Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[Nev]

OK.

I maintain that SJM plays well we do and he doesn't quite look at it.
You can see the value of Kamara though, we got in a mess defensively at one point and he stepped in and got us out of the shit.
Duran has been better than I imagined.

[KevinGage]

I was all for resting Douglas Luiz.

But by rest that meant a proper rest, maybe home to Brazil for a week or so after Burnleh last week and unavailable for this one.

But seeing as he's on the bench we should prob utilise him. Need more imagination in our passes than either Kamara or the Donk can provide.

[villadelph]

If Dougie comes on, we win.

I cannot stand this referee. Gives ticky tack soft fouls to boro in the middle of the park early on, and we get clattered and cautioned. Unbelievable.

[kippaxvilla2]

We are a better team than them so I’m not worried about them catching us so fcuking speed it up and go at them ffs.

[tomd2103]

I don't know what we need to do, but just feels like we need to be quicker against teams who park the bus against us. A few half chances but nothing serious created...

Just got to be patient, make sure we don't give away anything at the back and just be a bit sharper in the final third.

[Beard82]

Teilemans is a miss

[CT Villan]

Ramsey starting to look like he's getting some form back. Kamara looking great too.

We do struggle to play against teams intent on defending deep.

[Nelly]

I don't know what we need to do, but just feels like we need to be quicker against teams who park the bus against us. A few half chances but nothing serious created...

Just got to be patient, make sure we don't give away anything at the back and just be a bit sharper in the final third.

I hope you're right. It's good to have Kamara back, he's making a big difference.

[dorsetvillian]

BBC pundits are garbage.

[Nev]

BBC muted.

Richards is a fucking clown.

[ez]

Typical televised Villa FA Cup game. Would be nice if we tried to attack them.

I don't know.  They are the home team, the onus is on them.

[Legion]

BBC muted.

Richards is a fucking clown.

A grinning imbecile.

[paul_e]

Downing made a good point, what Boro are doing here is tiring, things will have to change in the 2nd half and we'll see if that creates space for us.

[ez]

BBC muted.

Richards is a fucking clown.

A grinning imbecile.

Yes. There's better former villa players about than Richards and Downing.

[Jon Crofts]

Richard’s goes on mute faster than Jonathan Davies does in this house. The ******.