Villa won yeah!!!(The above contribution from my nephew Jasper on his first contribution to Heroes & Villans - straight in the deep end on The Post Match Thread!)
The Countinho song is class!
For those who are slating our captain, here are the ratings from the B'ham Mail:https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/aston-villa-player-ratings-everton-22840628I wouldn't have made him Motm and there were a few sloppy moments but his leadership, determination and resilience are vital in games like this.
Quote from: brontebilly on January 22, 2022, 02:38:08 PMResult aside, that was a rotten performance. Two really poor teams. Everton have to be in real danger of going down. Cash shut down Gray really well, Digne was very good. Konsa and Luiz solid. After that, individually and collectively poor. How McGinn lasted 96 mins is a mystery.Martinez 6 - very little to doCash 7 - shut down Gray really well, liked his cynical yellow that McGinn was at fault forKonsa 7 - solid as alwaysMings 5 - so many mistakes and poor decisionsDigne 7 - to be fair, he does look an improvement on TargettLuiz 7 - solid performance in front of back 4Ramsey 6 - some very good moments in first half but quiet in second halfMcGinn 3 - rubbishcoutinho 5 - some nice touches in first half, no impact in secondBuendia 6 - see Countinho but got the goalWatkins 4 - gets into good positions but again wasted pretty much every opportunity. His first touch is rotten.Chucky and Ings hardly got a kick. Hause at least won a few headers. Gerrard was far too slow to make changes and very fortunate not to pay the price. Some really harsh scores!Mings 5 for keeping a clean sheet.Not McGinn's best game but a 3.That's ridiculous.
Result aside, that was a rotten performance. Two really poor teams. Everton have to be in real danger of going down. Cash shut down Gray really well, Digne was very good. Konsa and Luiz solid. After that, individually and collectively poor. How McGinn lasted 96 mins is a mystery.Martinez 6 - very little to doCash 7 - shut down Gray really well, liked his cynical yellow that McGinn was at fault forKonsa 7 - solid as alwaysMings 5 - so many mistakes and poor decisionsDigne 7 - to be fair, he does look an improvement on TargettLuiz 7 - solid performance in front of back 4Ramsey 6 - some very good moments in first half but quiet in second halfMcGinn 3 - rubbishcoutinho 5 - some nice touches in first half, no impact in secondBuendia 6 - see Countinho but got the goalWatkins 4 - gets into good positions but again wasted pretty much every opportunity. His first touch is rotten.Chucky and Ings hardly got a kick. Hause at least won a few headers. Gerrard was far too slow to make changes and very fortunate not to pay the price.
Job done, thought we stood up well to such a direct approach. I thought that back pass for a corner aside that Mings was excellent, attacked everything and got some vital blocks in. Suspect Konsa wasn’t 100%.McGinn started on fire then disappeared & Watkins seemed very slow whenever the ball came his way
Any link to the goal yet?
Quote from: mrfuse on January 22, 2022, 02:44:38 PMQuote from: brontebilly on January 22, 2022, 02:38:08 PMResult aside, that was a rotten performance. Two really poor teams. Everton have to be in real danger of going down. Cash shut down Gray really well, Digne was very good. Konsa and Luiz solid. After that, individually and collectively poor. How McGinn lasted 96 mins is a mystery.Martinez 6 - very little to doCash 7 - shut down Gray really well, liked his cynical yellow that McGinn was at fault forKonsa 7 - solid as alwaysMings 5 - so many mistakes and poor decisionsDigne 7 - to be fair, he does look an improvement on TargettLuiz 7 - solid performance in front of back 4Ramsey 6 - some very good moments in first half but quiet in second halfMcGinn 3 - rubbishcoutinho 5 - some nice touches in first half, no impact in secondBuendia 6 - see Countinho but got the goalWatkins 4 - gets into good positions but again wasted pretty much every opportunity. His first touch is rotten.Chucky and Ings hardly got a kick. Hause at least won a few headers. Gerrard was far too slow to make changes and very fortunate not to pay the price. Some really harsh scores!Mings 5 for keeping a clean sheet.Not McGinn's best game but a 3.That's ridiculous.It's the same every week from him. Attention seeking.
Quote from: Ads on January 22, 2022, 03:04:51 PMThe Countinho song is class! What is the Coutinho song?