(13-02-2016, 21:13)aries22 Wrote: Can anyone explain to me exactly what has gone on today??
Yes I think I can Its called lady luck and she shone like the star of david on us yesterday. The game quite frankly was almost as frightening as when i used to watch the saturday night horror films as a boy. In fact anyone who actually went to see this game live deserves an endurance medal. You know i'm not a Pulis hater but he clearly set this up with a "listen lads lets not get beat today, werk 'ard, defend with your lives, throw yerselves in front of every shot. defend deeper than the deep blue sea and beg the good lord for a set piece that somehow will find the back of their net then lets get the hell out of dodge with 3 dirty stolen points in the kit bag.
And by god that exactly what we did :-)
I watched the hours highlights on SSN match choice and whilst it was a real pleasure to finish one of my evil late work shifts and look forward to the 1 am showing it really did look like a lower division team pulling off a giant cup killing and Everton are good but they're not that good they are only 3 points ahead of us after all but we made them look like Barcelona. Oh and did Foster find a couple of 4 leaf clovers by his goal post
To be fair SSN said we gave a defensive masterclass and bigged it up maybe more than it really deserved. I'd have said at times desperate defending. But thats not to criticise because we got the job done and the organisation at the back was clearly very well drilled.
So a few performance notes
Chester showed he's not up to it at all. Lennon made him look like a clown and put him on his arse. His decision making on the byline incident was criminal but to be fair he is out of position.
Ollsson now a lot of you moan about him and i agree he's a bit basic but that was what was needed many times yesterday he headed and kicked everything away from danger and the dubious goals panel may yet award him our goal? He certainly made the assist.
Yacob got a mention from the SSN reporter about putting a great shift in which he did
Brunty, welcome back it would have been nice if he'd put that chance away but he looks sharp and hungry
Foster some good, some outstanding, and one or two scary moments.
McClean again not liked on here by many but always working, always committed, never goes missing but, like Chester, Lennon made him look silly.
Sess, when he dropped his shoulder and wriggled past two tacklers he looks world class, one of our most skilful attacking midfielders, love to see him score a lot more than he does
Fletcher, hes a good captain and a leader plays with heart and soul and his head.
Forwards Berahino Ron and Vic largely ineffective in a game dominated by having to defend.
Still that's the way it goes and someone on here did say we'd win based on the fact it looked like the odds were so stacked against us well done for that brave prediction lol!
Were 8 points away from the magic 40 13 games to go 2 wins and two draws would see that happen I believe we are more than capable of that and I believe we will get the points from unexpected games like yesterday then lose to the likes of Norwich again :-(
I also believe there are two places left in the bottom three Villa are gone and as I've said before my dad and brother are Villa so I don't hate them as others do but I do think they're gone for sure. whilst were not out the woods yet are form is similar over the last 10 games to any team from 8th to 19th place with 3/4 wins amongst those games However I think those two places will be filled by either norwich swansea or bournemouth. Although there is one team who have gone into a serious decline? look at Palace stats won 1 lost 6 drawn 3 not won for 9 games Hmmm! outsiders for the drop anyone?