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

[Lmc2016]

We'll finish above Villa

 

[mikel_88]

Teams that don’t score goals end up in relegation fights, we have no goals in us and I’m not sure that changes with Dom fit either. No creativity in midfield and poor wide players is a bad combo.

At least the defence doesn’t seem as suicidal as last season

We get a wide forward and another striker will help us, but dom fit would help as it would create more space for players, hold the ball up and would work the cb more.

 

[Jacob]

We were very ponderous and unsure on the ball I thought. Iwobi wasn't and had a good pivotal game today in that he kept moving and switching play when he could.
I've always liked and supported Anthony Gordon. I do think however FL needs to reassess his role and where he is best placed. He is not a striker per se that's for sure and is knocked off the ball too easily. It's another season for him and an important one for him. The earlier flaws...e.g. poor shooting, decision making for passes should be lessening as games progress. I hope they do.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Born 1993

Sure he not the same age as the Yak haha

 

[GoldenToffee]

Gordon embarrassing with his diving yet again, bit of a liability the lad really.

 

[SeanyD]

Ellis Simms scored again today... recall him?

 

[MrGrumpy]

We were very ponderous and unsure on the ball I thought. Iwobi wasn't and had a good pivotal game today in that he kept moving and switching play when he could.
I've always liked and supported Anthony Gordon. I do think however FL needs to reassess his role and where he is best placed. He is not a striker per se that's for sure and is knocked off the ball too easily. It's another season for him and an important one for him. The earlier flaws...e.g. poor shooting, decision making for passes should be lessening as games progress. I hope they do.

I agree it’s very much get it..boot it run after it. its the style we seem to have adopted since Carlo time. Our players are scared of the ball

 

[catcherintherye]

leeds, southampton, nottingham forest, bournemouth and fulham are the teams that are at risk of relegation being realistic

Wolves and Palace will be down there too IMO. And Brentford.

 

[MrGrumpy]

1 was a penalty conceded by a midfielder, one was an unsaveable finish for context

If Dacoure was t holding his shirt he probably of missed lol

 

[MrGrumpy]

I still feel more comfortable with this defence over last seasons.

Non from corners for a start

 

[MrGrumpy]

S

Spot on. Anyone deluded enough to think we will dramatically improve this season and finish in the top half would be concerned.
Anyone thinking we’d be mid table or just below will not be panicking based on the performances so far and with all things considered. - desperately need another option going forward is my only caveat.

Still think we get top 8. 2 hard games to start the season. Villa been a Bogey team for us in recent years. If DCL been fit we probably had 3-6 points.
Arsenal where bottom last season and should of finished 4th

 

[MrGrumpy]

On another day I’m confident that result could have been reversed. Not much between the sides really.

They had 2 fit strikers, we had non

 

[D410]

Expected defeat and will be the same again every week till we address the huge problems up front.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Lampard cost us at least a point today. Villa were crap but won easily. No surprise we looked miles better as soon as we had an actual target man and Alli on the pitch.

Did he play today?

 

[MrGrumpy]

Correct.

Utter 'kin folly.

Lampard's words to the board when they sold Richarlison should have been: "fine, but I have a replacement lined up and I want it sorted either before he signs for Spurs or the day or so after".

He's let this drift badly.

We all know the board are the ultimate problem, but Lampard needed to be forceful there.

He moan at the board after the 4-0 loss in America and then moaned again after the Chelsea game about the lack of speed.
Kenwright still doing deals for some insane reason