Aston Villa v Bologna Match Thread

[Nev]

Bailey driving me barmy.
Played some fabulous stuff but they could still catch us cold.

Up it a bit and we should score.

[PaulWinch again]

We have played some truly excellent football in that half, really good stuff.

We have, the ability of Rogers to retain the ball when he’s carrying is something else. Onana has been excellent too.

[pauliewalnuts]

Bailey fine. Getting doubled, tripled up each time he gets the ball.

Then he needs to play an early pass or cross but he never, ever does. He hesitates and dithers until he's crowded off the ball.

A bit like Jonathan Kodjia on a bad day.

[Demitri_C]

Maatsens been superb

[Scovilla]

We are by far the better team tonight. Let’s hope we don’t fuck it. Rogers has been rather anonymous.

[andyh]

Bailey has been poor this season. I am sure he knows it’s
For your manager to have faith in you and play you in a crucial, big game, is the boost the guy needs.

Watch Bailey have a blinder

Sorry, I meant stinker

[SoccerHQ]

Basically a half of Leon Bailey getting in the way of our decent moves.

We are a joy to watch beating the press nowadays. Some lovely moves. Tielemans yet again running things effortlessly.

Frustrating it's still 0-0 but the goals will come. I do like N'Doye for them, could be a possible target next summer?

[Meanwood Villa]

Bailey has been as he has all season, terrible. He's still got credit in the bank from last season but it's fast evaporating.

[andyh]

Huge positive.
We have new seats. Actual new seats. Very nice

[Chip Butty 111]

Great half, Watkins to come on and score here later on ...

[SamTheMouse]

Bailey fine. Getting doubled, tripled up each time he gets the ball.

That's great but then he needs to release the ball (like Grealish does), and his teammates will have the overload. Instead, he's trying to beat all three defenders and failing every time.

[Le Lapin]

We have a Break Away Separatists thread elsewhere.

[enigma]

We are by far the better team tonight. Let’s hope we don’t fuck it. Rogers has been rather anonymous.

Rogers has been great?

[Monty]

Players go in and out of form.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

JJ for Leon and we roll these saucepans.

That's the only real option we have and it's a good one. Far too often things break down with Bailey though he's missing Cash on the overlap. Glad to see Bologna continue to miss their chances, they've had a few early doors and still look dangerous on the counter but they're very few and far between as the game developed.