MOTD

[Rory]

Yeah, I've got nothing particularly against Jenas as a bloke, but as a pundit he talks like someone who has a degree in customer services. So anodyne.

[Somniloquism]

They gushed over Brentford in the analysis of their win at Wolves for waaay longer than the time given to Villa. They were right to focus on Bailey but I also would have liked to seen Jenas or Keown earn their money with a deeper look at Luiz, Nakamba and Ramsey's dominance of the midfield in the second half.

I've not seen it, but I thought the Sky evening games could only have so much coverage anyway due to the way the rights work. It might be that they have less time to work on them then the afternoon ones or it has only just been on live anyway. Although I also expect the participants have a bearing if they are not locked down to a specific time limit.

[LeeB]

I thought it was the best coverage we've had on MOTD in a long time, they even nodded to the atmosphere between the goals in the edit.

[Risso]

Although did I detect a slight hint of the "chinny reckons" from Lineker in his "OK..." response to Smith's explanation of why it took McGinn so long to be taken off.

[Louzie0]

Anybody else looking forward to hearing how Danny Murphy is going to cope with SG’s Aston Villa winning on MOTD tonight?

[eamonn]

Dion gave a good analysis of Matthew Cash's display at Norwich and they also covered JJ's goal in detail.

[Footy-Vill]

Villa West Ham Micah Richards on motd2 was talking about the balance in his analysis.
Skip to around 27m 30 seconds to hear, view and see footage of the analysis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001bms5/match-of-the-day-2-202223-28082022

He's done an article which had some of those comments

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62685677

[Footy-Vill]

What the pundits said.

Watkins Ings and Coutinho individually very good but at times they didn't look like they knew what they were doing.
Lots of balls going down the channels
Ings working hard for the team but Coutinho not really giving an option in forward space  as he was staying back .
Richards highlighted the space PC needed to go in rather than way back despite his liking to hit 40 yarders

Richards seemed exacerbated having Danny Ings crossing from the left
And "I can't get my head around that Ings should be in there (the box) but again he's (Danny Ings ) trying to be a team player he's overlapping his left back. I can't believe what I'm seeing Coutinho no where to be seen and you could see Ings frustration his hands in the air what is actually going on here"

Richards also talked about the players getting in each other s way including when Buendia came on . Watkins and Ings making the same run.
The balance is all off with the team.

Richards says "Bailey needs to be integrated into the team.
What's happening when full backs aren't high up the pitch the strikers are having to go wide and no one's in the centre "

Ashely Williams says " I don't know how long we can keep having the same conversation with two up front and Coutinho as it's clearly not working
Have to go 4-4-2 and probably no room for Coutinho doesn't feel right doesn't look right no fluidity. Taken 12 points from 45 available"

Richards says "have to make someone unhappy and play a bit of width and drop Ings or Watkins"

[dcdavecollett]

Good to see Richards doing his job instead of just gurning for the cameras.

Keep it up.

[Hookeysmith]

Good to see Richards doing his job instead of just gurning for the cameras.

Keep it up.

Agreed but he is still an annoying prick though

[rob_bridge]

Good to see Richards doing his job instead of just gurning for the cameras.

Keep it up.

Agreed but he is still an annoying prick though

No he isn't

He is a totally an utterly contemptible bellend and annoying prick

[ChicagoLion]

Being schooled tactically by Micah dickhead Richards must be a new low.

[Hookeysmith]

Being schooled tactically by Micah dickhead Richards must be a new low.

lol

[Neil Hawkes]

Being schooled tactically by Micah dickhead Richards must be a new low.

Maybe he'll be our next ma..........nope, can't do it, even in jest.

[Pete3206]

I prefer him to Danny Murphy.