Premier League season 21/22. What the media are saying on Villa

[Footy-Vill]

Merson:
"Villa were really good against United
They deserved to get a positive result and they did as Bruno Fernandes missed a stoppage-time penalty to restore parity at Old Trafford. Ultimately, the game will boil down to the version of Tottenham that turns up.
Will it be the side that got absolutely rolled over by Chelsea and Arsenal, or will it be the team that gave Chelsea a game in the first 45 minutes and also beat Manchester City on the opening day of the Premier League season? If Spurs hit the front in the opening exchanges, they are a hard team to play against.
I like Villa and after careful consideration, I fancy them to win this one 2-1"

[Footy-Vill]

Dion Dublin:
"I like Dean Smith, I like the way he goes about his business. I think Villa, yes, they have lost arguably their best player but I just believe that they’ve just come together as a collective,” he said

Having played for that football club for six years, when Villa Park is bouncing, when the fans are behind you, that club can do stuff that people won’t expect.
Villa is one of those sides who will, when they all play well, they will surprise a few people and I think they’ll get the win at the weekend
...That is good recruitment from Aston Villa. Two very good forwards, but two very different centre-forwards, so they can compliment each other. That pairing could be really dangerous this season.”

Leon Osman:
They’re really affecting the opposition at the moment, they’ve caught Manchester United out who looked like they weren’t used to playing against two up front, their full-backs weren’t sure whether to stay or go, their centre-backs always wanted help
If you can do that with good balance, they’ve got a good back five, their defensive shape was very good, in the midfield with McGinn, the energy they’ve got to get around the pitch. They’re covering space and doing an extra man’s role which allows them to play two up front.”

[Footy-Vill]

"Why is it acceptable for a team to use a long throw if a ‘specialist’ coach has decided it’s a good idea – but it’s football from the dark ages if the likes of Pulis, Allardyce or similar do it?”
Austin MacPhee has got Matty Cash causing havoc when he tosses a long ball in.
It’s a smart move if you’ve got someone in the team that can throw the ball into the 6-yard box.
MacPhee is winning a lot of friends with his set-piece work at Villa, but it does make me laugh When others have done it down the years they’ve been slated for it.Perceptions eh?”

Writes Keys
https://richardajkeys.com/index.php/blog

[kippaxvilla2]

‘Why is it acceptable to have hands as hairy as yours Richard?’  Keyes, Keys, Quays.

[Footy-Vill]

Always had his outdated concepts of perceptions something he ultimately was sacked for at Sky.
Big Sam and Tony Pulis are punditry mates of his so he's just trying to give a nod to them for anytime we or other teams make success from the set piece throws.

[Exeter 77]

Villa-hating misogynist Coventry fan Richard Keys? I can't think of many whose opinion I would care less about.

[PaulWinch again]

I haven’t read the article, but my view is that the long throw in isolation is neither a sign of “dinosaur” football or specialist coaching. It’s how it fits as part of a wider strategy. I’d suggest Pulis set up a strategy that looked to win long throws, with us it’s used when we get the chance but our game plan isn’t set up to win them.

[Lastfootstamper]

If we've got someone that can do them, which it turns out we have in Cash, it'd be a bit petty to turn down their use on some sort of moral grounds. What next, not using someone for corners because their unerring accuracy when whipping them in at pace to the near post leads to too many flick-ons?

[N'ZMAV]

Villa-hating misogynist Coventry fan Richard Keys? I can't think of many whose opinion I would care less about.

he's a moron

[Footy-Vill]

Tactics Tim Sherwood:

"It’s easy to manage in hindsight and I think Dean Smith will look at it as well and think perhaps he made some changes he wish he’d never, now. It’s easy when you look back.
The three at the back turned into a back five. The midfield was too deep, they just conceded the territory, and to be fair Wolves kept going - they kept loading the box, crossing the ball into the area
Villa weren’t getting their heads on it, weren’t clearing their lines. When Conor Coady scores, if you’re Villa you’re just thinking we’ll take the draw, but it was a silly foul from Ramsey on Traore and it’s the last kick of the game - Neves lines it up, Targett turns his back on it, he’ll be ashamed when he looks back, and it deflects past Martinez"

[BC Villain]

Tactics Tim Sherwood:

"It’s easy to manage in hindsight and I think Dean Smith will look at it as well and think perhaps he made some changes he wish he’d never, now. It’s easy when you look back.
The three at the back turned into a back five. The midfield was too deep, they just conceded the territory, and to be fair Wolves kept going - they kept loading the box, crossing the ball into the area
Villa weren’t getting their heads on it, weren’t clearing their lines. When Conor Coady scores, if you’re Villa you’re just thinking we’ll take the draw, but it was a silly foul from Ramsey on Traore and it’s the last kick of the game - Neves lines it up, Targett turns his back on it, he’ll be ashamed when he looks back, and it deflects past Martinez"

The irony of Tim Sherwood lecturing managers on game management

[Footy-Vill]

I agree on what Sherwood said and also had same observation of Targett because Neves free kick was way off and going nowhere near the goal

Also telling MT looked like he was gonna cry when he realised what he done and seemed very upset himself at the final whistle.
I think that will only spur him on next time to improve.  Hopefully just as a left back and not wing back!

[ez]

I agree on what Sherwood said and also had same observation of Targett because Neves free kick was way off and going nowhere near the goal

Also telling MT looked like he was gonna cry when he realised what he done and seemed very upset himself at the final whistle.
I think that will only spur him on next time to improve.  Hopefully just as a left back and not wing back!

Wouldn't it go down as an own goal if it was way off. I've not  seen it yet. I turned off as soon as Ramsey conceded the free kick.

[enigma]

Very candid inteview with Stewart Downing talking about his ups, downs and bust upsthroughout his career. The Villa chat starts at around 51 minutes. Interesting peek behind the curtain as he doesn't hold much back.

[Mister E]

Downing: "no tactics"; "days-off, 2-3 days off a week"; "no pre-season training in Dublin".
MON didn't seem to give a sh*t.
No wonder JT claimed that they'd wait for for 60 minutes for Villa teams to tire.