robby b Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 45 minutes ago, MrBlack said: We rolled over and had our belly rubbed against Bournemouth, putting up zero fight and losing for over 90 minutes (including injury time). Against the team everyone and their dogs have predicted to finish bottom. Everton played a very good Chelsea team, and put up a good fight, ultimately losing 1-0 to a penalty. Who is going in to their next game with the more positive mindset? I guarantee it won't be us. That said, anything can happen and I'm hopeful SG makes some serious changes. If he does, we stand a chance. This is a good point. Some dogs secretly know a lot about football. (More than I do. Just want to get that in before someone else does!) :s 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted August 8, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 8, 2022 1 hour ago, MrBlack said: We rolled over and had our belly rubbed against Bournemouth, putting up zero fight and losing for over 90 minutes (including injury time). Against the team everyone and their dogs have predicted to finish bottom. Everton played a very good Chelsea team, and put up a good fight, ultimately losing 1-0 to a penalty. Who is going in to their next game with the more positive mindset? I guarantee it won't be us. That said, anything can happen and I'm hopeful SG makes some serious changes. If he does, we stand a chance. I don't disagree with your assessment. Somehow, my optimism just returned. UTV!!!!! (It's probably all the drugs and drink I did as a youngster. I tell you, there are advantages to stupidity.) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakefieldVillan Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 I was confident against Bournemouth and look how that turned out so you will be pleased to know I could quite easily see us losing this by the odd goal in 3. Coady with the winner. Of course. I hope I'm wrong, I also hope SG makes changes from Saturdays team. Players need to know that if they don't perform then they lose their shirt. That in mind, I'd personally like - Martinez Chambers Carlos Mings Cash Kamara Iroegbunam Digne Buendia Coutinho Watkins Absolutely no chance of this team mind so I probably shouldn't even bother 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 10 hours ago, Villatillidie95 said: Got to say they have had a good summer so far, vinagre, Mcneil, tarkowksi, gueye, coady and now they have got a 33 million pound midfielder in, amadou onana, who west ham wanted. This will be a lot tougher than most of us think, they are not the same team as last season, far from it. Agree, they’ve done some good business when it looked like they werent going to be able to with the noises coming out during the back end of last season. Much more solid look to them with Tarkowski, Coady, Gana & Onana. Our trajectories were complete opposites but we now look to be the club in a bit of bother again while they strive for some stability. Gerrard is on thin ice with these performances and strange decisions he continually makes. Villa Park will not accept another performance like that at Bournemouth but I wouldnt be at all surprised if we got one. 0-1 Everton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Agree, they’ve done some good business when it looked like they werent going to be able to with the noises coming out during the back end of last season. Much more solid look to them with Tarkowski, Coady, Gana & Onana. Our trajectories were complete opposites but we now look to be the club in a bit of bother again while they strive for some stability. Gerrard is on thin ice with these performances and strange decisions he continually makes. Villa Park will not accept another performance like that at Bournemouth but I wouldnt be at all surprised if we got one. 0-1 Everton I never understood those who wanted Burnley to go down end of last season. No way would we finish below Burnley, but we could quite well be below Leeds or Everton come end of the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted August 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 9, 2022 Difficult to predict whats going to happen in this match after the Bournemouth game, whoever scores first should win the match unless its villa. If it's Everton then it could get noisy. 2-2 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Leeds looked well coached on the weekend. How hard is it to put pressure on the ball as a team? People go together and close down, players picking up players in space and giving them no out. We witness it being done to us most weeks but dont seem to do it ourselves. We’re an easy touch. Thats why dross like Bournemouth, Watford, Southampton and the like all have great h2h prem records against us. We’ve been so bad for so long, as soon as we look decent we get players taken off us and we never recover. Brighton lose their better players but still have a good gameplan and look properly coached that it doesnt affect them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, tinker said: Difficult to predict whats going to happen in this match We'll have lots of the ball but be totally ineffective with it. We'll have 5 players playing in centre midfield and no width or at best an isolated full back trying to provide width in a system that no other club plays and makes no sense. Edited August 9, 2022 by villa89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 The team will be very nervous if any of them read social media. I'd heartily encourage any pro to not read it, be shocking for your confidence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Expecting more points dropped after that shambles on the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyjavfc Posted August 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 9, 2022 Should hopefully see a good reaction from the lads in this game and some corrections from Gerrard in team selection (Watkins, Luiz and Mings in the team I hope). Seems everyone has decided we will never win another game under Gerrard but it really isn’t that tragic yet and I would hope that we would see the return of some good form after that wake up call at Bournemouth. I would take a good performance regardless of result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 3-0 Villa. Nothing to worry about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) Last season pretty much everyone on here was predicting a defeat and we won 3-0. Same again please. Edited August 9, 2022 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 I’m gonna say 1-1. But I really hope that we turn up and click, put a great performance in and win comfortably playing quality football… Thats the dream anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 10 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Leeds looked well coached on the weekend. How hard is it to put pressure on the ball as a team? People go together and close down, players picking up players in space and giving them no out. We witness it being done to us most weeks but dont seem to do it ourselves. We’re an easy touch. Thats why dross like Bournemouth, Watford, Southampton and the like all have great h2h prem records against us. We’ve been so bad for so long, as soon as we look decent we get players taken off us and we never recover. Brighton lose their better players but still have a good gameplan and look properly coached that it doesnt affect them. Can’t remember which YouTube channel it was, but they described our press against Bournemouth as a half press. Players left there positions, but only half arsed pressure on the opponent. Played right into Bournemouths hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Condimentalist Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 hour ago, viivvaa66 said: Do people think that SG will field an unchanged starting XI against Everton? I do and that is why I have lost hope. Maybe he drops Ings, but I cannot see him make changes that would make a real difference. This would most likely gift Everton 3 points. I think he will make some changes. It was such a poor result. Buendia for Coutinho, Luiz for Ramsey and Watkins for Ings. I think he might stick with Konsa, though he shouldn't We should look better for it. If he doesn't do that then he's even worse than I currently rate him, which is pretty lowly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Brumstopdogs said: Oh FFS! Anyway, somehow, even though it’s only the second game of the season, it really does feel like a must win game for Gerrard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarium Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 07:24, Marka Ragnos said: I think we'll win this one handily having learned a thing or two by losing stingingly to Bournemouth. Actually a little surprised at the depth of doom-mongering, but perhaps I shouldn't be. Social media loves a good blarting. Time to get back in the saddle ... When has Gerrard shown any evidence of learning anything from previous poor performances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 not feeling good about this one. our opening day and their opening day looked like two different leagues. Come on lads, make me ashamed for writing this !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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