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• UR URZZZZ 2 Feb 2019 · 6:05pm

  Disappointed to be honest, they were there for the taking, we wouldn't have scored if we played till tomorrow Martinez 7 - great save of Abraham and looks comfortable with the ball at his feet Yiadom 6 - did OK Moore 7 - as said before, very good at the back but so slow on the ball Miazga 8 - promising early signs, looks like a better Ilori to me, but appreciate it's early days Blackett 8 - MOTM, played a few decent balls into the box/into the forward line, and defended very well Rino 7 - few sloppy passes aside, very good again, class above the midfield Swift 4 - poor Ejaria 3 - a Sone Aluko 17/18 performance, drifted inside and… More →

• PI PieEater 2 Feb 2019 · 6:13pm

  That's a good point against a decent Villa side. Martinez look like a really good keeper. My only beef is Baker taking that free kick. wtf?

• WI windermereROYAL 2 Feb 2019 · 6:16pm

  You were not at the game.

• HO Hound 2 Feb 2019 · 6:23pm

  Swift was decent as well. Not brilliant but certainly not a 4. Worked hard and played some nice stuff Played a lot better than Rino on this occasion imo

• UR URZZZZ 2 Feb 2019 · 6:25pm

  Tbf a lot of people put Ejaria as MOTM, I just didn't see it TBH, we created nothing from out wide, he kept drifting inside and kept running the ball into them. However, I did get him and Blackett confused a lot so maybe that explains the high rating for Blackett and the low rating for Ejaria

• RD Rea Ding 2 Feb 2019 · 6:27pm

  Missed opportunity imo, another game closer to the end with us still being in the Relo zone. Having said that we are playing better and no one had a shocker today. Decent game for a 0-0. Villa won’t get playoffs

• ST Schmeichel the dog 2 Feb 2019 · 6:36pm

  Thought Ejaria had a very decent game, along with the keeper (who won us the point) and Miazga who was solid and calm. Slight disappointments for me were Yiadom, who was not at his usual level, Baker who obviously has talent but was too casual at times today and Harriet who couldn’t impose himself. Honourable mentions for Moore, Oliveira, rinomhota and Blackett. Swift was Swift. I’d have taken a point before the game so not disappointed. We’ve stopped the rot and are playing more attractive football. But we do need to start turning draws into wins soon. Rotherham game is massive.........

• ST Schmeichel the dog 2 Feb 2019 · 6:36pm

  Thought Ejaria had a very decent game, along with the keeper (who won us the point) and Miazga who was solid and calm. Slight disappointments for me were Yiadom, who was not at his usual level, Baker who obviously has talent but was too casual at times today and Harriet who couldn’t impose himself. Honourable mentions for Moore, Oliveira, rinomhota and Blackett. Swift was Swift. I’d have taken a point before the game so not disappointed. We’ve stopped the rot and are playing more attractive football. But we do need to start turning draws into wins soon. Rotherham game is massive.........

• RC Royality creeps In 2 Feb 2019 · 6:45pm

  Nothing between the sides although I thought we just edged it. Their keeper kept them in it although to be fair Martínez made a decent one himself. Thought Swift controlled the midfield and Oli caused them problems up front. Still a little nervous with playing out from the back as we do. Gomes has certainly got us playing better. If Villa are play off contenders, we will have no problem staying up.

• SU Sutekh 2 Feb 2019 · 6:55pm

  Agreed. Ejaria didn’t stand out but worked hard, put in a good shift and got involved. Wasn’t quite sure what specific position he was playing though other than in the middle. I’d rate him as a 6. Swift worked hard as well but with Baker seemingly taking the more forward role Swifty was generally taking up more of a defensive game which isn’t really his style. At least I left with the impression he gave all he could so again I’d give him a 6 if it mattered in the slightest what I thought. Comedy moment was the ref losing his yellow card but sadly he had a spare on him Frustrating though it was Meite’s doing all the hard work and… More →

• SU Sutekh 2 Feb 2019 · 7:04pm

  Also Martinez looks comfortable with ball and, to my mind, it has improved the defence as everyone can be more sure of their positioning and reasonably confident that the keeper won’t make stupid decisions. Doesn’t completely eradicate the annoyance and panic generated amongst fans of course but it seemed the fans around me were at least becoming less “frightened” with that style as the game wore on. Of course it’s early days and there’ll always be dodgy moments doing that but at least there’s something there that can be built on and hopefully improve further as the players get used to each other. So one wonders why on earth Stam,… More →

• SA sandman 2 Feb 2019 · 7:06pm

  Any other time you'd say a decent point. But we need more than a decent point in the situation we are in. Villa could have been 3 up at half time with Abrahams missing a sitter, Elphick hitting the post and Miazga handling the ball (although it would have been harsh). Gomes has just been on the radio saying how he disliked us going direct in the latter stages of the second half. It's a good job we did as knocking it around the back the way he wants us to was getting us pinned back and the game was only going to go one way. We hardly got out of our own half for at least the first 25 minutes of the half. Martinez - A couple of decent… More →

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