of both.
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Play with a fucking brain McGinn.
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Worst start to a season for ever, and who have we played? We'd only regard Newcastle as being around our level...
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That’s 2 penalties we’ve got away with. 3rd time unlucky?
Yep. Ref will give the next one.
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That’s 2 penalties we’ve got away with. 3rd time unlucky?
How do you get away with things that were correct decisions?
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This is absolute rubbish, losing 1-1 battles all over the pitch and Fulham winning every first and second ball.
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Is Rogers playing?
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Worrying thing is this was our easy run of games as well. I refuse to lower any expectations as these players can do better than this shit.
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Boy are we missing Youri
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We have been pathetic McGinn and Bogarde is not good enough when Mings cannot pass well enough
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I’m not enjoying this season at all. So far.
It still has a horrible Gerrardesque feeling about it from where I am.
I'd snap your arm off for the 14 league wins we managed in that 2021/22 Smith/Gerrard season.
It's a struggle to see where the 10 will come from, at the minute.
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We look poor
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Justifiable position. Like that phrase. And correct too
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The Cash one is a penalty for me. He is accidentally stopping the ball from going towards goal, not intentional at all but should be a penalty. I'd be furious if that happened at the other end.
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Is Rogers playing?
Without Tielemans we can't the ball to him quickly enough.
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That’s 2 penalties we’ve got away with. 3rd time unlucky?
Yep. Ref will give the next one.
Don’t tell me you haven’t seen those given, particularly the “handball”. If that were the other way around, we would be screaming for a penalty.
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We're a shambles honestly. This is as bad as I've seen us since we came back to the Premier League. Everyone knows how to attack us and how to stop us attacking, and even when we get a break our way the players look utterly devoid of ideas and even technique, all the surefootedness and élan of elderly giraffes.
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We can’t keep playing this back four with the style we want to play.
We’re a mess.
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Sloppy offside from Digne.
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digne rubbish
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SORT THE FUCKING OFFSIDES OUT!!
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A lot of the other teams in the Premier League seem to have improved this season. Whereas we have gone backwards. Doesn't bode well.
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We're not trying to win, we're not solid enough not to lose. What the hell are we trying to do this season?
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torres coming
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Traore up against Pau....uh oh
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We're a shambles honestly. This is as bad as I've seen us since we came back to the Premier League. Everyone knows how to attack us and how to stop us attacking, and even when we get a break our way the players look utterly devoid of ideas and even technique, all the surefootedness and élan of elderly giraffes.
elan .Like that.
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Pau getting ready.
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Pau for Mings should help us...swap Maatsen for Digne while you are at it.
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Mings subbed
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That’s 2 penalties we’ve got away with. 3rd time unlucky?
Yep. Ref will give the next one.
Don’t tell me you haven’t seen those given, particularly the “handball”. If that were the other way around, we would be screaming for a penalty.
I'd like to think I wouldn't be. When you're turning like Cash was your arm goes out naturally to maintain balance
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We're not trying to win, we're not solid enough not to lose. What the hell are we trying to do this season?
It’s ridiculous negative mindset. Unai should be prioritising scoring goals but he isn’t.
At least Torres is on, hope Mings isn’t badly hurt.
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WTF has happened us
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torres coming
The filthy fucker, time and a place for that sort of thing.
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How to forget how to play football by Aston Villa
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Injury? Or early replacement because no Jimenez means potential less physicality?
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Looks like a bit of an ankle problem. Perhaps that's why he's not been on it today
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You can choose not to see it if you wish, but this is relegation form and a relegation style of play.
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Better Morgan.
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Nevermind anything as high falutin as actually beating his man, he can't even square the ball in acres of space. Rubbish.
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You can choose not to see it if you wish, but this is relegation form and a relegation style of play.
Oh don't worry, I'm seeing it
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Is this any better than Lego heads football now? I would seriously play the kids as this lot don’t seem interested
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You can choose not to see it if you wish, but this is relegation form and a relegation style of play.
