| Villa vs Brentford 20:18 - Aug 22 with 5310 views | paulparker |
Watching this and I can’t help but admire how Brentford play, every year they lose 3 or 4 players but they scout well and play quick organised football the difference to them and us is night and day , goes to show how far we have fallen |  |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| Villa vs Brentford on 20:22 - Aug 22 with 4403 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
Reading 2 up at Blackburn
We are nailed to the bottom |  |
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| Villa vs Brentford on 20:25 - Aug 22 with 4396 views | Dorse |
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| 'What do we want? We don't know! When do we want it? Now!' |
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| Villa vs Brentford on 20:27 - Aug 22 with 4383 views | daveB |
When Fernandes came in we were a premier league side, Brentford were in league 1 and we were light years ahead of them. Hell of an effort to get to this positon |  | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 20:30 - Aug 22 with 4358 views | itsbiga |
| Villa vs Brentford on 20:27 - Aug 22 by daveB |
When Fernandes came in we were a premier league side, Brentford were in league 1 and we were light years ahead of them. Hell of an effort to get to this positon |
its an impressive fook up |  |
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| Villa vs Brentford on 20:34 - Aug 22 with 4337 views | paulparker |
| Villa vs Brentford on 20:27 - Aug 22 by daveB |
When Fernandes came in we were a premier league side, Brentford were in league 1 and we were light years ahead of them. Hell of an effort to get to this positon |
Very true mate, same could be said of Bournemouth & Huddersfield as well , all of them have brilliant managers all of them have good owners and conveyor belt of players on their scouting data base to sign if needed | |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| Villa vs Brentford on 20:40 - Aug 22 with 4300 views | Harbour |
Stoke 2 down at home to Wigan. Stoke second bottom 2 points with how much money they have spent. | | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 20:42 - Aug 22 with 4293 views | Hunterhoop |
The thing about Brentford is they play with consistent, disciplined width. Every time they play us or when I’ve seen them against others, they have two wide players literally standing on the white lines of their flank. Their CMs always have an out ball to feet out wide, as do their defence.
These wide players aren’t pushed onto the full back and they never begin narrow. They tuck in when Brentford lose possession, but as soon as it’s regained they’re back out there in a flash.
Last spring, that Woods fella just got the ball, took one tough and then spread it 40 yards to the far flank before anyone could get near him. Our full backs couldn’t dare push up for fear of exposing our centre halves and leaving a channel for their forward to run into. We actually had a spare central midfield, but because there was always that pass on the flanks, Woods just dropped dropper to buy himself a split second meaning none of the 3 could get to him in time before he sprayed it. It was like clockwork.
When you gain possession having width is so important. It makes it easier to pass to feet. It makes the pitch bigger for the defending team to cover and so creates space.
We ended up without a right back or right midfielder on the right flank last night. It was painful to watch. At one point Cousins and Scowen tried to play a 1-2 down there and I thought, “there is no way McLaren EVER intended, for that to be a method of attack with those two players. Meanwhile, Pav, Smyth, BOS, Shodipo were in the dug out/stand and Wheeler on loan. Madness. |  | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 20:43 - Aug 22 with 4289 views | Bluce_Ree |
"Watching this and I can’t help but admire how Brentford play"
No.
I'm still coming to terms with how fking awful everything about our club is. I'm still pretty fking far away from sucking off Brentford though. |  |
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| Villa vs Brentford on 20:45 - Aug 22 with 4276 views | makaveli1882 |
especially my mate Chris Mepham who is a Rangers season ticket holder who was released by Paul Bruce | | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 20:53 - Aug 22 with 4237 views | danehoop |
was this a gimp thing? |  |
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| Villa vs Brentford on 20:55 - Aug 22 with 4220 views | CliveWilsonSaid |
I was talking to a mate who's actually a Leeds fan (Dad was Leeds) but also a Brentford season ticket holder. He gives all the credit for Brentford's success to their owner Matthew Benham. Says as soon as he bought the club they just started bringing in a different class of player and he's got no idea how they do it. It's just a very clever set-up there and it's all down to the owner. Don't think we should beat ourselves up too much about their success. Poles apart from us at the moment. |  |
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| Villa vs Brentford on 21:08 - Aug 22 with 4168 views | rsonist |
| Villa vs Brentford on 20:40 - Aug 22 by Harbour |
Stoke 2 down at home to Wigan. Stoke second bottom 2 points with how much money they have spent. |
Been saying for a while now that Rowett's got the distinct whiff of Mark Hughes. Nice that they repeated the mistake - then again we wanted him too didn't we... [Post edited 22 Aug 2018 21:09]
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| Villa vs Brentford on 21:12 - Aug 22 with 4140 views | rsonist |
| Villa vs Brentford on 20:45 - Aug 22 by makaveli1882 |
especially my mate Chris Mepham who is a Rangers season ticket holder who was released by Paul Bruce |
Was wondering who was specifically responsible for that. Doesn't look as though Bruce is still employed by the club. Right crp player he was and all. | | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:14 - Aug 22 with 4129 views | CheshireR |
| Villa vs Brentford on 20:45 - Aug 22 by makaveli1882 |
especially my mate Chris Mepham who is a Rangers season ticket holder who was released by Paul Bruce |
I did wonder which f#ckwitt was responsible for his release.
