MrBass 2651 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 4 hours ago, wykikitoon said: According to. Com the first two villa goals came from midfield hesitancy. Something we saw in a couple of goals to the latter end of the season. Their opener came from Tonali getting dumped on his ass much to the amusement of Twitter it would seem. Hopefully he's able to come to terms with the physicality of the premiership very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10844 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, MrBass said: Their opener came from Tonali getting dumped on his ass much to the amusement of Twitter it would seem. Hopefully he's able to come to terms with the physicality of the premiership very quickly. From what I've seen, way too much is being made of that challenge. It will take him a while to get used tot he league, but frankly every time he's bundled off the ball, or Barnes doesn't beat a man, or our next signing fails to do something it'll be jumped on. We did so well in our first few windows, any perceived misstep will be held up as some kind of proof that those windows were flukey or something. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6581 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 He'll get there. He is athletic and pjhysical enough. Im not sure he'll even start the opener though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44802 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 He looked fine in the bits I saw vs Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4377 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 8 minutes ago, The Fish said: From what I've seen, way too much is being made of that challenge. It will take him a while to get used tot he league, but frankly every time he's bundled off the ball, or Barnes doesn't beat a man, or our next signing fails to do something it'll be jumped on. We did so well in our first few windows, any perceived misstep will be held up as some kind of proof that those windows were flukey or something. It looked to me like the villa player (Benduia?) simply had the momentum and angle of approach to be able to brush him aside. Maybe in a "proper" match Tonali would have hauled him down for a yellow which would have been acceptable. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11258 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Noted that he bust a gut to recover. 🙂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2651 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 hour ago, NJS said: It looked to me like the villa player (Benduia?) simply had the momentum and angle of approach to be able to brush him aside. Maybe in a "proper" match Tonali would have hauled him down for a yellow which would have been acceptable. Aye, it was just a lunge that didn't pay off. Any other player and nowt would be said about it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 2 hours ago, NJS said: It looked to me like the villa player (Benduia?) simply had the momentum and angle of approach to be able to brush him aside. Maybe in a "proper" match Tonali would have hauled him down for a yellow which would have been acceptable. Agreed, it’s a weird one for the twitter rabble to jump on Tonali missed the ball and then Buendia at full sprint clattered into him it’s not at all the physical battle people are making out, but I suppose that’s the level of football discourse nowadays. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2135 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 If he doesn't go out on loan and stays with the team, I think we can be very surprised at what Anderson can bring to the table. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Thats my cousins hummer and I’m the Tom in the article (now in the right thread) 3 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30543 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Sure I know Larr well, great fella. Though I don’t know what he’s doing in Philly. I thought him and Paddy were working on wyki’s extension? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21912 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 15 hours ago, Tom said: Thats my cousins hummer and I’m the Tom in the article (now in the right thread) Quality I used to be a fan of Caulkin but his writing is increasingly pretentious 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35059 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: Quality I used to be a fan of Caulkin but his writing is increasingly pretentious He’s been shite since he left the Times and went to The Athletic seemingly. Not sure what happened. He always came across as a good lad too. I guess sone writers need that guidance in terms of being told about the angle expected or the focus of their work. And can go off on one without that Edited July 26, 2023 by Alex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: Quality I used to be a fan of Caulkin but his writing is increasingly pretentious I feel that’s how a lot have went after joining the Athletic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13856 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Seems like a hell of a grift though. Most of them only write one article a week and talk shite on a podcast. True Faith do that for fuck all, the clowns 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Seems like a hell of a grift though. Most of them only write one article a week and talk shite on a podcast. True Faith do that for fuck all, the clowns Judging by the clobber the likes of Luke Edward's wear, sports journalism much pay fucking peanuts tbh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7295 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Strong team to start, quite a few names missing from the bench though! No Bruno, Wilson, Barnes, Targett, Lascelles.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 9761 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Poor defending. Sack Howe tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7295 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Perfect run and finish from wor Miggy to equalise against Chelsea. All the purple patch haters can pipe down 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 That Chelsea kit is fucking shocking, looks like a Sunday league template. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4156 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Miley looks like a talent, seemed so comfortable on the ball. Gordon and Isak switched positions a couple of times. Gordon did well, good play to create the goal and seems to be getting more used to the team's style. Heavy first touches on a couple of occasions but he's got the right ideas. Isak didn't get in the game much, had 3-4 great moments when he went out wide. Completely different level to anyone else on the pitch when he turns it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7295 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 35 minutes ago, aimaad22 said: Miley looks like a talent, seemed so comfortable on the ball. Big kid also, not at all out of place or outmuscled at only 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13856 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Glad to see that the likes of Miley, Anderson and Murphy haven’t looked out of place this pre-season. Strange how a proper youth setup and a proper manager can improve young players with something about them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Just watched the PL highlights on Facebook, did we have any other goal attempts apart from the goal? As they didn't show them, all Chelsea! Pope a class act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7295 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 https://youtu.be/MLeaGOLZrcA Yes the above vid has them. A very good chance from our young defender who came on when Schär went off with a knock, and a mazy run from Isak that lead to a shot from the top of the box from Miley. Miley didn't get behind it enough, sidefooted with no pace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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