Match Thread Aston Villa v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[meagher94]

From Dean Smith's comments today, sounds like Grealish has a 50/50 chance of making the bench but no chance of starting.

 

[Glasshalffull]

From Dean Smith's comments today, sounds like Grealish has a 50/50 chance of making the bench but no chance of starting.

As they say on 'Naked Gun', he's got a 60% chance of making the bench, but there's only a 10% chance of that.

 

[Ring master]

From Dean Smith's comments today, sounds like Grealish has a 50/50 chance of making the bench but no chance of starting.

Yep smith is going to ask him if he is ok, to which surely the player will say yes i would think, but oddly only seen a few villa fans comments but they dont want villa to risk him, as according to them no point with not been able to get top 6 now

 

[Ring master]

Touch of the Dean Smith P/C

Smith on Jack Grealish:

He [Grealish] trained with the group yesterday and he trained with the group Saturday,
I’ll speak to him today and see how he feels. I can't give a definitive yes or no. Is he ready to start games? No.
He hasn't spoken about getting ready for the Euros. His only worry has been getting back on the pitch."

Smith
Morgan Sanson is due to train next week so hopefully we can get him fit for Tottenham or Chelsea.


Smith on the Manchester United defeat
We had the penalty against us, and we seemed to feel sorry for ourselves rather than roll our sleeves up and get on with it. "The mentality is a big thing that I have spoken to the players about.

Smith on Watkins
He [the referee] has to decide in a split second whether it is simulating or not," said Smith. "He goes to the VAR and there’s no way he can say he [Watkins] has cheated the referee.
Is it enough for him to go down? Probably not. Was there enough for Paul Pogba to go down? Probably not.
I think he [Watkins] is disappointed about being accused of being a cheat. Because that’s what simulation is and it's stopping him from starting every Premier League game this season."


Smith on the 2-1 win over Everton
Our performance levels, concentration and discipline were really good, and we have to do that again.


Smith on Bertrand Traoré
He's a marvellous technician, I've been really pleased and I expect better from him next season as well.


Smith
We finished last season unbeaten in the last four games and I'd love to do that again.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Touch of the Dean Smith P/C

Smith on Jack Grealish:

He [Grealish] trained with the group yesterday and he trained with the group Saturday,
I’ll speak to him today and see how he feels. I can't give a definitive yes or no. Is he ready to start games? No.
He hasn't spoken about getting ready for the Euros. His only worry has been getting back on the pitch."

Smith
Morgan Sanson is due to train next week so hopefully we can get him fit for Tottenham or Chelsea.


Smith on the Manchester United defeat
We had the penalty against us, and we seemed to feel sorry for ourselves rather than roll our sleeves up and get on with it. "The mentality is a big thing that I have spoken to the players about.

Smith on Watkins
He [the referee] has to decide in a split second whether it is simulating or not," said Smith. "He goes to the VAR and there’s no way he can say he [Watkins] has cheated the referee.
Is it enough for him to go down? Probably not. Was there enough for Paul Pogba to go down? Probably not.
I think he [Watkins] is disappointed about being accused of being a cheat. Because that’s what simulation is and it's stopping him from starting every Premier League game this season."


Smith on the 2-1 win over Everton
Our performance levels, concentration and discipline were really good, and we have to do that again.


Smith on Bertrand Traoré
He's a marvellous technician, I've been really pleased and I expect better from him next season as well.


Smith
We finished last season unbeaten in the last four games and I'd love to do that again.

Gealish on the bench then possibly

 

[Ring master]

Gealish on the bench then possibly

That is what i thought would happen from when we played the 1st game-be surprised if he is left out totally

 

[paulbefc]

Hopefully that's code for them wanting to keep us guessing, knowing right well he's not playing.

 

[Bullens Rd]

Definitely Davies after the way he stepped up at West Ham

Well, definitely all kin three of them if they are fit, which it appears they are. If they'll are all fit for the next 4 games we should pick up 10 points minimum.

 

[Bullens Rd]

Gealish on the bench then possibly

Or if he's bullchits like Carlo does he's probably starting.

