Pre season 2025

[Exeter 77]

I like the look of Jimoh-Aloba. I wonder if he could be used on the right.

[Gareth]

There was still plenty of rustiness out there, particularly Teilemans / Rogers / Digne / Maatsen for me.

Jimoh-Aloba did well & a nice little cameo from Patterson…Rowe obv at fault for first goal but did ok otherwise.

Never sure if you have a keeper whose feet aren’t in tune with the ball that you don’t keep playing the same way

[SaddVillan]

What's Nashville's standard? From what I have seen it's about League 2.

Currently 3rd in the MLS Eastern Conference

[PeterWithesShin]

Looks like we're going to be back to "relegation watch" threads this season rather than the CL.

[pelty]

Was at the game and Nashville are a poor side. League 2 is not far off it until they brought there number nine on who had a goal and assist.

I agree with those who say we lack pace. It is glaring. I feel like people generally like Bogarde, but I think he genuinely is awful. I know he stepped up as a six against Arsenal and maybe that is his best position, but he is bad as a CB and a disaster as an RB.

The youngsters and Iling Jr are not ready. Jimoh might be at some point, but he got beat on multiple occasions and I doubt Emery will have liked that.

Onana looks good as does Ollie, though he missed a couple of chances today. Malen should be on the wing and Bailey on another team… please! He is miles off it.

This season will be a challenge without a refresh of some players. I am concerned.

[Rigadon]

Outside of key players getting bad injuries, I don’t think preseason games, results or performances are any kind of barometer of the season ahead.

[Ian.]

Outside of key players getting bad injuries, I don’t think preseason games, results or performances are any kind of barometer of the season ahead.

Yep, to get frustrated at friendlies is not worth it. They are training sessions and that’s all.

[achilles]

Friendlies or not it is worrying that we are still making the same defensive mistakes as last season!

[Somniloquism]

In the last two matches, Konsa and Kamara pretty much both did the exact same move of cutting the ball back when they were going too fast (and with some help) to actually stop and retain possesion. Maybe they might have been called fouls with VAR but unlikely.

[VillaTim]

Friendlies or not it is worrying that we are still making the same defensive mistakes as last season!

Fannying about in our own box against a high press . What could possibly go wrong .

[kippaxvilla2]

I don’t think Konsa is all that.  Except for pointing when he has made a mistake.

[john e]

It beggars belief for me when people watch the Villa defense over the last couple of seasons and then pick out Pao Torres as the weak Link
He’s the only central defender we’ve got that can actually control the football and then move forward progressively with it and try and create something through the midfield
Yeah, he gives the ball away sometimes because he’s going forward unlike Konsa who’s always going backwards,

Mings and Konsa slow the game down and play that walking football stuff that everyone moans about
Konsa in particular has average technical ability at best, and has no clue what to do with it most of the time so a sideways pass or a roll of the ball with his foot a look round Maldini style before turning and slowly passing the ball back to the goalkeeper is what keeps his passing stats at 90%
And I love Percy, but I’m not interested in his fucking stats on this one because we let millions of goals and no matter who plays


Torres isn’t physically enough, Konsa is a soft as fuck, goes down with the slightest tap spends most of the game on his arse pleading for free kicks, which he very often gets because he’s got it off to a fine art,
The bloke is a liability his positional sense is woeful, his technical ability on the ball is substandard, he gets bullied too often. I don’t get what people seeing him., a Rolls-Royce of a defender you’re having a laugh
He gets away with absolute murder on here

I know yesterday was a friendly but he made a big mistake Cost us a goal, Everyone’s blaming the defense when it was his fault 100%
The Mings Konsa partnership is too old-fashioned they’re just not good enough footballers for both of them to play out from the back because they can’t do it, people say we’re fannying about, yeah but if you can’t pass the ball that’s what happens

For me Konsa’s positives are he’s scored some important and decent goals and can be dangerous from corners, also seems to have a decent shot in front of goal
And he can run alongside a defender and see him to touch and out of Danger He’s not too bad at that.
But he gets a rinsed far too often, and him Bailey and Ramsey are the softest lads We’ve got in the team and Watkins for that matter, just get the fuck up and play the game

[Percy McCarthy]

Seems a bit of a long post for someone who’s not interested in how many goals we let in.

[john e]

Seems a bit of a long post for someone who’s not interested in how many goals we let in.

Sorry for long post
Got carried away

[VillaTim]

pick out Pao Torres as the weak Link

Yeah, he gives the ball away sometimes

Mings and Konsa slow the game down and play that walking football stuff that everyone moans about (so does Torres , they all do under instructions)

I’m not interested in his fucking stats on this one because we let millions of goals and no matter who plays (no we don't )


Torres isn’t physically enough, (correct)

 people say we’re fannying about, yeah but if you can’t pass the ball that’s what happens ( Gauci played a suicide ball to Mcginn who just about got away with it but then the goal)

When Mings played that run of games last season the goals A figs came down rapidly