Villa v Palace Post Match Thread

[jwarry]

I was unable to find a stream last night so not able to watch the game.  Most comments on here suggest we were crap and Palce were the better team and deserved their win.  I’m struggling to reconcile that with the stats?!?

[LeeB]

I’ll tell you what

All us posters like me moaning like mad about going out of the cup last night because we think nearly 3 decades is too long for us to go in putting some silverware in the cabinet will have a bucket full of egg on our faces and be eating humble pie forever if we win the league or the Champions League because that’s the priority

I will never be able to show my face on here again much to the delight of many I’m sure
But I’ll die a happy man

Funny thing is (and I'm over last night, fuck that three handled nonsense) that is Emery's aim. The mad, glorious, bastard

Exactly, it completely changes the context.

[LeeB]

I was unable to find a stream last night so not able to watch the game.  Most comments on here suggest we were crap and Palce were the better team and deserved their win.  I’m struggling to reconcile that with the stats?!?

We were crap, and so were they and we gifted them two goals.

[VillaTim]

I'd like to see our form since January as a table because I don't think it's all that . We've had a softer set of fixtures to kick the season off too.

So, we finished fourth in the league last year, we are currently fourth this year, and three games in and we're top of the champions league, however, our form "ain't all that".

What a truly absurd argument to make.

our current form isn't all that drew 3 of last 4 in the Prem against relatively easy opposition.
Someone on here posted recently our league form after xmas was 9th . So couple that with the softer set of fixtures to start this season and i think its a fair observation.
I also agree with earlier poster the next few games in the league will tell us a lot more how we are shaping up .

[Demitri_C]

With city having all these injuries galore as well why not aim for the title too!

[AV82EC]

Went last night, bit disappointed but the performance was a definite 2nd gear and our reserves gave a decent account of themselves against Palaces first team. Scores on the doors for me:

Gauci 5 seemed hesitant at times but generally ok
Nedeljkovic - 6 was genuinely encouraged, got some pace, over dribbled a bit at times but was ok.
Carlos - 5 was ok but usual sloppy pass for their second
Mings - 7 quite patently rusty but his usual committed self.
Maatsen - 5 again ok but his passing was woeful at times and didn’t get anything going with Jaden.
McGinn - 5 outplayed by Will Hughes tells you all you need to know.
Kamara- 6 rusty but cruised about doing everything Bouba does well.
Buendia - 4 pretty poor, dispossessed constantly, misplaced passes and cut a dispirited figure before coming off.
Bailey - 5 woefully out of form but kept trying particularly first half.
Duran - 5 hmmm I think we’ve seen in two consecutive games now why he doesn’t start. Can’t lead the line like Ollie and doesn’t have the discipline to defend like Ollie. Took his goal well but he’s a long way from being anywhere near being the starting striker.
Philogene - 4 not a good night, positionally disciplined but didn’t cause defenders any problems and lost possession numerous times with poor passes, hanging onto the ball or being outmuscled.

All in all a bit of a flat evening, the crowd tried its best to get things going but the team were just not going to get on top of a well drilled Palace team, we just didn’t get to grips with their 3-4-3 at all, not helped by our front 4 just not being at the races.

Onwards.

[ChicagoLion]

We have not hit the levels of this time last year. We have had a relatively easy bunch of league fixtures and are about to face 3 very difficult games.
Just hope that it’s about to fall into place , 2 wins and a draw from the next 3 will do.

[tomd2103]

i'm personally indifferent about the carabou cup, but i get the fact that it has been nearly 30 years since the club lifted a trophy and why it matters to others.

i also feel the next 3 away games - spurs, bruges and liverpool will be more season-defining that last night.

anyway, thought kamara and mings played well last night.

really not sure about nedelkovic. i know he's 18, but i think he needs to be getting more minutes and that will be on loan somewhere.

gauci made some suspect decisions with his punching as well. he got away with them.

Agree with the comments about Nedeljkovic.  Looks like the raw materials might be there, but looked some way off being an option to play in the Premier League last night. 

Looks like he needs a loan in this country to get some playing time.

[The Edge]

I was unable to find a stream last night so not able to watch the game.  Most comments on here suggest we were crap and Palce were the better team and deserved their win.  I’m struggling to reconcile that with the stats?!?

I wouldn't say most posters. The more vociferous posters who seem to revel in negativity were saying we were crap. Definitely not at our best but played some lovely football at times and just like last Saturday we didn't turn it into goals. Some decent ndividual performances notably Kamara and Mings but others a bit below par. It's fair to say we ran out of ideas half way through the second half and Duran proved again he's not really ready to lead the line from the off. His goal of course bought him some redemption.

[tomd2103]

I’ll tell you what

All us posters like me moaning like mad about going out of the cup last night because we think nearly 3 decades is too long for us to go in putting some silverware in the cabinet will have a bucket full of egg on our faces and be eating humble pie forever if we win the league or the Champions League because that’s the priority

I will never be able to show my face on here again much to the delight of many I’m sure
But I’ll die a happy man

Funny thing is (and I'm over last night, fuck that three handled nonsense) that is Emery's aim. The mad, glorious, bastard

Exactly, it completely changes the context.

The league and Champions League seem a little unlikely though.  Although being in contention might be a longer-term aim, it would be nice to pick up some silverware along the way. 

The Conference League and that home semi-final tie still rankles a bit, as I think that was a good opportunity.

[Gareth]

I was unable to find a stream last night so not able to watch the game.  Most comments on here suggest we were crap and Palce were the better team and deserved their win.  I’m struggling to reconcile that with the stats?!?

I wouldn't say most posters. The more vociferous posters who seem to revel in negativity were saying we were crap. Definitely not at our best but played some lovely football at times and just like last Saturday we didn't turn it into goals. Some decent ndividual performances notably Kamara and Mings but others a bit below par. It's fair to say we ran out of ideas half way through the second half and Duran proved again he's not really ready to lead the line from the off. His goal of course bought him some redemption.

Spot on

Not good not garbage….a few who were given chances didn’t take them

[JUAN PABLO]

(I cannot see him getting in the side ahead of Onana, Barkley or Tielemans).

Kamara will always be in front of Onana and Ross for me   Youri and him will be brilliant.

[martin o`who??]

 After a good opening few minutes when they took the lead - deservedly - we played some more than decent football i thought. After the equaliser i could only see one winner for a while. That line-up gave the lie to the idea we have a big enough squad, the subs bench was virtually unrecognisable and once he took McGinn off that was it. Emi Buendia looked like when he first arrived and was being muscled out of it all the time. He needs patience to get back to where he was when he got injured. No complaints about losing but i do feel we blew a golden opportunity.

[simboy]

(I cannot see him getting in the side ahead of Onana, Barkley or Tielemans).

Kamara will always be in front of Onana and Ross for me   Youri and him will be brilliant.

Kamara a nailed on starter for me, playing alongside Tielemans in the pivot. Glad to see him get a full 90 last night.

[JUAN PABLO]

Duran - 5 hmmm I think we’ve seen in two consecutive games now why he doesn’t start. Can’t lead the line like Ollie and doesn’t have the discipline to defend like Ollie. Took his goal well but he’s a long way from being anywhere near being the starting striker.

To be fair to Duran , Jaden, Leon and emi was rubbish and hardly created anything for him, He got the one chance and scored from Bailey.