Yes it is and if the manager keeps leaving our better players on the bench, he will enable it.
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That’s 2 penalties we’ve got away with. 3rd time unlucky?
Yep. Ref will give the next one.
Don’t tell me you haven’t seen those given, particularly the “handball”. If that were the other way around, we would be screaming for a penalty.
I'd like to think I wouldn't be. When you're turning like Cash was your arm goes out naturally to maintain balance
I quite agree with you but, even if it’s not intentional, under the current rules, you’ve seen them given.
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Another 35 min of no shots on target
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This is boring.
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The set up does not work it’s really obvious- if your main forward never touches the ball it’s a problem.
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The set up does not work it’s really obvious- if your main forward never touches the ball it’s a problem.
I thought that was when he was at his best?
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Good defending Pau - aimless punt to Watkins puts us in danger.
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Wahoo!!!!
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OLLIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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I hate to be depressive, but this can’t continue can it?
Our owners are going to intervene at some point. I really don’t want Emery gone, but it’s clear our players are suffering with confidence, belief.
If we don’t get three points today, how much longer is it going to be before they intervene?
The players owe Emery massively and they are all failing him with one or two exceptions. But it’s just not good enough at all.
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Gooooooaaaaaalllllllllll Ollie, lovely finish.
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ggggggoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllll
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Fuck a duck a league goal
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At...long...fucking...last...😀
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I hate to be depressive, but this can’t continue can it?
Our owners are going to intervene at some point. I really don’t want Emery gone, but it’s clear our players are suffering with confidence, belief.
If we don’t get three points today, how much longer is it going to be before they intervene?
The players owe Emery massively and they are all failing him with one or two exceptions. But it’s just not good enough at all.
Oh bollocks. As soon as I type that….
Olllieeeeeee!!!
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
So desperately needed to see this.
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Offside?
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VAR
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And breathe.
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Ollie!
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Goal stands
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Yes! Come on!
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That was a great great finish, well measured.
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I hate to be depressive, but this can’t continue can it?
Our owners are going to intervene at some point. I really don’t want Emery gone, but it’s clear our players are suffering with confidence, belief.
If we don’t get three points today, how much longer is it going to be before they intervene?
The players owe Emery massively and they are all failing him with one or two exceptions. But it’s just not good enough at all.
Oh bollocks. As soon as I type that….
Olllieeeeeee!!!
Thanks!
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He only needs a sniff!
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Brilliant finish...well done Ollie.
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when hes no time to think hes excellent
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Should have taken his penalty like that.
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Brilliant finish.
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Sniffer Watkins strikes again.
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World class 8)
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Well done, Ollie.
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Well done Ollie. Maybe we need to hit it long more often
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OLLLIEEE!!!!
An instinctive finish that's what he needed.
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Great finish Ollie....
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Over the top and bosh.More of this kind of thing please
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Never doubted him.
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Play the ball forward early, score a goal...who knew?
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when hes no time to think hes excellent
Same with a lot of our players
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It's almost as though playing balls for him to run on to suits him, we should try it more often.
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Yessss. Pleased for Ollie, the World's Number 11...
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Some shocking first touches for Villa, Elliot and Bogarde.
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We're losing possession too easily
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Never doubted him.
Same.
They all said he was shit but 1 in 11 speaks for itself.
Oliver Wato'o 8)
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We're losing possession too easily
We need a Kamara type player
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It's almost as though playing balls for him to run on to suits him, we should try it more often.
To be fair they have looked for it a few times - before Torres came on
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We're losing possession too easily
We need a Kamara type player
Name one.
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Never doubted him.
Same.
They all said he was shit but 1 in 11 speaks for itself.
Oliver Wato'o 8)
Aww, you guys!
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Guessand doesn't look like a winger to me. I could see him playing centrally.
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Good little spell of better, quicker football there! We can do it.
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think Id get Maatsen on that was another poor ball by digne then in a great position.
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Bogarde has been rubbish.
