UniFox21

Condenses play and then whilst the opposition press those 4, Faes/JJ/Daka/KDH/wingers become free for a pass and all of a sudden we've bypassed the press and are into space. Now every opportunity doesn't lead to an actual chance, and we'll recycle the ball, but over the course of a game the constant pressing and resetting of the press absolutely shatters the opponent

I think he will. Our play is really stunted from JJ not being confident to play with his left. Numerous times, JJ has received the and been unable to make the pass (generally to KDH) on his left and cut us back into traffic

Because we'd spent good portions pissing around at the back. Their midfield pushed up to press our defensive passing of the ball, Daka dropped deep to receive the ball. One give and go later, and the long ball is deployed over the entire backline. But you can't play it too often otherwise they drop deep, and dropping deep let's us progress the ball from the back, moving them around with our passing and cutting gaps open. To counter, they press our passing and leave gaps in the middle/back end of the pitch we can exploit. You see what I mean? Yes we ride our luck at times, and that needs addressing. But it's effective.

Completely contrasting player from a week ago. Actually seemed up for it, taking his man on and being a nuisance to Plymouth. Not confident of his penalty taking, but second goal was a great finish.

Honestly I run out of superlatives describing how Winksy moves the ball around. Glides around the pitch, completely makes us tick.

I've touched on this in the tactics thread; today was the first time the number 9 position actually was involved on gameplay, was actually involved in build up play through to execution, many times in the same move. Nacho is generally one or the other, lacking the physical ability to link up play and be involved in the execution. However, I find him less effective in this system when he drops deep. Vardy is basically the end or final phases of any move.

Exactly. Vardy in particular, as much as it pains me to say, is there for his ability to be in the right place some of the time and his name itself drags some defenders away without physically doing anything. Nacho has the ability to be involved in play, but his touch is just so wayward most of the time. Daka is able to drop deep like Nacho, and then turn and run like Vardy. I'm really hopeful he gets more opportunities as it clearly suited the style that Enzo plays and has repeatedly said that he won't sway from.

It's the most involved a striker has been in our play. He allowed so much freedom for the wingers.

Still hauled at 55mins, and looked hugely unimpressed

We seemed to really utilise and mix up the give and go, or the decoy run today. Daka pivotal to all of it - dropping deep and releasing the wingers (we've seen this before) but today we saw him drop deep for a pass and then turn and sprint for a long ball. Really liked the variety.

For the first time in a while, we seem to have a manager who is actually coaching and improving players. Daka and Ndidi, both were absolutely abhorrent on the ball last year. This year Ndidi is one of the best on the ball. Daka looked a new man. Hamza seems to have a calmness on the ball i didn't think his rash style was capable of.

Villa have spent €400m over past 4 years, I'd bloody hope something was happening.

Hits Cash's hand, Havertz hand

I genuinely don't know what the hand ball rule is

Unsure how that wasn't a penalty, extremely similar to the one for Palace Vs Liverpool

Hope he's given the go ahead of Nacho on Wednesday

In tandem with removing KDH, Ndidi, Mavididi And being 4-0 and begining to coast through the rest of the game?

I can see what they see in him. Good touch of the ball, seemed very comfortable when receiving and distributing.

Really seemed to fit in with how we played, minus the miscommunication with Vestergaard that time. Passed well, his runs hugely decoyed and gave space for Mavididi and the others.

Despite being all over the Plymouth at the point he came on, was still poor. Couple of times he had easy option to thread through Cannon and instead tried to take his man on and lost the ball. Enzo looked fuming both times. I don't see what the fuss is about with him

They to make some brilliant shows, I just think the way the licence is currently done is not fit for purpose. I don't understand why you're required to pay a fee to watch shows/sport I pay a subscription fee for

The way TV licence is currently operated and used is outdated. The way people consume and digest media has changed in the time the license fee has been out, yet it's remained mostly the same same, with continual add-ons to encompass new things. It needs redesigning. Whilst I agree an impartial as possible news source is required, I hugely disagree the BBC is that, especially with an ever increasing political oversight being brought in at the upper levels. There's political implications and intent behind much of it, but that's a different conversation.

Absolutely no clue why they'd try and manager with a complete different style after 11 games, successful to a point anyhow.

That felt like a proper championship game, swapping between some lovely passing movement and good old hitting it into the big man up top

It's great to watch, always seems to be in a good position to view the game. Asserts himself as in charge in really small ways.