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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on May 10, 2026, 12:47:06 PM
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Excellent line up. Im pleased Unai realises this is important.
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Gone strong then. Good.
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Strong side. Thought we might have seen Doug and Tammy. Maybe influenced by both Brighton and Bournemouth winning yesterday. Let’s win the game and make CL qualification pretty much a certainty.
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Barkley in the 10 again? Wasn't exactly mobile at pressing Spurs from there.
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Team makes sense, and why not keep playing Lindelof in that role, he did very well the other night, is fresher than most of the first team and may yet need to play there in the finall too so let's get him used to it.
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Thought it might be stronger, but should be good enough to win.
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I wouldn’t of started Ty, but other than that a strong team.
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Hoping for far better from Barkley. Not holding my breath though.
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Barkley in the 10 again? Wasn't exactly mobile at pressing Spurs from there.
He at least has McGinn to help do some of that pressing this time as well.
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Where the hell is Allyson...surely would be a better option than lily livered waste of space Sancho
Other than that great line p
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Where the hell is Allyson...surely would be a better option than lily livered waste of space Sancho
Other than that great line p
He's injured.
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I wouldn’t of started Ty, but other than that a strong team.
Neither would I but I’m guessing Pau is struggling to do a couple games in 3 days at the moment.
Win please Villa.
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Where the hell is Allyson...surely would be a better option than lily livered waste of space Sancho
Other than that great line p
He's injured.
I thought Unai said he was fit yesterday?
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I wouldn’t of started Ty, but other than that a strong team.
I guess the thought is we have to keep him match fit should anything happen to Torres in the coming weeks. Somebody on here also mentioned that at the end of the Forest game Torres looked absolutely knackered so he deserves a rest.
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Lindelof was knackered so I was surprised he has started. Torres was subbed off with the game won for the last few mins but that might have been to give Mings a final European hurrah at home.
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I just hope they have not been on a 72 hour party since Thursday night. This is a must win game after Bmouth win yesterday.
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Happy with the selection and able to bring Buendia on later if needed
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Hoping no one gets crocked by some Championship level clogger.
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The main problem with Konsa and Mings is that when they play together they slow the whole game down to many passes across the back getting no where, neither has any real creativity yet they get a lot of the ball
Hope it won’t be to important today
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Barkley in the 10 again? Wasn't exactly mobile at pressing Spurs from there.
He was beyond useless there. Wouldn't mind him so much at 6 like he was v West Ham.
I know Emery needs to use the squad but would have preferred Mings on the bench too.
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If the team plays better Barkley will play better. The whole XI was useless on Sunday.
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The whole team was shit vs Spurs. That’s not our usual standard. Barkley has been fine in other games.
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Turf Moor looks empty.
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Just win today Villa, please, by lots of goals again if you can, and it'll be over to Bournemouth v Man City on Tuesday!
Lots of love! X
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Get into 'em!!!
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Unai looks pretty disgusted pre-game!
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The whole team was shit vs Spurs. That’s not our usual standard. Barkley has been fine in other games.
Can't recall him having a decent performance at 10 with us.
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Just win today Villa, please, by lots of goals again if you can, and it'll be over to Bournemouth v Man City on Tuesday!
Lots of love! X
They play on Tuesday 19th…after we’ve played Liverpool and the day before our Europa League final.
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Their keeper is making his top flight debut. They also have 74 year old Walker and sha reject Hannibal. We should be looking to better this lot.
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A win today would make the next week or two a lot less nervy. UTV!
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I would still take walker as a back up right back next season.
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Just seen that Taylor is the ref. Oh dear.
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Oh Morgan! (again).
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That’s a decent chance, unlucky.
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I wished he hadn't left his shooting boots back in 2025.
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Maatsen does play himself into difficulties sometimes.
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Unai looks pretty disgusted pre-game!
He's just heard the local election results from Burnley.
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Maatsen looks ropey
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Just win today Villa, please, by lots of goals again if you can, and it'll be over to Bournemouth v Man City on Tuesday!
Lots of love! X
They play on Tuesday 19th…after we’ve played Liverpool and the day before our Europa League final.
You're quite right: didn't notice that. Fuck, we'll have to get something against Liverpool on Friday then.
Another nervy week ...
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FFS 1-0
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Fucking he’ll martinez
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Crap.
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Bollocks!
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How typical!
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FFS
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That is slack.
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thats a shocker
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FFS!
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Tchaouna causing us problems from kick off.
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Fucking hell. FFS.
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Fucking hell, here we go again
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Fucking hell Villa
Poor goalkeeping
Shit defending
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Fucking rubbish - they were ambling back there and slow to react. Terrible start.
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Why can't we just be normal? For fuck's sake Villa just be fucking normal! What the fuck!
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Martinez crap and Mings is as reactionary as a slug
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Nobody picked up the man in the middle and oh what a keeper!
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Oh fuck off
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Play with fucking intensity, we're so slow and passive.
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Maatsen plays him on. That's not good enough from him, Martinez or Konsa.
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Flappy Martinez back again.
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Always always make it harder than it needs to be.
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Konsa turning away from shot and another Martinez gift from a party.
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For fucks sake.
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Emi doing a Grobs again.
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That was peak Villa
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Utter bobbins so far.
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Sleepy Villa are back which didn't take long.
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Playing like we have been on the lash since Thursday.
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Mings has looked off it already and Maatsen looks poor.
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Mings again
I love the bloke, but he’s cooked at this level
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I really wish we'd treat every game with a bit more respect.
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Maatsen really struggling against their 17
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mings too fucking casual
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I love Tyrone but he's done now
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That was your last brain fart of the season, Emi, or else!
