December 9, 20232 yr Out played them pretty handily after about 15 min, but nothing to show for it. Blew 3 big chances, triple the xG, can’t do that vs an excellent AV side. Unless AV has a rash of injuries they are gonna be a top 4 team.
December 11, 20232 yr So I avoided PL news all weekend for so that wouldn't get spoiled for me? On 12/9/2023 at 1:31 PM, Ted Lange said: Out played them pretty handily after about 15 min, but nothing to show for it. Blew 3 big chances, triple the xG, can’t do that vs an excellent AV side. Unless AV has a rash of injuries they are gonna be a top 4 team. Exactly this. Should have had at least a draw but Villa took their chance while we wasted our three. Villa have won their last 15 home matches since we beat them last year. Not "unbeaten" with a few draws mixed in; Won. Cannot afford to be profligate with great chances against a side that good. Flush this "poopah" as Jamie Tartt would say and move on; hopefully ZERO first XI play in Eindhoven this week.
December 11, 20232 yr I'm going to be very annoyed if Villa finish above Arsenal in the table. Emery appears to have them playing better than what he accomplished with the Gunners. I prefer Arteta, but it's still annoying.
December 11, 20232 yr Emery always has been a very good manager, but he had a near-impossible job in taking over late-Wenger Arsenal. Front office was unsettled (multiple sporting directors in his 1.5 seasons), a dressing room with senior players who didn't buy-in and undermined him, and fanbase clearly upset at the malaise that had set into the club. Despite that, he had us on a ~ 10-match winning streak his first season, made the EL Final (which to this day I firmly believe we would have won had we faced a European side instead of a London Darby v Chelski in Baku), and brought Academy products Saka and ESR through to the first team. Nothing but respect for him, and I hope he leads Villa to a second place finish this year - behind us of course. It took Arteta a few years to get the rot out of the club, fully backed by a stabilized front office of Josh and Edu, and KSE's funding once they acquired 100% ownership of the club. Edited December 11, 20232 yr by Dutch
December 11, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, Dutch said: Emery always has been a very good manager, but he had a near-impossible job in taking over late-Wenger Arsenal. Front office was unsettled (multiple sporting directors in his 1.5 seasons), a dressing room with senior players who didn't buy-in and undermined him, and fanbase clearly upset at the malaise that had set into the club. Despite that, he had us on a ~ 10-match winning streak his first season, made the EL Final (which to this day I firmly believe we would have won had we faced a European side instead of a London Darby v Chelski in Baku), and brought Academy products Saka and ESR through to the first team. Nothing but respect for him, and I hope he leads Villa to a second place finish this year - behind us of course. It took Arteta a few years to get the rot out of the club, fully backed by a stabilized front office of Josh and Edu, and KSE's funding once they acquired 100% ownership of the club. I agree with all of that, but my grapes would still be sour with envy.
December 12, 20232 yr On 12/9/2023 at 2:46 PM, Ted Lange said: Today kinda doesn’t matter right? Please no injuries.
December 12, 20232 yr Man, Paramount+’s studio hosts are unbearable. I love Henry but I’m not sure he even watches the match.
December 12, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Buzzrock said: Please no injuries. Elneny looked like a hamstring. Dude just can't stay healthy. We are seriously thin in MF.
December 12, 20232 yr Is it still set up where A1 plays B2 in the first knockout round? For some reason it’s been a while since I closely followed Champions League football…If so, FC Copenhagen would be a nice matchup.lol @ ManUre.
December 13, 20232 yr 15 hours ago, dbecks said: Is it still set up where A1 plays B2 in the first knockout round? For some reason it’s been a while since I closely followed Champions League football… If so, FC Copenhagen would be a nice matchup. lol @ ManUre. No, there's a draw for the Round of 16. Group winners v runners-up (exceptions being you cannot face another club from your country or a a club in your group). ManUre... They just need to give Ten Hag another 10 years.
December 14, 20232 yr Good news, but fuck the FA and PGMOL. De Zerbi running onto the pitch didn't elicit a card, yet Mik got carded and suspended for jumping up to celebrate a 97' winner, in an away match, at the ground with the smallest technical areas, which suspended him for a top-4 clash. PGMOL really fucking hates us; we shouldn't expect any calls to go our way. Maybe Kroenke needs to pay for all the refs to have an all-expense-paid vacation to Colorado to ref his grandkids' youth leagues. Fuckers.
December 17, 20232 yr Need three. No drama. Get it done. Saw a Martinelli jersey in the airport. COYG!
December 17, 20232 yr I hate these matches. We dominate the first half but can’t find the back of the net and end up in 1-1 draw.
December 17, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, CooterBrown said: I hate these matches. We dominate the first half but can’t find the back of the net and end up in 1-1 draw. Stay calm, we got this
December 17, 20232 yr Arsenal looks strong. BS yellow early on. Playing smart and with confidence. One will drop. Just keep at it.
December 17, 20232 yr They keep sitting back. FAFO time. Press like they were dammit. And there is 2.
December 17, 20232 yr Great composure, a little luck and the first clean sheet on Brighton in 30+ games. Lets fuckin go! Edited December 17, 20232 yr by The Maestro
December 17, 20232 yr What a player; every match, minimum eight out of 10. Worth every penny. Edited December 17, 20232 yr by Dutch
December 18, 20232 yr Author i’ve been a supporter since 2010 and we’ve never had a player like him. i’m enthralled with his play. rice, saka, saliba, and odegaard are truly world class. gabriel is not far behind imo. if we can sign a real deal goal scorer this summer we’re going to be in position to win any trophy we compete for for years to come. i have to believe that signing a prolific striker is mikel and edu’s main focus in the transfer market. i can’t wait to see what they have up their sleeves. Edited December 18, 20232 yr by shadow_operative
December 18, 20232 yr Porto are always tricky, but we should be able to get through. I'm glad we avoided Inter.
December 18, 20232 yr Pretty happy with the Porto draw. Who has the best club ranking system for comparing clubs with their current squad and form? I just don’t find uefa club coefficients very helpful at all.
December 19, 20232 yr Author from what i’ve read, only copenhagen was clearly a better draw for us than porto. i mean pepe still plays for them. we can’t be losing to a team that still starts a guy who we played against in the 2008 UCL lol.
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