Match Thread (Europa League) Aberdeen V Ventspils (3 - 0)

[The Cockney Don]

 

[a don in oz]

Extremely happy with that result. Fantastic result. We never looked as shocking as the last games and seemed to work our way more and more into control as it went on.

[swifty]

What events of this week have shown us are that we are clearly being held back by the other Scottish teams in terms of the UEFA coefficients.

 

I demand that we move to the EPL.

[Oregon Red]

Excellent. we are now out of the pre-season and looking strong

[V for Vendetta]

Nice result.

 

Should make the second leg much more enjoyable.

[Jds192]

McGinn, Jack, Hayes and subs were all top notch.

 

Brilliant game from Mcinnes.

[MegaloDon]

well played kept the tempo good

[CalgaryDon]

What a superb result. Fantastic way to bounce back from last week and this will only boost the team morale. Despite it being early into his Aberdeen career, Stockley has looked a real coup. I had secretly thought we'd win 2 or 3 nil but i'm pleasantly surprised it actually happened. Need to keep up this level of performance away to Ventspils as they will be all guns blazing. What a terrific result.

[G31DON]

McGinn will be happy, he'll get another week off now. Hayes really up for it in second half looked good.

[fine-n-dandy]

Much much better. Finishing especially.

Think over all we played slightly better than first game at home 2 weeks ago but were a lot better in final third.

Don't think that side are much better (if at all) than Fola.

 

Fantastic subs. Stockley looking a massive handful again but getting better service than last week.

Free header or not that was a great finish from Burns. What a debut. He has come on & likely secured the tie with his first touch for us

& it Burns Burns Burns

[The Oxford Don]

So, fellow statos... anyone else ever score on their Dons debut with their first touch?

 

Damned if I can think of any other examples.

[RUL]

Brilliant

[afc_blockhead]

Fantastic performance and result.COYR

[Scotty_Toronto]

[minijc]

So, fellow statos... anyone else ever score on their Dons debut with their first touch?

 

Damned if I can think of any other examples.

Dyron Daal

 

Thought Jack had a very good game, noticed his balls in to the box were very good and more regular than what we've came to expect, good subs from mcinnes but still would like to see uys start games more positively.

[RAZOR]

So, fellow statos... anyone else ever score on their Dons debut with their first touch?

Damned if I can think of any other examples.

Paul Hartley must have been close...

[Redstar]

Wes Burns on fire...that'll be the chant sorted.

[The Oxford Don]

Church?

He started that game against Celtic, no?

 

I assume he touched the ball a few times prior to scoring.

[RAZOR]

Dyron Daal.

Nah min, Daals debut was at home to Dunfermline

[fine-n-dandy]

In danger of kicking off another debate but......Jack has played well tonight and done his job.

No complaints from me for him this week.

Done his job & made some decent passes. If he played like that most weeks i'd be quite content.

 

Not going to over compliment him quite yet as that is the minimal required standard we SHOULD be expecting really.

[RUL]

Nah min, Daals debut was at home to Dunfermline

How the fuck do you mind that, I can't even mind him playing.

[The Cockney Don]

Attendance : 10,672.

[Bamber]

first 20 we were a little flat and nervy not sure what was up with Hayes as he had loads of space but didn't seem to want to get forward - wonder if tactical to support considine and a lack of pace.

 

got better as the game progressed though the key moment though was when no 15 was injured by Taylor (a few refs in Scotland would have red carded him no doubt) but then the ref allowed the player to stay on the pitch post treatment.

 

What a difference it was having forwards with ability on the bench to bring on, Think stockley actually played himself into the away leg as he caused the defence all sorts of problems and gave rooney some room

 

Burns scoring - think everyone was asleep crowd and defence as we weren't expecting a goal from a corner!

[The Oxford Don]

Dyron Daal wasn't actually real. He was merely a Calderwood hallucination which accidentally became sentient. Like in the film Weird Science, only with a shit footballer instead of a hot girl.

[RAZOR]

How the fuck do you mind that, I can't even mind him playing.

We won 1-0, Severin scored. I mind it because it was the Saturday after we got papped from Queens Park

[Jds192]

No complaints from me for him this week.

Done his job & made some decent passes. If he played like that most weeks i'd be quite content.

 

Not going to over compliment him quite yet as that is the minimal required standard we SHOULD be expecting really.

 

Nah he was better than minimal required he played well and looked confident. Hopefully can build on it.

[fine-n-dandy]

 

Nah he was better than minimal required he played well and looked confident. Hopefully can build on it.

Not going to argue but less than that would nae be enough week in week out so yes minimal required. Especially from a captain.

 

I him though as it was a TOTAL transformation from last week & he could just have just let it get to him & had his head down all night. Great turn around.

[CalgaryDon]

Attendance : 10,672.

 

 

yikes.

[Jds192]

Not going to argue but less than that would nae be enough week in week out so yes minimal required. Especially from a captain.

 

I him though as it was a TOTAL transformation from last week & he could just have just let it get to him & had his head down all night. Great turn around.

 

Aye he looked a lot more confident and was showing for the ball the whole time.

 

Even a couple of bits of skill and a few cross field balls. Need that from him and he has it in locker.

 

Would like to see him and Mclean allowed to try and build a partnership in there with Burns on front.. if he is good enough and a goal threat.

[Dynamo]

Good result in the end.

Slow start but looked like we were feeling them out, then as the first half went on we really put them under some pressure.

Second half same story but no break through. The sub changed it, and comfortable win in the end. Don't think they created much/anything?

Only down side for me was Ash Taylor again looking like a bomb scare (thought he should have been red carded at 0-0 a 2 footed lunge through the air in their half, just plain lunacy). Ryan Jack also was poor/anonymous. Was watching him for a bit, he just jogs about doesn't try and find space or make himself available.

Taylor's form VERY worrying.