Everton vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

Liverpool are the only side that hasn't had a ropey run. Arsenal currently 1 win in 5. Spurs took 1 point from 5 games, Man City had a run of 1 win in 6. West Ham 1 win in 7. Man Utd 8 points from 8 games.

[Skerra]

I know some people are hanging on to the fact the team now has a few days rest from matches and, we should come back refreshed. However, it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if we come back a bit flat and then some will say that we’re short of match practice. Heads you lose, tails you lose.
From a personal viewpoint, we were brilliant against Citeh, got away with it a bit with Arsenal and have been very average since then. I don’t know what match was being watched today but, I’ve listened to 2 Villa podcasts and the general consensus was that we actually played quite well. I know it’s never popular to say anything against the team for some on here but, it was not particularly inspiring.

[VillaTim]

I know some people are hanging on to the fact the team now has a few days rest from matches and, we should come back refreshed. However, it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if we come back a bit flat and then some will say that we’re short of match practice. Heads you lose, tails you lose.
From a personal viewpoint, we were brilliant against Citeh, got away with it a bit with Arsenal and have been very average since then. I don’t know what match was being watched today but, I’ve listened to 2 Villa podcasts and the general consensus was that we actually played quite well. I know it’s never popular to say anything against the team for some on here but, it was not particularly inspiring.

Overall it was a dreadful game of football , if I'd been a neutral it would of been off after 20 mins and I'd have gone and done something else. Thought Emery got the line up wrong today , Cash should have started and you cannot play Bailey and Diaby together . Emery seemed unhappy after saying a point wasn't enough.

[Axl Rose]

It was a crap game, we weren't very good, but we got a point.

That'll do.

[Goldie.7]

All match Watkins was in Tarkowski's pocket. Nobody thought to tell him to move out wide then cut in to switch it up once?
A dire snoozefest with appalling officiating which is the standard in the Premier League now.

disagree with almost everything you've said there.

Hasn't his ridiculously good form coincided with being told specifically not to fuck off out wide?

My point isn't for him to score but Watkins can make something happen by being out wider then slotting others in. Literally most of his 8 assists are exactly like what I'm describing. For different matches against stubborn opposition I just prefer him to be running into space then taking on the opposition (because he's very good at it) then picking a pass. Pretty much exactly like goal 1 and 2 vs Burnley

He cuts in passes to Bailey... bang!
He cuts in passes to Diaby... bang!

I can actually see Watkins finishing this season with more assists than goals. It's 8/9 currently....

[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.

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

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.

Emery out.

[olaftab]

It’s good to see that post match analysis with pundits starts with the line “How did they managed to stop Villa”.

[olaftab]

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.

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.

Emery out.

An hour and 12 minutes is a long time on a Footy Forum😂

[olaftab]

It was a crap game, we weren't very good, but we got a point.

That'll do.

You have slept on it so it’s a rational thought😊

[VillaTim]

At least Emery's sty seems to be on its way out . A positive from the day.

[Meanwood Villa]

I didn't expect anyone to take my second post seriously! Just pointing out we're not second anymore

[LeonW]

Should have won that but poor officiating and poor finishing meant it’s two points that got away. But we kept a clean, didn’t lose and for large parts of the first half played very well. This team is still evolving in a number of ways but I think some are judging it as finished/consistent. Most of our players lack the consistency needed but the overall average has been compensating. Then you have days like today when it’s not quite enough. Still very positive about the rest of this season. I think we will finish in the top 5 but it’s just a question of where.

[LeonW]

On Watkins, his numbers on goals and assists speak for themselves; he’s right up there statistically. What we really need is an alternative when it’s not quite working for him.

[LeonW]

On the officials; awful. Just awful. Watkins got booked for winning the ball fairly and because Tarkowoski goes into his non elevated arm; booking. The ref didn’t even call it at the time. It’s because there’s some blood that he gives a Ollie a yellow 5 minutes later. Then Tarkowski’s challenge on Diaby was an extremely dangerous and could have broken his leg. He’d already been booked after a reckless challenge on Moreno; nothing. Langlet justifiably goes to complain about Tarkowski’s challenge on Moreno, backing up his team mate; booking. Onana goes in dangerously and recklessly on Martinez; nothing. The second goal we had ruled out was for Carlos standing his ground after reading the flight of the ball before Watkins squares it for a tap in. Foul given. Cash’s shot late second half; possible handball? VAR not interested. How we ended up with 4 bookings and Everton had just one is barely believable. That corner at the end when the ref decides just to give Everton a free kick for a tussle between Watkins and that same bloke again even though it’s nothing to do with the play. Right, ok. And the Moreno goal; i’m still really not sure why it’s disallowed. I’m sure Bailey wasn’t offside when he rolled the ball back and there is no way on earth that Lenglet could possibly be interfering with Pickford’s view. He doesn’t impede his view and doesn’t make a movement towards the flight if the ball.

[eamonn]

Blimey...when you put it like that....we wuz robbed!