Aston Villa Banter Archive August 22 2018

 

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22 Aug 2018 23:30:38
At times tonight, some of the bes football, Iv seen down there in Ages . some of the one touch passing was outstanding . We surprised them tonight by going at them, not giving them the room they wanted . As we saw, stand off them and they slice you apart . Weelen had his best game tonight, some of his passes where brilliant. Axel looked more like a RB tonight, but I still think he'd make a better CH . At least now we are playing 90mins plus', two good late goals . Overall a good result, against a good footballing side . Keep playing like that and with our new players coming in, the future looks bright .
PS
Some of Mcgins tackles and general play was once again brilliant. Iv seen that stamp on him, on twitter, disgusting .
Onwards&Upwards Villaforever.



22 Aug 2018 22:13:04
I thought we played some decent stuff tonight, okay the result wasn't quite what we wanted but I don't think Brentford will be any ones push over this season.

On the plus side we will have a stronger squad in the next couple of weeks and we remain unbeaten. If we can take three points next match we will also be on target points wise. UTV.



22 Aug 2018 22:34:16
Played with more intensity which I like.
Just wish jack would shoot more when the opportunity presents itself.
Good to see jimmy danger getting back to his best.
Should comfortably beat reading on Saturday and with the new additions out wide coming in the final ball should be of a better quality.



22 Aug 2018 21:45:57
A good performance tonight but got take chances when they come.
Have to say Andre Green looks way out of his depth and is just not good enough at this level. Too many mistakes and looks shy with ball. Where did he disappear to after he came on?
Great to see Kodjia back scoring.
A draw is not a bad result against a decent Brentford side. Hopefully Bolasie signing will make a big difference now.



22 Aug 2018 22:10:18
If we can keep the energy then it's little things.
Whelan could have had the balls to shoot a couple of times.
Jack could have cut the ball back a couple of times rather than going the wide route.
Axel should have jumped to challenge Watkins and not give him a free header.
Then there's the big one, the unseen stamp.
As long as we stay consistent and stop playing Mile at centre back then I'm confident. Mcginn is ridiculous and surprised Prem clubs weren't looking at him.



22 Aug 2018 22:52:27
I think you will see on replay that Axel got a little shove in the back from Watkins for their first goal as well, just a little but enough.



22 Aug 2018 21:36:01
Sussed us out then sliced up like cutting the bloody turkey. could see it coming a mile off.



22 Aug 2018 21:42:16
Come on Dave be positive πŸ˜‚πŸ‘

2-2.



22 Aug 2018 21:46:33
a bit early mate, great game and a fair result UTV.



22 Aug 2018 21:54:21
Ok you lot, I bow to the pressure, happy bunny in the end.



22 Aug 2018 22:03:43
Fair play Villadave.



22 Aug 2018 22:10:23
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ v good performance tonight best I have seen us play since we smashed the dingles keep that level up please lads as for green I agree out of depth/ nervous worried about Jedi being cb tho as his positional sense is poo Terry bk please.



23 Aug 2018 08:05:03
I think the goalie deserves a little praise as well.
He looked a little better and made some decent saves and he perhaps needs time to bed into a very competitive leaque,
The praise also for Whelan who did all the dirty work and did not let us down,
But why does Thor keep on being dropped,
But I suppose the change worked last night so I can't really complain,
The player who I expected to be involved de-laet is nowhere to be seen after being the best player in pre-season.
But I'm a happy fan at the moment and to get a 2 points a game average for the season will get us close for promotion,



23 Aug 2018 11:56:53
Mainbob - 2 or 3 good posts I agree with most of your views. I too ma puzzled by no DeLaet. Thought Elmo had a good game yesterday, also Tuanzebe looks a good player in the making. Jimmy Danger almost back to his best and I am sure I saw him pass the ball at least twice. You are also right Jack must pull the trigger earlier rather than taking on the additional player just because he can. McGinn ace signing. Uncle Alberts best game for ages. Green looks to be just than Green with the 2 new wingers he might benefit from a loan. Much improved performance from the team and Nyland kept us in the game - well done to him after his shocker at the weekend.



22 Aug 2018 19:25:12
Just seen the team sheet, glad I can`t go tonight.
Will Bruce ever learn, a totally negative outlook, trying to nullify rather than put teams to the sword, he was a defender and it`s in his blood.
Wake up Brucie you are a very negative minded manager and need to change, or you will be on ya bike mate, and not soon enough in my opinion.
Same old, same old.



22 Aug 2018 20:30:47
To be fair Dave I thought the same .

But then even though they went behind, atleast were attacking and playing some nice stuff .

1-1 keep it up.



22 Aug 2018 20:54:21
Got your knife and fork Dave? Bar some wobbly defending we have been outstanding considering Brentford aren't exactly having a bad game themselves. Another 45 minutes like that and I'd say it's at least as good as the Wolves game.



22 Aug 2018 18:58:54
just seen on transfermarket .com we have sacked richards off permanently. is this true? i know we was talking about it.



22 Aug 2018 15:06:48
I have a feeling our new c/ e is already working behind his desk,
Strange that bruce said the new c/ e would be here end of window?
I would have thought a c/ e is in his element when doing deals not coming in when it's all over.!



22 Aug 2018 14:58:23
How many loan players can we play in first 11.



22 Aug 2018 16:49:38
How many loan players can a club have on its books?

EFL clubs are allowed to have eight players on loan, but can only pick a maximum of five loanees in their match day squad.



