Tbf we are not the only team that play like that. Dippers, toon and Brighton do as well. Both last two have lots of players out. We have one game a week. Sure other teams may be able to swap players around. We have subbed some of our players early in games. May be we need to play a bit more smarter. Switch the play more from wing to wing or hit it long some times. May go mid block during games and be more compact at times. Or they could just improve fitness. Half the players have not played many minutes any way so no way have they been over worked.
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I’d just love to see him stay wide and run using his pace. He should be reviving the ball where Gil is receiving it.
I think we sometimes play too much passing the ball betw CBs and the midfield abd FBs disappeared up fired behind the oppo forward lines and can’t be found.
Toon giving it a good go?
Tbh we didn’t deserve to lose today. However our game management is again letting us down. The two goals v wolves were totally available and same today for equaliser.
Forest beat Villa two nil. We prbly even with 2nd string should be beating Villa who are not great away.
Yeah we thought the same. Veliz don’t think had a touch as by then we’d lost a bit of control. Then towards the end no one wanted to cross the ball. We just kept going around the edge of their area sideways. Never once put a ball I for him to challenge. If we bring the big man on then no point playing the inverted wingers stuff. Get them out wide and put the ball in. How many times have we scored when goes wide towards the byline and puts a cross in. Surely if we are chasing them gane abd we out a big CF on then we need to play to his strengths. Would have like to seen donley get a few mins. Not sure what Ange is scared of or trying to achieve playing skipp when we need a goal.
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Been a while since I've been this pissed at another fanbase. This kind of comment is typical of them.
I bet you weren't saying that before the game.... It would have been "Waaahhh; no depth... We're gonna get battered!".
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As spurs talk show bloke Sean says they guy is unfit for a 22 yr old profession football.
I’d love to see his sprint stats in closing players down and compare with son Gil and kulu. They were running around like mad men at times pressing Villa players. BJ is either unfit or lazy or both.
No to be honest I thought that line had good energy and technical players. Come on Villa we’re not that great but they didn’t to be to score their two goals. The first no one challenges Torres and the 2nd we just let them waltz through our middle no pressure from defenders or midfield.
Yes just before half time! Vic needs to learn to go long at times.
Never wanted him and not sure what the scouting highlighted as his main attributes and how he would fit into angeball. Looks lazy to me and doesn’t have very good technical ability from what I’ve seen so far.
Their home record is rubbish for a reason. We cut them apart first 30 mins with some pretty basic moves. Their high line just wasn’t working at all.
Villa at home are really tough. Away they just don’t perform the same and they didn’t. Our own profligacy in front of goal cost us + some poor defending.
Our own worst enemy this game because they weren’t solid at protecting the lead either. Don’t be shocked if they go and lose to Bournemouth now.
I’m just using that as an example to make the point that Johnson looks knackered even though his not putting in the same effort as the rest. That’s what I saw yday and v wolves where he was useless after the goal. I’d like too his heat map and touches compared to say Gil who put a shift in and was always available to receive the ball from the cbs.Elite source you got there, boss...... I wonder; is he as clued up as Richard Keys?
Yes I thought so and I thought they put tremendous effort and energy.
Some good points. I think the goals conceded seem to be more to game management. We need to learn to get the ball up field at times and put pressure on the oppo. Instead there is 6 mins injury time, we piss around with the ball at the back not doing much and the oppo get encouraged by pressing.Deservedly beaten, as we were at Wolves.
If you can't defend, you don't win football matches. If you can't score, you don't win football matches. If you don't give your all for 90+ mins, you know the story (fyi that's 5 goals conceded in stoppage time across the last 3 games).
Clear lack of quality, even with some of our starters. Clear lack of intelligence/cuteness...that Emerson possession right at the end sums it upNot brave enough either, coaching staff included...Skipp over Donley?! Veliz on at the 87th min?!
Gonna be a long long stretch til February...
What do we paid £45M plus for that?