Brugge v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Hookeysmith]

Martinez- one great save. Actually thought he should of done better with the goal. Nt really troubled for most of the night.

Disasi.- competent but prefer him at CB

Konsa - Did ok in the main.

Mings - imperious and MOTM

Digne - tidy if unspectacular

Mcginn- did the ugly work well.

Tielemans- pretty anonymous

Bailey - fantastic goal and played his part to stretch them

Rogers- as much as I love to see him take players on I end up screaming for him to release it quicker.  Fantastic ball in for the OG

Rashford - pretty ineffective and rightly pulled.

Watkins - thought he was terrible. Poor first touch and could not hold the ball up.

Fantastic use of the subs

Kamara- brought composure

Cash - did very well for pen

Ramsay - much better than Rashford. Linked that left side very well.

Asensio - such a great footballer and such a cool dude. 5 goals in 3 games. Really is signing of the window. I just love watching him play.

Sue
Got subs spot on but I knowing all about control but when we move the ball quickly we are fantastic. When we are slow it can be a hard watch.

Brilliant result. Now let's put it to bed next week with the first goal

[Aldridge Villa]

You can see what a difference  kamara makes. We looked a lot for defensively  robust  when he came on

Maybe defensively, but it limits our positive control of the game.

I’d suggest all over the park , not just defensively. When he plays well , 7 out of 10 times Villa do as well.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Great result.

Bit miffed off with myself, as was in Aardenburg this morning (about 15 mins from Bruges) and to be honest had forgotten the game was today (been very busy and a bot distracted with my upcoming wedding). Drove for 4 hours north to Raalte and then back home to Ommen then remembered the game was on and only caught the second half.

Could easily have stayed in Bruges and attended, or at least had some beers with the travelling fans.

Delighted with the result though. Also managed to get tickets to the PNE game for me and my boys, so better luck for that one.

[Toronto Villa]

The white kit looked great tonight. Especially with Acorns on the front.

[The Edge]

You can see what a difference  kamara makes. We looked a lot for defensively  robust  when he came on

Maybe defensively, but it limits our positive control of the game.

Huh? Not sure that’s true at all, he played a big role in the second goal. He links defence and attack.

Quoted the wrong post! Agreed, Kamara is key to both.

Lol. I thought you were trolling us

[Brazilian Villain]

The white kit looked great tonight. Especially with Acorns on the front.

Yeah, it looked absolutely stunning with the white shorts.

[Skerra]

Brugge used up all their luck when they played Atalanta. Every shot they had managed to find the top corner whereas nothing went right for Atalanta as they hit the post and crossbar on about 3 occasions and fluffed their chances when one on one with the Brugge goalkeeper. Think they’ve been lucky to get this far and think we’ll win 3 or 4 nil next week

[Legion]

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[brontebilly]

Great result but Brugge are a very good side and will cause problems at Villa Park. It was a fortunate win really, they missed three good chances in the second half and handed us two with mistakes. Centre backs were surprisingly very solid, Mings has likes of me eating plenty of humble pie tonight. Not many centre backs would have the guts to dive at that header going across goal. Hits hairs on his knees and deflects wide. Thought Emery had a very fortunate night with an abomination of a selection at right back. No need for Bailey and McGinn to come off. Sub at end caused chaos and an unnecessary shouting match on sideline with Cash.

Martinez 7 - one great save but last season he saves their goal.
Disasi 3 - absolutely not a right back. Awful first half but on Emery for a ridiculous selection.
Konsa 8 - I've been a big critic but probably his best display of the season. Calm for once.
Mings 9 - makes Bailey's goal by brilliantly winning that header, saves a certain goal and did the basics incredibly well.
Digne 4 - poor and incredibly fortunate for diving under that cross that Mings bailed him out with
McGinn 7 - didn't understand that change. Thought our midfield two did well considering the mess in front of them
Tielemans 7 - solid display considering his workload recently.
Bailey 7 - very surprising sub, cracking finish for the goal. Worked very hard in and out of possession.
Rashford 3 - Mike Skinner tribute act, "I've got nothing, absolutely nothing" could and probably should have gone at half time.
Rogers 5 - shite first half where he coughed up possession far too often, not sure how he avoided the four man cull but made the own goal with a dangerous cross
Watkins 4 - fortunate Malen not registered. Rotten really, fatigue must be an issue. Touch was mahogany esque.