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We look half asleep.
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Maatsen another player we spent money on who's poor
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I’d be tempted to sub Mings if this continues.
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Rubbish
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Maybe we are throwing this game as well.
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We’ve been fucking rubbish so far. It’s Burnley ffs.
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Absolute rubbish. casual is understting it. Still in party mood.
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I just don't understand us.
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Feels like Spurs again!
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Mings killing the game with and without the ball
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Bizot needs to start the final.
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Any signings we make this summer must have ruthlessness in their blood, to stop this mucky about and not taking matters seriously.
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Bizot needs to start the final.
🎣 🎣
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There's been no consistency to our performances for ages now. All very stop-start.
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2 mins of absolutely appalling football culminates is cash passing the ball out
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Mings, as always slows our game down to walking pace which just kills us
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Ty is such a problem when he plays these days.
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It's pretty annoying we can be majestic like Thurs and have a run of slop.
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These kinds of teams always seem to try harder vs Villa. For no lther reason than to simply to piss me off.
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We are capable of either beating or losing to anyone on our day.
Have these players not seen the league table or something?
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This season Mings is finally proving Gerard right in him not being a genuine leader. Where was the dominant Mings of last season.
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These kinds of teams always seem to try harder vs Villa. For no lther reason than to simply to piss me off.
They don't have to try hard though half the time as our own players help them along with their attitude and play.
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Presumably Martinez has been creaming over the Liverpool rumours.
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These kinds of teams always seem to try harder vs Villa. For no lther reason than to simply to piss me off.
This nothing to do with Burnley suddenly becoming Real Madrid.
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Presumably Martinez has been creaming over the Liverpool rumours.
We should swap him and Harvey for shits and giggles.
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This season Mings is finally proving Gerard right in him not being a genuine leader. Where was the dominant Mings of last season.
Nothing to do with it. He's just done at this level, so easy to press against.
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We are capable of either beating or losing to anyone on our day.
Have these players not seen the league table or something?
They’ve certainly seen the form table - bottom 3 feels right.
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This season Mings is finally proving Gerard right in him not being a genuine leader. Where was the dominant Mings of last season.
Nothing to do with it. He's just done at this level, so easy to press against.
Everything he does is in slow motion. He's always had a languid style but now he looks like an old man.
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Age and injuries have caught up with Ty at the top level, but this is Burnley, I could keep a clean sheet against them.
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After the lord mayor's show stuff, this.
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We are too patient in our build up, for our own good.
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Yeah, just tuning in after lunch.
Villa in the league shocking performance shock.
Come on Villa.
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Lazy tracking back again - lucky Anthony missed it.
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These kinds of teams always seem to try harder vs Villa. For no lther reason than to simply to piss me off.
This nothing to do with Burnley suddenly becoming Real Madrid.
It's also a fact that despite Burnley being objectively rubbish, when we are collectively off it there is no team more rubbish than us in the division.
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Mings looks less assured when Maatsen is outside him. He is better playing with Digne.
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This might be worse than the Spurs performance so far - Spurs are much better than Burnley.
That left side of Mings and Maatsen is a big worry.
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This game is almost as bad as my stream.
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Mings is a decent defender but not a footballer but he thinks he is and that’s where his problems start
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After the lord mayor's show stuff, this.
Yeah this was always going to be a hangover game. But now it's time to WAKE UP AND SMELL THE FUCKING COFFEE!
Sorry
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Arsenal would have scored zero goals this season if that's a foul.
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Mings looks less assured when Maatsen is outside him. He is better playing with Digne.
He is better on the bench these days.
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Getting really pissed off with these half arsed performances against crap opponents.
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We're a weird side. There are times we look genuine title challengers and then we can look like we've barely seen a football before.
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The goal was due to Martinez’ weird habit he’s formed of parrying nothing shots centrally back in the 6 yard box. Don’t know how he’s picked that up.
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What a shit display this has been so far. Can we not just win one more fucking game so we don’t have to worry about the CL qualification anymor? Fulham, Spurs and Burnley. Utter shit sides and right now headed for 0 points
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Terrible first quarter of the game. Sluggish and lazy, and complacent.
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This game is almost as bad as my stream.
Get your prostate checked.
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This is incredibly bad
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It doesn't need to be half arsed though. Go out there and play like we can and we have 10 days before the final and can then half arse it. We now need to get points against Liverpool and potentially citeh if they don't buck up their ideas today.
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Fucking hell SJM.
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First PL game for their keeper and he’s clearly dodgy but we haven’t even tested him yet after 20+ mins.
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There, even McGinn absolutely shitting it. What the fuck!
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Back to fucking normal then 🫣🤣
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As much as we love Tyrone the game at this level has passed him by. He was always casual in possession but he’s also slower overall now. He offers nothing to the transitional side of our game either.
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It doesn't need to be half arsed though. Go out there and play like we can and we have 10 days before the final and can then half arse it. We now need to get points against Liverpool and potentially citeh if they don't buck up their ideas today.
Exactly this. And one of those last two games is shortly before the final so we are almost certainly not going to go full strength.
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The fucking about between Konsa and Mings is fucking infuriating
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Nothing performance. No energy. No intensity.
This could be such a massive chance lost.
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Prioritising the Europa League is all well and good if you have already achieved your objective in the league. The final is 10 days way, I am very pissed off right now
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First PL game for their keeper and he’s clearly dodgy but we haven’t even tested him yet after 20+ mins.
How do you know he's dodgy if it's his first game and he hasn't been tested yet?
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Emery can't have sent them out here to be so half-arsed, can he? Surely it's not deliberate?
