Aston Villa 1 Jorge Mendes clients 1 post match thread.

[Toronto Villa]

Do Wolves win the award for fattest fans in the league? Some right porkers waddling away from the visitors end last night.

Don’t Newcastle fans win that award every year and will do forever? The fat naked tattooed ******

[eamonn]

Would much, much, much rather see Everton and West Ham get sucked into the bottom 3 than this lot.

Highlight was the claim that during the recent minutes silence for Pele, Dominic Calvert-Lewin thought it was for Viviane Westwood.

That is tragic/hilarious. Do you have a link?

Isn't that more of a dig at his seeming preference of fashion and modelling over his football, rather than at his intelligence?

No, I got that. That makes it funnier!

[eamonn]

Do Wolves win the award for fattest fans in the league? Some right porkers waddling away from the visitors end last night.

Don’t Newcastle fans win that award every year and will do forever? The fat naked tattooed ******

They need extra belly insulation for those cold, windy winter nights.

[tomd2103]

I think the start under Emery has been promising, and while the results have been mostly good, I think the last three games have shown we've got too many square pegs in round holes. All of the first halves in the last three games have been fairly poor. Liverpool we constantly gave the ball away, and Spurs in keeping it tight, we created absolutely nothing. Last night we were just second best all over the pitch for the first 45. It's good that Emery can react accordingly, but I think he made some mistakes from the off last night, eg:

Ashley Young - three games in just over a week is too much for a 37 year old, and it showed.
Matty Cash - although he might have played there in the past he's not a wide right midfielder.

Then we've got the continuing problems of Buendia and Bailey really not doing a whole heap of anything useful. Not much he can do about those, except try to bring in more consistent recruits.

To improve as a team, you have to start bringing in the kind of quality that begins pushing the likes of Buendia and Bailey to the bench where they can be more of an impact.  I just don't ever see them being consistent enough to be the week-in-week out starters we need to take us forward.  Same with Ollie Watkins really.

[pauliewalnuts]

I think the start under Emery has been promising, and while the results have been mostly good, I think the last three games have shown we've got too many square pegs in round holes. All of the first halves in the last three games have been fairly poor. Liverpool we constantly gave the ball away, and Spurs in keeping it tight, we created absolutely nothing. Last night we were just second best all over the pitch for the first 45. It's good that Emery can react accordingly, but I think he made some mistakes from the off last night, eg:

Ashley Young - three games in just over a week is too much for a 37 year old, and it showed.
Matty Cash - although he might have played there in the past he's not a wide right midfielder.

Then we've got the continuing problems of Buendia and Bailey really not doing a whole heap of anything useful. Not much he can do about those, except try to bring in more consistent recruits.

To improve as a team, you have to start bringing in the kind of quality that begins pushing the likes of Buendia and Bailey to the bench where they can be more of an impact.  I just don't ever see them being consistent enough to be the week-in-week out starters we need to take us forward.  Same with Ollie Watkins really.

I think Emery is discovering in these initial weeks where the square pegs are. The fact he's doing it whilst returning a very respectable points per game ratio is more than welcome.

[DrGonzo]

Cash looked far more comfortable in the second half, for sure.  One day Villa will play well for 90 minutes and I shall be a happy man.
Promising appearance from Coutinho he looked far better than he has all season, not difficult maybe but we are so desperately short of play makers.  Digne's lack of pace wouldn't be so much of an issue if he had positional sense, sadly he doesn't, nor is his delivery very exciting, thought Augustinsson vreated more in the short time he was on.  Relieved to have got a point, would have beeen delighted if Bailey had stuck that chance away at the end.

[PaulWinch again]

I’d lost the stream by the time Bailey missed. He should have scored, but having viewed its not the absolute banker that was implied in match reports etc. If you read the BBC text you’d have thought he rounded the keeper and was basically a yard out in front of goal.

[PeterWithe]

Whilst it was a horrific miss I think the covering defender would have stood a good chance of getting to it if he'd have hit the target

[brontebilly]

Ings was well-pumped up by his goal. Kept shouting "WHAT?" at the Holte, angry and proud, as if he were our master.

It was a fantastic first touch, it was so good it panicked the keeper and he slipped.

We didn't work that keeper anywhere near enough, he looked ropey and has done whenever I've watched them.

I think the keeper made it very easy for Ings with his slip. Watkins would even have scored. He sold himself for the Bailey chance too, looked a bag of nerves throughout. Slicing that kick in the first half out of play for a corner took some doing!

Wolves looked very strong defensively until we put them under a bit of pressure late on. Killman stopped one on the line but was dreadful for the Ings goal and Bailey chance. They fell apart a bit really and badly need a striker. Very strong in midfield though.

I thought we reverted to the Gerrard esque crossathon last night far too much. Need to get players in behind packed defences like that or alternatively a midfielder breaking forward into the box to support Watkins or Ings. I think those games are better suited to Ings rather than Watkins.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I think the keeper made it very easy for Ings with his slip.

The keeper immediately tried to put the blame on his studs being full of mud but there's a photo of him diving in front of Ings where you can see the studs on both boots, as clean as the day he was given them. Possibly even cleaner.

[Ian.]

I think the keeper made it very easy for Ings with his slip.

The keeper immediately tried to put the blame on his studs being full of mud but there's a photo of him diving in front of Ings where you can see the studs on both boots, as clean as the day he was given them. Possibly even cleaner.

I thought before the slip he was already too slow to react. He did an Olsen and got rooted to his six yard box.

[UK Redsox]

I think the keeper made it very easy for Ings with his slip. Watkins would even have scored. He sold himself for the Bailey chance too, looked a bag of nerves throughout. Slicing that kick in the first half out of play for a corner took some doing!

Probably knackered from the dash to Villa Park after closing up his Shoreditch coffee shop for the day

[Mister E]

... We also need every player from goalkeeper to centre forward to be comfortable on the ball. ...

I really liked reading your analysis, OB.
I've pulled out one sentence because I think it talks to the upcoming youth players that we have: JJ, ARamsey et al are - for sure - comfortable on the ball, and if we can blend them into a framework of 5-6 comfortable-on-the-ball seasoned and skilled players we have a great starting point for real and sustainable growth.

[The Edge]

Whilst it was a horrific miss I think the covering defender would have stood a good chance of getting to it if he'd have hit the target

He needed a bit of composure. He had time to take a second to switch it on to his left foot and give the defender on the line no chance. It was an excellent chance and an in form Leon Bailey would have scored no bother. Water under the bridge now. I really like Bailey and I'm looking forward to him regaining his best form. I'm confident he will have a big impact for us this season.

[john e]

Whilst it was a horrific miss I think the covering defender would have stood a good chance of getting to it if he'd have hit the target

I thought that might have happened as well
Glad somebody else said it so I know I’m not going mad although we both could be going mad obviously