Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[pauliewalnuts]

I know I shouldn't laugh, and I don't want to encourage this sort of behaviour, but this Vine did make me chuckle.

Ah, the noble pursuit of football is back ....

https://vine.co/v/M3mX5DxBmQt

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Just back.
Great day, great performance - much better than expected - strong in defence (Cissokho was excellent!) and a wonderful 3 points at one of my least favourite places to visit. Those Stokies were a bit quiet weren't they?

Am now going out for a bit of a dance!!!

UTV!

[dave.woodhall]

Just back.
Great day, great performance - much better than expected - strong in defence (Cissokho was excellent!) and a wonderful 3 points at one of my least favourite places to visit. Those Stokies were a bit quiet weren't they?

Am now going out for a bit of a dance!!!

UTV!

At the discotheque?

[tomd2103]

I was impressed with the discipline. I wonder how much of that is down to the new assistant manager?

Some could well be, but the average age of the back four surely has something to do with it, as well as the aggregate of international caps.

without a doubt. I thought we are actually quite disciplined all over the pitch. I know people have different opinions on Keane, but the one thing he will bring is experience in abundance. I still think it suits him to be in an assistant position giving advice and concentrating on coaching. Not everyone can juggle the different aspects of being a manager. Time will tell off course but given the players we have to come back to the line up, genuine first team talent, it's a very promising start.

He doesn't strike me as the sort who would hold back from a bit of straight talking and I wonder if that's exactly what has been lacking the past couple of seasons amongst the players and the management team.  PL has certainly been keen to protect players in the past and I wonder if Keane has told a few home truths to a few people, including the manager himself. 

Great start to the season for us, but even through the struggles of the past few seasons, I've always fancied us to get results away from home.  It's at home that we've really struggled and improvement is really required.   

[manic-road]

Chuffed with the result, especially at Stoke which is always a tough place to win at.

[pooligan]

Well done Villa, good result ,to win at Stoke is never easy .Let's hope it is the start of a decent season

[Matt Collins]

Haven't seen anything of the game yet as was only following on text alerts. Very pleased my pre match pessimism was unfounded! The comments here gave me a good impression of how the performance went thanks. Sounds like that tougher defensive approach went well.

Can I ask how we lined up? I assumed the same as v Parma with Weimann behind gabby. But a couple of things I looked at suggested more 433 with Richardson in the middle three - maybe even the right of the middle three?

How did the front three do? And grealish?

[Richard E]

Promising signs that we have a bit of steel, and Sanchez still to come in. Showed we can win at a tough away venue without Benteke. Great start.

[Stu]

Last on MOTD. BOOM!

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Just back.
Great day, great performance - much better than expected - strong in defence (Cissokho was excellent!) and a wonderful 3 points at one of my least favourite places to visit. Those Stokies were a bit quiet weren't they?

Am now going out for a bit of a dance!!!

UTV!

At the discotheque?

Yes indeedy!

And down the street a bit too! ;-)

[BC54 VFC]

Well done Paul, Roy and the lads. Great start with a deleted team.

Are you taking the p?

I think he meant depleted, as in missing the likes of Okore, Benteke etc

That's why I said: Are you taking the p?, i.e. taking the p out of depleted.

[N'ZMAV]

The performance of Hutton, Senderos, Vlaar and Cissokho today reminded me of the game at St Andrews when MON threw in Collins, Dunne and Warnock (along with Cuellar) for their debuts. It was as solid a defensive performance as we've had under Lambert.

[amfy]

Well done Paul, Roy and the lads. Great start with a deleted team.

Are you taking the p?

I think he meant depleted, as in missing the likes of Okore, Benteke etc

That's why I said: Are you taking the p?, i.e. taking the p out of depleted. ::)

I thought it was very clever.

[N'ZMAV]

I know I shouldn't laugh, and I don't want to encourage this sort of behaviour, but this Vine did make me chuckle.

Ah, the noble pursuit of football is back ....

https://vine.co/v/M3mX5DxBmQt

he only offered them outside so he could eat them

[berneboy]

Well done Paul, Roy and the lads. Great start with a deleted team.

Are you taking the p?

Well done. I appreciate such genius!