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If we take 0 points from Fulhan, Spurs and Burnley we don't deserve top 5.
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We KNOW we are so much better than this.
Why do we keep putting these performances in ?
It’s so awfully bad I don’t whether to scream or weep.
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Should be 2-0.
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Fuck me should’ve been 2
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I am just bloody frustrated by us.
We can be world beaters. But we’re regularly not. We’ve been absolutely honking against relegated opposition this year.
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What the fuck are we doing against this shower of shite
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McGinns passing has been pathetic
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this is dire
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Get Digne and Pau on now!
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maatsen looks rubbish
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Tchaouna still destroying us.
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This is incredibly terrible. Again! It's literally beyond understanding.
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Should be 2 this is as bad as last Sunday.
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Maatsen off for Digne now please.
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I’m stunned. Absolutely stunned. Bournemouth are gonna overtake us if we aren’t careful ffs
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John Bon Jovi almost makes it 2-0
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Apart from any injuries, subs at 75 mins again even though Maatsen is being toasted every time.
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Make changes now.
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Maatsen and Mings on the left side together. I thought Maatsen had pace but again he's getting beaten so easily
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You'd think we were the side already relegated, not the side top 5 and in a final.
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John Bon Jovi almost makes it 2-0
It was halfway there.
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Buendia, Please help us.
Mings is finished at this level. Love him, but he’s just not there anymore.
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It’s crazy how we can swing from what we saw Sunday to Thursday to back to this. A side at the top part of the table should never have those kinds of performance variances
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Did we really pay £37m for Maatsen ?
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You'd think we were the side already relegated, not the side top 5 and in a final.
This is it. It's so bizarre.
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£18m plus Kelly man
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They’re all off it (again), but Ty is killing us.
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Let’s hope this isn’t our good half 🙈
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In the good old days a game like this would see fringe players busting a gut to stake a claim to start the final
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Do our players really think they will finish 5th no matter how shit they play?
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Mings needs to be sold in the summer. Thanks for everything Tyrone. But it’s over.
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First PL game for their keeper and he’s clearly dodgy but we haven’t even tested him yet after 20+ mins.
How do you know he's dodgy if it's his first game and he hasn't been tested yet?
Flapped at that cross to give us a corner and flapped again at the subsequent corner. If we don’t test him with shots then I guess we’ll never find out.
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I'd rather have Bogey at CB than Ty, which is sad to see.
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To Coventry hopefully
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What is he arguing about?
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Looks like we'll have to qualify via winning the Europa, we've fallen off a cliff in the league.
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Bad miss
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Fucking hell
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Could normally bank on him to score that.
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Burnley really are no better than absolute shit.
And we do this.
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70% possession and done fuck all , typical villa.
chance there
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How did we not score there??
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Should have scored. This is hopeless.
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Jfc
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It’s even affecting Mcginn.
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Looking a bit better
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Finally a chance and we fuck it. This game has a very bad vibe.
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Ross, how did you miss?
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We've had over 100 more passes than them. Unfortunately they were all Ty to Konsa.
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This is definitely our crap half!
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If we gave 10% of a fuck versus almost 0 we will win this. That’s how poor we have been and how awful they are.
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This season Mings is finally proving Gerard right in him not being a genuine leader. Where was the dominant Mings of last season.
What a load of nonsense. Stevie said that years ago, so not sure what Mings' dominance last season has to do with it.
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Tipped over from Youri
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If we lose to third bottom then second bottom, we really don’t deserve fifth.
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Why don't we just funeral them like we did to forest.
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Burnley really are no better than absolute shit.
And we do this.
Spurs the same. I'm glad we won the Thursday and MGW is proof that injuries happen but FFS, we should be better then those performances with the players we have.
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An axel masterclass
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Mings off get Pau on. We can win this. Plenty of time
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Our form in the league has been fucking disgraceful.
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1-1 OLLIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Thank fuck
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YEAHHH HER WE GO!!!
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Get in Ollie !!!!!!!!!!
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That's more like it.
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Offside?
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Yaaas.
Got a lucky bounce for once.
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That's more like it!
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If we lose to third bottom then second bottom, we really don’t deserve fifth.
A hat trick of defeats against sides in the bottom three if we get beaten here. WTAF?
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VAR ffs
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Phew
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OFFSIDE
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Ah fuck, looks offside.
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Off ?
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decent cross for a change
well done ollie
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Nooooooooo!
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Goal disallowed
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Olllieeee!!!!!
Thank fuck for that. Now let's finish this lot off.
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It’s off.
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Going to be off isn't it?
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Oh fuck off
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Fuck sake
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Today has horrific vibes man.
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Oh nooo
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Oh for fucks sake.
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Bugger, one of those days.
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FFS - but that shows a bit of intensity and it’s comfortable. How about fucking try Villa.
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sick of fucking var
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Clearly off.
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Shouldn't have been off there when he was looking across the line at Rogers even if it was tight in the end.
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At least it shows that with just a little bit of quality it doesn't take much to open them up.
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Half his boot offside. I hate var.
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sick of fucking var
Yeah the penalty Thursday was awful.
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Well how about try a bit.
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1-1
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1-1 ROSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Right decision, shit result.
At least it shows we can rip them apart.
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ROSS is on, BANG!
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Disallow that one you c unts
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Equaliser.
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Fuck me I beat PWS to a call
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Ok, that’s better
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This one will count
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I can't believe Kippax beat PWS then.
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Unlucky Ross.
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Phew part 2
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get in ross
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Disallow that one you fucks!
(ED: the first was correctly disallowed.)
