Aston Villa vs Notts Forest match thread

[Mellin]

TBF to Watkins, they're playing three at the back. The space is elsewhere.

[LeonW]

First half masterclass. Maatsen outstanding

[Toronto Villa]

An excellent first half

[Rigadon]

I know fuck all.
 

[usav]

TBF to Watkins, they're playing three at the back. The space is in the middle.

That doesn’t explain bad first touches and bad decision making.

[usav]

One player we absolutely don’t miss at the moment, is Bailey

[paul_e]

TBF to Watkins, they're playing three at the back. The space is in the middle.

And all 3 are focused on him, it's why there's so much space for Rogers, Malen and Asensio.

[JUAN PABLO]

great half
maatsen great
the rest have done well , ollie looks lost. 

[PeterWithesShin]

Hopefully that was our bad half.

[Mellin]

TBF to Watkins, they're playing three at the back. The space is in the middle.

That doesn’t explain bad first touches and bad decision making.

No, but it's mitigation. I'm no Watkins fanboy either.

[Smirker]

People starting to realise Watkins is nowhere near as good as they thought he was, especially since Asensio and Rashford came in.

I'd sell this summer for anything above £50m.

[AV82EC]

Very good, they’re shit scared of Watkins and Roger’s which is giving Asensio and Tielemans acres of space. Stroll in the park so far. They’re good in transition but when we drop and they’ve got to make the play they’re pretty crap. Early goal second half put it to bed and get the subs going.

[N'ZMAV]

we didn't have to do much to be winning that one. Onana is blowing out of his arse and Watkins is super quiet - maybe some more changes to come? Malen and Maatsen lively.

[Mellin]

Just don't concede. In all honesty we've switched off since 2-0. Keep the sheet clean or this could easily turn.

[lovejoy]

Key thing here is nothing sloppy early second half, whilst he got mocked for it 2-0 is a dangerous
lead which all hinges on the next goal. 2-1 is a massive psychological blow as a team goes from cruising to panicking.