Match Thread Aston Villa 3-2 Everton. Saturday 14th September 17:30

[Benno]

Soft goal to concede but they will say the same about ours. Overall decent first half. Bit concerned about the middle two- standing off as on bookings so will need to make a change I think.

 

[allen]

Why is football always at its most gut-wrenching when you’re winning?

Need to tighten up in our defensive third. Villa cutting through too easily.

 

[Ring master]

i was ok at 0-0 but went nervous at 2up. We are letting villa run at our bk 4way to easy for me. keane for me should do better on villa goal - obviously we were always conceding to a player who had not scored for a bit

 

[Mr PEN86]

I'll take that but you know we need another 2 or 3 to be a little bit comfortable. DCL causing Torres all sorts of problems. Dyche changes are key second half. I'll get Mangala on as soon as Tim starts to tire.

 

[Ragnar]

No way we hang onto this.

 

[jamieni]

No way we win with this defence

Our only option is to keep scoring……

 

[DanEFC92]

Shocked if we don't throw this away like

 

[Victus]

I think we've been good again btw, this is a tough old place to come, always has been. Just wish Keane didn't sht out on that header.

 

[PhilM]

Massive difference is we’d belligerently dig in when taking these away leads last season. We just look so, so soft atm. Has to give any team supreme confidence when they get one back.

Still an idiotic goal to concede. Well in line with the Bornemouth goals. So Dyche and company hasnt learned anything from it.

Defensively, we're as fragile as I've seen in many a year, because I would suggest the players don't trust Keane around them and Young is... well...

Villa are a good team and are at home, and it's not if we've out played them, so they will have chances to get back in it. We need another goal!

 

[Amokachi1995]

Centre mids struggling. I'd take Tim off and put the new lad on.

 

[Saint Domingo]

We need Branthwaite back.

We’d be on 3 points closing in on 6 if he was playing. Michael Keane is a disaster and is a season wrecker.

 

[johnjoeefc]

In a strange way I think it could be better going in the half with a one goal lead rather than 2. They were always going to get one and last thing we needed was it going 2-1 in the 80th min or something. Should go out second half with full concentration now

 

[westyuk1]

Not enough team press, giving up
space and defending with 11 in the box like it’s the 95th minute. Emery’s team talk is going to be “keep doing the same thing and goals will come”.

 

[matty1878]

anyone else dying inside?

just me? ok

 

[diggerdestroyer]

Get Branthwaite back. Sharp.

We spent the only money we had on a center back. 20 mil. Yet our insane manager refuses to play him even after a ton of goals conceded