Spurs v Villa Post-Match Thread

[nick harper]

I've nothing against players talking to opposition players or having a joke with them, but when Grealish was laughing and joking with Alli at half time I did smile to myself. Grealish was talking to him like they were best mates and on the same level, the reality is Alli will be world class in a couple of years whereas Grealish is pretty shit. We're an average side and he doesn't even stand out in it, even against mediocre opposition in the Championship he just doesn't do anything.

Compare how quickly Spurs move the ball in attack to how slow Grealish is to move it off or drive at goal when he picks it up and it shows how far he needs to go to even reach the level of what was essentially a Spurs XI

That's his biggest weakness and it needs to be knocked out of his game if he is to fulfill any kind of potential. He takes far too many touches, slows the game down, and frequently ends up losing possession. He frankly looks a bit of a poser at the moment.

[Des Little]

Another thing. God help their fans when they get that sparkly new 60k stadium, and they want to park their car. It was bad enough today with half that number turning up. I'll never drive to WHL again, and only did today because of the tube strike. Fucking bun fight.

[brontebilly]

Johnstone, centre backs and the young lady who interviewed Mullary at half time were the highlights for me.

Still carrying too many who don't offer enough at Championship level or against a weakened Spurs team.

the way I saw too it too pretty much

however I dont get the Baker love in at all, wholehearted in the Hutton sense but a mutton brain of a defender

laughable that he cant even attempt to slide tackle on his right side, twice in the second half today, almost cost us a goal against Cardiff too

Amavi was diabolical again too, tries to take someone one when he has no cover behind him, soft as sh*t for their goal, positionally hopeless, did he get beyond Grealish even once?

Tshibola, Bacuna and Adamoah all put in decent shifts I thought, we carried the threat of a wet teabag with Gabby and Grealish going forward

Need some pacy attacking options even with Kodjia coming back, id be cashing in on McCormack for any reasonable offer this month

Green and Davis need first team football, get them out on loan asap

[QuintonVilla]

Amavi still can't defend. Turning down that £25m looks silly.

[Chris Jameson]

Maybe Grealish and Alli know each other from their days at Mk Dons and Notts County or really are mates. Why does it mean he thinks he's on the same level as Alli because he's having a laugh with him? If it was Ayew he'd be criticised for looking like it's beneath him to talk to such a player.

[Steve67]

Baker has to realize that his right foot is for more than standing on.

The number 10 role can be a glory only position, I can attack but I don't want to do any of the dirty work type thing. Grealish will not get a better season to dominate the Championship than this season. He's doing ok. We need better than ok if we are to go up.

I'd really like us to bring in three midfielders, two central, one for the left side.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I like what Grealish does, I just wish he would do it quicker. He has the great ability to beat a man or create space out of nothing, he  just needs to do it quicker and pass to a team mate faster. That would be enough I think to take him from "decent" to "good" in the Championship.

[olaftab]

Highlights:
http://www.footytube.com/video/tottenham-hotspur-aston-villa-jan08-469012?ref=lchan_vidgrid

[supertom]

Baker has to realize that his right foot is for more than standing on.

The number 10 role can be a glory only position, I can attack but I don't want to do any of the dirty work type thing. Grealish will not get a better season to dominate the Championship than this season. He's doing ok. We need better than ok if we are to go up.

I'd really like us to bring in three midfielders, two central, one for the left side.

Baker was fine until he seemed to jar his back during one jump. He looked fucked after that point and looked like he couldn't run (even by his standards). When Baker takes a knock he's done for. He should have gone off at that point. I like him but whilst he looks like he was carved from marble the dashingly handsome cad, he's actually made from biscuit crumbs moulded together.

[passport1]

I hate watching this Villa team. They are just a bunch of mediocre journey men. Preston North End gavevArsenal more of a game yesterday,played as a team and carried a threat.There were one or two individual performances that stood out, the keeper,Gabby and Chester,but as a team Jesus Wept.

[pbavfckuwait]

Thought we looked solid first half, Chester immense, Sam looks the real deal, Tish had a reasonable game and hopefully means the end of the Chuckle brothers. If the answer is Gabby got help us this month, the same for fat Ross. Amavi, I would sell for 2.5 never mind 25 mill, can't defend and offers nothing going forward.
Jack has one trick trying to place himself across the ball and blocking the opposition, but has not the upper body strength to carry it off, to one paced both in thought and movement, caught numerous times with the ball, impact player of the bench and I honestly think the player we hoped he would be, is not there.
Some shrewd business needs to be done this month, we are far from a certainty for play offs and we need to be.

[Matt Collins]

Maybe Grealish and Alli know each other from their days at Mk Dons and Notts County or really are mates. Why does it mean he thinks he's on the same level as Alli because he's having a laugh with him? If it was Ayew he'd be criticised for looking like it's beneath him to talk to such a player.

How dare a 21 year old have a joke with another young player?!

[Chris Jameson]

Maybe Grealish and Alli know each other from their days at Mk Dons and Notts County or really are mates. Why does it mean he thinks he's on the same level as Alli because he's having a laugh with him? If it was Ayew he'd be criticised for looking like it's beneath him to talk to such a player.

How dare a 21 year old have a joke with another young player?!

I know, how could they possibly have anything in common or know each other? They play for different teams in a different league and a different city.

[cdbearsfan]

I hope Grealish wasn't smiling when they talked. We know that smiling and sulking are out. Players must maintain an expressionless visage at all times.

That's why Gabby is so popular.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Some twattish behaviour from younger Villa fans in the Haringey Irish centre pre match - knocking tables over and chucking plastic glasses around.  I felt like a warden in the cafeteria scene in Scum. Hope they have us back in the future though.

First time I've been embarrassed to be a Villa fan. 20 year old shithouses pissed on a couple of pints, filming each other breaking tables and chucking glasses. A decent, friendly, away-welcoming place to drink near the ground - wouldn't be surprised if it's not open to Villa fans next time we play there. The sight of that poor bar woman, trying to fix the tables while these pricks were singing and chucking stuff was pathetic. I was actually hoping for a group of Spurs fans to walk in and batter the living shit out of them.