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Online Richard E

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #135 on: December 08, 2019, 06:33:44 PM »
We were doing reasonably ok until the first goal went in and after that we were always on the back foot. At times we passed it around quite nicely but we’re way too open when we’re not in possession.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #136 on: December 08, 2019, 06:35:35 PM »
Read a lot of posts bemoaning Hourihane not starting today.

He was totally anonymous against Chelsea. No way he made a case to start today. We got hammered today, ergo the players on the bench would have been better. That's not how it works though.

Similarly Trezeguet. Yes he scored Wednesday but up till then he touched the ball three times in total. Again reasonable to pick AEG.

Personally I'd have played Guilbert over Elmo but I could see the reasoning.

Hindsight is 20:20 always, but a team picked after the final whistle is never going to lose.

You are right about Hourihane. Out of possession in particular he is a complete passenger and is barely visible. His dead balls though are way ahead of anybody else even Jack. Maybe we can send him on like a field goal kicker in American Football..

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #137 on: December 08, 2019, 06:38:11 PM »
Just how crap was Targett again today.  He's one of the slowest players I've seen at Villa, and watching him chasing after their forwards in vain was a really sad sight.  Another dud it would appear.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #138 on: December 08, 2019, 06:40:06 PM »
Just how crap was Targett again today.  He's one of the slowest players I've seen at Villa, and watching him chasing after their forwards in vain was a really sad sight.  Another dud it would appear.


Like Elmo, he’s all right going forward. Unfortunately both of them are defenders.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #139 on: December 08, 2019, 06:45:47 PM »
By the end he wasn’t even bothering to run back into position. Unforgivable.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #140 on: December 08, 2019, 06:51:23 PM »
Outclassed, pure and simple

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #141 on: December 08, 2019, 06:52:49 PM »
Leicester are a really good side. Hopefully we can be at that sort of level within two or three seasons.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #142 on: December 08, 2019, 06:53:24 PM »
Cue lots of posts about how we'd be lucky to have him, blah blah...

But Jamie Vardy has a face I'd never get tired of punching

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #143 on: December 08, 2019, 06:55:16 PM »
Cue lots of posts about how we'd be lucky to have him, blah blah...

But Jamie Vardy has a face I'd never get tired of punching

I wasn’t keen on the chants about his missus, though.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #144 on: December 08, 2019, 06:59:25 PM »
Cue lots of posts about how we'd be lucky to have him, blah blah...

But Jamie Vardy has a face I'd never get tired of punching

I wasn’t keen on the chants about his missus, though.

That was always going to comeback and bite us on the arse.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #145 on: December 08, 2019, 07:01:56 PM »
Cue lots of posts about how we'd be lucky to have him, blah blah...

But Jamie Vardy has a face I'd never get tired of punching

I wasn’t keen on the chants about his missus, though.

He brought that on himself by being a c**t after scoring the first

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #146 on: December 08, 2019, 07:04:02 PM »
Leicester are a really good side. Hopefully we can be at that sort of level within two or three seasons.
I hope so too, but one thing is that if we do go down then we can write that off, as all the better players will leave and also the idea of a 'project' or 'work in progress' goes to waste, as it'll be almost like starting from scratch again.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #147 on: December 08, 2019, 07:04:18 PM »
Just how crap was Targett again today.  He's one of the slowest players I've seen at Villa, and watching him chasing after their forwards in vain was a really sad sight.  Another dud it would appear.

Can't defend and his character is very suspect when under pressure. 16m for a Southampton reserve, appeared crazy at time.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #148 on: December 08, 2019, 07:05:46 PM »
Just how crap was Targett again today.  He's one of the slowest players I've seen at Villa, and watching him chasing after their forwards in vain was a really sad sight.  Another dud it would appear.

Remember in the 2010 (I think) World Cup when England played Germany and there was an excruciating bit where Gareth Barry was trying to catch Ozil but looked like a pensioners running for a bus?

That’s what Targett looked like today.

He’s shockingly slow.

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Re: Aston Villa v Leicester Post Match Thread
« Reply #149 on: December 08, 2019, 07:05:48 PM »
Cue lots of posts about how we'd be lucky to have him, blah blah...

But Jamie Vardy has a face I'd never get tired of punching

I wasn’t keen on the chants about his missus, though.

He brought that on himself by being a c**t after scoring the first

Wasn't at the game, but I'd assumed his 'cupped ears' celebration was the result of stick he'd been taking before then?

 


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