Aston Villa v HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Match Thread

[SoccerHQ]

With the injuries we’ve got, our squad quality doesn’t really run deep enough does it. Lenglet, Carlos, Tielemans, Donck are all fairly big downgrades on our starting premier league 11.

They should be good enough for tonight.

Tielemans should be dominating this type of game. Watch him go off to Belgium duty and give another "why on earth aren't I starting prem games" interviews.

[pauliewalnuts]

With the injuries we’ve got, our squad quality doesn’t really run deep enough does it. Lenglet, Carlos, Tielemans, Donck are all fairly big downgrades on our starting premier league 11.

Tielemans and Dendoncker for Kamara and Luiz is like replacing HS2 with a flotilla of rickshaws.

[PeterWithesShin]

Tielemans is just a shit Gabby so far. He really needs to sort his shit out.

[Chris_Jephcott]

Tielemans and Bailey need to be slung at half time. Neither seem to be capable of controlling anything tonight.

[Holy Trinity]

This is shocking really. Move it fast, wear them out and make them pay.

They have come here to not lose and we are making it very easy for them at the moment.

[PaulTheVillan]

Tielemans is just a shit Gabby so far. He really needs to sort his shit out.

That’s a bit harsh. Tielemans does at least have a winners medal somewhere

[pauliewalnuts]

This all smells a bit Rapid Vienna ATM.

[Martyn Smith]

Digne running into walls. He's too far up

[ez]

Like a pre season friendly

[RichardBatchelor]

I think we need Unai is a suit. We win when he’s in a suit.

Not really much to comment on during this half, is there?

Didn’t he wear a black cardie against Brighton?

[kippaxvilla2]

How are the opposition playing?

[Ducksworthy]

Tielemans and Bailey need to be slung at half time. Neither seem to be capable of controlling anything tonight.

Who for, though? I can’t see anyone tearing it up off the bench.

[levico]

Beginning to wonder why we were so keen to get into Europe. Hardly a spectacle and the atmosphere is pretty flat. Early doors though.

[Toronto Villa]

It’s the most bizarre thing how we become such a different entity when playing in cup games. Surely it’s more than just us rotating players. The ones coming aren’t kids or shit reserves. For the most part they are internationals who should be hugely motivated to state a case for more first time action.

[jimmygreen]

Load of slow old twonk so far.