Match Thread Aston Villa vs Everton. Saturday 14th August 12:30 KO

[PhilM]

Yikes at this start

They've come out of the blocks with some vigour. We need to weather the storm, get into our own game and then hopefully the crowd will slip away.

 

[allen]

I can’t hear “Diego Carlos” without thinking I’ve just heard “Roberto Carlos,” and immediately wondering why he’s still playing.

 

[Death]

Gotta be a major confidence boost playing a side with no strikers.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Been a bad start

 

[TimHowardsBeardJuice]

Why are we hoofing it without a target man

 

[TheBigIguana]

Crap Doucoure is here ffs

 

[Chegsy]

Too many long balls. Just giving them the ball back.

 

[PhilM]

Gotta be a major confidence boost playing a side with no strikers.

You'd suspect so. On the flip side, if we beat them today then it'll be a major confidence knock losing with a side with no strikers.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Has Doucoure made a pass yet?

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Villa were always gonna come flying out of the traps today. Its how we deal with it.

 

[Dublin blue 75]

Lack of a focal point upfront evident already. Wingbacks advance, stop when they see the empty front area and pass back to iwobi or Doucoure, who pass back to CB’s. Not a great indicator of the game ahead

 

[Nymzee]

Well this will be fun.

 

[TheBigIguana]

We'll settle in

 

[Azza]

This is not good.

Midfield nonexistent and getting the ball up to the front in the air is not working.


But of course this was all pretty obvious.

 

[Nyhus]

A light breeze is enough to push Gordon off the ball.