Sir Eddie's Champion's League Prospects vs Senor Nee Baals Conference League Spunkbuckets

[Monkeys Fist 45147]

5 minutes ago, aimaad22 said:

 

Whilst most of yous were busy shining Emery's buttocks, some saw through the cloud of hype. Don't forget it. 

 

On 05/08/2023 at 17:23, Monkeys Fist said:

5-0. 
 

[Dr Gloom 23642]

18 hours ago, Alex said:

I largely agreed with Ratvin’s earlier assessment. But I would say it wasn’t just a purple patch last season. I think Gloom pointed out they were 3rd in the form table from the point Emery took over. But there aren’t many teams that can cope with our pace, power and constant running when we’re playing well. 

 it’s a great result. They’re the only team last season who really turned us over. We were unlucky to lose to Liverpool and to escape from Leicester and Arsenal with draws but Villa away was the only game in the whole of last season where we we outclassed. Shows how good today’s performance must have been. Gutted I wasn’t able to find a way of watching it!

Edited August 13, 2023 by Dr Gloom

[Alex 36716]

4 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

 it’s a great result. They’re the only team last season who really turned us over. We were unlucky to lose to Liverpool and to escape from Leicester and Arsenal work draws but Villa away was the only game in time whole of last season where we we outclassed. Shows how good today’s performance must have been. Gutted I wasn’t able to find a way of watching it!

Aye. I didn’t articulate it particularly well in my previous post but the point I was trying to make is that they’re a decent fucking side. So it was an impressive performance from us. That said, I’ll be happy for Villa to prove me wrong and have a shite season  

[Dr Gloom 23642]

Anyone got any clue if there are any decent dodgy streams where I can watch motd abroad in Italy? Forgot my bastard fire stick 

[Renton 23671]

2 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

Anyone got any clue if there are any decent dodgy streams where I can watch motd abroad in Italy? Forgot my bastard fire stick 

 

Can't you just watch it layer on your phone or tablet?

[Monkeys Fist 45147]

5 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

Anyone got any clue if there are any decent dodgy streams where I can watch motd abroad in Italy? Forgot my bastard fire stick 

BBC IPlayer? 

[Dr Gloom 23642]

7 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

BBC IPlayer? 

not available outside the UK 😬

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4269]

10 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

not available outside the UK 😬

Fucking vpn man

[Polarboy 2317]

 

[aimaad22 4690]

55 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

 

 

[Dr Gloom 23642]

8 minutes ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said:

Fucking vpn man

never bothered with one on my phone before 

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4269]

Just now, Dr Gloom said:

never bothered with one on my phone before 

Just search on App Store 

[Tom 14083]

Well that was a fun day out  

 

They we’re good mind but ultimately we’ve battered one of the leagues better teams. 
 

The ref was absolutely appalling mind & how that rat in goal never got sent off I’ll never know.

[Andrew 5153]

Actual footage from christchurch this morning.

 

 

Fucking hell we were good! Diaby looked decent for them, botman falling over was funny, Isaks second finish was world class and Barnes goal was very slick. 

 

No fucking pre-assist bullshit for the new boys.

[Isegrim 10350]

4 hours ago, MrBass said:

This. Can guarantee none of the “big six” pick up that kind of booking this season. 

It’s compulsory now, we will see how “compulsory“ it actually is….

[Gemmill 49965]

https://youtu.be/tSZR1d0erTI

 

@Dr Gloomx

 

Extended highlights posted by the club.

[Polarboy 2317]

 

[OTF 8417]

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[Ayatollah Hermione 14671]

Not to get too carried away but if we’re doing that to Villa, imagine what we’ll do to the shite.

 

Also, it’s been a long time since I felt the absolute confidence in something that I did as soon as Barnes got played in for the fifth. You just knew he was going to score 

[The Fish 11322]

16 hours ago, Meenzer said:

Whereas it'll be my first matchday venture to one of Peterborough's local pubs for local people. Pray for Meenzer

How was it?

[wykikitoon 22870]

7 hours ago, Polarboy said:

 

CT on TV again 

[wykikitoon 22870]

1 hour ago, Ayatollah Hermione said:

Not to get too carried away but if we’re doing that to Villa, imagine what we’ll do to the shite.

 

Also, it’s been a long time since I felt the absolute confidence in something that I did as soon as Barnes got played in for the fifth. You just knew he was going to score 

ASM who? 

 

🤣

[Diego21 2155]

Well. I think it's time to analyze the game, already cold.

I'll start with the best. Do you know what it is? I think Bruno played a fairly normal game, turning bad. He did not stand out too much except in some very showy long delivery. If we play like this, and Bruno wasn't at his highest level... Ufff. And be careful, because I think that Villa is a very good team that will surely be Top 8 in the League and that last year already made it difficult for us.