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We're losing possession too easily
We need a Kamara type player
Players like that are very hard to find.
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We're losing possession too easily
We need a Kamara type player
Name one.
Carlos Alberto
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Another crap first touch, Rogers is better than that.
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The Rogers of old would have put his laces through that
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Great ball from McGinn, unlucky Rogers, not an easy ball to bring down over your shoulder. That used to be reserved for Bergkamp.
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8 added mins
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We're playing much better here
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8 added mins
Still time for a winner.
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8 minutes of extra time?
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Silva's a moany little knob, isn’t he?
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The Rogers of old would have put his laces through that
Yes should have volleyed that in.
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8 minutes of extra time?
Few injuries and a sub already
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Rogers off at h/t. He's just not there at the moment...
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Rogers off at h/t. He's just not there at the moment...
That'll never happen
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Rogers off at h/t. He's just not there at the moment...
I’m a firm believer in giving someone the opportunity to play themselves back into form. But Rogers is just not there at the moment.
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Wouldn't mind seeing Sancho on the left though
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Cash giving his man the freedom of Witton Lane
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Rogers should be playing in the reserves right now. At the very least he could discover where the net is.
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The problem with Roger’s is that if it’s just confidence then subbing him will be counterproductive. It’s not an easy decision
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Fucking abysmal from Rogers, a simple pass fucked up.
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Rogers having a shocker. Again.
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Has Roger’s made a pass yet????
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Lucas Digne, has done it once in four or five seasons. Why bother? Never beating him from there.
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I do enjoy half the first team having a meeting about a freekick only to do that lol At least he got it on target I guess.
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Lucas Digne, has done it once in four or five seasons. Why bother? Never beating him from there.
Done it for France a few times. But i agree. Unless you have a free kick demon then those are always a waste.
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Josh King looks a very good young player.
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We need to dodge The Rodge.
Rodge off, Sancho on.
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Rogers on half decent form would be a benefit to us.
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Right...that was crap but we got away with it. This lot are error prone in defence, let's go onto fast attack and capitalise on this in the second half
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One good move in 53 minutes of play, largely second to the ball and Fulham have got through us too easily a few times.
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I do enjoy half the first team having a meeting about a freekick only to do that lol At least he got it on target I guess.
Like a Hollywood production
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Rogers needs subbing. This is there to be won if we are brave enough.
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There were fleeting moments there when we looked like our old imperious, fearless selves. I don't know what to do to bring it out but it's there somewhere.
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Out of the relegation zone as it stands. 8)
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maatsen for Luca
Kamara for Bogarde
sancho for Rogers
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Lucas Digne, has done it once in four or five seasons. Why bother? Never beating him from there.
Done it for France a few times. But i agree. Unless you have a free kick demon then those are always a waste.
Don't think he's ever scored for France has he?
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OK Unai.
You've seen what they've got and how they're doing it.
Sort it out in the HT dressing room chit-chat and let's do the job in the 2nd half.
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maatsen for Luca
Kamara for Bogarde
sancho for Rogers
The job's yours.
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Right...that was crap but we got away with it. This lot are error prone in defence, let's go onto fast attack and capitalise on this in the second half
Bit harsh. Thought it was OK on the whole to be fair. We just look a little bit low on confidence and lacking a bit of quality, but have looked pretty lively.
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The first half was further proof that we are seeing the end of the Mings and Digne era.
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Bogarde needs to come off, lost his man for their goal and for me lacks pace.
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Out of the relegation zone as it stands. 8)
Oooh, goody, with a winnable game against Burnley to come!
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maatsen for Luca
Kamara for Bogarde
sancho for Rogers
Surely Guessand first?
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Buendia coming on it seems
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We're still not right but I think we were trying to play through the lines a lot more in that half, which is a big step in the right direction.
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Stonewall pen says both pundits
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The first half was further proof that we are seeing the end of the Mings and Digne era.
