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

[davek]

Agree Dave surprised just how woeful they look actually

Literally any other team in this league goes to Villa and beats them in the form they're in.

Gerrard must be thanking his lucky stars he had us up next.

 

[lungo]

5 at the back

sack sack sack

5 at the back and still we are playing wingers instead of packing the middle.

 

[Goat]

If you're using Iwobi as your creative source and Gordon as a goalscorer, how do you even expect to have a shot never mind score a goal?

 

[kleew]

-Gray has been found out. He can't dribble and retain possession enough.
- Davis is a bore to watch as usual, too reactive and create nothing
- The back looks OK but forward plays are all over the place, although we did make create some possibilities
- iwobi and Patterson are so far the only two worth mentioned going fwd

 

[GoldenToffee]

This ends two or three nil to Villa and us being very obvious relegation candidates by the end of the evening.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I'm wary of the second half here. Gray needs taking off he's too lightweight and ineffective against robust tackling. Accurate passing and anticipation missing totally apart from a couple of good moves ending up in a poor final ball. We can't afford to give the ball away and there's a few candidates there to continue this. It's a real pity as Villa are no great shakes at the back.Changes please Frank.

One stern tackle on Gray and he doesn't want to know the rest of the game.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Tom Davies returned to training this week, he's gash fully fit but in that heat for an hour, forget about it.

Onana can't be ready which begs the question why would Warrington not get the opportunity. He can run which is more than Davies....

I just don't get it. Every manager we have ever had keeps plugging Davies into the team. They all know football better than me obviously but I just can't get my head around it.

 

[HTCHERO]

I'd have Steve Watson upfront over these men

 

[atypicalusername]

Still 45 minutes of football to be played. A point here would be a great result for us.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Shouldn't take long to check what colour shirt Holgates wearing for those corrupt clowns.

People want us to not dive and play act. That's what happens when you don't make a big deal of it.

 

[kenada_blue]

Literally any other team in this league goes to Villa and beats them in the form they're in.

Gerrard must be thanking his lucky stars he had us up next.

Every other team has a striker

 

[catcherintherye]

Agree Dave surprised just how woeful they look actually

First 20 second to everything. Started to get some control, but left ourselves 2 v 2 at the back.

People talk of mistakes but that's a huge one that is avoidable. Holgate has been ok, but really it's on him and to a degree Doucoure.

 

[Drico]

Yet Gordon is the one getting slaughtered

I suspect Gordon is merely a proxy. The backlash is as much against the section of the fanbase that has hilariously blown Anthony Gordon up into some world-beater in the absence of any tangible evidence that could in any way vindicate their ridiculous hyperbole. The same phenomenon will be seen with the manager. Lampard will, ostensibly, face a level of hostility that is really as much directed as his happy-clappy Super Frank fluffers rather than the man himself.

 

[Vortexgaz]

Poor first half. However, there's a tidal wave of posters that simply don't get involved with the board and and any other discussions until Everton are behind. Why ?

We’re always behind

 

[derek duvall]

Thomas davos gonna see red, you heard it here first

Got a yellow and had a comical over head kick. Red card gaurenteed