 

We made 5, but if it wasn't for Dibu Martínez, it could have been 7 or 8. We saw Villa's mistakes and we knew how to do damage by pressing their ball out and destroying their defensive line so far forward.

 

Fantastic defensive line. The 4 of last year (plus Pope). This can only get better. Stronger, more compact. Incredible. Of course, I think we need to sign a defender for when Schar or Botman are not there. The season, with 4 competitions, is very long.

 

Joelinton-Bruno-Tonali. That has to be the starting MC in important matches. Joelinton is no longer just a Box to Box who runs, fights and steals. He now understands and distributes, he knows when to pass long and short, he knows how to move around the midfield seeking to associate with everyone. Knowing how Howe understands the game, this team has to be Joelinton and 10 others.

 

Tonali made a sensational debut scoring right out of the gate and that makes everything easier for him. I think he is a player who does not shine in goal and assist statistics, but his job is going to be to do the dirty work so that others shine. This is his level and this is just the beginning.

 

In attack, magnificent. For me, Gordon was the man of the match. He ran every ball, he fought and he helped Burn a lot (for me, the most important thing). He has quality, his ball handling is incredibly good and he is in a sweet moment after winning the U21. The best game from him since he signed for us and I think he is going to become one of the players in the League.

 

Nothing to say about Isak. In the end, the millions we pay for it will seem cheap to us. A pity he couldn't hit the hattrick. That competition with Wilson has to make him (both of them) much better and he has to understand that Callum is also very good and that it will be difficult for him to play 90 minutes.

 

With Almirón he was the one with whom he had the most doubts, but yesterday he showed that he is still plugged in and that his level will only improve the team.

And when the team can relax... You look at the bench, and you find Wilson, Barnes (fantastic debut), two boys from the house like Murphy and Longstaff or Livramento so that the level doesn't drop. Only yesterday I had a small regret and that is that, after the great preseason, Howe did not give Anderson more minutes.

[Chaser 1367]

A huge statement to the rest of the league that we mean business, our "purple patch" isn't one, we are just a top drawer side. 

 

Villa played into our hands with their defensive line, lesser teams will set up much deeper and compact to try and stifle our play. It'll be games like that where we need to be creative to get goals. 

 

It's still hard to believe how far we have come in such a short space of time. I'd go game after game not expecting a single goal, yesterday I was pissed off we didn't score the other three. Beautiful football 

[The Fish 11322]

I think Aston Villa will still do very well this season. Losing 2 key men would unsettle the best of teams and coming to St James' on the first game of the season wouldn't be an easy task for anyone. They didn't look really bad until the 3rd went in, then that back line was so high up and our attack is so ruthless they were torn apart time and again. 

 

They had chances and for all we could have scored more, so could they. And not because we were defending particularly poorly, but because they created good opportunities. 

 

Agree with what's been said that Bruno, Tonali and Joelinton should be first choice, they interlock and compliment eachother so well. Even with a below par Bruno we played through or bullied Aston Villa all game. If that's Tonali's debut, the rest of the league should be shitting ciabattas at how good he'll be once he acclimatises. Once he understands the runs and positions his teammates use, he'll be even better.

 

The defence was very good, although there were plenty of opportunities for Schar to release Gordon or Isak with one of his patented raking passes, but he never pulled the trigger. Perhaps under instructions from Eddie, perhaps a little ring rusty after his injury? However he and Botman marshalled the much vaunted Watkins to the point I can only think of one chance their striker had.

 

Diaby caused Burn a couple of problems, but he'll do that against a lot of natural leftbacks this season so I'm not worried.

 

Almiron was his usual self; full of energy, pestering their leftback, and occasionally frustrating. But what I loved was how fluid our front 3 was. Almiron was popping up on the left, Gordon on the right, Isak all over the place. Must be a nightmare to defend against. 

 

Isak is fucking class, that "quiet arrogance ' ( or confidence as I'd call it) shows in everything he does. His second was unbelievable. To force an error, control the loose ball, size up options, choose the perfect one and execute it perfectly was staggering. To do it in the blink of an eye is even better. I love him.

 

Gordon is mint and will only get better. His choice and execution of passes seems to be getting better every game. That touch for Tonali's second opportunity was brilliant, the cross for his first was perfect. Endless pressing, always an out all, just needs to add goals.

 

I'm not going to get ahead of myself. We thrashed a very good Villa side, but it's a long ass season and as I said before they were disrupted and not their usual self. The importance of this win is massive; our opening fixtures are horrendous and we could possibly have gone 5 games without a win. So to get one at the first time of asking, and a statement one at that, is huge. 

 

Man City looked good against Burnley, but not invincible, Brighton were not troubled by Luton at all, and we'll see how Liverpool and Brentford do later today. But even if we only pick up a couple of draws from those 4 games, it's not the nightmare start it could have been.

 

Tl;Dr I am, once again, zen as fuck.