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

[hktoffee]

Fixed. I'd probably do a coin toss to choose from McNeil or Gray.

Cheers for the amendment mate. Yes, must. How on earth we put in crossss and expect Gordon to win a header off Mings?

 

[Saint Domingo]

This for me is the thing. Having a striker doesn't take the sloppiness away

We’ve had sloppiness for years. It’s just right through the club. Tarkowski and Coady at least seem to have removed some of it from the back line but if an Everton player has a chance to hesitate they’ll always take it rather than be decisive.

 

[Karbutar]

Time to break up the footbal equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle in the 2nd half..

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Phew we got lucky Villa didn’t score a second goal before halftime. Very flat game coming from us, but we still have another half to make it right!

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

How is it possible to have an almost completely different starting line-up to 3 years ago, different formation, totally different coaching staff, have burned through about 12 different managers since then, and yet literally EVERYTHING is the same about the way we defend, attack, miss, concede.

Expecting Schneiderlein to come on at half time.

It’s like we put in new player contracts exactly how to play and exactly what sort of mistakes to make regardless of what the coaching staff tell you.

 

[Amokachi1995]

Front 3 really poor. Don't think Mykolenko is a wingback.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

I’m not jumping on his back. But take Gordon off and get deli on. Gordon been none existent in pre season last week. And today he can’t dribble can’t pass. And stop going down to easy. Don’t the players know the rules have changed this year.

Nah, take gray off move Gordon out wide and get Rondon on (yes, really !!)

 

[bluelegend]

Feel sorry for Paterson with McNeill in front of him. Offering nothing as an outlet and nothing in getting back. No wonder Villa are going down that side a lot.

 

[diggerdestroyer]

We need a striker. Fact
Dcl being injured, rondon not match fit being because of the manager - not a fact

was rondon injured pre season

 

[lungo]

Well that was [Poor language removed]. You could make a case for taking all of our front 3 off. Bang average.

McNeil already has the Everton bug. Pathetic. If you cant do anything against Digne ( aka i cant defend for toffee) you should pack in football. Try darts my friend!

 

[LostLegend]

Really lacking any type of focal point up front.
So many times we've got the ball in wide areas but it's ended up going backwards as nobody wants to hit a cross in.

 

[mawders]

Said it many times, if he's supposed to be our saviour or boy wonder this season we're in big, big trouble. He is crap. All he's got is a burst of pace, nothing else.

I agree. He's overrated. He stood out in a terrible side, but he's got no end product.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

@Jamo Martinez you got a problem?

Anyone wishing serious injury on one of our players has a problem.

The problem might be just that you're so angry about the performance from that particular player (and the team), that you lash out (verbally) without thinking.

I'd like to think that you don't really hope that for the lad.

 

[GETEM]

So taking out Holgate who is lining up to kick the ball is a fair move… ok

It’s the way the commentators pretend like it didn’t happen, won’t even get a mention

 

[cronullasharks]

Get Salomon on for any of the front 3 and Onana on for Davies. That Mcneil looks far too one footed to be a premiership standard player.

Was he always this crap? Can't say i watched Burnley other than when we played them.