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Rosss!!!
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Get in! Much better, a bit of intensity and they’re crumbling.
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I typo'd Ross ffs, i'm off for a walk of shame.
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I just hope the defence have said goodbye to Mr cock-up for the rest of the match now.
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Feel a bit happier now. No nonsense before half-time, please.
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Cracking header. He scored another one like that against someone. I forget who.
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YOU CAN'T BOSS THE ROSS 8)
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I typo'd Ross ffs, i'm off for a walk of shame.
You have been as bad as the players FH.
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Yes! Well done Ross.
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Great header
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Surely with that VAR it was if he was behind the ball not the defender?
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We should be hammering these shit teams. More..........
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Really strong in the air Barkley. We've seen that a few times.
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I'm only following it all on here. Last few pages have been a rollercoaster
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That's better.
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You’ll notice I only merely typed 1-1 that’s what got me the edge.
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I typo'd Ross ffs, i'm off for a walk of shame.
Could you ffs a few more before you go.
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Is Tielemans on drugs today ?
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No stupid mistakes before HT Villa
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Back to casual dicking around
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Since when can you be offside when the ball is played square ?
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1-1 ROSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Slowing with age PWS?🤣
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Surely with that VAR it was if he was behind the ball not the defender?
I thought that too. And he looked behind the ball.
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Surely with that VAR it was if he was behind the ball not the defender?
He was ahead of both but the defender was just ahead or level with the ball which is why they took it from him.
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Rheumatism from so many goals Thursday.
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You’ll notice I only merely typed 1-1 that’s what got me the edge.
I assumed you were a few mins behind at first as you popped up on my refresh of the page.
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Surely with that VAR it was if he was behind the ball not the defender?
He was ahead of both but the defender was just ahead or level with the ball which is why they took it from him.
Sound, couldn't tell on my feed
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Surely with that VAR it was if he was behind the ball not the defender?
He was ahead of both but the defender was just ahead or level with the ball which is why they took it from him.
NO NO...they took it from him because it's the establishment, do not want us to qualify for CL ahead of big clubs. Big clubs like Bmouth.
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Finished half ok. Please win Villa.
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You'd fancy us to finish this like a Mortal Kombat fight second half.
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You'd fancy us to finish this like a Mortal Kombat fight second half.
I bloody hope so.
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Terrible half - sort it out Villa. It would be inexcusable not to win this.
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2 wins and we finish 4th
JFDI
And yes Ty is finished at this level
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Barkley now has more league goals for us than Solano and as many as Downing.
Not bad
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Why does it takes us so long to be arsed at times?
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Sloppy at times again, Maatsen getting a roasting early on but we've steadied things and perhaps unfortunate not to be ahead.
Need to up it 2nd half and Buendia will be a good impact sub if needed.
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Finished the half strongly at least. Got to get this done.
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Alright, stay frosty Villa, we're actually creating openings despite being in slacker mode. If we up the intensity a touch we can grind these into the dust.
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Watkins didn’t need to get ahead of his defender. Mings needs taking off.
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We've been sloppy at times and struggled with Tchaouna but apart from that we've dominated.
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Cut out the defensive cock ups and we will win
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Barkley now has more league goals for us than Solano and as many as Downing.
Not bad
Another who had a bit of a hammering after Tottenham, but just looked massively exposed to me. Almost always does a good job and looks our most dangerous player today.
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Right now that means 5 minutes of an almighty bollocking from UE then send them straight out onto the pitch and make them wait till Burnley come out so they are absolutely fired up for it.
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Surely with that VAR it was if he was behind the ball not the defender?
He was ahead of both but the defender was just ahead or level with the ball which is why they took it from him.
Sound, couldn't tell on my feed
TBF I'm only going on a freeze frame I saw. The problem with the semi-auto stuff is they remove everything else from the picture where at least the lines let you see for sure exactly where the ball is from as well. But it did look like Rogers was behind the defender which is why I think the ball was as well or almost level.
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Aside from 15 mins, we were totally dominant. Get a quick goal after HT and this will be a stroll.
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Hopefully there will be a lot of objects being thrown at the players in the dressing room now. To start the game like that after the embarrassment of last Sunday is just not acceptable.
Burnley are fucking horrific which is lucky for us. Zero excuse not to smash these in the second half
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Aside from 15 mins, we were totally dominant. Get a quick goal after HT and this will be a stroll.
Not sure that’s true, it was at least 30 mins before we did anything.
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I'd dock all of them their wages for a week after that shambles.
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I must say, Hinchcliffe on Sky co-commentary is an unbearable tosser.
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Difference between last week and this is Unai looked furious.
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BBC seeing stats and thinking it means they did well.
Konsa the conductor
14:57 BST
HT: Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa
As well as completing at least 11 more passes than any other player in the first half (41), Ezri Konsa was the only player with a 100% pass accuracy.
Konsa making a late push to be England's number 10 at the World Cup?
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I must say, Hinchcliffe on Sky co-commentary is an unbearable tosser.
He has an air of ‘oooh crumbs’ and ‘Mr Grimsdale’ about him.
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BBC seeing stats and thinking it means they did well.
Konsa the conductor
14:57 BST
HT: Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa
As well as completing at least 11 more passes than any other player in the first half (41), Ezri Konsa was the only player with a 100% pass accuracy.
Konsa making a late push to be England's number 10 at the World Cup?
I know it's a joke, but it's very stupid. No. 10s are the last people on the pitch you expect to have 100% pass completion rate.
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It's pretty harmless.
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I must say, Hinchcliffe on Sky co-commentary is an unbearable tosser.
