Villa 3-0 West Ham: Post Match Thread

[Greg N'Ash]

hope its not his GF. Don't want him dying on us.

[Ads]

If we want to improve the wages to turn over ratio, then we need to play like that every week. Villa Park will be packed out to watch that sort of quality entertainent. I was a MON fan, but we have not played as well as that and with such control since the days of Little.

[Karl Bridges]

I've been at my sister's wedding today and am very drunk but I called 3-0 in the pre match thread and I am so excited to see the way we played. Onwards and upwards and bring on the next game. Kev Mac big respect, if it keeps going this way the job should be yours no matter how big your name is.  Reading this thread makes me gutted I didn't get to see it.UTV. Can't wait to watch the highlights.

[JD]

That game was a joy to watch (apart from Big John's finishing) and it was great to see Albrighton & Clark look so assured and confident. All of them played their part today and if Big John had his scoring boots on, we could have won 5 or 6 nil.
Brilliant start to the season and if you do go this week, thank you Jimmy M for the effort you put in today.
I'm very happy today 

[PeterWithesShin]

I actually thought that, other than the chances he missed, Carew did pretty well. Put himself about, and caused a lot of trouble for them.

Isn't that exactly what Heskey gets hammered for doing?

Can you imagine if Heskey had muffed that 1 on 1, or missed those headers, esp the last one? He would have been absolutely slaughtered on here. But because it was Carew, he's praised.

Still fuggin smiling like the Cheshire cat over the result and team performance though!

[Toronto Villa]

Thing is you know on any other day Carew's scoring 3 of those. You couldn't the same it if was Heskey with any degree of confidence.

[Holtemeister]

This would be one time I would love to sit down with one of the senior players under 'chatham house rules' and find out just how the players feel about the performance yesterday and why it was so markedly different ...... amazing transformation in just 4 or 5 days

[Chris Smith]

Oh, and I also think Robert Green looks like he has "gone", lost the confidence entirely. Worse than Carson after Croatia.

Thought it was harsh (if predictable) that he got all that booing today, too.

Yes, it's about time football fans stopped being partizan all that trying to unsettle the opposition it's just not cricket.

Great performance from every single one of them yesterday. Yes, West Ham were shit (really, really shit), but that shouldn't detract from how well we played. I had my doubts about Ashley in the free role when he started in pre-season but it worked today. With him, Albrighton, Milner and Downing all having strong games and with Carew in one of his bullying moods that he normally reserves for Gary Cahill the defenders just had no time to settle. It could and should have been 6.

We have played like this before and more recently that some of you remember. Bolton, Burnley and Hull last season were all poor sides that we beat well. Now we need to see if we can do the same against a side who defend a little more resolutely. I'm really looking forward ro seeing us try.

Just seems a shame that we'll never see that 11 again.

[abc123cox]

I was at the match today and i agree in what everyone has said, but one player that was their today was the biggest breath of fresh air to come back into any villa side, and that was the hugely impresive Luke Young, how much better did we look with a great really really great right back in his fave poss. for the first time in 2 years we no longer need a right back at Villa with Young and the impressive Lichaj to come in also. happy days!

i hope its not just because Carlos was out, but on that preformance i can see him at right back for every game, did anyone see youngs sliding tackle in 1st half pure magic

[Deano's Mullet]

Nice to see wingers cutting inside and trying to beat people instead of hoofing the ball into the box all day. Touch of Steve Froggatt about Albrighton.......

[JUAN PABLO]

I thought Luke Young was very good yesterday, getting forward and creating space for others and seeing a RB pass to a Villa player ,  That will save us a few quid now.   I was amazed how happy Petrov looked....    randy get us a goal scorer and we have a great future...         Mind, Gabby will also have a spring in his step as well when hes back...     Ireland will be excited too.

[Pete3206]

Brilliant day yesterday.

I didn't agree with Downing as MOM, but there were several candidates for me. Petrov, Milner, Albrighton, Clark.....fook it, all of 'em.

No Heskey either - bonus!

[curiousorange]

I, like practically everyone around me yesterday, was mystified as to how Stewart Downing walked off with MOTM. Yeah, he had a great game, but although in normal circumstances there were three or four players who put in a MOTM shift, the only choice yesterday, surely, was Marc Albrighton? Nice to see the lad get an interview on MOTD as well, I just wish they could have focussed more on his performance and not just had Motty saying 'He's a real prospect, this lad'.

[myf]

I actually thought that, other than the chances he missed, Carew did pretty well. Put himself about, and caused a lot of trouble for them.

Isn't that exactly what Heskey gets hammered for doing?

Can you imagine if Heskey had muffed that 1 on 1, or missed those headers, esp the last one? He would have been absolutely slaughtered on here. But because it was Carew, he's praised.

Still fuggin smiling like the Cheshire cat over the result and team performance though!

Does anyone really care that Carfew missed some decent chances.  He is normally a clinical finisher and simply looked a bit rusty on the first day of the season.  We won 3-0 for Christ's sake, after a shite of a week.  Lets concentrate on the positives.

[Risso]

What a superb performnce.  Great in defence, inventive in midfield, and Carew bullied them up front and looked a threat all day.  Probably the best home display I've seen in god knows how long.

Hopefully Luke Young has decided to stay now, because he was fantastic yesterday.  Honestly, what sort of prize fuckwit would ignore him at right back for half a season?