The USA Tour Thread

[Matt Collins]

I always wake up around half five my bedroom is too light at this time of year

Plus you can fast fwd through the boring bits

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Good result, stayed up like a true supporter and followed every kick live during the night.
Mods....why have you deleted all my match comments ?

[peter w]

Bloody power cut at 1am.

[VillaAlways]

Kendrick reporting that Joe Cole is injured and won't feature again in the tour.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-texas-joe-cole-7496996

[FatSam]

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Best bit is at 2.33.

[kipeye]

Best bit is at 2.33.

They weren't even watching and no reaction to the goal. That has to be the worst wall ever for Zog's goal.

[SashasGrandad]

When was the last time we actually won 2 consecutive games?

We'll have to change all 11 players at half-time every match.

[Meanwood Villa]

Kendrick reporting that Joe Cole is injured and won't feature again in the tour.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-texas-joe-cole-7496996

Well there's a surprise. Let's get Kieron Dyer in as a replacement.

[john e]

thanks for that

[Boz]

Kendrick reporting that Joe Cole is injured and won't feature again in the tour.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-texas-joe-cole-7496996

Looking like another astute buy.

After game comments by Lambert following the same pattern as last season.

How Villa perform against Stoke will be a better measure of our hopes for the new season rather than playing an MLS team.

[pauliewalnuts]

Kendrick reporting that Joe Cole is injured and won't feature again in the tour.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-texas-joe-cole-7496996

There's a surprise.

[Ads]

So he's out for one more game then? Wonder what the injury is?

[john e]

I think its now safe to say after those to victories that we could be looking at a champs league place this season,
 maybe even doing a Liverpool and having a crack at the top spot

exciting times ahead ........................












then again, maybe not

[supertom]

Thought we did okay without having to exert ourselves too much. Second half we looked better, but I think largely by virtue of having more or less our current first choice CM. First half I thought Gardner did well, but Bacuna and Herd are not of the required standard in midfield.
In principle a player like Herd could suit us, as he allowed Gardner to make a few forward runs, but ideally we need a Premier League quality version and someone who can pass the ball. Bacuna is either an okay winger, potentially decent wing back, or mediocre fullback or central midfielder.

Grealish did alright. He glides round the pitch, but ended up crowded out as he was really our only player with guile in the first half.

Zogbia was a positive for me. Great goal, looked quite lively. Still got major work to do on his fitness, and still frustrating at times, but that threat of genuine quality is something we could do with. Richardson played well again too.

The onus on passing the ball has been the most positive thing about the two games thus far. It's not always worked and we're still missing something in midfield, but we're moving in the right direction. That said, I'll be curious to see how we play against Parma.