Brugge v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[AV84]

At last we had a result this season that went our way, about time, one thing to ponder though, they will come down on us at Villa park like a ton of bricks, nothing to lose for them, so Villa need to prepare for that because if we go at them in first gear, they will skin us alive, 2 goal lead isn't a lot.

Especially when we seem determined to gift every team we play an early goal. It's basically a one goal lead if we don't cut that out.

[Louzie0]

They have to get 5 goals at VP, minimum.

No chance.

[eamonn]

Always in control, never any doubt about the result.

Yeah right.

[eamonn]

I’m sure Brontebilly’s ratings are some kind of parody account.

Exactly. Posturing narcissistic behaviour. Best ignored.

I enjoy them. And he knows far more about players positional play than the average H&Ver.

[Mellin]

They won 3-1 in Bergamo and are a very decent side who look really well organised. Let's not call it over just yet.

3-1 away in Europe is the way though. Doesn't matter who the opposition is, in the last 16 of the Champions League that is a big result.

[Percy McCarthy]

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.

The crosses that Disasi stopped in the first half, every one of them would have gone across our six-yard box had Cash been playing. As the second half proved.

Centre-halves “surprisingly solid”. Only surprising to those who can’t remember how solid they were in Emery’s first season.

Absolutely clueless. I honestly don’t know why you bother watching football, you have no idea what you’re looking at beyond ‘the bloke playing at right-back should always be a time-served right back, and never mind the results’.

Disasi was a disaster at right back 👍

The Mings and Konsa partnership conceded eightgoals in the last fifteen games of Emery’s first season. Didn’t concede more than one in any of those games, and kept seven clean sheets.

You’d have to be an absolute moron to be surprised they were solid.  Oh.

Look out everybody, Billy the Mick has somehow managed to read a cliche in the tabloids, and now he’s going to pretend he made it up.

Makes a change from homophobic slurs, gaslighting and questioning the mental health of people who correct his bizarre opinions with facts I suppose.

[VillaTim]

We need to build the team around Mings and Konsa at CB. That is the foundation that will win trophies . Your Disasi's and Torres will be decent back ups .

[edgysatsuma89]

I’m sure Brontebilly’s ratings are some kind of parody account.

Exactly. Posturing narcissistic behaviour. Best ignored.

I enjoy them. And he knows far more about players positional play than the average H&Ver.

I can't take them seriously, and on the odd occasion I now read one, I instantly regret it. He is blinded often by his biases and they are frankly hyperbolic.

[LeonW]

Great result. Good performance against a decent side. Mings MOTM. Immense. Digne very good. Asensio always brings a touch of class and ups our level. Bailey some good and bad. Watkins awful. Rashford anonymous. Rodgers average to poor. Cash a car crash, penalty winning aside.

[edgysatsuma89]

I'm not sure Digne was very good. I thought it was one of his weaker games.

[Percy McCarthy]

I’m sure Brontebilly’s ratings are some kind of parody account.

Exactly. Posturing narcissistic behaviour. Best ignored.

I enjoy them. And he knows far more about players positional play than the average H&Ver.

I can't take them seriously, and on the odd occasion I now read one, I instantly regret it. He is blinded often by his biases and they are frankly hyperbolic.

He thinks Disasi had a disaster, despite winning 6 of 8 duels. Yep, that’s definitely up there with the Potato Famine.

[Percy McCarthy]

Great result. Good performance against a decent side. Mings MOTM. Immense. Digne very good. Asensio always brings a touch of class and ups our level. Bailey some good and bad. Watkins awful. Rashford anonymous. Rodgers average to poor. Cash a car crash, penalty winning aside.

Broadly in agreement. Thought Kamara and Ramsey had a positive impact as well. Cash was terrible defensively, but his positioning pushed who I thought was their main threat back.

[Matt C]

The way we started and the space that was opening up for Rashford I thought we were going to win it at a canter but it’s rarely as simple as that.

Always great to see Mings at his imperious best.

3-1 away win of the last 16 of the Champions League. Pinch me.

[adrenachrome]

I’m sure Brontebilly’s ratings are some kind of parody account.

Exactly. Posturing narcissistic behaviour. Best ignored.

I enjoy them. And he knows far more about players positional play than the average H&Ver.

I can't take them seriously, and on the odd occasion I now read one, I instantly regret it. He is blinded often by his biases and they are frankly hyperbolic.

He thinks Disasi had a disaster, despite winning 6 of 8 duels. Yep, that’s definitely up there with the Potato Famine.

Disasi was solid. He stopped crosses coming in from that side.

Cash was brought on to provide an attacking option, and it worked out well.

[Rory]

I’m sure Brontebilly’s ratings are some kind of parody account.

Exactly. Posturing narcissistic behaviour. Best ignored.

I enjoy them. And he knows far more about players positional play than the average H&Ver.

I can't take them seriously, and on the odd occasion I now read one, I instantly regret it. He is blinded often by his biases and they are frankly hyperbolic.

He thinks Disasi had a disaster, despite winning 6 of 8 duels. Yep, that’s definitely up there with the Potato Famine.

You're trivialising the potato famine. Frankly, Percy, if you've got that kind of covert anti-Irishness, I'd like you to leave my house.

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