Aston Villa 1-0 Crystal Palace post match fat chewing

[ChicagoLion]

Nine times out ten, he puts that chance away, especially with the form he's in. That happens whoever you are.

It’s about 1 in 5.
I wish it was 9/10.

[Clampy]

It’s been said he doesn’t like to give young players false hope. I don’t believe for a minute it’s a message to the owners who will back him. I don’t agree with it either but I believe this more than worry it’s a little dig.

And me to, especially after only one window.

[RamboandBruno]

We will beat teams such as Southampton/Palace/Everton playing this way, its the games against the likes of Liverpool / City that we will really struggle who high press.

Results wise will get us mid table but at the moment that will be that.

We beat Man Utd and Spurs playing this way and Brighton, who have been superb this season. I havent read the whole thread so apologies if this has already been said.

[Risso]

It’s been said he doesn’t like to give young players false hope. I don’t believe for a minute it’s a message to the owners who will back him. I don’t agree with it either but I believe this more than worry it’s a little dig.

As I said elsewhere, it’s rubbish because a youth team keeper on the bench as a second sub goalie has absolutely no chance of ever getting on. We had one central defender on the bench yesterday, and he ended up playing in midfield. An injury to Konsa or Mings after that and we’d have had nothing.

[PeterWithesShin]

I love Unai, but i'm not a fan of basically saying to the youth players "you're so shit i'd rather have an empty seat on the bench than you". Doesn't strike me as much of a confidence builder to a kid trying to make it in the game. The 2 keepers thing doesn't bother me at all.

[Ian.]

Nah, nor me. I’d actually prefer to go back to only a maximum of three subs being able to come on. Bringing on five subs every game is just more faffing around and another silly needless rule change football didn’t need.

[Ads]

I felt it was a game we controlled entirely, but not in a dynamic way. I felt we were outmatched physically in terms of height and power by Palace, but stymied those advantages well. I watched their game against Liverpool and they're incredibly poor to watch. There's no flow to the play and it's all diagonal balls over the top and percentage free kicks and corners. It was no surprise that the game was quite turgid.

Tactically they attempted to keep our full backs pinned by pushing 4 high when in possession. It struck me that they'd not particularly seen us post Gerrard, which is how they beat us at Selhurst Park, by finding runners in big gaps vacated by full backs or between out of position centre halves.

We played some very controlled football, but there wasn't enough in the final third. You got a real safety first sense about it all and that's fine, as long as you stay controlled to the last. And we did, despite the crowds protestations. It was good to see us playing out from the back until the last, under no real danger despite the Holte being antsy, right up to the end. There was no panic as under Arsenal.

Certainly we can add a lot more going forward, there was a real economy of chances, but McGinn and Watkins missed opportunities that ought to have been taken.

As much as it was excitement free, with only minor sparks of passing fluidity, it was entirely risk free too. At no point did Palace look threatening. The game was strangled.

There's a lot of tactical strings to Emery's bow. I'm excited for the push toward the end of the season and even more so for what we can do next when he gets a chance to add. We're top 5 under him so far with Gerrard and Smith's squad.

[Bad English]

3 points. Fairly drab game and Villa Park was flat as fuck. I expect better when I fly over for the match. Sing some songs you lazy buggers! Tsk!

[Lastfootstamper]

We had three very good, imaginative set piece routines rendered fruitless thanks to poor technique. Keep up the good work, Austin.

[astonvilla82]

3 points. Fairly drab game and Villa Park was flat as fuck. I expect better when I fly over for the match. Sing some songs you lazy buggers! Tsk!

"You come to see the Villa, come to see the Villa"

[Brazilian Villain]

3 points. Fairly drab game and Villa Park was flat as fuck. I expect better when I fly over for the match. Sing some songs you lazy buggers! Tsk!

More importantly, how was the curry at Shabab's?

[paul_e]

I felt it was a game we controlled entirely, but not in a dynamic way. I felt we were outmatched physically in terms of height and power by Palace, but stymied those advantages well. I watched their game against Liverpool and they're incredibly poor to watch. There's no flow to the play and it's all diagonal balls over the top and percentage free kicks and corners. It was no surprise that the game was quite turgid.

Tactically they attempted to keep our full backs pinned by pushing 4 high when in possession. It struck me that they'd not particularly seen us post Gerrard, which is how they beat us at Selhurst Park, by finding runners in big gaps vacated by full backs or between out of position centre halves.

We played some very controlled football, but there wasn't enough in the final third. You got a real safety first sense about it all and that's fine, as long as you stay controlled to the last. And we did, despite the crowds protestations. It was good to see us playing out from the back until the last, under no real danger despite the Holte being antsy, right up to the end. There was no panic as under Arsenal.

Certainly we can add a lot more going forward, there was a real economy of chances, but McGinn and Watkins missed opportunities that ought to have been taken.

As much as it was excitement free, with only minor sparks of passing fluidity, it was entirely risk free too. At no point did Palace look threatening. The game was strangled.

There's a lot of tactical strings to Emery's bow. I'm excited for the push toward the end of the season and even more so for what we can do next when he gets a chance to add. We're top 5 under him so far with Gerrard and Smith's squad.

This is the impression I got from what I've seen and the comments I've heard from people who were there.

As I posted in the Emery thread, I think he wants us to dominate games. I suspect games like Leicester and Stevenage made him think we need to be in more control.

[LeeB]

It’s been said he doesn’t like to give young players false hope. I don’t believe for a minute it’s a message to the owners who will back him. I don’t agree with it either but I believe this more than worry it’s a little dig.

As I said elsewhere, it’s rubbish because a youth team keeper on the bench as a second sub goalie has absolutely no chance of ever getting on. We had one central defender on the bench yesterday, and he ended up playing in midfield. An injury to Konsa or Mings after that and we’d have had nothing.

I read something last night that he said he needs 3 goalies for the warm ups and he's happy with 6 outfield subs.

I tend to think like Ian it may be subtle protest at the squad depth

[lovejoy]

We will beat teams such as Southampton/Palace/Everton playing this way…

Aren’t you forgetting Man U, Brighton, Spurs and Leeds?

Exactly 22 points from 22 games since Emery took over by my reckoning.  We haven't played well all the time but have either won playing ordinary or created enough chances to get something from every game - Cit-eh aside

Hi Rob I admire your boldness posting on here but that stats clearly not right. Why not fact check before posting next time?

[Ger Regan]

Why not read the full thread (where you'd have seen his clarification of a typo) before posting next time?