Spurs 3 Aston Villa 1 post match thread.

[Brassneck]

Karen Whelan being an absolute idiot

https://twitter.com/ugotlittup4/status/1160298244804681728?s=21

I don't get it.

Yeah, me neither 🤷‍♂️

Well with the laughing emojis and the football at the end I took it at a pop at the Villa as it was posted shortly after the game

But maybe I was reading too much into it

What else can she be absolutely buzzing about?

I read it as "wake up and smell the coffee"

It shows how deluded she is to think that Villa would want a 35 year old when the strategy is clearly to buy players at least 10 years younger.  Did she seriously, even in her wildest dreams think that Whelan would get a new (and no doubt improved) deal?

[Damo70]

Football is all about opinions. The ex pros summerising for SKY last night were very positive in their opinion of how Villa played and optimistic about our chances this season. The journalists  on The Sunday Supplement this morning were critical of us and felt we were very negative in our play and based on what they saw didn't think we would have a good season.

[saunders_heroes]

Shame the way it ended but I was impressed with the Villa yesterday, especially first half. More positives than negatives and we’ll only get better.

[Ad@m]

I assume that bottle is part of her drag act rider.

[jwarry]

Only two positives for me, but both enough for me to be encouraged. SJM of course and the cameo from Doug who just seemed to fill the pitch

So not Heaton, Mings, Engels, Trez, Taylor? All had games ranging between good and superb.

We lost against the finished article. Potch been there for 5 yrs and they've built an excellent side. A great baptism that we can take plenty from. Disappointed we couldnt hold on but not unexpected.

People really need to get a grip.

Note to self, don’t watch the Villa when you’re pissed! Watched it again this morning and yes defence were superb. Stand by what I said about Doug tho, he just had a presence about him that Conor doesn’t

[clash city rocker]

Shame the way it ended but I was impressed with the Villa yesterday, especially first half. More positives than negatives and we’ll only get better.

Totally agree with far more positives than negatives. When I saw the team I was surprised by our full back selection, but at the end of the game is was a positive as it showed they both have the potential to cope with the premiership.

[ADVILLAFAN]

If the new signings, I was very impressed with Heaton and Engels. Thought Trezeguet was pretty good too. Not much from Jota or Wesley. Hopefully they will improve when we're attacking more.

[Risso]

Already after one game, you can tell that Heaton is the best shot stopper we've had since Bosnich.  Quite incredible reflexes.  Kicking was a bit hit and miss at times, with quite a few punted out to the left that didn't really find anybody.  I think that was more to do with our lack of midfield resistance though to be honest.

[VillaAlways]

Football is all about opinions. The ex pros summerising for SKY last night were very positive in their opinion of how Villa played and optimistic about our chances this season. The journalists  on The Sunday Supplement this morning were critical of us and felt we were very negative in our play and based on what they saw didn't think we would have a good season.

That made me laugh. The idiot who said he preferred watching the Liverpool v Norwich game

What ? You preferred watching a game that was all but over after 10 mins to one where you didn’t know who was going to win for the most part

At least we were competitive

[saunders_heroes]

Surprised he took off Trezeguet who was an outlet all game. Jota came on and just gave the ball away putting us under more pressure. I think once Wesley gets to grip with the PL he’ll hold up the ball better and take pressure off the defence.

[Risso]

Haven't done a scores thing for a while, so here's mine:

Heaton - 8 - Organised things well, some very good saves and nothing much he could do for their goals.
Elmohamady - 6 - harsh introduction to life back in the top flight with an instant give away, but recovered after that.
Engels - 9 - one of the best debuts I've seen. Commanding, good relationship with Mings and Heaton, extremely promising
Mings - 9 - my Villa MOTM by a whisker - put his body on the line, and every other part as well - imperious.
Taylor - 7 - best defensive display from him in a while
Hourihane - 5 - the sort of display I expected from him, just didn't add very much at all in any area, and even his dead balls were poor
McGinn - 6.5 - good goal and a couple of nice passes, but then was overrun with the rest of them
Grealish - 5.5 - one nice run and good ball, but looked poor second half and bad mistake for their goal.
Trezeguet - 7 - most promising of the attacking players but needs to take his chances
El Ghazi - 5 - looked out of his depth and didn't track back nearly enough
Wesley - 5.5 - difficult introduction to the Premier League.  Put himself about a bit though, although looked a bit sulky at times.  Liked how he held one of their defenders off for the goal and another chance though.

Subs

Jota - 3 - difficult entry and not the sub I'd have made, but looked completely and utterly out of his depth.  Hardly touched the ball and when he did, gave it away mainly
Kodjia - 4 - minimal impact when he came on
Luiz - 6 - added energy and bite to the midfield, but too little too late, should have come on when Jota did and we may have held out.

[Villafirst]

Looking back on the game, the ref was fairly poor. Sissoko constantly brought players down with tackles from behind. Others in the Spurs team did the same. A few definite yellow cards not given.

[Pat McMahon]

Yesterday was a lesson in how far we need to develop and improve.

Positives -Heaton, Mings and Engels. I thought the full backs were better than I feared too. I also felt the players were comfortable in shape and tactics and at half time I was very pleased with our efforts.

Negatives - our lack of physicality compared to them was notable. Wesley needs to get used to the physicality of the premier league as I thought he spend too long complaining after losing out. The subs were fighting a rising tide and none of them improved us.

I was disappointed at the end when Luiz walked off the pitch without coming over to the fans with the rest of the team. They got a decent ovation and rightly so.

[Risso]

I thought that "On the piss my lord' was the worst terrace song in the world, but I had forgotten about the slow version of "oh when the saints come marching in" that Spurs do. 

[Monty]

There's a lot of worrying about Jack giving the ball away late on, or about our physical deficit compared to them in general - but let's not forget that this Spurs side might just be the fittest, best pressing side in the world. In our first game in the Premier League, to hold them off and nearly get something from the game, looking quite good in the process? That's very positive. Let's wait to judge this side after ten games.