champs08
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Sat in a exec box that we all gifted to my mate who's a Villa fan. Ironically, I was travelling across but he was travelling up from London with his family. What a great day out, but what a great performance. Our fans were in great voice, as was my son, old man and me, much to the annoyance of the Villa fans below the box.
I remember AOB tearing them a new one for 90 minutes, Jed causing problems every time he had the ball, Gregory Sublime and Morison going close. It was a performance to be proud of.
The point of my post, was to point out that as we left to boxes the Villa fans were congratulating us on what a team we were and how they had to emulate what we do in the championship - get at teams and be brave. A certain Grealish couldn't even making their starting line up and when he did come on for half an hour - was contained by an unforgiving Hutch and Coops.
Where did it all go wrong? We took the game to a premiership team and dominated the game. Today we go to an average Cardiff and look even worse than them.
We have gone backwards in 3-4 years in my opinion. Similar players (arguably better on paper), much worse tactics.
I remember AOB tearing them a new one for 90 minutes, Jed causing problems every time he had the ball, Gregory Sublime and Morison going close. It was a performance to be proud of.
The point of my post, was to point out that as we left to boxes the Villa fans were congratulating us on what a team we were and how they had to emulate what we do in the championship - get at teams and be brave. A certain Grealish couldn't even making their starting line up and when he did come on for half an hour - was contained by an unforgiving Hutch and Coops.
Where did it all go wrong? We took the game to a premiership team and dominated the game. Today we go to an average Cardiff and look even worse than them.
We have gone backwards in 3-4 years in my opinion. Similar players (arguably better on paper), much worse tactics.