He always is, I'm astonished he gets paid to talk utter shite every week.
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Comments on Friday about all being forgiven for the Spurs performance baffled me. If we fail to make UCL again, one massive performance against Forest will be no consolation.
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I’m pleased Unai is pissed, it means he wants to win the game.
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From the BBC. Ben Mee feeling guilty now he has retired.
Really good second half of the first half for Villa. Good from Burnley to start the game, full of energy as we've said. Got a goal up, massive chance for Zian Flemming to potentially go 2-0 up. He misses it and then Villa come back at Burnley and then the offside goal was a tight call. Barkley gets the equaliser from a corner. A fair result on that balance of play.
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I’m pleased Unai is pissed, it means he wants to win the game.
Jesus fucking Christ, DM.
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sick of fucking var
Yeah the penalty Thursday was awful.
just never know if too celebrate anymore thou unless its a 40 yarder
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We played so much better from about 33 minutes on. It’s like the first 30 we were hungover from Thursday. I would hope we carry on as we finished and just finish the job professionally
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It's pretty harmless.
Yeah, I'm more concerned about people calling andyh on Sky an 'unbearable tosser'.
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All our players are too secure in the first eleven.
Due to a combination of Unai having his favorites and poor recruitment, there’s not enough genuine competition for places, which results in a lack of urgency in games like this.
How many out there are desperate to prove themselves?
It would be nice to have one or two players chomping at the bit.
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I hope the changes come earlier than usual. We really need to win this one so get Pau on.
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Jesus fucking Christ, DM.
(https://comicvine.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_medium/11/114183/6567738-penfold.png)
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sick of fucking var
Yeah the penalty Thursday was awful.
just never know if too celebrate anymore thou unless its a 40 yarder
VAR has value if implemented correctly. But I agree it completely dulls the spontaneous nature of being a football fan. There would have been so many incredible moments throughout the history of the game at all levels denied us if VAR existed in years gone by.
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We have to win this game. There is no excuse.
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It's pretty harmless.
Yeah, I'm more concerned about people calling andyh on Sky an 'unbearable tosser'.
Careful !
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Who is the g ed co commentator he’s really getting on my tits
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Surely with that VAR it was if he was behind the ball not the defender?
He was ahead of both but the defender was just ahead or level with the ball which is why they took it from him.
Sound, couldn't tell on my feed
I'm listening on 5Live Extra and Ben Mee (spit) thought the same as you.
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Mings. Honestly, bloody terrible.
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How’s Lindleoff getting on as DCM?
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Hinchcliffe is so fucking bad, "no need for it, just stay on your feet"...he stayed on his feet.
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We were poor in the first half and it was perhaps likely that there would be some level of hangover from Thursday night.
However, the reason it is 1-1 is because Emi screwed up on their goal plus Maatsen was asleep and then Rogers missed a really good chance when SJM picked him out - otherwise it might be 2-0 to us and comfortable.
Mings is (probably) reduced to be a back-up option, but I don't see him being responsible for why this is 1-1. UTV
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How awful are Burnley ? Bloody hell.
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Who is the g ed co commentator he’s really getting on my tits
Andy Hinchcliffe. A right tosser.
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blimey maatsen thast shite
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Oh my fucking Christ maatsen
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Fucking he’ll maatsen
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Let off.
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They should have scored
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masstsen shite again
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Fucking he’ll maatsen
Oh dear. Could be one of those days
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Fucking hell Maatsen, come on.
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Nearly cost us
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Maatsen is just a a left back version of Trezeguet.
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get digne on please
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Bring off Ian, he's totally gone today.
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Bon Jovi is dangerous.
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We are so much better than this lot and we are making daft errors breaking down our play. Nearly cost us there
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Maatsen has his moments now and again but overall he's not all that good is he?
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We have decided to be shit again
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What the fuck are we doing??
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OLLIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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1-2
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Get in Ollie
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GOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLIOOOOOOOOOO
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OLLIE OLLIE OLLIE
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Fuck me Maatsen is having a mare. We're getting humped down his side.
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Damn it
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King Ollie scores yet again.
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Fucking hell Ollie you are supposed to be on our side
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Yes Ollie lad
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Get in
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OLLIE OLLIE OLLIE
GOAL GOAL GOAL
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No doubt var will try and give handball
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Hinchcliffe, "the Burnley defenders weren't prepared"....they were prepared.
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That’s a brilliant goal Ollie.
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That Hannibal belongs in a Perspex box
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About as route one as it gets
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Haha that's ace from Ollie. Proper centre forward play. Nailed on for the World Cup.
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Now get a third please.
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2-2 FFS
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2-2
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Emi gets the assist.
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YOU CAN'T FOLLY THE OLLIE 8)
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That was fucking shit
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That was atrocious at the back
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For absolute fucks sake
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What an end to the season Ollie has had
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Lordy ridiculous
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2-2
Oh.
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Fuck's sake, Villa!
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Ffs what are they doing.
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That was pretty atrocious.
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Cash. What the fuck are you playing at
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defence has been shite
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Lol what
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Complete stupidity.
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Fall to the floor Matt and take 4 months to get up, brilliant stuff you quim
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(https://leadershipfreak.blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/shoot-yourself-in-the-foot.jpg)
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Fuck off! Cash what were you doing?
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FFS!!!!!!!!!
Cash you twat, pissing about with it.
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Fucking about at the back again
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Cash you idiot.
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What the fuck was Cash doing
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Fucking unforgivable again. Pathetic
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Really good goal by them to be fair. Where did they suddenly find that kind of quality?
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Can't believe my eyes.
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Freiburg are quaking with these away performances.
