Stephen Warnock just said that Benteke did so well at Villa because he had Stewart Downing supplying the crosses. Downing left Villa in summer of 2011. Beneteke joined Villa in summer of 2012. Warnock himself was still at Villa until January 2013.
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Imagine someone showing you this picture on 1st October and telling you it's 6 weeks into future, having just beaten Utd at OT and Dean being nominated for Manager of Month for Sept. Football is mental.
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If neither Newcastle nor Villa can sustainably penetrate the top 6 with the financial weight of their owners, the playing talent and managerial acumen at their disposal then it really is a closed shop. Next 12-24 months will tell us the answer.
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Gutting as it was conceding that late goal, walking away from ground a small part of me couldn't help feeling pleased for Leeds. They play some cracking stuff under Bielsa, have had years in doldrums & deserve some good times. Away fans were quality too.
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Jack Grealish season so far (whole league).
🧠 Key passes > 41 (1st)
🎯 Pass success > 87.6% (2nd)
⚽️ Most dribbles > 37 (1st)
💥 Most fouled > 95 (1st)
Via
@EFLStats
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In the year 2043, Paul Mitchell gets out of jail, steals a time machine and goes back to 2019. Hiding in the away end, he vows to stop his nemesis Jack Grealish scoring the winning goal in the 2019 Birmingham derby. He fails.
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Don't feel this guy is getting enough love from the Villa fan base. 4 goals and 3 assists from 12 PL appearances. Mercurial, silky, will only get better. Top signing.
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🟣Philogene & Onana landing today ✍️
🟣Emi wins another major trophy with Argentina 🙌
🟣Watkins & Ezri coming home unscathed & reputations enhanced 😍
🟣Walsall friendly in 2 days ⏳️
....feeling better yet?! 😀
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There were two sets of away fans that would chant negative shit about this man. Both are now marching on together to the Championship whilst Mings is back in the England squad and playing in Europe for the first time. Karma is a bitch.
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@TyroneMings
@DougieCritchley
You're wrong here, there should be a buffer zone to prevent these toenail offsides. The tech is not THAT accurate as it appears. A good buffer / tolerence gives a bit more favour to the attacker and removes doubts over tech margin for error.
With Southgate you get the impression that Grealish is the daughter's boyfriend who he doesn't really approve of, even though she truly loves him. Whereas Mason Mount is the trainee accountant he really wants her to marry.
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@SuppressedSikh
No the wokest thing is stopping play for a storm and THEN asking an American woman sitting in a broom cupboard in Texas why the players have gone off
One thing I want to mention, Dendoncker made a real difference in last 20 mins. I know there were a couple of stray passes but he really put his foot in and protected the back line. It's nice to see the whole squad contributing, we need all of them to keep this going.
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Everyone: Jon Moss is no longer fit to referee at the highest level, it's a good job he's retiring at the end of the season
PGMOL: Before he goes, let's give him the most high stakes game in English football
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Villa play arguably the best team in the country off the park in their own back yard and we get ...one player - the goalkeeper. Classic Garth Crooks the man is off his rocker.
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"Che, did any of your parents or grandparents ever go on holiday to Scotland"
"I think they went to Lake District once Steve "
"That'll do laddie"
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@hbrooks_coach
Harry mate, someone called Big Blue Energy has never heard of you. I'd just pack up now and take up a new profession if I were you.
For anyone still thinking Bruce is the man for Villa let's rewind 12 months when he put Albert up for sale, backed Gabby as our main striker and started Bacuna in the opening fixture over Hourihane. If you need more I really can't help you.
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Marvelous and Hause deserve great credit for waiting in wings and not letting Villa down when they are called on. You need squad players like that.
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Man Utd will see the game with Villa as probably their only chance to break top 5. It would put them 5 pts behind (effectively 6 with goal difference, theirs is still negative!)
Villa need to get the job done and avenge the recent defeat at OT.
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@SwissRamble
The bit that makes no sense is how they are buying players who will have zero or less re-sale value in future. So whoever is financing that long term loan will see they are basically pissing a lot of it away.
Well this certainly resonated with a few people! Covid era football has seen a proliferation of shit punditry, any bang average Prem footballer from early 2000s can now put on some thick rimmed glasses and talk highly intonated bollocks for 90 mins.
Small Heath, Albion, Leeds, Fulham, Joe Bryan, Joe Bennett, Wyness, Steve Bruce, Amy Bruce, Alex Bruce, Bristol City, Lee Johnson, Steve Gibson, PAUL FUCKING MITCHELL
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The agenda against Ollie is weird. It's like there are people who are just waiting for him to fail. He's never been banned from the game or literally told his own club to fuck off.
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Ollie Watkins had his chance to earn the spot as Harry Kane's deputy. Now it will be Ivan Toney's go. There are reasons to think he may prove a better fit:
With Mings you are not just getting a very good player, you are getting a leader with type of character who is basically bullet proof. You absolutely want him in your trench.
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Spare a thought for Watford who played their part in the game as a bunch of time wasting, dirty bastards who deserved absolutely fuck all 😁 .
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Grealish will get headlines but I thought Mings was incredible once again. Absolutely love the guy. Also mention for McGinn was the catalyst for Villa's 2nd half display.
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@MkhiMcCarthy
@umeskimo
@SkySportsNews
I think they use some sort of generic southern european manager robot manufacturing unit. The name is a random combination of Jose Manuel Silva Marco Garcia Flores.
@ianbrown
They reduce transmission and massively reduce risk of hospitalisation and death. No one ever said it was a 100% cure. Is it that difficult to grasp?
@HLTCO
I tell you what, he went up in my estimations when he said that, but listen next season he's got to go to the Etihad and get something and I would love it, LOVE IT if he beat them.
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@JLolley23
lose tonight, Villa then get into Play Offs, get promoted & buy you in summer. Next year you could be playing in Premier League with your boyhood club.
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@ben_collins99
@HLTCO
I'm Villa too but I don't agree with this statement. Burnley may not be pretty but they are effective. Tough but not cheats. They do not have wealth of clubs like Villa so they have to cut their cloth accordingly. As much as I'm annoyed we lost yesterday you have to credit them.