22 Aug 2018 16:53:52
I believe we can have upto 8 players on loan but only 5 can be in the match day squad Including subs.



22 Aug 2018 17:39:36
Cheers for that.



22 Aug 2018 14:34:51
On another subject what a delight to see 2 teams really going for it last night,
The Swansea v Leeds game was great to watch and I am really impressed with Swansea they were tremendous,
Who said there is no good football teams in championship,
But can they keep it up that's the question,
That's why villa have the best team in depth in this leaque,



22 Aug 2018 16:57:07
Wolves and Fulham did.



22 Aug 2018 12:52:43
Looks like our useless manager with no contacts has pulled off some good buisness again, El-Ghazi, Bolasie along with McGinn and Tuanzebe. Who is to say the manager who needs replacing may not capture a couple more before the 31st.

I tell you now this team is going up this season, of that I have no doubt and have said all along. In Bruce we trust, In the new owners we trust and in Villa we trust.

UTV.



22 Aug 2018 13:03:59
Fear not though, there will undoubtedly be some ups and downs during the season and maybe even tonight, so the fickle few will still get plenty of opportunity to call for his head. UTV.



22 Aug 2018 14:01:44
AVillaFan πŸ‘.



22 Aug 2018 14:16:55
These players are very good buys.
It's great that bruce rings them in but will he play them in there proper positions.
Will he take the handbrake off the players that's the question
This el-ghazi is a mendes signing in my opinion,
But I hope that bruce now finally realises he has a very strong team on paper and for me like last year the strongest squad in championship,
If he still can't get us up this time he should go,
He has no excuses,
I think I saw on another blog that he has brought in over 22 players either on loan or permanent over his time here,
So Mr bruce it's up to you now,
I really hope he does I really do.



22 Aug 2018 14:27:48
What I will say is that these signing sends out a statement to the championship sides,
We mean business,
All I want to see is a more attacking intent from the side,
I'm not picking on bruce at all just stating a clear fact that not losing a game is more important to him than going for a win home or away,
We have shown against wolves and Bristol city last year We can do it in style,
But some reason most of our matches are dross to watch .
Aston villa are better than This!



22 Aug 2018 15:34:39
We don't know what Bruce tells them. Maybe he just asks them to track back when we're defending and they are the ones too scared to go too far forwards in fear of the counter.
If all the players keep dropping too deep there's only so much he can do to encourage them forwards (which we see him shouting regularly) .
My request of Bruce is for more fitness work so players can press for longer and to get the forward players to press as a group, not sure there's much more he can personally do.



22 Aug 2018 18:04:34
AVILLAFAN

How do you know these are Bruce’s signings?

At least if we’re not in the top 4 at Xmas then he can have no exscuse when he gets sacked.



22 Aug 2018 18:44:51
Malc1976,
one is a Jorge Mendes player, but it still goes through Bruce before he is signed anyway. But Jorge Mendes is one of Bruce's contacts which is what I actually stated in my post.

At least if we are in the top four at Christmas you will have no excuse to whine and whinge.



22 Aug 2018 18:55:19
I expect us to be top 2 by Xmas.
All I want is that we start to play with a bit of style and panache and dominate teams, which is what we should be doing with all our attacking additions to the squad.
My point being that Bruce will have to change his ways or his gone.



22 Aug 2018 12:25:24
Looking like Bolasie and El Ghazi are set to sign according to reports. Really good news this. Still have concerns about LB and central defence options but hopefully with 9 days to go we can sort both areas.
Hopefully at least one of the new keepers will settle in soon and not give us any more concerns between the sticks.



22 Aug 2018 12:15:20
Got a nasty feeling that Brentford will give us a footballing lesson tonight and win 3-1

Hope I'm wrong as a win against them would be a huge confidence boost for everyone.



22 Aug 2018 14:55:53
If the real villa turn up we will win,
On the other hand if we sit and watch them pass us to death we will lose,
Stand up lads and be counted that's all I want to see,



22 Aug 2018 12:13:39
If I'm not mistaken this el-ghazi was on our list of potential signing when he was at Ajax,



22 Aug 2018 12:03:46
If we sign the 2 wingers as expected plus a new striker along with Grealish, Mcginn, Hourihane surely Steve Bruce will have to adopt a more attacking style, if he does we could rip the league apart and romp to promotion.



22 Aug 2018 12:17:40
If bruce still plays a pragmatic game after signing these potential 2 attacking players then he should be sacked,
On top of these a new c/ forward will come in as well.
So bruce can have no excuses if we are not in the mix come end of season.
Our squad is plenty strong enough to get promoted now.



22 Aug 2018 09:57:17
I was thinking how come england manager doesn't pick a few players from championship there's some good players . Also its harder than the prem,



22 Aug 2018 09:52:33
I can't beleive no1 has gone for wellbeck he'd be a great signing on loan we should try an get him pay half his wages, he hasn't got a squad number aswell, if we got him we would definitely go up.



22 Aug 2018 11:55:07
He did play under bruce at Sunderland,



22 Aug 2018 09:41:53
If we get bolasie, ojo, taggart, abrahams, an a cb we should go up with that with jck, kodja an mginn, if bruce sets us up to attack.



22 Aug 2018 12:10:52
I can see adomah going if we bring in these 2 wingers,
Leeds or Middlesbrough I reckon.



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