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Absolutely pathetic. Cash crying for a free and once again a gaping space in front of the 18 yard box. Relegated team being allowed to pass the ball into the net.
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So, we're going route one from keeper to no. 9, scrapping one in. They're pressing high, winning the ball and going full Barça. The fuck??
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Fuck me, we are our own opposition
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*sigh*
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Really good goal by them to be fair. Where did they suddenly find that kind of quality?
TBF they had acres of space as one of our players decided to lie down and go to sleep for 5 mins.
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Sort it out Villa, this is fucking dismal.
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Subs now please
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We need players who are willing to fight and fight again, not fall over and plead for a free kick. Emery needs to sort this out or has he told them to do it?
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Last time Burnley scored twice in a top flight game George Beel was playing for them.
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Rogers has been atrocious again
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Pinning all our hope on Europa then
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Get little Emi on for Ross.
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Hinchcliffe is an absolute fucking nause.
He can barely hide his disdain for Villa.
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Fuck me, we are our own opposition
Is there another team in the premier league that gifts so many goals to the opposition? We’ve conceded 2 goals to this Burnley team ffs.
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The lay offs from both Ollie and Morgan are some of the worst you'll see.
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I am following the match on here and there is a cat nearby and I don't want to nd up kicking it if any more bad news comes from you lot. So DON'T.
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We don’t half make it hard on ourselves
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We are 2nd to every ball
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FFS Rogers stop giving the ball away!
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Fuck me, make changes Emery and stop stroking your fucking chin.
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rogers and youri been slack at time
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I know we want to rest players but i'd think about bringing Rogers and Tielemans on.
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Fuck off with this walking football shit. It’s Burnley ffs
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Any chance of trying a bit?
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Typical Cash blunder for their second; lack of technical ability - sorry, have to say
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Close!!
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Against Forest we zipped the ball about. Here it’s rolling from player to player inviting pressure
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Remind me again, which side is in the CL places??...
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Awful from Rogers.
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We really are slow with Mings at the back
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Remind me again, which side is in the CL places??...
We won't be in 2 more games at this rate.
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I wish he’d take Maatsen off .
He’s a disaster
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I am following the match on here and there is a cat nearby and I don't want to nd up kicking it if any more bad news comes from you lot. So DON'T.
They don't care about us readers with their reckless posts.
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shit corner messing about
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We need to get another Pau Torres style CB in the summer so when we rest him we don’t become this pedestrian
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Relegated team, barely any wins in the last however many, caretaker manager..
There's no excuses for this rubbish.
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A cat has run on the pitch and deflected a goal for Burnley!
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Subs please
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I wish he’d take Maatsen off .
He’s a disaster
He is and I'm starting to think he's never going to be good enough.
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The slower we play the less our players concentrate
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This foster always plays well against us.
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This is so far from acceptable again
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Shit teams must love it when we arrive in town. And Burnley are a VERY shit team.
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Mings somehow dictates our speed of play and thought.Hook him ffs
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A draw will do I guess as Bournemouth dont get anything against City
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hanniball off for a chianti
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Can Emery survive this?
Should he survive this?
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No goals in three matches? No problem doctor Villa will prescribe you with a cure.
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A draw will do I guess as Bournemouth dont get anything against City
I wouldn't bet on Bournemouth losing that.
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We will win this when he makes quality subs. Maybe bring rogers on ?
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This is so far from acceptable again
I don't get stuff like this.
Massive overreaction.
We're drawing 2-2 in a game that means very little.
We could still win.
If players are going to make mistakes, make them now not in 10 days time.
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This is so far from acceptable again
I don't get stuff like this.
Massive overreaction.
We're drawing 2-2 in a game that means very little.
We could still win.
If players are going to make mistakes, make them now not in 10 days time.
We will pop over to the Ollie thread later to check on overreactions
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This is so far from acceptable again
I don't get stuff like this.
Massive overreaction.
We're drawing 2-2 in a game that means very little.
We could still win.
If players are going to make mistakes, make them now not in 10 days time.
Means very little ?
Ok
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A draw will do I guess as Bournemouth dont get anything against City
I wouldn't bet on Bournemouth losing that.
We also bring Brighton back into play. If we lose vs scouse/Abu Dhabi, 2 wins for them has them leapfrogging us.
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Means very little are you for real?
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This game does not mean 'very little'. We can relax a bit before the final if we win, we can't if we don't.
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A draw will do I guess as Bournemouth dont get anything against City
I wouldn't bet on Bournemouth losing that.
In any case, Brighton could beat Leeds and a nothing to play for Man U and finish above us if we draw here.
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This is so far from acceptable again
I don't get stuff like this.
Massive overreaction.
We're drawing 2-2 in a game that means very little.
We could still win.
If players are going to make mistakes, make them now not in 10 days time.
Considering the opposition and the seriousness of the game and our league position (!!), far too much of the play has not been nearly the standard required of a top team.
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Game means a lot. If we win only 2 defeats for us and 2 victories for Bournemouth takes us out the top 5. A draw opens up more variables.
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This is so far from acceptable again
I don't get stuff like this.
Massive overreaction.
We're drawing 2-2 in a game that means very little.
We could still win.
If players are going to make mistakes, make them now not in 10 days time.
We will pop over to the Ollie thread later to check on overreactions
Why? He's had a good game.
When he's good I say he's good.
When he's bad I say he's bad.
Also note it wasn't me who brought him yo here before someone starts crying about attention seeking and boredom.
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This is so far from acceptable again
I don't get stuff like this.
Massive overreaction.
We're drawing 2-2 in a game that means very little.
We could still win.
