AZ Alkmaar Vs Aston Villa Post-Match

[Monty]

I love us winning substantially and comprehensively and like it's normal. Well I ever get used to this? Could I? I don't know. I'd like to try though.

[tomd2103]

 Looked like a tricky tie on paper, but that was a very comprehensive win.  We look very threatening going forward this season and have scored another four tonight. 

Some of the fringe players got some needed game time which was good and we were able to make changes well before the end to give some of the starters a break.

Looks like it was a great trip for those who went. 

[Toronto Villa]

Not happy at all

U ok hun?

You missed his next post

[Matt C]

I’m still not adjusted to Emery Villa because even at 4-1 I’m still thinking “we could do with another one here to be sure”.

Important win in the context of the group. A defeat here and we’d have been on the back foot going into the final three games, whereas now we’re in control.

[Somniloquism]

Just need a draw tonight with the others to give us some room at the top.

Would one of them winning not be better? A draw puts them both one win from overtaking us.

I mentioned in the pre-match but we needed no messing around for these two matches against AZ. Put out a strongest side in both (which tbf, he pretty much did tonight at least #insights.) and get the wins. Then we can see which of the other two matches us. If we win our next against AZ at home as well, and the other teams play each other twice, the best result would be two draws. That would leave us 4 points clear of them and 6 on AZ and we can probably get through with easily from that position and key players can be rested.

If they win one and lose one, it puts them both three points behind us but we also have to play them both again so one more match with main team should do it at home. If one wins both, then we also only need to get the one point to qualify so could rest players again.

So that is why I stated a draw for both tonight is best.

[steamer]

Fantastic result, Langlet really impressed me
If I am critical, I wish we would stop being so obsessed with tipy tapy at the back.
3 times Kamara lost the ball and we could have conceded, not for the first time this season.
However have to keep pinching myself wondering when it will go tits up as I am an obsessive Villa doubter.
Roll on Luton and six more to the tally

[Ads]

Off to that Susies Bar. Anybody who wants an ale come and tap me up.

[SoccerHQ]

Just need a draw tonight with the others to give us some room at the top.

Would one of them winning not be better? A draw puts them both one win from overtaking us.

I mentioned in the pre-match but we needed no messing around for these two matches against AZ. Put out a strongest side in both (which tbf, he pretty much did tonight at least #insights.) and get the wins. Then we can see which of the other two matches us. If we win our next against AZ at home as well, and the other teams play each other twice, the best result would be two draws. That would leave us 4 points clear of them and 6 on AZ and we can probably get through with easily from that position and key players can be rested.

If they win one and lose one, it puts them both three points behind us but we also have to play them both again so one more match with main team should do it at home. If one wins both, then we also only need to get the one point to qualify so could rest players again.

So that is why I stated a draw for both tonight is best.

Legia 2-1 up.

They'll fancy their chances considering they've still got two home games left after this of topping the group.

It's important we get 1st as I think group winners bypass a play off round and don't resume until the middle of March so that will ease our fixture load in February.

[Somniloquism]

38 goals in 15 matches this season (if my maths are working.) 18 conceded though.

[Astnor]

from villanews:
Matty Cash – 4
Contributed tellingly to the Aston Villa attack throughout the game but was actually handed the worst average score of any Villa player [via SofaScore] at a dreadful 6.1/10 and his underlying stats prove why, winning just three of his eight duels at a worrying success rate of 38%, lost possession 11 times and completed just one dribble given he’s expected to provide Villa with the width on the right.

[AV84]

Did Cash steal your wife or something?

[tomd2103]

Just need a draw tonight with the others to give us some room at the top.

Would one of them winning not be better? A draw puts them both one win from overtaking us.

Yeah, Legia Warsaw are winning at the moment.  We beat AZ at home in the next round and Legia Warsaw beat the Bosnians then the group is pretty much done in terms of qualification.  We could even afford to draw out in Bosnia and still top the group if we beat Legia Warsaw in the last game. 

As above, would be very handy to.finish top and miss that play off round, which I presume would be against a team coming out of the Europa League?

[ez]

Loved Emi Martinez waiting ages for them to press him. Quite right too. They were the home team.

[Exeter 77]

Loved Emi Martinez waiting ages for them to press him. Quite right too. They were the home team.

41 seconds apparently.

[olaftab]

Isn’t that just like Russell😂 Tell him I will see him in the Old Sailer down the strip (literally)

Will do, but think he may have the kids with him. Apparently it's been a decent away day there, even for those that didn't make it to Alkmaar.

Aha….so he must have a 9 year old as well the 2014 special😊