Well as far as I am concerned, they know the truth and it's nobody elses business, wish them well whatever happens.
Gazzaniga - 8 - Didn't have much to do but did what he needed to well, great at time-wasting in the 2nd half and can kick a ball a mile. Clyne - 7 - Took his goal well, passing wasn't great today but defensively solid. Fonte - 7 - My 1st half MOTM, he was exceptional and didn't put a foot wrong, didn't have much to do 2nd half. Yoshida - 7 - Quick on his feet, won aerial battles, slipped once or twice but solid Fox - 4 - Had a mare. Schneiderlin - 8 - Quality him and Davis ran the midfield and controlled the play. Davis - 8 - Quality him and Schneiderlin ran the midfield and controlled the play. Puncheon - 7 - Lost the ball in the wide positions a couple of times, final ball wasn't great but knocked it past the LB well. Ramirez - 9 - Just insane, he created acres of space and can ran well with the ball Lallana - 7 - Wasn't his best, did the Cruijff turns well but seen better Lambert - 10 - Scored two, did nothing wrong, can't falter him.
Hmm, it's hard. A secret lover would suggest that she wasn't happy and him finding out could help them work on what wasn't working in the relationship. A one night stand is little, but I mean it's just lust and pointless. I doubt Lallana and his girlfriend are having a problem in the bedroom.
Was it Yoshida losing Benteke? Looked like Lallana that was marking him to me. May well have got it wrong though. Following the poster earlier who gave first and second half ratings seperately can I give Fox a 10 for the second half. Exceptional performance once he was foo.
In the second half Ramirez played 4 passes that deserved goals, if anyone else had done that they would have got an automatic 10, he was simply amazing. Although we haven't seen him do it consistently if he has 10 more games like today this season we will get 30 points from them. Lambert was brilliant as well aside from the dives. The improvement in the second half was immense from everyone, and Adkins deserves a lot of credit for that. About the corners we were zonally marking with lallana making body contact on Benteke once the ball was played and then Yoshida getting a running jump at the ball. Both times lallana didn't get enough body contact and Yoshida missed the ball.
On both of their last two corners it was Rickie that cleared the danger so it looked as if they addressed the original problem or just a bit of initiative being shown.
Gazzaniga - 7 - Didn't have a lot to do, but he did what he needed to do. His long kicks up to Lambert were all very accurate and Lambert won lots of them. There's more to come from the lad. Clyne - 7 - Great in the second half, but a dodgy first. Fonte - 7 - Had a solid game. Yoshida - 7 - Put in an assured performance. Fox - 5 - Wasn't playing well. Fortunately Villa didn't have a winger to take him to the cleaners. Davis 7 - good attacking play, but sometimes found wanting positionally in the first half. Morgan - 7 - Similar to Davis in that his positioning wasn't always great. Showed off his running and passing though. Ramirez - 9 - Had a great game. Always making himself avalable and looking to put peoplle through. Goodness knows how we brought in a player with such class. Puncheon - 6.5 - Had a mixed game. Shocking first half, but markedly improved in the second. His sloppiness in possession led to their goal. Made amends with his goal. Would seem harsh on him that some sources have it down as an og. Lallana - 7.5 - Would have been an 8 if he'd been a bit more clinical. He had a good game though and gave Villa plenty to think about. Lambert - 8 - Must have thought Christmas had come early with all the support he got in the second half. Did well to find the gap in the defenders to power in the fiirst and dispatched the penalty in typically emphatic style. Richardson - 7 - Solid if unspectacular. Mayuka - 8 - Looked very dangerous. Showed some great touches for a quick guy. Villa can have no complaints about the penalty and Guzan can count himself lucky not to get sent off. Ward-Prowse - 7 - Right player at the right time. Didn't do anything special, but played his part in seeing out the game. Adkins - 9 - Subs were right on the money and his words at half time had a really positive effect. Referee - Didn't really notice him, so he can't have been that bad.
