Everton vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[aj2k77]

Hoping the wheels havent come off this season.

We've won 2 of the last 3 and lost 1 in 14.... what's the panic?

[Meanwood Villa]

Hoping the wheels havent come off this season.

We've won 2 of the last 3 and lost 1 in 14.... what's the panic?

I don't think we've played that well since Citeh. It's obviously good that we've only lost one in that spell but five points from the last four is not what anyone would have expected on paper. My own assessment is that we've been stumbling these last few matches and a defeat or two doesn't seem far off. What I hope is that this is the bad run, we get back to our best and look back on these results as good value. Time will tell.

[PaulWinch again]

We haven’t been that good since Citeh but we’ve also been pretty disrupted by injuries/suspensions to key players. We’re still getting reasonable results so let’s hope these 12 days off give us a chance to recharge.

[London Villan]

Kamara, Torres and Tielemans all missing have been a big problem.

[brontebilly]

Hoping the wheels havent come off this season.

We've won 2 of the last 3 and lost 1 in 14.... what's the panic?

Favourable run of games of late perhaps. That said I thought we were much better today than at Old Trafford for example. Bar Carlos brainfart, we were very solid out of possession today. Lacked a bit of inspiration at top end of pitch but we nick a 0-1 and most would have said it was deserved on the balance of play. Moreno, Lenglet very solid after coming into the team. Tielemans good to have him back. Luiz/Kamara dominated midfield. When Cash came in we looked much better in and out of possession.

On the flipside McGinn in particular is struggling and Watkins form maybe a bit flat too. Diaby and Bailey in the same team doesn't seem to work either. Options were limited today with Ramsey out, mind.

[Risso]

Luiz did well from a winning the ball standpoint, but his passing was dreadful today. So many completely overhit balls, infuriating.

[brontebilly]

Luiz did well from a winning the ball standpoint, but his passing was dreadful today. So many completely overhit balls, infuriating.

Very harsh...thought he got turned on the ball in tight spaces constantly and ran with the ball really well at times. He's been caught ahead of the ball too much lately and thought he was much more disciplined today next to Kamara. Misplaced a few passes for sure but also found Moreno a lot in space. Movement ahead of him was poor in the second half until Cash came in.

Kamara had a solid game but he seems to have one mistake a game where he loses the ball in a dangerous spot. In any case, as a pair thought they were very solid today and won the midfield battle easily.

[Ads]

Hoping the wheels havent come off this season.

We've won 2 of the last 3 and lost 1 in 14.... what's the panic?

Brummie mindset.

[VillaTim]

Kamara I thought was very good , Luiz and McGinn both had real off days. McGinn just wasn't on it, Luiz seemed irritated all game getting involved in superfluous nonsense and not focused on controlling the game. Defence and keeper did fine today bar the Carlos playing offside moment in their half. We lacked creative edge today against a very average side . Despite the break we still look drained.

[Risso]

There's no panic, but we haven't played well for a few games now, and in terms of recent form it's 1 win in 4. This season has been anazing, and we're still second but I don't want to see us fizzle out. And we're really not playing that well away, and mostly haven't all season. We've got some good results despite that, but Emery knows we're not anywhere near the level we are at home.

[ChicagoLion]

I just hope it’s a combination of injuries and fatigue.
But our away form has not been great all season.

[Meanwood Villa]

There's no panic, but we haven't played well for a few games now, and in terms of recent form it's 1 win in 4. This season has been anazing, and we're still second but I don't want to see us fizzle out. And we're really not playing that well away, and mostly haven't all season. We've got some good results despite that, but Emery knows we're not anywhere near the level we are at home.

We're 3rd and will be fourth if Arsenal win next weekend. Emery out.

[PaulWinch again]

All teams are having ropey patches of form, in terms of performance levels. It’s not surprising ours is coming in a highly congested period of fixtures, with injuries and suspensions to critical players. We’ve done well to keep collecting some points, even if it’s less than we wanted. Hopefully we’ll get some luck with injuries and have a chance to get our best team out there regularly.

[VillaTim]

This league is so physically demanding you'll never have a clean bill of health so it's about squad depth and quality. We are a few players short clearly , not sure we are signing anyone either this window so the 2nd half of the season is in line to be a real war of attrition given we are in 3 competitions particularly.

[ROBBO]

Our away form where the opposition sits back has been a problem all season. We need a quality right back, it's obvious the manager doesn't rate Cash but playing Konsa there is not the answer, Cash improved us when he came on. McGinn has to be played on the left. Why was Pau not playing, we missed his distribution. Not a great day but not a disaster either.