 

[Ring master]

James still out for this

 

[blueconverse]

Wonder if he's not risking him as its away so he won't be needed as much as he will be for home games.

 

[Ring master]

SOME OF THE ANCELOTTI PRE MATCH ASTON VILLA P/C

James and Mina both out​

We have Yerry Mina out for this game, James still & Gbamin. The other players are available and fit to play

Congratulations to City from Carlo​

I think they were better than all the others. They deserved to win. They had a fantastic season, playing really well with a lot of consistency, defensively strong as well. So they deserved to win. Congratulations

Carlo on Villa Defeat​

We have learned to try and avoid defeat, to play differently. It was one of the worst performances we had in the season. We have to play differently and we're going to play differently

Carlo on the season​

Our season has to be considered a good season. We have to wait the last four games because we are still in the fight for Europe. I want to put all of our energy into our target"

Carlo on Top 4​

Top four is not a possibility for us. We have to be honest. We can fight for the other positions. I don't know what positions we can reach... Putting all our energy into the next game is the only way we can do our best

At the start of the season we were thinking that it was difficult to compete with the top six. After all these games, we were able to compete - because we are still there and close to the top. The results at home, we could do much better

The results at home, we could do much better but we have to also consider that we did a fantastic away run. It was impossible to think we could win 11 games away. I think the position where we are now is the position we deserve

Premier League challenge​

I think the Premier League is the most difficult national competition in Europe for sure. There are a lot of teams with quality, fantastic players & managers here. To win [the league] here is not easy

Carlo on Rodriguez​

He starts to train with the team on Friday after the game. I hope he can be ready for Sheffield United. I cannot put him at risk tomorrow. He will train on Friday and Saturday, if he's ok he will play against Sheffield United.

Carlo on Moshiri​

I have a really good relationship. He's an owner that supports the team, supports the club. We speak on the phone, I met him last week in London. It was a good moment and I hope to see him soon, but he's always behind us.

Carlo on Walcott's Future​

We didn't think about this. We followed him playing at Southampton & we are going to take a decision together at the end of the season

Carlo on Team​

I think the team has a strong motivation for Europe because most of them didn't play in European competition & they have a strong desire to play in it next season

Carlo on King/VAR Mistake​

It's true that he didn't start a game, but it's true that I am happy with him. He's played a part in important games, and he did well all the time.
I'm really surprised that nobody know this [handball], but above all the VAR was not there
Imagine if West Ham had equalised after that mistake? It was a huge mistake. Nobody said nothing to us, it was enough to say 'Sorry, we made a mistake

Carlo on Davies​

He's a fantastic support not only for Allan but all the team. I think the next step for Tom is to improve his ability with the ball because without it he is really good

Carlo on Lessons learned v Villa​

I counted 10 easy mistakes in the first 10 minutes of the game... It's not going to happen tomorrow, for sure"

Ancelotti on Jack Grealish​

He's a fantastic player, and I advise him to take care after a long injury! Don't risk, stay calm! No, I'm joking, he's a fantastic player and we're excited to play against fantastic players



Ancelotti on MUFC fixture congestion
It's impossible to play three games in five days with the same team so it's absolutely normal to rotate the players. They cannot arrive at the last game fresh so I think the problem was the schedule, not changing the team against Leicester

Carlo on Mina​

He had a problem with his adductor. It's not a big problem. He tried to train yesterday but was a little bit uncomfortable. I think if he can not play against Sheffield United, he can play the final two games of the season. He has a really small problem.

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[Jeff Jones]

I don't know badly James injury is but a calf is a slow healer.

And I'd be surprised if Grealish is even close to his best if he starts after such a long time out.

 

[Death]

Or if he's bullchits like Carlo does he's probably starting.

Prediction esquire?

 

[brieverton]

We are probably due an away draw, and that's how I see this finishing.

First goal critical. I don't think a point will be enough here, for me we have to win 3 of the last 4 to get Europe.

Hopefully lessons learned from the recent fixture.

We were up for the West Ham game. My concern is that we don't seem capable of putting back-to-back performances like that together, in terms of attitude and commitment.

Perhaps Doucouré might play a part, and Allan looked much sharper on Sunday as well.