JJ and Kamara were very good. Cash missed a glorious chance and fouled for peno, caught horribly square for one chance though. Asensio nearly scored with first touch and tucked away peno nicely. Was involved in some good play. Bogarde sub was unnecessary and caused panic.

[Skerra]

Brugge used up all their luck when they played Atalanta. Every shot they had managed to find the top corner whereas nothing went right for Atalanta as they hit the post and crossbar on about 3 occasions and fluffed their chances when one on one with the Brugge goalkeeper. Think they’ve been lucky to get this far and think we’ll win 3 or 4 nil next week!

[FailsworthVillan]

Great result.

Bit miffed off with myself, as was in Aardenburg this morning (about 15 mins from Bruges) and to be honest had forgotten the game was today (been very busy and a bot distracted with my upcoming wedding). Drove for 4 hours north to Raalte and then back home to Ommen then remembered the game was on and only caught the second half.

Could easily have stayed in Bruges and attended, or at least had some beers with the travelling fans.

Delighted with the result though. Also managed to get tickets to the PNE game for me and my boys, so better luck for that one.

Tickets for PNE aren’t on sale yet.

[jon collett]

Loved tonight.

Came out of the home end in the South Stand unscathed and made some Belgian friends.

Great support from the Villa faithful.

Can anybody tell me why Unai got booked please?

[olaftab]

Always in control, never any doubt about the result.

[olaftab]

Loved tonight.

Came out of the home end in the South Stand unscathed and made some Belgian friends.

Great support from the Villa faithful.

Can anybody tell me why Unai got booked please?

Ran on to the pitch and kept complaining. Were you here?😂

[Tuscans]

Great result but Brugge are a very good side and will cause problems at Villa Park. It was a fortunate win really, they missed three good chances in the second half and handed us two with mistakes. Centre backs were surprisingly very solid, Mings has likes of me eating plenty of humble pie tonight. Not many centre backs would have the guts to dive at that header going across goal. Hits hairs on his knees and deflects wide. Thought Emery had a very fortunate night with an abomination of a selection at right back. No need for Bailey and McGinn to come off. Sub at end caused chaos and an unnecessary shouting match on sideline with Cash.

Martinez 7 - one great save but last season he saves their goal.
Disasi 3 - absolutely not a right back. Awful first half but on Emery for a ridiculous selection.
Konsa 8 - I've been a big critic but probably his best display of the season. Calm for once.
Mings 9 - makes Bailey's goal by brilliantly winning that header, saves a certain goal and did the basics incredibly well.
Digne 4 - poor and incredibly fortunate for diving under that cross that Mings bailed him out with
McGinn 7 - didn't understand that change. Thought our midfield two did well considering the mess in front of them
Tielemans 7 - solid display considering his workload recently.
Bailey 7 - very surprising sub, cracking finish for the goal. Worked very hard in and out of possession.
Rashford 3 - Mike Skinner tribute act, "I've got nothing, absolutely nothing" could and probably should have gone at half time.
Rogers 5 - shite first half where he coughed up possession far too often, not sure how he avoided the four man cull but made the own goal with a dangerous cross
Watkins 4 - fortunate Malen not registered. Rotten really, fatigue must be an issue. Touch was mahogany esque.

JJ and Kamara were very good. Cash missed a glorious chance and fouled for peno, caught horribly square for one chance though. Asensio nearly scored with first touch and tucked away peno nicely. Was involved in some good play. Bogarde sub was unnecessary and caused panic.

🟣🔵🏅 Morgan Rogers, UEFA Man of the Match tonight for Aston Villa against Club Brugge.