Aston Villa 3-0 Everton post match thread

[Legion]

MotD showed far more of the game than Sky.

[robbo1874]

Small Heath to Sherlock Street would be comparable in journey time when the satnav’s in the blink

[LeonW]

Thought Deano did a job on Benitez today, albeit with them missing their two key attacking players. As much as there were stoodgy bits, I don’t think we allowed Everton to create much or even getting out of their half at points. We also kept Digne pretty quiet and having to defend more than attack which nullifies one of their key threats. You could see Benitez getting more and more frustrated and that was at nil nil.

One of the things that really stood out for me were a number of moments of real quality from the team: Cash’s left foot finish, Ings pass and Luiz’s assist, which was of real quality on his weaker foot.

We’ve definitely enriched the quality elements this season in the squad with the signings on what we had and now have threats from a number of sources.

[LeeB]

Thought Deano did a job on Benitez today, albeit with them missing their two key attacking players. As much as there were stoodgy bits, I don’t think we allowed Everton to create much or even getting out of their half at points. We also kept Digne pretty quiet and having to defend more than attack which nullifies one of their key threats. You could see Benitez getting more and more frustrated and that was at nil nil.

One of the things that really stood out for me were a number of moments of real quality from the team: Cash’s left foot finish, Ings pass and Luiz’s assist, which was of real quality on his weaker foot.

We’ve definitely enriched the quality elements this season in the squad with the signings on what we had and now have threats from a number of sources.

Yes, we have a number of players now that if they were up against us, I'd be worried about.

[Matt C]

Strongest Villa bench since…. ?

[Vegas]

Just got back.

Thought Ings was good - lots of sharp little touches and pockets of good movement. Much better than Watkins today who looks a little lost in this formation, or maybe just not match sharp yet. Mings and particularly Cash excellent. Target I thought was very poor going forwards but ok defensively. Wasted 5 or 6 decent crossing opportunities in the first half.  Obviously Bailey was on fire.

The noise in the second half after the first goal was as good as it’s been for a long while.

And for someone on here who posted that the threads only 3 pages long - isn’t that because most of us on here are at the game??

[LeonW]

Strongest Villa bench since…. ?

Last season’s; it had to support Joe’s ego.

[ROBBO]

All players did their job today, we were the better side the first half without getting the reward, the second half was, i hope, an indication of what is to come from this squad. If Ramsey keeps improving he will be a great player, his passing is the best in the team. We seem to have an instant new hero, Bailey is a crowd pleaser and he will keep us on the edge of our seats. A mention for JM, his will to win is second to none, love his aggression.

[olaftab]

Strongest Villa bench since…. ?

Since metal benches were replaced with plastic seats?

[LeonW]

Strongest Villa bench since…. ?

Since metal benches were replaced with plastic seats?

They look like car seats now.

[Hillbilly]

Those criticising Ings - I’m baffled, I thought he was excellent. Superb second Half performance. Bailey - wow,the king is dead, long live the king

Didn't know we had a king. I thought we were an autonomous collective.

No, we're an anarcho-syndicalist commune!

I reckon we’re Dadaists. It’s all a bit head-scratching but which occasionally resolves into art and beauty.

[Brazilian Villain]

Since metal benches were replaced with plastic seats?

They look like car seats now.

We got a deal on Cazoo.

Speaking of which (given it was the Cazoo derby) the H&V brethren will be pleased to know that The Daily Mail owns 21% of it.

[eamonn]

The attendance was less than vs Brentford, but Everton sold out their end and we sold ours, no idea how they work it out. Brentford def had empty seats in the upper tier.

Lou needs to bring back Guess The Crowd, it's dearly missed. Much more skill involved than Guess The Goal, imo.

[LeonW]

Since metal benches were replaced with plastic seats?

They look like car seats now.

We got a deal on Cazoo.

Speaking of which (given it was the Cazoo derby) the H&V brethren will be pleased to know that The Daily Mail owns 21% of it.

I wondered what Cazoo was. For some reason, I had it in my head that it was some sort of sports caffeine drink that made you hyperactive.

[Louzie0]

The attendance was less than vs Brentford, but Everton sold out their end and we sold ours, no idea how they work it out. Brentford def had empty seats in the upper tier.

Lou needs to bring back Guess The Crowd, it's dearly missed. Much more skill involved than Guess The Goal, imo.

GTC will be back later this year, as arranged!
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