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

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  • #2
    Bounty Hunter
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    Only 30m in and Villa have been crap for weeks so don't wanna get ahead of ourselves here but Burnley def look beatable.


  • #3
    Patser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,084 ✭✭✭Patser


    New year, new formation, and actually leading a game. Great time start a thread....


    Actually VAR says no, we've to go back to old thread


  • #4
    Patser
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    New defensive formation is drawing Burnley out a bit to attack us, and actually giving Grealish especially space to flourish in





    What a goal Grealish!!!!!


  • #5
    matrim
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    Great finish and nice build up play for it


  • #6
    Bounty Hunter
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    Grealish you beauty!

    Second he got it, you just knew he would go for that.

    2-0

    What's going on!


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  • #7
    CSF
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    Honestly, we are blessed to be watching this lad play football every week.


  • #8
    Patser
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    I was typing as it went in.

    Villa are doing to Burnley what Watford did to us.

    Compact defense, no space around our box but loads of space in Burnley half to exploit. Grealish getting space, Wesley and Trez moving all over the place to create options. Luiz getting up to help quickly.

    Like Villa against Watford, Burnley not cute enough on ball the break down massed defence


  • #9
    matrim
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    I think this is now the most goals grealish has scored in a season.


  • #10
    CucaFace
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    CSF wrote: »
    Honestly, we are blessed to be watching this lad play football every week.


    He is the second best player i have ever seen play for Villa (God being the best). He is world class. Truly a world class player.


  • #11
    Esse85
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    CSF wrote: »
    Honestly, we are blessed to be watching this lad play football every week.

    Absolutely gifted to see him wear the shirt.

    He is world class and we are so lucky to have him.


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  • #12
    CSF
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    CucaFace wrote: »
    He is the second best player i have ever seen play for Villa (God being the best). He is world class. Truly a world class player.

    Given what more goes into being an outstanding attacking player I think he is the best I’ve ever seen.


  • #13
    JPA
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    CSF wrote: »
    Honestly, we are blessed to be watching this lad play football every week.

    He'd be gone years ago if he didn't love Villa.
    He could play for any team in the league. But I'm not going to tell him.


  • #14
    CucaFace
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    We are playing well and the formation change has worked very well. Burnley were pretty poor it has to be said also.

    Fair play to Wes, he played well and deserves that goal.

    Only ourselves can cause them to come back into this game from here.

    Neil Taylor is a huge weakness and i still fear for us in the second half with that retarded muppet playing at left back.


  • #15
    Esse85
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    I read the best players of the season team so far in another thread, almost nobody had Jack in, many went for Maddison instead.

    If only Jack had quality around him, he'd be even better.


  • #16
    Bounty Hunter
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    If Villa don't throw this away we will be outside the bottom three after this set of games. Bournemouth & West Ham play each other so can't both win.


  • #17
    Bounty Hunter
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    Esse85 wrote: »
    I read the best players of the season team so far in another thread, almost nobody had Jack in, many went for Maddison instead.

    If only Jack had quality around him, he'd be even better.


    We are biast but....

    If I was Southgate I would be picking Grealish ahead of Maddison every time atm

    Hands up, I wasn't sure a few years ago if he would live up to what people were saying of him or if it was all hype. I was wrong, he is that good!


  • #18
    GHOST MGG
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    The difference in the team,change of formation,we are showing pride,passion and hunger..first to every ball
    Long may it continue


  • #19
    Bounty Hunter
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    Bounty Hunter wrote: »
    If Villa don't throw this away we will be outside the bottom three after this set of games. Bournemouth & West Ham play each other so can't both win.

    Apart from W.Ham having a new (old) manager who might get them a bounce this might actually be unfortunate though as now they can't both lose either :pac:


  • #20
    CSF
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    Esse85 wrote: »
    I read the best players of the season team so far in another thread, almost nobody had Jack in, many went for Maddison instead.

    If only Jack had quality around him, he'd be even better.

    A lot of that is down to the Irish stuff. Even the people that aren’t wildly biased against him are probably unconsciously a little bit. Other than De Bruyne, Vardy and Mane I can’t think of a clear and obvious better attacking performer in the league this season so far.