I'd agree with that/ Torres is our MOTM and he has only been on a few minutes
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Stonewall pen says both pundits
I thought King left his foot trailing, looking for it personally. If he wanted to skip Martinez, he would have done.
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Stonewall pen says both pundits
What, the two London-centric pundits, surely not!!
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At the time I thought that I would not have been surprised if either were given.
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Buendia coming on it seems
I bloody hope not.
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Stonewall pen says both pundits
Twats. Both of them. Well Les is a decent sort just acting it.
Thought Cash one we were luckier if I am being honest.
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We badly need to win this.
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Stonewall pen says both pundits
I thought King left his foot trailing, looking for it personally. If he wanted to skip Martinez, he would have done.
No issue with the first penalty claim, he showed no interest in getting back on the ball when he dinked it past Martinez, more interested in the penalty than the ball. The Cash one, physically stops the ball from going towards goal and whilst accidental, I think we got away with that one.
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Only saw the second half of that. Cracking finish from Watkins, I think it's a pen on King tbf, surprised it wasn't given.
Maybe that's a turning point for us.
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maatsen for Luca
Kamara for Bogarde
sancho for Rogers
Surely Guessand first?
dont think hes been no where near bad as Rogers.
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What the actual fuck are these pundits on about. The most obvious dive, right booked for it, but no. Fulham woz robbed.
And how many times is Silva going to get away with his antics?
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He put the ball one way and then went in the opposite direction to throw himself over Martinez. He made no attempt to get the ball and just went for the foul. The pundits asking what he was supposed to do might look at it again and ask what Martinez was supposed to do?
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Lucas Digne, has done it once in four or five seasons. Why bother? Never beating him from there.
Done it for France a few times. But i agree. Unless you have a free kick demon then those are always a waste.
Don't think he's ever scored for France has he?
Ummm
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Out of the relegation zone as it stands. 8)
We are staying up say we are staying up 8)
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Buendia coming on to replace Elliott to slow the game down as Elliott passed forward too much
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Guessand has done a few nice things but needs to deliver into the box a bit more. I think he's done ok so far. Bogarde on the other hand.
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Buendia coming on to add more pace
I always defend Unai but WTF is this
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Buendia, you're fucking joking! Jesus Unai, what are you doing? He's been shit in the last couple of games and adds the square root of fuck all.
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From one angle it looks like he left his foot dangling and basically kicked Martinez' leg, from the other way it does look like Martinez "took him out". As for the other one, the pundits said it would have been harsh to give it!
I think Guessand has been not too bad.
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Guessand has done a few nice things but needs to deliver into the box a bit more. I think he's done ok so far. Bogarde on the other hand.
I think he’s been absolutely woeful. Playing below me first half. Doesn’t even offer positional help.
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I would put Sancho on now
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Lucas Digne, has done it once in four or five seasons. Why bother? Never beating him from there.
Done it for France a few times. But i agree. Unless you have a free kick demon then those are always a waste.
Don't think he's ever scored for France has he?
Ummm
Everyone is correct. That was technically an OG
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Lucas Digne, has done it once in four or five seasons. Why bother? Never beating him from there.
Done it for France a few times. But i agree. Unless you have a free kick demon then those are always a waste.
Don't think he's ever scored for France has he?
Ummm
Cracking free kick to be fair.
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Did I hear the commentators right earlier? Watkins went 7 hours and 59 minutes without scoring before this goal. Wild. Our whole attack needs looking at.
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Wish he'd do it for Villa.
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He doesn't fancy Elliot does he?
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Id have had kamara to tighten the midfield up , they have gone through Bogarde easy.
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Buendia, bloody hell.
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Buendia for Elliott? WTF?
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i thought Elliot was one of our brighter players that half.
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He's coming on for Elliott? Unai seems to have it in for Elliott for some reason. Bizarre.
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I would put Sancho on now
I'd only put Sancho on of Maatsen is on too
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Buendia doing great from the start
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That's 4 times Buendia has had the ball, lost it 3 times.
