Melon Donkey
I am a little bit perplexed
Fcuking outstanding that's what it was.
Aston Villa v Everton Match Thread - Official Innit
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Fcuking outstanding that's what it was.
"Merd"
Vital Football Hero
Did it measure on the Richter Scale? I have actually experienced while body vibration at Villa Park before.....seriously spine tingling, great acoustics.
Blimey Silhill, I had you down as a sixty something not a young dirty stop out.
Well done mate.
Bonker
Vital Football Hero
Those boys are VERY pro-Villa, especially Neville.
Sky want us in the PL and they know our owners are minted - they want us to not only stay up but to challenge in the top half ala Wolves.
It's all about the $$$$$$$$ of course but whatever :)
gator
Vital Champions League
HAHA South Shields
Silhillvilla
Vital Football Legend
I'm only 50 you cheeky whipper snapper
Wish I was a whipper snapper Silhill, 67 me. Oh to be 50 again.
Getting up to speed on the posts since last night, and a couple things stood out in particular:
Neil Taylor:
The interesting thing with Neil Taylor is that he does a phenomenal job getting into dangerous positions moving forward, it’s just his final ball (be it cross or shot) is shocking. The footballing IQ is great, as there aren’t many times you see a left back with legitimate scoring chances in the opponents box (see 2 good chances vs Bournemouth), and he gets into good crossing positions with his overlap play. I genuinely think if the coaches forced him to stay after training for an hour or two of just first time crossing practice he’d be a decent player.
El Ghazi’s Rating:
Yes he’s gotten the goal, but before that the only time I noticed him was when he ruined a counter attack by straying offsides, which is really poor when you consider he was looking straight across the Everton back line every time. Credit to him for sticking the goal away though, can’t take that away from him.
Getting in behind Villa:
Have to agree with GM that our defense did a superb job at keeping Everton in front of us and limiting high danger chances, however they did get a couple chances from Gomes/Schneiderlin playing a diagnostic chip to either Digne or Coleman for a cutback towards the penalty dot which created a couple of really high quality scoring chances. You’d have to say in fairness they should have had 3 goals against us if their forwards didn’t have a finishing mare, but you’d also have to say the same thing happened to Villa last weekend vs Bournemouth. It was clearly not their night the same as last week wasn’t our day. Nice to see it finally go our way for once, though, as the double deflection dropping to Kane for the winner vs Tottenham and Harry Wilson deflection off the post and in had me wondering what kind of animal/human sacrifice was needed to get the football gods back on our side.
Final point here, it still feels fucking incredible to take 3 points, and maybe it’s time for the media to stop this “doing a Fulham” malarkey
Neil Taylor:
The interesting thing with Neil Taylor is that he does a phenomenal job getting into dangerous positions moving forward, it’s just his final ball (be it cross or shot) is shocking. The footballing IQ is great, as there aren’t many times you see a left back with legitimate scoring chances in the opponents box (see 2 good chances vs Bournemouth), and he gets into good crossing positions with his overlap play. I genuinely think if the coaches forced him to stay after training for an hour or two of just first time crossing practice he’d be a decent player.
El Ghazi’s Rating:
Yes he’s gotten the goal, but before that the only time I noticed him was when he ruined a counter attack by straying offsides, which is really poor when you consider he was looking straight across the Everton back line every time. Credit to him for sticking the goal away though, can’t take that away from him.
Getting in behind Villa:
Have to agree with GM that our defense did a superb job at keeping Everton in front of us and limiting high danger chances, however they did get a couple chances from Gomes/Schneiderlin playing a diagnostic chip to either Digne or Coleman for a cutback towards the penalty dot which created a couple of really high quality scoring chances. You’d have to say in fairness they should have had 3 goals against us if their forwards didn’t have a finishing mare, but you’d also have to say the same thing happened to Villa last weekend vs Bournemouth. It was clearly not their night the same as last week wasn’t our day. Nice to see it finally go our way for once, though, as the double deflection dropping to Kane for the winner vs Tottenham and Harry Wilson deflection off the post and in had me wondering what kind of animal/human sacrifice was needed to get the football gods back on our side.
Final point here, it still feels fucking incredible to take 3 points, and maybe it’s time for the media to stop this “doing a Fulham” malarkey
Yes xchurch, Jota is a threat going forward but offered little help to Freddie. Sunday morning positional sense. Two out and out wingers is very brave but this premier league is unforgiving.
gator
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HAHA I slept about two hours I reckon and had to drive back up here this morning with my mother in the car had to neck a red bull before I set off just in case lol.
BodyButter
Vital Football Legend
If Maguire is worth £80m then Engels is worth £100m. No more selling cheaply.
Fulford
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We are one of the big boys
"Merd"
Vital Football Hero
Not on turnover Fulford. And because of FFP we need to increase that to compete with them. Barca turnover £700m+ ours will be £150-170m this season (unless I've missed something).
Need a world wide income stream.
"Merd"
Vital Football Hero
Engels is worth whatever someone will pay for him (and if we accept it).
BodyButter
Vital Football Legend
I think he is so attack minded that we are going to get caught out at least once a game and Engels is going to have to cover that space. Still, it's a price worth paying. The pace of the lad is unreal and his puppy dog enthusiasm for going forward is infectious. I had to laugh when he got caught offside yesterday. I think he was offside (but not interfering with play) for Wesley's goal too.
He was out of position for Everton's attack around the 20 minute mark. They basically got a free hit down the right and couldn't do anything with it. Then we went up the other end and scored (Guilbert played a big part in that too).
