Two sides to every story

October 1, 2009 by Steve Orchard
Filed under: Aston Villa 

I didn’t enjoy the result against Blackburn. I didn’t enjoy watching Delph and Petrov play together in the middle. I didn’t enjoy seeing Villa’s name come out of the hat away to Sunderland. I don’t like the way NRC is being treated, naughty boy though he is, apparently. I rarely enjoy watching Emile Heskey in a Villa shirt. What does he add? I also fear the worst for the upcoming Manchester City game. Why?

4-5-1 really has worked for Villa, I know that we need the extra forward and a change of formation towards the end of the game to beat Birmingham, but generally that midfield three has given us a solid look. I genuinely cannot understand why MON doesn’t see it. Playing Delph, clearly a talent and one for the future, ahead of NRC with Sidwell injured, didn’t make a great deal of sense to me against Fat Sam’s lot. I’d like to know how the manager is going to address the situation with Hokey Cokey in the long term. Sell him, easy answer but at the minute we don’t really have that ball winner/driving midfielder.

I can see that we have a more solid look about the team from a defensive point of view. Collins and Dunne look pretty good acquisitions, along with Warnock. Maybe MON now thinks that they don’t need the extra protection from our midfield pairing in front of them. Who knows?

Villa are awarded with a trip to the Stadium of Light after beating Cardiff with an early goal from in form Gabby. I’d rather have them at Villa Park. Actually, I’d rather play Liverpool or United at Villa Park as it gets rid of them whilst they are not taking the competition seriously in its early stages. I think the Black Cats have improved recently and will be up for this one. Still, if we are going to win the cup, we have to beat these sorts of teams along the way.

Manchester City up next. Monday night. The return of Gareth Barry. Will you boo him or welcome him back? I really couldn’t care less. I’m much more for singing pro-Villa songs than anti-Blues songs. I’m more more for watching Villa than opposition players. Unless of course I’m watching Heskey. I really don’t see why we bought him. He rarely scores, spends too much time on his bum and we already have the better, big man player in John Carew. Just my opinion.

No doubts it’ll be a tough game but we have to be a force at home if we are to continue to improve. I’m a miserable old boy though and think that a draw is all we can expect. I truly hope that I’m wrong.


Comments

2 Comments on Two sides to every story

  1. Danny (City fan) on Thu, 1st Oct 2009 10:46

    2. I’m suprised at the amount of Negativity Villa fans are showing for the upcoming fixture against Man City on Monday night next week. Your at home, the return of Barry will surely see a big atmosphere from your lot. No doubt the away travelling bunch will be as good as always as we make the trip down too. You have the likes of Ashley Young running at Richards (I hope at Zabaletta, he’s much more solid defensively) Agbonlahor and Carew (I hope not Carew, i really rate him) are up against the still gelling Toure and Lescott partnership. Finally, your defence will be spearheaded by Dunne who will be out with a point to prove.

    There is a huge chance you could win this game. I must admit though, we look like a good team this year and with Adebayor back i can see quite a high scoring game from both sides. We move the ball well and create an unbelievable amount of chances (If only Tevez could finish a 1 on 1! Perhaps a little harsh though considorring he just scored twice against the Hammers)

    Aston Villa 2 – 2 Man City is my Prediction and hopefully it will be a cracking game.

  2. Lucy on Sun, 4th Oct 2009 9:40

    3. John Carew is the best player Villa have. He is a huge presence and really intimidates teams, and has a very fine touch for such a big man. And he’s a bit of alright.

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