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sort your touch buendia . twice hes lost it
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Buendía loses the ball 3 times in his first 90 seconds in the pitch.
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This game and that sub are really testing my 35 month long unequivocal backing of Unai Emery.
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Great first touch from Emi
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3 ball losses by Buendia - twice in good positions
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After about a minute of Buendia I am now wanting him subbed
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Buendia is crap, we’re going back a few years to remember a midfield line up as bad as this.
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This game and that sub are really testing my 35 month long unequivocal backing of Unai Emery.
Same. It's really pissed me off to be honest.
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Maybe we brought Buendia on to take the shitness trophy from Rogers.
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It’s because Buendia is not good enough.
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Get in!!
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BELTER!
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That a boy....SGORIO.....glad some fucker wants to shoot
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This game and that sub are really testing my 35 month long unequivocal backing of Unai Emery.
Something about Villa just does something to managers. We are the football equivalent of the hotel in The Shining.
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That’s some goal by SJM.
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Lovely goal, but great work from Bogarde.
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well done bogarde winning it in midfield
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McFugginGinn!!!
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GET THE FUK IN YA BEAUTY!
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SJM!!!!!!!!!!!
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Morgan loved it
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buendia assist
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Ha, Buendía assist!
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That’s some goal by SJM.
Fucking Exocet!
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buendia assist
Get in!
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We need Emery cam back
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Woof
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SCORRRRRRRRRRRCHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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OMG. Is this really Villa??
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It’s because Buendia is not good enough.
Sorry...🤪
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Some start to the second half. Much much better from us.
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wwtf is happenning
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Mcginn makes amends there
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Now keep it up. 2 goals - witchcraft
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WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS hahahahaha"!! BUENDIA!!!
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What a player he is.
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Now keep it up. 2 goals - witchcraft
3
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All of a sudden, we are back!!!! Well done Buendia and Ollie.
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Sexy and delicious football.
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loks like rogers does another air kick
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Good day, sir!
(Is he onside though)
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What did I say? This lot are susceptible in defence...
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Buendia with a goal and assist within 6 mins of coming on, not good enough!!
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Rogers did so well to play in Digne, Watkins did brilliantly to catch it, cross it, come on!
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BLOODY HELLLL!!!!
I was convinced that was offside but get in you beauty. And fair play to Buendia.
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loks like rogers does another air kick
He can do 6 a game if we score each time
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What a stop by Ezri!!!!!!!
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It’s a fiesta! A goal fiesta!
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Excellent defending from Konsa.
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Buendia I take it back!
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rogers gives it away first and puts us on pressure and then emi fucks it up . .
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Incredible save from Konza.
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Fick's sake, that came from more shite play by Rogers
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This game and that sub are really testing my 35 month long unequivocal backing of Unai Emery.
I should do this more often!
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Unai must have gone nuts at half time.
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Fick's sake, that came from more shite play by Rogers
It my have been Bogarde
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As someone said well done Bogarde on the 1st goal
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We are staying up!
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Unai's just messaged me to say that's there's no need for any apologies from those who questioned him subbing off Elliot for Emi B.
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Come on you Villa babbies!! We need a 4th and ideally a 5th for my poor heart
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I'll talk about John McGinn when I'm old(er) and grey(er).
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We definitely look better with Torres playing.
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I'll talk about John McGinn when I'm old(er) and grey(er).
I was thinking similar, so grateful for him.
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We definitely look better with Torres playing.
Really??????
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At least Unai won't be rage sacked for losing to Fulham now. Ollie saved his job.
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I'll talk about John McGinn when I'm old(er) and grey(er).
I was thinking similar, so grateful for him.
18 premier league goals now, equal with Paul Merson
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We definitely look better with Torres playing.
We do.
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Bad challenge that, and the ref just waved play on!
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Castagne with a nasty challenge there, lucky boy.
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Bad challenge that, and the ref just waved play on!
What does he think happened to make that one to wave play on for?
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Buendia does give the ball away a lot under pressure but he does do his bit with closing down the oppo.
