Match Threads Aston Villa vs Spurs

[tommo84]

I blame all those pundits (read as “every pundit”) who confidently predicted there would be goals in this game.

 

[johnwhitesghost]

Bissouma and Romero the axis of hesitation. They were doing this shit v Liverpool at home. There’s literally nothing to gain from slowing us down.

 

[jonnyp]

Why we refuse to play the ball over the top, utilize overlapping runs, cross and shoot more I just don't get.

I cannot believe that is per Ange's instructions.

That last attack just sums us up at the moment. Breaking forward and stopping and playing it back and the refs blows for half-time.

 

[Kirito]

Sarr had the ball just then, 25 yards out with seconds remaining, just smash it ffs

 

[ItsBoris]

Apart from back 4 and especially VDV, we’re looking pretty terrible

 

[g_harry]

Jesus do our players not know there 10sec left just have a go

 

[nferno]

Where has this ange gone

 

[phillipjpalmer]

Bissouma pissing me off with his passing straight back to where it came from.

He looks lazy with it too, too casual.
I'm all for playing relaxed and confident but no when it's complacent

 

[kitchen]

Fall down and that is pen

Yup. Need to be more game smart.

Arsenal, City and liverpool players all hit the deck there....

 

[Tonio]

Maddison needs a good half for us. He's not creating enough

It would help if he wasn't getting kicked all over the shop.

 

[Cochise]

McGinn is an absolute shit to play against. He's almost too aggressive, but tows the line. Knows how and when to make the technical fouls and knows how to win them when he's in a no win situation.

 

[TC18]

Why have we pissed around with it there, with a chance of a shot at goal.

 

[mil1lion]

Cagey half, nothing coming off. It feels like the players haven't played together much lately.

 

[Wheeler Dealer]

We look blunt up top today

 

[dbspurs]

Utterly slow and predictable as we have been in pretty much every game since Christmas.

 

[Gbspurs]

Pretty shit half

Think we'll be happier than Villa

 

[walton]

Watkins looks like he might be struggling with a knock. Need to up our game a little and this is ours for the taking

 

[cwy21]

Have the ball in the area with seconds left and we go backwards until the ref blows the whistle. WTF

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

I cannot believe that is per Ange's instructions.

Yeah - I think early on the back line was just missing those runs - as it was clear that Ange wanted the runners, but nobody was hitting the first time balls over the top.

 

[Joe Bjorn Hotspur]

Very frustrating, however, still feel we’ve got more than enough. That final ball in the final third has got to improve!

So much for this free flowing football from Villa. At every opportunity slowing down the game and the ref is falling for it too. Very reminiscent of the game at the lane earlier this season.