Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Rigadon]

Well we're in the game, but we need to be a lot more clinical. Bale is a disgrace.

What did he do?

Tried to get Guzan sent off with a disgraceful dive.

[Legion]

Well we're in the game, but we need to be a lot more clinical. Bale is a disgrace.

What did he do?

An excellent impersonation of Tom Daley.

[Karl Bridges]

45% possession. two shots on target, one off.

[citizenDJ]

Half time. Not too bad so far, after a slightly shaky start. Vlaark doing well at the back, El Ahmadi in good form in the middle, bursts of hope from Gabby and Benteke, but a quiet game for Holman so far and very mixed stuff from Delph.

Could easily go either way.

[onje_villa]

Bit better than meh to be honest. We look pretty solid, think in most games this season we'll need a goal to get any points and we don't look great going forward. Amazing how many times the final ball is too heavy or the first touch in the final third is not up to scratch. Even Gabby's chance I think the pass was slightly overhit by Holman.

[bertlambshank]

Well we're in the game, but we need to be a lot more clinical. Bale is a disgrace.

What did he do?

Dived like a monkey after a coconut.

[onje_villa]

Am I the only one who thinks absolutely every free-kick we have is just going to be a waste of time? We never put in a ball with any intent.

Agreed, we don't seem to attack the ball very well, haven't really since Laursen retired.

[Fergal]

Well we're in the game, but we need to be a lot more clinical. Bale is a disgrace.

What did he do?

An excellent impersonation of Tom Daley.

He does a good impression of a chimp too

[Irish villain]

Well we're in the game, but we need to be a lot more clinical. Bale is a disgrace.

What did he do?

Awful cynical dive even though Guzan was nowhere near touching him.

[Ducksworthy]

Just seen a replay of the Bale dive. That is disgusting; surely a booking if no free-kick was given against us?

[PeterWithesShin]

They just showed the Bale dive again, it really is nothing short of disgraceful. I'd love the FA to have the minerals to give a ban for that kind of thing.

[onje_villa]

Happy with 0-0, but we need to be better in the last third with our decision making and ball retention.

Spot on.

[Matt Collins]

Good shape and composure. Certainly better than last year. I think some combination of bent, n'zogbia and bannan might help to create some danger in the last 20

Pretty poor game though. A bit soporific. Albrighton doesn't seem to be doing much apart from helping to double up on bale

Games at this pace are right up el ahmadi's street. He's looked good do far

Pretty impressed with Bennett and Lowton so far too

[danlanza]

Well we're in the game, but we need to be a lot more clinical. Bale is a disgrace.

What did he do?

An excellent impersonation of Tom Daley.

Should definately been carded. Toss pot planet of the apes monkey boy.

[Toronto Villa]

I'll take that as a HT scoreline. We rode our luck a bit but continue to show signs of moving in the right direction. The single most important thing for me is the difference between today and a year ago when we waved the white flag as we handed in the team sheet.

Yep. The difference is massive isn't it.  Thank fuck!

I was thinking that too. We are looking to pass it and we chase everything down. That never happened last year.