Aston Villa Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours/Champions League Thread 2024/25

OneColdHand

I have to admit that i am getting close to the point where i will be disappointed if we miss out on CL. I'm not there yet, as we are still relatively early in the season. There is still time for us to have a dip, or for the likes of Newcastle or Spurs to make a push.

However, as we approach the end of the year, its pretty clear that we not just in good form. This is actually our ability level. We have consistently been at this level for a full year. We are the second best team for the calendar year. What I'm getting at is there is reason to believe that we can keep this level of performance up.

hold my beer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121517387#Comment_121517387

I'm scared to be quite honest 😅

remoteboy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121518573#Comment_121518573

As a Villa fan, I’m definitely used to being scared. Just not for this reason.

CSF

Will Emery bring in Cash or Lenglet to replace Torres tomorrow?

Carlos is right footed but has played LCB at previous clubs.

OneColdHand

I think that i would rather see Cash come in and Carlos at LCB. But in Unai I trust!

DBIreland

From some of Emery's interviews today it seems like Lenglet might be the one to come in. Emery seems to want to keep him in January amid interest from elsewhere so playing him might make sense.

I'd rather Cash come in and have Konsa back in the middle.

sc86

We are short alot of players tomorrow night for a change.

Looks like shef utd are in the same boat

listermint

Tonight...

DBIreland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121524580#Comment_121524580

Both Lenglet and Cash start! As do Bailey and Diaby, is that the first time they both started?

Archer up front for Sheffield, hopefully he doesn't come back to hurt us.

OneColdHand

Sheffield Utd just trying to contain, and get the draw. We are going to have to be patient here. And make sure we don't make any mistakes.

basillarkin

All the ball and no cutting edge, sheff utd to many bodies in the box, cut backs not working either, frustrating as, might take a cracker from luiz or mcginn to break the deadlock, bailey and diaby trying but need more. Watkins starved of possession but did have a decent chance but maybe should have had a pen. Cash prone to mistakes in possession and has given away two poor balls, Ramsey poor also.

listermint

Balls. Was a foul though

basillarkin

More of a foul on Watkins in the first half imo, it's harsh

Patser

If that's a foul on keeper, then it's a penalty for foul on Ramsey at exact same time, because defender has hands all over him

circadian

Nearly had the shirt off JJ.

sc86

This is payback for the ghost goal that kept us up

listermint

Fairly confident that was an actual handball. Not this high chest nonsense.

crustyjuggler

Poor VAR decision disallowing the goal . Faze was over .

fullstop

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121527938#Comment_121527938

He practically clubbed it away with his arm ffs.

Xander10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121527938#Comment_121527938

Yep you move your arm towards the ball like that it's not a case of hitting you high on the arm

The officials are clueless

listermint

Bollix stuff that

basillarkin

course it is, still.think.he is better than duran

Patser

Absolutely Archer off the bench, much more exciting than Duran

Unlucky Moreno

sc86

You couldnt make this up

Patser

Disallowed goal really knocked stuffing out of team.

Suddenly all energy was gone, Diaby and Bailey off took away our speed

NinjaTruncs

Villa getting robbed here, no way should their goal have been disallowed and they should have had a penalty.

listermint

Poooooooofff

Patser

Not over yet....

artanevilla

**** sake Nicolo, get out of the crowd and get back for the kick off.

CSF

They didn’t want little oul Villa top of the league.

Patser

Weeellllllll, better than nothing I suppose, and possibly fair, because for all our possession we offered little..

Still that disallowed goal...

circadian

Terrible refereeing but fair play on getting one back so late on.

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121528048#Comment_121528048

I think the penalty call was worse frankly

sc86

Whoever thought paying 18 million for duran and selling archer was good idea should prob be asked to explain what he saw.

Archer always looked like he had something

Panrich

Well a missed opportunity there but it won't feel as bad to come back very late to at least get the point. If we had been one up for 98 minutes and got sucker-punched at the death, it would have been a lot harder to take.

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121528057#Comment_121528057

Chillax. Archers got 3 goals.. Duran has 2 in less games played.

I think archer got a reasonable shake at villa and wasn't necessarily showing results.

artanevilla

Archer is/was not good enough for Aston Villa.

basillarkin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121528082#Comment_121528082

Ya in a team at the bottom of the league that had maybe 35% max per game. He wasn't waiting around at VP, wasn't happy with playing time. Looked better than Duran for me

sc86

Archer looks a natural goalscorer but is playing in a team at bottom of league.

Duran looks a headless chicken that comes on and gives away fouls or gets booked playing for a team 3rd in league.

pavb2

Similar game to Brentford when they went one up, we needed a lot of patience to break them down Moreno almost scored an identical goal tonight.

LeBash

Think the ref should have given the Bailey goal and seen as he didn't, he should definitely have given given the handball.

Thought we should have been running with the ball in the box more to draw a penalty. The passing was crisp but was going nowhere.

We missed Pau real bad today.

Panrich

I think we've outgrown Matty Cash at this stage. His first touch is usually an abomination and he turns back too often instead of pushing on towards the byline. I also thought that although we missed Pau tonight, it was easy to see why Lenglet was brought in. Much more comfortable in possession than Carlos.

CSF

Still angry this morning. Clearly missed some players in the lineup, but still, did more than enough to win, barring some horrendous officiating.

Patser

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121528057#Comment_121528057

Since they are both still young, I won't dismiss Duran yet but since Watkins is pretty much only other striker, letting Archer go seems very poor business. I'd much rather have had Duran and Archer on beach last night, giving different options, and back up in case Watkins gets hurt

CSF

Duran is better than Archer and it’s not close

basillarkin

Is he though

listermint

Good Luton result for us today. And the Westham result hopefully depresses the United dressing room further.

OneColdHand

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121530144#Comment_121530144

Shaw booked last minute and will now miss the game versus us (i think)

listermint

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121530147#Comment_121530147

Think it's only 4 now in epl 1 in champions league doesn't count

OneColdHand

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121530167#Comment_121530167

Ah! Right. Saw he was on 4 and thought it was a PL total.