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Brilliant from McGinn
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got to play it right there
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Brilliant from McGinn
He's been absolutely superb today.
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Bogarde has been much better this half
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Bogarde has been much better this half
He has.
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Does Kevin has a batman symbol on his neck...?!
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Silva's took his two best players off.
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John looks hurty, Boobs coming on
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Is mcginn injured?
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Buendia does give the ball away a lot under pressure but he does do his bit with closing down the oppo.
I reckon he'd be a much better player if he didn't try to do something many things that he's just not good enough to do.
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Why want Cash pass to his winger? Every time the winger is free but he turns back and passes it inside or backwards!
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Collision with Josh King apparently
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Why want Cash pass to his winger? Every time the winger is free but he turns back and passes it inside or backwards!
Maybe he still thinks he's got Bailey ahead of him?
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Buendia does give the ball away a lot under pressure but he does do his bit with closing down the oppo.
I reckon he'd be a much better player if he didn't try to do something many things that he's just not good enough to do.
Agreed. It looks like he's trying to emulate Maradona whenever he gets the ball. I appreciate the intent, but knowing when to just keep it simple is a skill in itself
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Buendia does give the ball away a lot under pressure but he does do his bit with closing down the oppo.
I reckon he'd be a much better player if he didn't try to do something many things that he's just not good enough to do.
Agreed. It looks like he's trying to emulate Madonna whenever he gets the ball. I appreciate the intent, but knowing when to just keep it simple is a skill in itself
FTFY
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Blimey. 0-1 down. Cuts grass and tidies the garden. 3-1 up.
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Blimey. 0-1 down. Cuts grass and tidies the garden. 3-1 up.
You been on gardening leave Lee.
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Blimey. 0-1 down. Cuts grass and tidies the garden. 3-1 up.
"Starts watching the match, we lose 3-4"........
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Blimey. 0-1 down. Cuts grass and tidies the garden. 3-1 up.
Glad I left it a few minutes later than originally intended to fix lunch
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'Is Sancho definitely on the bench?'
published at 15:39 BST
15:39 BST
Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham
Clinton Morrison
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Villa Park
Is Jadon Sancho definitely on the bench? I have not seen him once or warm up at all.
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Guessand has done some really good things defensively today.
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Chukwueze is a player I used to like the look of when he was at Villarreal.
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Are we going three centre backs then?
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0 goals for half an hour is very poor.
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That sums Buendia up nicely.
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0 goals for half an hour is very poor.
At 3-1 up I'll take no more goals for the next 10 mionutes
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0 goals for half an hour is very poor.
Watkins, hasn't scored for 50 minutes, he needs to be replaced, not good enough.
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'Is Sancho definitely on the bench?'
published at 15:39 BST
15:39 BST
Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham
Clinton Morrison
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live at Villa Park
Is Jadon Sancho definitely on the bench? I have not seen him once or warm up at all.
I'm listening on the wireless. Clinton Morrison is excellent.
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0 goals for half an hour is very poor.
Watkins, hasn't scored for 50 minutes, he needs to be replaced, not good enough.
It's famously not about the goals.
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Much better today.
Must admit I was getting worried.
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Lindelof playing centre mid!!
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I'd bring Sancho for Rogers, let him get a round of applause. Plus our left side seems very vacant at the moment.
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6 added mins
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6 minutes?!
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Lots of empty seats, surely not all gone home?
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I'd bring Sancho for Rogers, let him get a round of applause. Plus our left side seems very vacant at the moment.
We've made all of our subs.
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So much better this half. Competitive all over the pitch.
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Hooray! FT
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Great tackle Cashu!
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Lots of empty seats, surely not all gone home?
2pm on a Sunday, for a game that's on TV...
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Get in Villa! Much better, still loads of room for improvement too, especially going forwards but that is gratefully received. McGinn MotM and shoutout for Buendia who made a difference going forwards. I think as we grow in confidence, more of what we try will start to come off.