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

[TheBigIguana]

He’s always played in a 4

He played in a four that didn't leave its own penalty area.

 

[Milkman]

We're not winning any games without a new forward. Gordon is a nothing player, Gray is either on fire or running up blind alleys and McNeil just doesn't suit the role he's been given. Rondon is Rondon.

Other than that, of course Onana would usually be on for Doucoure, but he only just arrived at the club. Be patient, we're obviously looking for reinforcements, the manager knows from last season that these players can't cut it.

We must be the most disjointed team in the league in attack. At least the defence looks a little more robust.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Badly badly badly cack.
Bit of pressure on as villas legs fell off late on.
Three back passes (amazing ones) first half consecutively on their 6 yard line.
Seem afraid of having a pop.
Appear to be setup to ping the ball out of cb/keeper to either flank, and then run out of ideas. play for a set piece then trash the delivery. no joined up play, no joined up thinking. cant blame dcl being out cos we aint a one man team. we havent scored yet, digne plays for villa now. bad vs chelsea but was written off and now this.
Forest Fleetwood and Brentford cant wait for us not to show up.

Dross!

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Davies needs dropping to the reserves until his contract runs out, one horrendous footballer.

Did well protecting the back line which was his assigned job.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Also, something needs to be done about this gamesmanship

New rules are required

Two weeks in a row we’ve been done over by time wasting

 

[Frenk]

We just lost to Villa who didn’t offer, they got beat by Bournemouth last week ffs, we turn up and sit off them for 80 mins

And you said we made them look like world beaters which simply wasn’t true.

 

[Sona]

GK: Pickford
RCB: Holgate
CB: Coady
LCB: Tarkowski
RWB: Patterson
LWB: Mykolenko
CM: Onana
CM: Iwobi
RW: McNeil
LW: Gordon
ST: Rondon

I had this down as my starting eleven and on the evidence of the final 15 minutes, it seems as though it certainly should have been.

1 point dropped there for me; Villa are a poor side and we allowed them to boss the game, far too passive out of possession.

We should remember that we now have Coady & Tarkowski back there, Michael Keane not getting a sniff nowadays. That should allow us to get after teams a little more rather than sitting back and relinquishing the ball.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Back 4 rather than 5 and Iwobi, Onana and Gueye (assuming he signs) in midfield with Rondon or new striker up top and I think we'll be fine.

I think it'll be a good barometer of where Lampard is if he realises what is and isn't working and rectifies it, but all too often we've seen managers persist because they believe in a system even when it clearly keeps failing.

I agree with you. I have very little faith in Lampard as a tactician. Have we seen much to show he'll figure things out?

 

[roy vernon]

Iwobi was outstanding today and Patterson looks like he will be some player. I thought Tarkowski, while he had a decent game, looked too casual in possession at times, Holgate, strangely, looked the best of our 3 centre backs and Onana looks a beast. If we had a presence up front with a bit of pace, I think we would be ok.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Davies wasn’t bad today at all

 

[davek]

To right Dave if we had a striker upfront we could have got the 3 points.

Need to go 4-3-3 or 4-4-2.

Opponents are exploiting us because they know we cant work our own system.

Just get back to four at the back ASAP and get Gueye in and a striker.

That sorts it.

 

[Curtis]

I know McNeil was having a mediocre performance but why bring in a target man and then sub him out? Kinda baffling he's suited for that dynamic

 

[Bkk Andy]

Controversial opinion - Gordon is overrated (prob bc he grew up a toffee and we WANT him to be special)

I'm not sure it's controversial. I suspect "he dives too much" isn't that controversial either.

 

[Mark_EFC]

We need Idrissa and a striker in by Tuesday so they can be ready to play against Forest.

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

Another game which we could/should have draw
Another game with little threat up front
Another game we have picked up an injury in
Another game with poor officials