Yet another example of us shooting ourselves in the foot. |  | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:17 - Aug 22 with 4111 views | rsonist |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:14 - Aug 22 by CheshireR |
I did wonder which f#ckwitt was responsible for his release.
Yet another example of us shooting ourselves in the foot. |
Every club makes ricks in youth development, it happens, part and parcel, but to say to even the worst prospect that "we can’t see anything we can work on with you" is disgusting. | | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:17 - Aug 22 with 4109 views | barbicanranger |
| Villa vs Brentford on 20:55 - Aug 22 by CliveWilsonSaid |
I was talking to a mate who's actually a Leeds fan (Dad was Leeds) but also a Brentford season ticket holder. He gives all the credit for Brentford's success to their owner Matthew Benham. Says as soon as he bought the club they just started bringing in a different class of player and he's got no idea how they do it. It's just a very clever set-up there and it's all down to the owner. Don't think we should beat ourselves up too much about their success. Poles apart from us at the moment. |
How do some teams do this and others simply cant?
I feel like we have tried to do things the right way and it hasn't worked and do things the wrong way and it hasn't worked. Like Watford change their manager every season, seems a recipe for disaster, but they are doing well. Even Benham sacked Warburton when they were doing really well under him and everyone thought he was hot stink, ordinarily that wouldn't be a recommended course. [Post edited 22 Aug 2018 21:18]
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| Villa vs Brentford on 21:23 - Aug 22 with 4071 views | CheshireR |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:17 - Aug 22 by rsonist |
Every club makes ricks in youth development, it happens, part and parcel, but to say to even the worst prospect that "we can’t see anything we can work on with you" is disgusting. |
Agreed on both counts.
It's a massive credit to Chris Mepham that he wasn't deterred by this and has gone on to have a successful career. | | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:28 - Aug 22 with 4029 views | ted_hendrix |
Brentford 2-1 up |  |
| My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic. |
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| Villa vs Brentford on 21:35 - Aug 22 with 3977 views | vanrrrr |
Brentford buy so well, Watkins and Maupay are both probably worth 10m
....nice to see Villa getting done in too | | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:38 - Aug 22 with 3960 views | rsonist |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:35 - Aug 22 by vanrrrr |
Brentford buy so well, Watkins and Maupay are both probably worth 10m
....nice to see Villa getting done in too |
Especially since Maupay has seamlessly succeeded Scott Hogan who they sold to Villa for £12m and has since sunk without trace. | | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:39 - Aug 22 with 3952 views | makaveli1882 |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:12 - Aug 22 by rsonist |
Was wondering who was specifically responsible for that. Doesn't look as though Bruce is still employed by the club. Right crp player he was and all. |
Released because he couldn't play in more than one position....Bee's turned down 15 mil bids from Leicester and Bournemouth in summer!
Ironically Bruce couldn't play in any position. | | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:40 - Aug 22 with 3945 views | TacticalR |
Didn't we beat Villa 3-1 last season? |  |
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| Villa vs Brentford on 21:43 - Aug 22 with 3926 views | vanrrrr |
still can't hold a lead though | | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 22:00 - Aug 22 with 3859 views | switchingcode |
| Villa vs Brentford on 21:43 - Aug 22 by vanrrrr |
still can't hold a lead though |
Felt worse at your place last season.gutted a bit but would have taken that before the game as they say. | | | |
| Villa vs Brentford on 22:09 - Aug 22 with 3824 views | vanrrrr |
| Villa vs Brentford on 22:00 - Aug 22 by switchingcode |
Felt worse at your place last season.gutted a bit but would have taken that before the game as they say. |
shame that... was hoping you'd hang on there.
Should Have killed the game off with a third by Maupay. Ref gave you nowt - Free kick for the goal was harsh I thought
Villa still top of my hate list even without Terry | | | |
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