*Official Match thread* Aston Villa v Manchester United Nil 15/12/13

Good on Welbz. Seeing that he is judged on goals alone that was a decent shift.

Still find it mental that people are willing to write off a 23(just turned) year old forward who has bar the PNE loan spell done all his first team developing in the top tier (some of it not playing as a forward too) and still has a pretty respectable record without it being padded out in lower/lesser leagues.

A left footed cross & through ball from Valencia today. What's he had for breakfast?

Three shredded wheat.

Originally Posted by That Boy Ronaldo!

A left footed cross & through ball from Valencia today. What's he had for breakfast?

Poached 2011/12 on toast, with a little pepper...

Originally Posted by armchair

I thought we were poor but got better as the game went on. It's a dirty shame that rooney has to hold midfield at Manchester United.

I thought fletch coming on showed just how crap we've become. He looked like platini compared to what we had.

how the £#%&! were we poor we could and should have been 6-0 up at half-time

we have been poor a lot of times this season today not being one of them

Evra was woeful. We need a top left back soon. The header by Janners was rafael was superb

Originally Posted by rafabio

Evra was woeful. We need a top left back soon. The header by Janners was rafael was superb

Really saddens me but age is catching up with Evra. A Left back needs to be bought now.

Januzaj could've got a goal but Welbeck (rightfully) latched onto it. Rafael was spotless.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Throb v jemmers - reminds me of the Iran-Iraq war for some reason

gone on too long, a bit boring and at the end of the day you're not too bothered who dies? (as long as it's not Iraq (Jem)).

Originally Posted by believe

gone on too long, a bit boring and at the end of the day you're not too bothered who dies? (as long as it's not Iraq (Jem)).

in the iran-iraq war, throb would be somalia.

Originally Posted by rafabio

Evra was woeful. We need a top left back soon. The header by Janners was rafael was superb

Evra is a top left-back, but I agree his form has dipped recently after a good start to the season.

His performance yesterday certainly wasn't in keeping with his pre-match interview

Enjoyed yesterday, but again there's a stark difference in performance level when teams forfeit the initiative with a deep defensive line and little pressure. With that time and space, we have the quality to pick them off. Especially when they're as a bad as Villa; it was easy.

I don't understand why anyone who has watched us this season would set out to play like that against us when we look so much more vulnerable when teams push up and are more intense and aggressive in their play.

Originally Posted by jem

in the iran-iraq war, throb would be somalia.

i'd be robert newman.

you'd be stephen fry.

Originally Posted by believe

gone on too long, a bit boring and at the end of the day you're not too bothered who dies? (as long as it's not Iraq (Jem)).

Yeah, that's the gist of it. As once summed up by Kissinger

Like both of them really, tbh ;-)

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Yeah, that's the gist of it. As once summed up by Kissinger

Like both of them really, tbh ;-)

(believe)