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Author Topic: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread  (Read 40982 times)

Online PaulWinch again

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #45 on: August 16, 2014, 05:10:39 PM »
I'm amazed we only had 37% possession, seemed like we had more than that.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #46 on: August 16, 2014, 05:11:23 PM »
Typical bloody Villa. Hasn't anyone told them they're nailed on for relegation?
We only need 37 more points to be safe.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #47 on: August 16, 2014, 05:11:53 PM »
It's amazing what a good result can do to the general mood on here. Can enjoy my saturday evening just that little bit more.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #48 on: August 16, 2014, 05:13:03 PM »
Charlie Nicholas singing our praises on GSS at the moment. I love it when they do that.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #49 on: August 16, 2014, 05:13:46 PM »
Sat in the sun in the Vendee, I'll have a couple more glasses of red to celebrate. Sounds like a decent performance, hopefully We keep Grealish at the club this season and develop him ourselves rather than rely on somebody else.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #50 on: August 16, 2014, 05:13:53 PM »
Vlaar looked like the madman we signed from Holland two years ago. The confidence of the win will lift everybody and bloody deserve it after putting in a real shift.

Well done lads. Great effort and result.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #51 on: August 16, 2014, 05:16:39 PM »
First game of the season, away win. clean sheet, Weimann scores. these smokes are fuckin brilliant.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #52 on: August 16, 2014, 05:17:52 PM »
Reckon Leeg will moan about the scarf out the window on the way back?

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #53 on: August 16, 2014, 05:18:56 PM »
Well done Villa....chuffed does not cut it :)

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #54 on: August 16, 2014, 05:19:42 PM »
In fairness to Lambert, he seemed to get it tactically spot on today. Pretty much nullified stoke's attacking threat. Smart substitutions at the right times too.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #55 on: August 16, 2014, 05:20:11 PM »
Crazy to think we look so solid at full back with two previously much maligned full backs.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #56 on: August 16, 2014, 05:20:17 PM »
It's amazing what experience can do for a team, we didn't look at all panicked.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #57 on: August 16, 2014, 05:30:32 PM »
Good solid performance.

It shows that if you can keep it tight at the back, you give yourself every chance to pick up points.  Really pleased with Cissokho who looks a brute that can get up and down the pitch.  When he gets forward he can put in decent crosses on the run and he is another big guy to have around for set pieces.  Also pleased with Hutton, nothing spectacular but very solid in the tackle and again doing well getting forward.

On that performance, we look as though we are not going to get pushed around and bullied at the back this season.

More work to be done in midfield and up front but an encouraging first game.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #58 on: August 16, 2014, 05:30:47 PM »
Nothing spectacular but a solid win. Didn't think Stoke did a lot, half of them still looked like they were on holiday.

Thought we looked quite organised, but still not very inventive. Saying that, chuffed with the 3 pts.

I'm glad we didn't get battered in every department ;)
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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread
« Reply #59 on: August 16, 2014, 05:30:48 PM »
We're gonna win the league. We're gonna win the league.

Love from me, Legion and RedSox.

 


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