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Author Topic: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread  (Read 76393 times)

Offline picicata

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #120 on: November 09, 2013, 03:21:18 PM »

Offline Lamb_Stockmix

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #121 on: November 09, 2013, 03:21:53 PM »
Great pressing that.

4-4-2 is the way to go.

As long as all four midfielders are in the middle.

As a diamond yes but when Gabby is back he could play on the left of a 4 in mid and Tonev could play right.

I would sooner have 2 genuine wide players though!

They are.

In a 4-4-2 I would sooner have Gabby running the channels as a striker and have wide options better than Tonev

We don't have better options than Tonev on the right of a 4 man midfield at the moment.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #122 on: November 09, 2013, 03:22:39 PM »
Clark is > than Baker.

Indeed.

Overall I've been much more impressed by Baker. Both are good though, and useful members of the team. I think Baker is stronger and less prone to error though. Not much in it, mind.

I'd say Clark is much much better technically and positionally.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #123 on: November 09, 2013, 03:23:50 PM »
Heard Roy Keane has turned up to watch ... Richard Dunne?

Offline Lamb_Stockmix

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #124 on: November 09, 2013, 03:25:09 PM »
Benteke - born offside.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #125 on: November 09, 2013, 03:25:40 PM »
Lovely pass from Westwood into Kozac then. Need more of that from him.

Offline Summers

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #126 on: November 09, 2013, 03:26:06 PM »
Punt it long, my lord, punt it long..

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #127 on: November 09, 2013, 03:26:43 PM »
Yep we need Westwood to start making telling contributions.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #128 on: November 09, 2013, 03:26:44 PM »
Tonev has fantastic crossing accuracy.. straight to the keeper every time.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #129 on: November 09, 2013, 03:26:53 PM »
Heard Roy Keane has turned up to watch ... Richard Dunne?
He's here to stamp out any anti-MON sentiment.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #130 on: November 09, 2013, 03:26:56 PM »
I think we've gone 3-5-2

Offline aj2k77

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #131 on: November 09, 2013, 03:27:21 PM »
El Ahamadi needs to press the ball faster, he ambles up to his man.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #132 on: November 09, 2013, 03:27:42 PM »
Tonev has fantastic crossing accuracy.. straight to the keeper every time.

Frustrating, that.

Did well to get himself past the defender and into a position where he could cross, then spunked it straight at the keeper.

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #133 on: November 09, 2013, 03:28:22 PM »
stream is better -   

saw the ball go wide just from benteke I think but it stopped

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Re: Aston Villa v Cardiff City Match Thread
« Reply #134 on: November 09, 2013, 03:28:36 PM »
Seems to have gone off the boil this game after an exciting start .

 


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