Aston Villa v Everton Match Thread

[saint13]

I’ve never known us a deliver a decent second string performance in 20 years

I just said the same. Play a weakned team...lose.

Rinse and repeat.

[DaveD]

A glass of 2015 Rioja Reserva here. And why not? This game is about as interesting as me trying to hang the new curtain rail.

So has anyone else got anything dull to achieve that might be more interesting than this game?

Sadly I did my corporation tax return this afternoon...

[paul_e]

I think the problem is now very clear, our 'game' is based on a minimum degree of intensity. When we drop below that we look awful. It's happened 5-6x since Emery came in now.

[itmustbe_it is!]

Does Dendoncker usually run as if he's just shat himself?

Yes . Run Forrest Run

[Bad English]

Obviously Unai is the greatest human ever, but what the utter fuck made him think that it might be worthwhile to see what John McGinn is like at left back?

Every why hath a wherefore.

[Paul.S]

Very, very poor from Tielemans. We’ve got to get Digne on at half time, Mcginn back in midfield and Tielemans off.

[The Edge]

I'm only watching sky sports coverage and it sounds utter pish. Come on Unai sort it out please.

[brontebilly]

Finished last 5 mins or so ok but fault lies with Emery here more than the players. That team is an absolute mess. McGinn left back! Tielemans can't play the role on the left ahead of him either. Likes of Duran and Donk have been woeful too but hard to shine in such a mess of a team. Fortunate we aren't further behind.

Get Digne on for starters at left back. 4231 with McGinn on the right, Zaniolo centre and Diaby left.

[itmustbe_it is!]

McGinn has many good qualities , but being a left back isn’t one of them

[django]

Before they scored I thought we looked pretty good, without creating much. I thought I couldn't remember watching 2 sides in the same division look so mismatched. Then Olsen started putting his defenders under pressure and its like the whole side crumbled. Everton obviously got their tails up too and the best thing I can say is that at least we're not 2 or 3 down.

Duran, for all his potential, and I hope he bags a couple to make me eat my words, doesn't look ready to lead the line for whole games. I'm also a bit disappointed in our inability to get Diaby into recent games. Hopefully we can sort it in the second half.

[pablo_picasso]

Tielemans reaction time is like watching a diplodocus turn into an X Box.

I quite like my "Tielemans has all of the pace & mobility of a 357 year old oak tree" piss poor attempt at a little gallows humour, but I think that one may just be my new favourite... 😂

[Duncan Shaw]

Ooh a good round of boos at HT for the Lower Grounds advert.

[frank black]

Emery does not give a shit about domestic cup competitions. I love the bloke but this pisses me off massively

Couldn't disagree more. Unai does all the work for this group. Tells them where they need to be, when they need to be there and what needs to be done. It's the personal skill level and effort of a couple of these donkey's that don't seem to understand that their job is on the line.

Get Tielemans off, he's making a fool of himself. So nonchalant, uninvolved and wasteful. Dendoncker not far behind - what the hell is he thinking half the time. He runs like his spine is fused together.

If he gave a shit he’d never play Olsen (not that this is all down to him, as surely we can score some goals). Anyone with eyes and a brain know  he’s a liability. But hey it’s the norm to play the backups in this competition

[PaulWinch again]

Emery does not give a shit about domestic cup competitions. I love the bloke but this pisses me off massively

Couldn't disagree more. Unai does all the work for this group. Tells them where they need to be, when they need to be there and what needs to be done. It's the personal skill level and effort of a couple of these donkey's that don't seem to understand that their job is on the line.

Get Tielemans off, he's making a fool of himself. So nonchalant, uninvolved and wasteful. Dendoncker not far behind - what the hell is he thinking half the time. He runs like his spine is fused together.

If he gave a shit he’d never play Olsen (not that this is all down to him, as surely we can score some goals). Anyone with eyes and a brain know  he’s a liability. But hey it’s the norm to play the backups in this competition

He made two very important saves.

[BC Villain]

This is Steve Bruce stuff

Bruce would be (and frequently was) hammered for serving up dreadful performances like this.  Emery shouldn't be getting away with it regardless of his record so far.