Dean Smith's Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Thread

[Toronto Villa]

Great run by AT wins a corner

[paul_e]

We miss Grealish.

Massively, everyone else is struggling for space because he's not there and Houri just isn't occupying defenders.

[Chris_Jephcott]

And the same here please!

[Toronto Villa]

The wind seems brutal. Got to keep it on the deck in the second half as much as possible.

[PeterWithesShin]

We miss Jack especially as Stoke are doing a good job of stifling us, without him we're struggling to create space.

[thick_mike]

Hourihane has a great right foot

[kippaxvilla2]

I’m stuck at Solihull ice rink freezing my knackers off looking to this thread for inspiration.

[Toronto Villa]

I’m stuck at Solihull ice rink freezing my knackers off looking to this thread for inspiration.

Judging by the conditions at VP you might be warmer at the rink.

[Toronto Villa]

We miss Jack especially as Stoke are doing a good job of stifling us, without him we're struggling to create space.

That and Whelan as a replacement entirely changes the creativity in the midfield. We sit deeper and neither McGinn or Hourihane can pull players with them to create space for others.

[Ads]

We can't play with both Hourihane and Whelan. After a bright start from Stoke we've wrestled back control, but chances hard to come by.

Stoke really have killed the spectacle, which is no surprise.

First goal absolutely key. We must get it.

[Toronto Villa]

We can't play with both Hourihane and Whelan. After a bright start from Stoke we've wrestled back control, but chances hard to come by.

Stoke really have killed the spectacle, which is no surprise.

First goal absolutely key. We must get it.

They will stick 10 men behind the ball and lock it up if they score first. Stoke are horrible to watch.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Stuck at home today due to illness.

Had a great stream via Reddit for about 10 minutes before it switched to the Blose match, typical. Haven't found another

I'd have been tempted to play Fugazi in the Grealish role today personally i think as he's got the same sort of talent.

Here's hoping we can kick it up a few gears in the second half.

[Ads]

And Hourihane can't deliver a cross. Chronic waste. 5 corners and a free kick all garbage.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Time for O'Hare to show what he can do.

[Villa in Denmark]

Time for O'Hare to show what he can do.

I think you might be right