If players are going to make mistakes, make them now not in 10 days time.
Apart from making CL qualification all but certain?
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wromg option again
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Wish I had a quid for every time a "why haven't we played like this all season" type conversation has been heard in their fans this afternoon.
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What a ridiculous take, this game is massive.
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This is so far from acceptable again
I don't get stuff like this.
Massive overreaction.
We're drawing 2-2 in a game that means very little.
We could still win.
If players are going to make mistakes, make them now not in 10 days time.
Apart from making CL qualification all but certain?
We'll qualify regardless.
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This is shit.
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Maatsen and Lindy off. Digne and Buendia off
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means loads... we aint won the final yet
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Subs
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HH9wm0MXsAQej2C?format=jpg&name=small)
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Really odd that Tielemans played in Barkley there.
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This is so far from acceptable again
I don't get stuff like this.
Massive overreaction.
We're drawing 2-2 in a game that means very little.
We could still win.
If players are going to make mistakes, make them now not in 10 days time.
Apart from making CL qualification all but certain?
We'll qualify regardless.
Based on?
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What a ridiculous take, this game is massive.
Forest was massive.
This isn't.
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Come on little Emi. Come up big again
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Rogers again……sigh
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What a ridiculous take, this game is massive.
So silly. It isn't. See Istanbul - thats 'massive'.
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Oh John.
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rogers at times
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Dear John
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Rogers has been awful.
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What a ridiculous take, this game is massive.
Forest was massive.
This isn't.
So if we don’t win against Freiburg and we let Bournemouth who haven’t lost since January catch us that’s fine then?
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fucking hell john that was full sheriffs badge head.
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This game is incredibly important. It's daft to think otherwise.
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This is so far from acceptable again
I don't get stuff like this.
Massive overreaction.
We're drawing 2-2 in a game that means very little.
We could still win.
If players are going to make mistakes, make them now not in 10 days time.
Apart from making CL qualification all but certain?
We'll qualify regardless.
If we can’t beat Burnley I don’t see why we’re nailed on to beat Freiburg.
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Wide open right hand side. Ross x2 and McGinn x2 this half
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Fuck me Cash
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What a ridiculous take, this game is massive.
So silly. It isn't. See Istanbul - thats 'massive'.
Exactly. I like how I mention overreaction and then people go and overreact.
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Cash. You really make yourself look like a right fucking twat sometimes
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Dear John
Dear Prudence.
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cash having a mare
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Cash is gash
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Cash loses it again.
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I see Cash the clanger is back
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Cash has had an excellent season but has been poor today.
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15 mins to score come on
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About 15 min or so to find a winner or avoid defeat.
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Dougie on Ross off. Cash off. Bogey on
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Doug on for Ross. Bogey on for Cash.
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Douglas Luiz R1 top corner coming up.
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And I reckon we don't gift them 2-2 we stroll this as the crowd were starting to turn at 2-1.
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This is starting to get concerning
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Reading this thread and others this past week has been hilarious - we have gone from woirst team ever (v Spurs), to best team ever (v Forest), and now back to worst team ever (v burnley).
You gotta laugh
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Reading this thread and others this past week has been hilarious - we have gone from woirst team ever (v Spurs), to best team ever (v Forest), and now back to worst team ever (v burnley).
You gotta laugh
Unfortunately because we have some just that. We look world beaters at times and absolutely useless at other times
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This is boring.
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We’re not the worst team ever but this is a really poor performance considering who we are playing
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bogarde pathetic
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Bogarde is crap with a football, pure crap.
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Have faith...
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Reading this thread and others this past week has been hilarious - we have gone from woirst team ever (v Spurs), to best team ever (v Forest), and now back to worst team ever (v burnley).
You gotta laugh
That’s what I’ve been watching , yes
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How ridiculous to suggest we played well in between two poor performances.
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Bogarde is such a nothing player.
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Reading this thread and others this past week has been hilarious - we have gone from woirst team ever (v Spurs), to best team ever (v Forest), and now back to worst team ever (v burnley).
You gotta laugh
Unfortunately because we have some just that. We look world beaters at times and absolutely useless at other times
Exactly. It's a bit frustrating!
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Shit ball by Bogarde, straight out for a goal kick.
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Rogers FFS
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We are just so slow at reacting to everything. All second balls are being picked up by Burnley.
And when we do get the ball rogers KEEPS GIVING THE FUCKER AWAY
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Christ almighty that’s nearly a goal for them
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We are so fucking sloppy in the middle. Rogers again giving it away
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Tammy can't even get a run-out against these?
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rogesr again rubbish pass
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Rogers has been so poor.
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How on earth is Rogers still on the pitch?
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When we are gash we are gash
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Dreadful.
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Rogers has been shite again today hasn’t he.
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Tammy for Rogers?
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We’ve somehow managed to get worse since the subs.
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I really thought we would win this. Absolutely honking.
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SJM off for Leon.
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Rogers has been terrible.
I can so see us losing this .
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This so fucking shit. Just let him shoot, no challenge.
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YES...Bailey....YES
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And we turn to Bailey … jeez
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Oh no Bailey
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Every time we have a chance to climb a place or two up we screw it up.
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still leaves rogers on poor again
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Altogether now...We built this city!
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Rogers gives the ball away so much.
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Rogers has been so poor.
When he needs to do the very simple stuff he can look really poor. It’s just that when he does the good things, especially running at teams he looks superb. Like the rest of the side we don’t have a solid 7/8 out 10 with anyone. Plus I think he’s just not a player as a top side we can rely on. If he’s got a top player or two with him he can blend in. We’re asking a lot of him to be “the” man.
