We asked for your views on things that are not being talked about at Aston Villa but should be.
Here are some of your comments:
Matt: Our squad depth, or lack of it, is flying under the radar. The players who have returned from anterior cruciate ligament injuries don’t look like they’re fully ready to be playing the football they’re being asked to. Our work rate and intensity has dropped off a cliff.
Rod: It was inevitably going to be difficult to match the consistency of last season, but only having one clean sheet in the Premier League this season, and that in a game which we didn’t win, underlines a major weakness that Unai Emery is aware of. I believe he will rectify it in January.
Charlie: No one is really talking about the lack of quality in attack in these past few games. I highly respect Emery and the options Villa have, but it doesn’t seem to be working for some reason. That got me thinking: What happened to these players? If they are fatigued, then play Emi Buendia or Ross Barkley more often than playing Leon Bailey or Jacob Ramsey.
Phil: How we have slowed down and started playing tippy-tappy, back-to-the-goalie football. Our advantage was our speed of play and breaks that caught teams out.
Jodi: Kosta Nedelkovic is a fantastic player and so ambitious for a full-back. He will take Matty Cash’s position.
NW: I have no place questioning Emery, but his decisions in the past few games have been interesting. Starting Mings in a Champions League game and playing John McGinn on the wing. Some spark has been lost and teams seem to have realised that dissolving our midfield with an intense press is the key to victory.
