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

[wellillwill]

Let's all remember that we we're expected to lose three or four nil before being too harsh on the team.

We beat the spread. Let's celebrate!

 

[Bluboyz]

Defenders tend to get back when you dither 1 on 1 about what you're gonna do with it for about 10 seconds...

There are no excuses for not slotting that first 1 on 1.

Opinions eh.

 

[BigBeto1]

That Lindstrom looks... Erm.

Interesting.

Plays like the worst version of Bilyaletdinov when he joint but with less involvement

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Bizarrely we had enough chances to win that game but that just papers over the cracks. We were very much second best overall. Time to go Dyche

To be fair mate Villa had loads of chances to have beaten us out of sight.

 

[Ralphie Boy]

The scary thing is the teams struggling around us last season are mainly unbeaten and we don’t have afucking point.

Yes, ban coming but who cares at the moment.

 

[james2805]

…Duran reportedly cost Villa £14.75m.

Half a Beto

 

[Vintage]

That was his moment of indecision that cost him the goal. If Ndiaye was’t there he wouldn’t have even considered it.

Maybe that and think his indecision was that he thought he was probably offside as he usually is running onto through balls. He didn't celebrate the second goal as he probably thought he was offside

 

[Milkman]

I'm afraid it can be levelled at him.

Bournemouth wasn't his fault ( the players simply wilted).

But once you've seen the players do that you are supposed to take steps (as a manager) to prevent it happening again. Selecting the same defenders, sitting back to defend a lead again with the same defenders and making more errors re substitutions: that's not a manager taking steps to prevent the same problems recurring.

As a caveat: the stats show we concede on average 2 goals per game when Keane plays, but only 1 per game (average) without him. Selecting Keane is not acceptable.

Bournemouth was entirely his fault, I think that's the general consensus too. I thought today he was very reactive to what people have been calling for – Garner at RB, earlier subs.

Ultimately though, he keeps playing Keane, and any team that keeps doing that will end up relegated. But his only other option is a young lad who is new to this level, so you can at least understand his reluctance to throw him in.

We'll be fine once Branthwaite is back is what I've settled on.

 

[eurosrees]

Anyone know what odds Villa were at 0-2? Never seen anything so obvious

 

[Ring master]

 

[Runub]

To be fair mate Villa had loads of chances to have beaten us out of sight.

Indeed, that’s what I am trying to say. I think we had a chance to make it 3-1 just before they equalised which might have made a difference, but yes we were flattered by the score line

 

[HappyJack]

Duche must be sacked but the incompetence of the board means he will stay…its like a Kafka novel …

 

[supertoffee98]

Can't blame Dyche for that one like Bournemouth, ultimately that was on the players. 4 goals in two games is a positive but our mentality on the pitch is a massive negative and ultimately the deciding factor. We desperately need Branthwaite and Broja in this squad.

 

[Eggs]

…was just wondering that it must be some type of record

 

[DL100]

Young actually played well. DCL played well. Michael Keane is a walking disaster I'll give you that.

If you're looking for a scapegoat this week, I'd take another look at James Garner's positioning.

Obviously Dyche is nowhere near Emery's level, but that's where we are.

Garner shouldn’t have been put at RB though. We had a RB on the bench.

DCL didn’t play well at all. Terrible in front of goal