Aston Villa v West Ham United Match Thread

[Dribbler]

This is going to be a long afternoon, West Ham sitting back with 2 tight banks of four and trying to play on the counter, 'forcing us' to take the game to them and break them down.

Watching us play, we don't move the ball fast enough, we need more 1 touch football so that we can move them around more to create space and run through them with maybe a quick 1-2 on the edge of their area. If only we had that creative no 10!

[Matt Collins]

Baker is a bit of a cart horse isn't he?

[DrGonzo]

Fucking Baker, why do we give away stupid free-kicks all the time.

Because Dean is a shit ref who'll give a free kick every time Cole falls on his arse.

[Matt Collins]

I can't see a villa team without vlaar keeping a clean sheet so we definitely need to score.

[PaulWinch again]

Hmmm we're letting them get too many corners now.

[Jimbo]

Awful from Gabby.

[JUAN PABLO]

terrible control gabby

[Lamb_Stockmix]

Awful Gabby.

[Tuscans]

oh gabby that is really really shite

[PaulWinch again]

Terrible Gabby after excellent work from Andi.

[JUAN PABLO]

ffs    sorry what a ball as well from andi

[ez]

What a ball by Weiman then

[Matt Collins]

I'm gonna say that the wind put doubt in gabby's mind there. But every time he does something like that you're reminded why he's not an England player

[JUAN PABLO]

turning into a scrappy affair says the commentator


dont be silly

[Stu]

We've already ran out of ideas.