[Football] A nod to Aston Villa

[JetsetJimbo]

They've done well since coming back up, especially since appointing Emery.

But they're a very well-resourced club and traditionally one of English football's big hitters. They're not some plucky underdogs coming good. With the money they've spent, they should be doing about as well as they are.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Very weird thread. They have essentially bought their way into that position, spent tonnes of money and only sold grealish for a while. Emery is a good manager, but I don't respect what villa are doing at all

They’ve sold Moussa Diaby for about £50m a season after buying him for about £50m #flop

 

[oldboyroy]

Living in Birmingham I can't stand Villa but yes, they are doing well and soon may that end. Their supporters think they'll win everything this season although I enjoy the banter with them(sometimes)!. Emery is doing a fantastic job and I just hope they're bubble will burst and he gets poached by a say, Manchester United.

 

[Yes Chef]

Nope

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

I’m as impressed with their medical team as I am with their manager, how many of their best players get long term injuries?

If we signed Ollie Watkins he’d probably get a long term injury in his first game for us

I despise Villa btw so as impressive as their result was I am not congratulating them

Actually they have had some bad injuries - Mings, Buendia, Diego Carlos and Kamara have all had really bad, long term injuries over the last year missing a lot of football. Mings hasn’t played since the first game of last season and he’s their captain. Cash has missed most of this season and McGinn is out for a while plus they’ve currently got a few other first teamers likely to miss today.

The difference is Emery never moans about it like most PL managers do. I’m not particularly enjoying their success and won’t ever join in a Villa love in but he’s just an outstanding manager.

But Brighton’s luck with injuries is no worse than the majority of other PL teams, they’ve all struggled over the last season.

 

[Simster]

Can't say I like Villa but I will admit the Holte end is the best kop in the country (so must be rocking these days) and Unai Emery is a proven, fantastic manager - one of the best in the world.

I will of course laugh my tits off when it all goes wrong eventually. Hopefully by Emery going to Man Utd in a year or so and somehow making both clubs worse.

 

[Milano]

‘No massive spending” are you taking the piss?

Anyway “three cheers for the Mexicans”, no thanks.

 

[Justice]

Head for head they aren’t much better than us, they have a winning mentality installed into them by the manager and they find a way to win unfortunately we don’t at the moment and give up in the second half of games if it’s not going our way.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

They've spent loads more than us.

yup. net spend of £350m over 5 seasons.

 

[Hometownglory]

I know this is not usually a "thing" but I feel it worth congratulating Aston Villa and Unai Emery for their great result the other night.
Whilst Brighton got most of the attention when RDZ joined Unai was quietly improving his Villa team. No massive signings, or at least by today's standards, in a fact a squad of players whom I, when put on the spot, failed to name one. Last season when RDZ took his eye off the ball and allowed our team to slowly fall down the league, AV were going the other way up to 4th, whilst becoming a bogie team for us.

Here's hoping FH quickly adapts tactics according to the opposition and can help us at least match Villa in the next 2 years.

UTA!

Villa should have been relegated a couple of years ago. Mysteriously, goal line technology didn't work that day or VAR. They wouldn't be where they are now had that goal be correctly given! Still they have assembled a good squad and got a decent manager.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Emery has done a great job, but they're still an incredibly unlikeable club.
Huge transfer spending and "Game-management" is a big part of their success, similar to Arsenal.

 

[Littlemo]

I quite like them. I like Emery as a manager and after the shit he got as Arsenal manager, I am quite glad he’s getting to bite back a bit. Being Scottish I love McGinn as well (I know that’s an unpopular opinion )

I’d rather it was us upsetting the big 6 apple cart and beating Bayern, but I am not unhappy that Villa are the ones doing it where we can’t.

 

[amexer]

I still think excluding top 2 the outstanding manager is Brentfords. With us spending £200m we will not be seen as big achievers by finishing in top 8.

 

[GT49er]

Showed a touch of class Wednesday by naming .Shaw on the bench.rip

Did they? Not listed on the BBC match report.

 

[dazzer6666]

My old boss is a supporter. For that reason alone I'm out. Also, Martinez

 

[Official Old Man]

Met a strange fan at the Ladies games v Villa on Saturday. American by birth he spends 6 months of the year in the UK and follows the Villa Ladies home and away. Never been to a mens game. Complained that Villa were ripping off their fans charging £100 for tickets to the CL game, same as he paid for a season ticket to watch the ladies at Villa Park.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Head for head they aren’t much better than us, they have a winning mentality installed into them by the manager and they find a way to win unfortunately we don’t at the moment and give up in the second half of games if it’s not going our way.

A comment that hasn't aged particularly well

 

[oldboyroy]

Working amongst em I've just had the `tired` excuse for them yesterday. I mentioned that United played away and a day later. "But we played Bayern whereas United only played Porto" was the retort

 

[dwayne]

I still think excluding top 2 the outstanding manager is Brentfords. With us spending £200m we will not be seen as big achievers by finishing in top 8.

We are still in the green aren't we ? Big sales galore. We are up there with Brentford as biggest achievers.

 

[jcdenton08]

We are still in the green aren't we ? Big sales galore. We are up there with Brentford as biggest achievers.

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