Villa STH.
West Midlands. England.
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The absence of Cash and the blooding of a rusty THB (out of position) a huge component of our defensive frailties.
It was apt Aston Villa’s flaws were laid bare at Old Trafford, a stadium which tends to expose their frailties. #AVFC have long played on the margins - all three league wins have been by one goal - but they do not control games now. Add in Villa pressing even less than last season, the emphasis on defensive structure to make up for the lack of intensity & ball retention is greater. It is why, maybe, an implosion like this isn't so surprising (of course it was at Old Trafford, too)
@TheAthleticFC
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Stuart Harper retweeted
🚨🎙️ John McGinn on Manchester United’s controversial late equalizer in the 4-4 draw against Aston Villa.
🎙️Reporter: What’s your feeling about the late equalizer, especially the controversy surrounding Dorgu’s goal?
🗣️John McGinn: Honestly, this is one of those games where you walk away wondering how you can be robbed in broad daylight. I’m asking a simple question: why are these decisions not being judged consistently? Explain the other situation to us! You cannot expect players to remain silent when they genuinely feel decisions are going against them.
When Arsenal were accused of blocking the goalkeeper last season, everybody was talking about it,
everybody was calling Arsenal out,
suddenly it was a major discussion in football.
But today, a United player blocks Suzuki, makes sure he cannot jump properly, and somehow VAR pretends it hasn’t seen anything. How does that make sense?
It’s the same with the first penalty awarded to Cunha. I’ve watched the replay several times, and for me, that’s not a penalty. My player clearly got the ball. So what exactly are we reviewing?
🎙️Reporter: Manchester United fans will probably argue that you’re just making excuses because you couldn’t hold on to the win.
🗣️John McGinn: They can say whatever they want. Accepting the draw doesn’t mean controversial decisions never happened. If this exact situation happened to Barcelona, their supporters would be demanding answers everywhere. So why should we keep quiet?
Manchester United fans can celebrate their draw, that’s absolutely fine.
We’re disappointed with the result, and that tells you the standards we have set for ourselves.
But don’t tell me there’s nothing to discuss here. VAR was introduced to help football, not leave everybody questioning what they just watched. At some point, somebody has to explain these decisions because players, managers and supporters deserve consistency. That’s all we’re asking for.
In my hotel in Leeds after the game and the journey across the M62 has done little to life my mood.
We were complicit in not winning the match but Lammens ‘pick and roll’ on Zion is hard to accept.
Gonna be a long fortnight after that. #AVFC
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The amount of United fans and sycophants who can’t handle rejection or the reality of their present circumstance is understandable, but it seems nobody associated with the club is immune.
The self-preservation and projection needs studying. It’s a psychologist’s dream.
Youri Tielemans was totally accurate when he told us 'there are still clubs above Villa, and Manchester United is one of them'. It is the main reason why Unai Emery is perfect for Villa and would be imperfect for #mufc
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Snow is cold and water is wet. And I’m keeping close tabs on Emily Ratajkowski.
Meaningless hyperbole.
Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and a host of Premier League clubs are keeping close tabs on Aston Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki after his spectacular start to life under Unai Emery, @TEAMtalk can exclusively reveal.
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It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt…
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This ⬇️
The fact is Villa stand little chance of actually winning in court against Jamie Carragher and their advisers will surely know this. But the move is deft PR well executed and well planned. telegraph.co.uk/football/202…
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Jamie this isn’t your first rodeo.
You’re an experienced voice and you know what you’re doing.
Your brand is largely built on being a provocative, laddish gob and for once you’ve been called out. And let’s face it, you’re not sorry - the STFU message is who you are.
Today’s statement is a feeble PR offering, I’d respect you more if you would have doubled-down on your original message.
And for the love God never say UTV again.
#AVFC
I’d like to apologise to Aston Villa, the owners & their fans.
My language this week was clumsy & wrong.
I can assure Villa fans it was tongue in cheek but I can understand it’s not come across that way, so apologies.
Good luck today UTV!
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I unequivocally support #AVFC in this but for me the bigger question is why the likes of @SkySportsPL give pundits such as @Carra23 a platform.
The assumption that past players automatically make for good observers is flawed, just as decent players don’t always become commensurately good managers.
The answer of course is click-bait and engagement. On merit, Merson and Sturridge are poor pundits, but they tick other boxes. Just as Carragher loves to be a gob which garners attention.
Villa to sue Carragher over 'unacceptable insults' bbc.in/4A36i6n
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As lazy as it gets. Carragher defaulting to the presumption that bigger is best for everyone, defaulting to the notion that a historic name equates to ‘better now’.
Maybe Unai sees United for what they are today, maybe Unai values the integrity of his work not being diminished by meddling directors and undermined by toxic dysfunction. Maybe Unai is happy and relishes what he’s building.
There’s only one person here who needs to STFU.
#AVFC
Carra 🤦♂️ “Shut the fuck up Villa fans, Aston Villa will never be Manchester United” #AVFC
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With Pep Guardiola gone, Unai Emery is now the best manager in the Premier League.
He’s a coach, pure and simple. He lifts the sum of the team’s parts. At his core, he’s someone who will maximise players’ talents if they are willing to give themselves to him.
Four years into his time at Villa, the win over City was his team at its most enthralling.
📝 @J_Tanswell
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In football, I love the beauty found in what seems innocuously simple. Like Villa’s second against City.
The vision of Mbaye, the fruity pace of his pass which meant Jackson only had to connect, and then the connection itself - immediate, clean, confident.
It will never win goal of the season but to me it was a thing of beauty, especially for #AVFC with two newbies in complete accord 👌🏻
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A moment of appreciation for Pau.
Such a beautiful ball carrier with a knack for triggering a lot of #AVFC ‘s attacking play.
His composure and vision underpinned today’s winner and not for the first time.
Understated but definitely not under appreciated.
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Insanely proud to watch #AVFC today, to experience that atmosphere and to see in person just how meticulously prepared we were and how hard each player worked.
An unrecognisable XI from last season and an unrecognisable performance compared to Brighton on the first day. Same goes for Jackson, different player now entirely.
Whether it’s tactics, personnel, resiliency, the transformative powers of Unai are utterly remarkable. We’re so blessed.
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