Aston Villa (a) 30.11.25 Build up and match thread.

[prawnking]

Good first half all things considered.
Hoping we don't look back on these near misses and regret them

 

[YorkWolf]

Great half of football from us. Don't think we looked like a basket case even once.

If we can play like this for the rest of the season then maybe Derby can keep their record.

 

[Templeton Peck]

There are good times to pass to him (stick the ball in front of him when he's in space), and less good times (when he's penned in by the touchline). We've seen how awful his touch / composure is - I expect the other players see it every day in training as well

Yep but he's on the pitch and we need to use him. It's not as if we have Cafu on the bench.

 

[Bigbadwulf07]

why do we keep slowing it down when we get a breakaway ?

 

[YorkWolf]

why do we keep slowing it down when we get a breakaway ?

Looks like the priority is not giving the ball away, or the players aren't as sure of the connections yet in a new system, or both.

Having breakaways plural again in one half is a bonus at this point.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Wtf is banjo boy McGinn getting involved for

I hate him.

 

[Celtiña]

¿Por qué seguimos reduciendo la velocidad cuando conseguimos una escapada?

Hold the ball not is bad if u want get time to all run up, and put more attackants...., for me that is correct.

But i think sometimes the defense is up, and are all time abusing of short passes, need send long passes to other wing

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

why do we keep slowing it down when we get a breakaway ?

Because they have no confidence in themselves or oneanother. It happens after 8 months without a win.

 

[Loki]

Very good 1st half performance. You just know we're going to do something stupid to undo it all.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Very good 1st half performance. You just know we're going to do something stupid to undo it all.

Even if we do. It's a lot more positive than it was.

 

[Jinky]

Joao Gomes has been shite.

 

[James]

Joao Gomes has been shite.

#headsgone

 

[Loki]

Great ball in. What a miss. Watkins to come on and score.

 

[prawnking]

Watkins redemption arc about to start

 

[YorkWolf]

Great challenge to be fair but good to see us creating chances. If one could go in that would be even better.

 

[Jinky]

Best performance of the season by a mile (and we still aren’t winning* )

*should be, though

 

[prawnking]

Would really do the player's confidence the world of good if we could just fucking nick this

 

[EpsomWolf]

Great effort from the boys, deserve this

 

[Jack Regan]

#headsgone

Surprised he didn't come off earlier when his head hit the turf. That sort of fal frequently results in a concussion in the NFL.

 

[prawnking]

Wolfe is so Championship