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Waste some more time Leon, exactly what we need son.
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Have faith...
On second thoughts.....
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It should be 7 added on here. It’ll be 4.
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Oh ffs, Ward-Prowse on. Have a bad feeling about this.
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Feels like they’ve made about ten subs
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Bailey is a waste of fucking time…..absolute donkey
I could weep watching this performance.
Thursday was amazing, but it’s bordering on bloody fraudulent after the performances before and after
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FFS Villa DO NOT LOSE THIS.
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Leon was virtually killed then after two minutes up he gets and runs away!,
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I’d actually take a draw at this point
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To end up with 1 point from 9 out of Fulham, Spurs and Burnley would be really, really poor
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Our league form since January has been terrible. It will be mental to blow 5th from where we were post Sunderland but here we are.
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So it looks like we have to win that final thingy
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Well if we aren't going to win it don't fookin lose it.
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Rogers has been so poor.
When he needs to do the very simple stuff he can look really poor. It’s just that when he does the good things, especially running at teams he looks superb. Like the rest of the side we don’t have a solid 7/8 out 10 with anyone. Plus I think he’s just not a player as a top side we can rely on. If he’s got a top player or two with him he can blend in. We’re asking a lot of him to be “the” man.
Asking him to stop giving the ball away would be a good place to start.
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If you were Bournemouth you’d be fully believing right now
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PEN..please
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Our league form since January has been terrible. It will be mental to blow 5th from where we were post Sunderland but here we are.
Relegation standard
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The subs have made us even more pedestrian...
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That’s a fcuking penalty
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Penalty?
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That’s a fcuking penalty
Nah.
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He’s trod on his ankle ffs
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Bullshit, fucking bullshit....they've been given
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hinchcliffe hates us
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Taylor's never giving us that.
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That’s fucking bullshit. How was that not given as a pen?
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Villa players being too polite again
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Our league form since January has been terrible. It will be mental to blow 5th from where we were post Sunderland but here we are.
bottom 3 last 9 games
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Fuck off rogers!
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The co commentator thinks it’s a clear penalty
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That a Pen im sorry, no matter what its contact in the box and not getting the ball.
VAR is bollox
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VAR is bent
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Taylor is fucking bent, the cheating manc bastard
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WHAAAAAT?!?!?!
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What the fucking hell was that Rogers? Again.
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6 minutes ginjury time
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WHAT. THE. FUCCCCCCCK.
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hinchcliffe hates us
The feeling's mutual.
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If that’s Ratface Fernandes for Manure it’s a penalty
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rogers so frustrating
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What the hell has happened to Rogers?
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Awful by Rogers.
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Fucking hell Rogers that is comedy gold. Are you wearing ice skates
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Perplexing they don’t at least have the ref take another look at that.
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Rogers is out on his feet
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We have been fucking robbed by VAR today
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On form, rogers should be no where near the England squad.
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Rogers is comically bad at the moment. Looks drunk.
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Rogers!!!!!£
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Hinchcliffe says he clips him but he exaggerated it but when Kane and Fernandez do its "being clever"! Penalty!
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Rogers fucking hell
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On form, rogers should be no where near the England squad.
Who’s he competing with though. Bellingham by all reports has been poor. There’s nobody else that plays that role really who stands out.
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On form, rogers should be no where near the England squad.
Who gives a toss about the England squad atm?
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On form, rogers should be no where near the England squad.
On his present form, he should be nowhere near our squad.
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Bournemouth are going to catch us… I think we’re in the shit here, deservedly.
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That penalty decision. Fucking hell. That's insane.
I don't go in for the tin hat stuff, but that's literally incredible.
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The unwritten rule of English football.
Villa never get a penalty in domestic competitionds
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Hinchcliffe says he clips him but he exaggerated it but when Kane and Fernandez do its "being clever"! Penalty!
I’m on a different feed clearly. I don’t know who I have but he couldn’t believe it wasn’t given.
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Phew!
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Rogers!!!!!£
take it while we can - get 3 players in
another 6 mths of this and his value is right down
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Fucking he’ll Vila
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Fucking fuming about that non pen, what the fuck are VAR doing?
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Fuck off mings.
Passing back to the goalie from the half way line with 1 minute left
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Full time.
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Made it hard for ourselves again
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Fuck off mings.
Passing back to the goalie from the half way line with 1 minute left
He looks absolutely gassed
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Garbage.
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Terrible result. Terribly wasteful and innacurate.
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That ends a terrible stretch of performances and results. 1 point from three very winnable games. Just awful
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That ends a terrible stretch of performances and results. 1 point from three very winnable games. Just awful
Don’t worry we will beat Liverpool Friday
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A point against fucking Burnley. Not good enough. Too many were too slow and too shit. Top of that list is Rogers.
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We still scored two goals which should be more than enough to see off Burnley. Martinez and defenders who watched their second goal to blame.
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We still scored two goals which should be more than enough to see off Burnley. Martinez and defenders who watched their second goal to blame.
We played well enough to win comfortably but didn't. It's annoying, but some of the mad titty baby posts I've read so far have pissed me off as it's clear some of our fans have become an entitled bunch of pricks before we've so much as lifted a trophy
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We still scored two goals which should be more than enough to see off Burnley. Martinez and defenders who watched their second goal to blame.
We played well enough to win comfortably but didn't. It's annoying, but some of the mad titty baby posts I've read so far have pissed me off as it's clear some of our fans have become an entitled bunch of pricks before we've so much as lifted a trophy
Oh the irony!
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I thought we were largely underwhelming, a lot of nothing possession and gave away more chances than we created.