I went last night:Ireland: Ok, not sure where people get man of the match, great performance:Nzogbia: Very poor, 10 million pound player! Crikey his final pass was dreadfullichaj: My man of match, up and down all evening, did his job very wellDelph: was he playing?Enda Steevns: Had a good game, Shay was giving him plenty of encouragementBaker was pretty solid.We looked much better with the later subs, thought Karim looked great again. A real find by the looks of it.If we start the season with that starting line-up, we will be lower than mid table.
Quote from: Bren'd on August 02, 2012, 10:29:52 AMJust watched the highlights on the Villa site. From what I've seen it looks as though Ireland is more involved and that may be down to the fact we can now keep the ball for longer periods. The Premier will be a sterner test but it does bode well.Watching those highlights, I can see that a few who sit near me are going to go mental this year - "get it in the bl**dy box!!" is all I hear.
Just watched the highlights on the Villa site. From what I've seen it looks as though Ireland is more involved and that may be down to the fact we can now keep the ball for longer periods. The Premier will be a sterner test but it does bode well.
Quote from: fredm on August 02, 2012, 10:42:59 AMQuote from: Bren'd on August 02, 2012, 10:29:52 AMJust watched the highlights on the Villa site. From what I've seen it looks as though Ireland is more involved and that may be down to the fact we can now keep the ball for longer periods. The Premier will be a sterner test but it does bode well.Watching those highlights, I can see that a few who sit near me are going to go mental this year - "get it in the bl**dy box!!" is all I hear.I heard a few murmurs of that last night but the move that ended with Holman's goal was just the kind of football we've been wishing for, IMO.
You and fred are right Matt. For all the purist talk on here the Villa crowd are a nightmare. They shout 'get it in the bloody box' and then still groan when it breaks down. And if someone gets it in space 30/40 yards from goal it's 'SHOOT!' I've got my head in my hands at this point going 'NO! DON'T SHOOT'!