Basel vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Villafirst]

Made the trip to Basel and managed to bag a ticket in the home end, joining up with the rest of the Villa fans in the neutral section at half-time. The result was achieved in 3rd gear!  Stayed over the border in St. Louis, France and had no trouble commuting from my front door to Block B of the stadium, the tram system is that impressive...Birmingham take note! Basel is a lovely, friendly city especially this time of year with all the Christmas markets going on.  UTV.

I'm sure you'll be equally impressed by the warm welcome and transport link to the new stadium planned for Bordesley Green, East Birmingham in 2030/31?

[Nev]

In order to produce barnstorming performances of the like we saw last weekend, we need to conserve energy, rotate the squad and look workmanlike and effective. That's what we did last night, it's not always about the performance, but it is always about the result.

In a similar way, despite the urgings of so many from the Holte, we are not going to up the tempo of our play for the sake of it, we are not going to go forward every time we are in possession and we are certainly not going to panic.

That's the Managers approach, and while it takes some getting used to, it's working. All we need is a trophy at the end of it.

[algy]

Yep - during the league stage, the result is the key thing. We need to keep the whole squad as fresh as possible - it's a long season, and if we can get through to the top 8 with a minimum of fuss and without overplaying anyone ... that's perfect for us really.  Get a trophy at the end of it and nobody will care that we've not hammered Basel in the group stage.

[AV82EC]

In order to produce barnstorming performances of the like we saw last weekend, we need to conserve energy, rotate the squad and look workmanlike and effective. That's what we did last night, it's not always about the performance, but it is always about the result.

In a similar way, despite the urgings of so many from the Holte, we are not going to up the tempo of our play for the sake of it, we are not going to go forward every time we are in possession and we are certainly not going to panic.

That's the Managers approach, and while it takes some getting used to, it's working. All we need is a trophy at the end of it.

Spot on Nev.

[PeterWithesShin]