Aston Villa v Everton Match Thread

[brontebilly]

For me Warnock simply has to go off at the break. We cant have two full backs who are unable to use the ball at their feet. Id give Delph a shot there. Keane for Petrov, Ireland to play deeper next to Clark.

McLeish will go for the safe option though. Keane for Albrighton. Ireland to go on the right.

We scored from a set piece away to Sunderland. Larsson would have been a handy signing in the summer. We havent a player with the technical ability to take one. Shocking statement but true.

[Karl Bridges]

We are just too nervy at home, someone needs to put a bit of drive into our play because knocking it back to our CBs is a rubbish tactic.

[Mellin]

I just began a post with the intention of making a few points about the game, but I've deleted it because I can't even be arsed to do that. I no longer go down, now I no longer want to discuss. Just atrocious in every conceivable way. Apathy reigns supreme.

[kippaxvilla2]

Did my stream pack up to save me any more torture?

[Toronto Villa]

The dogheads are winning at Spurs too. Lovely.

[Karl Bridges]

I would take Ireland off and put Keane on to play in the 'hole' just to try and give the team something new, should lift the crowd too.

[TheSandman]

Warnock and Hutton are so shit I'd have UDLC and Samuel back in a heartbeat and I thought they were shit first time round.

James Collins is a condom on the prick of passing football.

[hawkeye]

The reason our posession is so low is that we cant pass the ball to one of our players

[Karl Bridges]

The reason our posession is so low is that we cant pass the ball to one of our players

Is that how it works?

[PaulWinch again]

Right there must be an improvement, it's impossible to get much worse.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Collins is incredibly dumb. no need to dive in and he has done it twice already giving away freekicks.

Petrov has been completely anonymous too.

What was Gabby doing there either. On the heels 15 yards outside the box, if he had broke in Bent would have had a simple pass to him.

Agree with all of that.

The sooner Carlos is back, the better.

Petrov has been AWOL for the last few games, today more than ever. We really need him to get more involved and put some pressure on when in attack.

The big problem yet again is we're trying to accomodate both Gabby and Bent and it's still not working. Gabby isn't looking a threat and Bent is getting next to zero service.

Add to that the complete lack of movement, it's extremely frustrating. Just as an example, we have the ball just in their half in the centre circle, Warnock instead of pushing up into an advanced position to receive the ball, is still stuck 10 yards in his own half and the ball gets played backwards instead of forwards.

Despite having 3 shots on target compared to the one of Everton, we really aren't doing ourselves justice. We're more a threat to ourselves than anything Everton have to offer.

[ozzjim]

Interesting that people blast his work rate too, but Bent has run the 6th furthest of the 20 outfield players. The way he is discussed you would think he would be 20th.

And the commentary team need to stop with the Saha penalty claim. It probably was, but analysing every 30 seconds won't change it.


If we lose, it will be the first time in 49 years we have lost 5 straight at home.

[pauliewalnuts]

The sooner Carlos is back, the better.

Carlos is back already, Mark, he's on the bench, I think.

[PaulWinch again]

Petrov has been very very laboured today.

[Toronto Villa]

Interesting that people blast his work rate too, but Bent has run the 6th furthest of the 20 outfield players. The way he is discussed you would think he would be 20th.

And the commentary team need to stop with the Saha penalty claim. It probably was, but analysing every 30 seconds won't change it.


If we lose, it will be the first time in 49 years we have lost 5 straight at home.

I think they'd stop talking about it Ozz if there was something else of note to discuss.