Aston Villa v West Ham Post-Match Thread

[Bad English]

Currently having a walk around the fine city of Bergerac and it's full of cockney-sounding English people. I have my Aston Villa woolly hat on and my Villa golf brolly to hand.

My regards to Cyrano and his big nose. A glass of Pecharmant later perhaps?

Had two bottles* last night for starters. Today Bergerac Château La Rauly red for lunch and off to Chateau Corbiac, to taste their Pecharmant after a confit of duck with ceps sauce.

*Four of us!

[Stu]

KUMB was frothing with hubris pre-match. Reading it now with a beer.

Oh man, found a beauty:

A midfield of Kamara, McGinn and Luiz looks especially feeble...

[Gareth]

Currently having a walk around the fine city of Bergerac and it's full of cockney-sounding English people. I have my Aston Villa woolly hat on and my Villa golf brolly to hand.

My regards to Cyrano and his big nose. A glass of Pecharmant later perhaps?

Had two bottles* last night for starters. Today Bergerac Château La Rauly red for lunch and off to Chateau Corbiac, to taste their Pecharmant after a confit of duck with ceps sauce.

*Four of us!

Lovely part of the world…tidy drop too

[Rigadon]

I don't think there is much between us and Arsenal either. 

[usav]

Just watched the Sky extended highlights. Some of the comments really pricked my ears. Quoting our old songs (When You’re Smiling, The Bells are Ringing), talking about Spaghetti Junction… it’s almost as if there’s a bit of re-branding of us as one of their favourites.

watching the sky highlights I noticed that that myself

Was it Peter Drury on commentary? I didn't realise he was with Sky. I used to find him intensely annoying back in his ITV days but I guess I don't mind if he's blowing smoke up our arse.

He's split.  He does some Sky games, but also does games for NBC so we get him for the Saturday 5:30pm game as well as "Super Sunday"

[nick harper]

It was a great performance but it was a bit too easy to play through West Ham’s half-hearted press. Moyes seemed to set them up  to do neither one thing nor the other. Consequently Luiz and Kamara found themselves with 20 yards to run into after two or three passes on numerous occasions.

These are special times at Villa Park. Reminds me of the swashbuckling days of 76/77 with Gray, Deehan, Little, Mortimer et al.

[Richard E]

Now it's finished I can say; JWP was awful for them. Allowed us to completely overrun their midfield.

Antonio in the first half he’d get into a great position, cut inside, then balloon the ball out of play or back to us every time.

He had an absolute mare didn’t he?

[Ads]

KUMB was frothing with hubris pre-match. Reading it now with a beer.

Oh man, found a beauty:

A midfield of Kamara, McGinn and Luiz looks especially feeble...

The same clown suggests they dominated for large chunks as well. Crank.

[LeeB]

KUMB was frothing with hubris pre-match. Reading it now with a beer.

Oh man, found a beauty:

A midfield of Kamara, McGinn and Luiz looks especially feeble...

The same clown suggests they dominated for large chunks as well. Crank.

To be fair the post immediately after that statement pulls it up and asks "Sorry what?"

[ChicagoLion]

We had a bit of a wobble after they scored, we did to them what they had been trying to do to us and we hit them on the break.
Great finish by Watkins and that was the game.

[Somniloquism]

Not convinced about Arsenal. They spent a lot of money but haven't impoved and I think Arteta's ego is too big.

Although they do have Saliba back and playing who was a big miss for them for the last 3 months of last season.

[Stu]

KUMB was frothing with hubris pre-match. Reading it now with a beer.

Oh man, found a beauty:

A midfield of Kamara, McGinn and Luiz looks especially feeble...

The same clown suggests they dominated for large chunks as well. Crank.

Others talking about a rivalry also? I mean they’re our competitors I suppose. I don’t dislike WHU. Historically I think they get talked up a lot more than their achievements actually merit, presumably because of location. They seem to be dimly aware of this, or have some sort of inferiority complex as they’ve shoved “London” on their badge which is really cringe, as is that crossed arms ‘irons’ thing their fans do to the cameras when they’ve scored.

Generally though, I think they’re ok. Work with one from our Leeds office and he’s sound.

[The Edge]

Haven't read all the thread so sorry if this has been covered but I watched an interview with Ollie and he said that he had a personal striker coach named Rodri who works with him in the week. He analyses the next opposition and gives Ollie a breakdown of their potential weaknesses. He tells Ollie what kind of runs to make and where to position himself for maximum effect. Such attention to detail is astounding and is clearly paying dividends.

[Rigadon]

Not convinced about Arsenal. They spent a lot of money but haven't impoved and I think Arteta's ego is too big.

Although they do have Saliba back and playing who was a big miss for them for the last 3 months of last season.

Very rare I watch 'other' football, but I watched the Chelsea v Arsenal game.  Arsenal were outplayed for large chunks of sth game and were lucky to get back into it.

[Gareth]

KUMB was frothing with hubris pre-match. Reading it now with a beer.

Oh man, found a beauty:

A midfield of Kamara, McGinn and Luiz looks especially feeble...

The same clown suggests they dominated for large chunks as well. Crank.

Haha, that clown needs to watch the first goal again…Moyes had set them up to play for set pieces…the first time that five of them jumped out to attack BANG we were in behind them…their feeble midfield cost them after 20 odd minutes sitting in deep