  • #21
    Patser
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    BBC live thread has an interesting stat there that Burnley have only had 9 shots on target in all of December and are sinking quickly in the table. If we hold on here, we're only 3 points behind them


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  • #22
    CSF
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    The 2 Brazilians have actually looked Brazilian today.


  • #23
    Patser
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    Ah Douglas, free in box with time and tamely hits it at keeper


  • #24
    Patser
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    Lucky there, and Burnley in with early contender for miss of the decade, as 2 of them tackle each other with an open goal and put it wide


  • #25
    CSF
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    We’ve really lost our way here in the 2nd half


  • #26
    matrim
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    Need to change something soon.


  • #27
    Bounty Hunter
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    Some terrible shooting from Burnley.


  • #28
    Patser
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    Living of Burnley's poor finishing here, lost the control we had 1st half. Need a change somewhere


  • #29
    Esse85
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    Ball retention 2nd half is horrendous.

    We will collapse and lose the game if we concede even one goal.


  • #30
    matrim
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    Wesley could be off here. Looks like a twisted knee


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  • #31
    CSF
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    Patser wrote: »
    Living of Burnley's poor finishing here, lost the control we had 1st half. Need a change somewhere

    It’s worrying how often this happens when we have a good first half. The opposition changes up and we’re lost.


  • #32
    Bounty Hunter
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    Stretcher being asked for. Kodija most likely to come on. Hopefully it's not serious


  • #33
    JPA
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    matrim wrote: »
    Wesley could be off here. Looks like a twisted knee

    Could be out for weeks or months.


  • #34
    CucaFace
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    That was a sneaky nasty tackle by Mee there. He did that on purpose knowing he would get away with a free shot at Wesley.


  • #35
    Patser
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    Looked more like ankle as foot got stuck in ground in the tackle.

    But flaming typical we change to a system that seems to suit Wesley, he scores, and then injury.... At least its January and we'll know extent of injury


  • #36
    Corholio
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    The transfer window could be a lot busier than perhaps it may have been 3 weeks ago.


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  • #37
    CSF
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    And one move after coming on Kodjia shows why he should not be near this squad.

    It’s him first and the team second. Genuinely can’t stand this guy.


  • #38
    CucaFace
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    CSF wrote: »
    And one move after coming on Kodjia shows why he should not be near this squad.

    It’s him first and the team second. Genuinely can’t stand this guy.


    Couldnt agree more. What a greedy prick he really is.


  • #39
    matrim
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    Corholio wrote: »
    The transfer window could be a lot busier than perhaps it may have been 3 weeks ago.

    We were always going to buy a striker. If the injury isn't serious this could be kodjias last game. I can see him being sold if we have two other fit forwards.


  • #40
    CSF
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    CucaFace wrote: »
    Couldnt agree more. What a greedy prick he really is.

    The minute he went through you never had a doubt. It wasn’t about of the team could score, it was about if he could.


  • #41
    Corholio
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    matrim wrote: »
    We were always going to buy a striker. If the injury isn't serious this could be kodjias last game. I can see him being sold if we have two other fit forwards.

    Most journos were saying it wasn't going to be a busy window at all at start of December. A loan striker would have been more likely. I think a striker, midfielder and winger in buy/loan are now all possibilities.


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  • #42
    Corholio
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    2-1 Wood. Gonna be long 10+ minutes now.


  • #43
    CucaFace
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    We are in big trouble now.


  • #44
    Patser
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    Feckkkkkk.....


    Don't blow it, don't blow it


  • #45
    matrim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    Foul on Mings in the build up to that one. Why doesn't VAR go back for that


  • #46
    JPA
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    Oh bollocks.


  • #47
    matrim
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    And now Heaton injured. ****


  • #48
    CSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,550 ✭✭✭✭CSF


    If we blow this it needs to be an end. Even if we win this game it is extremely worrying how Smith can’t do anything against any tactical change.


  • #49
    Corholio
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    Heaton injured too it looks like. Nyland warming up.

    This could be bad. Heaton can't even walk off.


  • #50
    Bounty Hunter
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    No luck with injuries at all.


  • #51
    CSF
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    Bounty Hunter wrote: »
    No luck with injuries at all.

    Absolutely, but I hope this doesn’t paper over the cracks of what has happened if we fail to win this game.


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