NOT a Villa match thread

Some stats from today:

Distance covered:
Delap 10.5km
Jackson 5km

Distance running:
Delap 1.61km
Jackson 0.49km

Sprints:
Delap 15
Jackson 8

Defensive contributions:
Delap 2
Jackson 0

I could have moved around more than Jackson did. Glad we got the one we got.

Seems like you didn't watch today. Did you watch the Liverpool game? Two really decent performances. Add to that we should have drawn with Leeds on the opening day and could have beaten Spurs.

Things are fine.

Don’t disagree. But you are comparing Delaps 90mins bs Jackson’s 45…

This may have affected things, you're right.

I was out for a much needed run so missed a lot. Delighted with the win and nearly as delighted with the early thread comments of both Russ and Tricky.

In McAtee we Trust.

So are we adopting NOT match threads going forward?

This. We've matched or bettered Liverpool, Spurs and Villa, with a team which is learning a completely new way of playing, and having lost a £100m+ centre midfielder (and replaced him with a free transfer and/a winger who looked waiflike and struggled last season but has seemingly been transformed into a tenacious deep-sitting playmaker). It's a good start reflecting some genuinely imaginative management and it could even be looking like a great one in one or two games time if we maintain the trajectory.

Just realised we let Villa score their first goal of the season.
Fucking Charity FC.

Anyway, I'm about to demolish a Belgian beer whilst pretending it is John McGinn's tears.
Lovely.

Incidentally, 5 yellows today. Was that a ref thing or are we a bit more kicky under Glasner?

Bit of a mix. Referee was shit. But Villa realised that and dived all over the place.

Apparently should have been sent off, according to Emery.

Glasner said in his post-match said that Milenkovic likely won't be fit to play against Coventry next weekend. Cunha more likely but not guaranteed.

I haven't seen the game yet but I hate any comparison to Stan. No one is or ever will be Stan. That said, I have seen a couple of comparisons to Drogba. I can live with that.