Everton v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Kingthing]

Just back to London after spending yesterday with a group of scousers, heavy day!! They couldn't believe we didn't rip them apart and, despite their pressure, felt lucky, with the team they had, to have beaten us. They were moaning about Neysmith something rotten before the game.

Villa fans were great throughout but I took a load of abuse for the "sign on" song when I got back to the pub( something I don't sing)

What was the Everton biew of our performance and tactics. Amazed they were so positive about us before KO

We met with Liverpool fans much later who said we were the best team at Anfield this season. All bar one thought we have a good team but just too inconsistent.

[Marton]

The coaching really upsets me !
We have a fresh win, scored 4 goal earlier in the week and should be in a positive mindset.
So it must be very debilitating for the players when the manager set an entirely negative match plan.

Then there is the mistake with putting KEA on the pitch again. Currently when both Westwood and KEA is on the pitch at the same time our midfield just falls apart.
KEA managed to lose us a game that we almost (undeserving) was winning. First he is on the wrong side of the player he is supposed to cover (think it was Pinaar) who then
unchallenged can put the ball behind the line for Naismith. 1-1. Later his abysmal passing leads to the turnover that Clark then stops by a foul. 2-1 on the freekick.

The positives was that Bertrand and Delph makes our left ide very solid. Bacuna totally disabled Baines and scored again. Imagine how good he would be for us if  Lowton, KEA and Westwood
wasnt next to him to instantly give the ball away in every game.

[tomd2103]

So Vlaar goes off, we suddenly start to look shaky and then deservedly concede another, well, who could have predicted that?

As for possession stats, we were no threat to them whatsoever for 3/4 of the game, how could we be?

He's been good this season, but his injury record is becoming a concern. 

[PaulWinch again]

So Vlaar goes off, we suddenly start to look shaky and then deservedly concede another, well, who could have predicted that?

As for possession stats, we were no threat to them whatsoever for 3/4 of the game, how could we be?

He's been good this season, but his injury record is becoming a concern. 

It's a concern for two reasons, firstly that he's a good defender and his captaincy/leadership is vital. Secondly our other centre halves are nowhere near good enough.

[Dave Clark Five]

Vlaar is a good captain but, strangely, when Baker came on against Albion and nobody knew what the hell was going on, there were no instructions passed to him, or given by him, in the initial turmoil that ensued.

[not3bad]

Vlaar is a good captain but, strangely, when Baker came on against Albion and nobody knew what the hell was going on, there were no instructions passed to him, or given by him, in the initial turmoil that ensued.

It can often seem like that when a substitution occurs just because the rhythm of the side has been broken.  I didn't see that much turmoil compared to what had gone before because the pace of that game was pretty frantic anyway.

[N'ZMAV]

Ron Vlaar doesn't like playing in the winter months.