Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Head Tennis Match Thread

[Toronto Villa]

After 20 minutes I have zero doubt i'd prefer to end up in the Conference than watch the shit Pulis serves up every week.

What Bruce is serving up is every bit as bad. We’ve barely touched the ball in the last 5 min. You just know their goal is coming

[Toronto Villa]

We are fucking all over the place from their long throws. From both sides.

[paulcomben]

I’m really struggling to understand what hogan offers. Never seems to show for the ball or hold it up. It could be he is making runs behind and I can’t see it on the box but to me it looks like he is hiding all the time

If the midfielders ever slid the ball past the opponents’ central defenders, we might find out.

[PeterWithesShin]

After 20 minutes I have zero doubt i'd prefer to end up in the Conference than watch the shit Pulis serves up every week.

What Bruce is serving up is every bit as bad. We’ve barely touched the ball in the last 5 min. You just know their goal is coming

It's far too often shit under Bruce, but it's not Pulis shit.

[Villa in Denmark]

A genuine shot on goal from Adomah.

[PeterWithesShin]

Woooo a shot.

[jwarry]

We are fucking all over the place from their long throws. From both sides.

And corners

[Jimbo]

We're doing our best to help them score. If we win this, I'll dress up as Shirley Temple and wrestle a silverback at Dudley Zoo.

[Risso]

I'd rather see O'Hare then Grealish to be honest.  All Grealish seems to do is run into defenders for a free kick, which Snodgrass then inevitably wastes.

[adrenachrome]

We are fucking all over the place from their long throws. From both sides.

They've got the towels working overtime. Ball tampering. The umpires should intervene.

[ChicagoLion]

After 20 minutes I have zero doubt i'd prefer to end up in the Conference than watch the shit Pulis serves up every week.

In terms of entertainment I can’t see the difference between Bruce and Pullis except  the long throw routine.

[Villa in Denmark]

Onomah joining Hourihane in the book.

[PeterWithesShin]

I reckon there'll be a red card or two today.

[kippaxvilla2]

After 20 minutes I have zero doubt i'd prefer to end up in the Conference than watch the shit Pulis serves up every week.

What Bruce is serving up is every bit as bad. We’ve barely touched the ball in the last 5 min. You just know their goal is coming

It's far too often shit under Bruce, but it's not Pulis shit.

There’s levels of shitness and both compete with each other but pulisball is slightly shitter.

[rob_bridge]

I'd rather see O'Hare then Grealish to be honest.  All Grealish seems to do is run into defenders for a free kick, which Snodgrass then inevitably wastes.

I'm not sure O'Hare will do any better with Bruce. Footballers don't tend to flourish under him.