Reivax_Villa

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Were defending well but its all Rotherham

missed an absolute sitter

were playing some good stuff now. Conor Hourihane has been key to our attacking play

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I am behind Bruce. However if in 6 months time a system and style of play is not in place I will not be happy. I am not asking for pretty football, I just want us to have some identity on the pitch and cohesiveness which i know will take time. The reality is that we are going to resort to either a 3-5-2 or a 4-4-2 next season. Bruce does not specialise in playing 4-3-3 which is why we look flat. The problem is that RDM built a squad catered for the 4-3-3 formation hence why the 3-5-2 shape currently is not successful. Bruce needs to sort this out by August. We need to get as much points so we don't get relegated and then he needs to implement his philosophy (Whatever that is). The last thing i want to hear from him next season is that " Our players are adapting to a new way of playing ".

I agree It's a well run club, they play well as a team and know the system. When they are off the ball they switch into a 4-5-1 and press higher which can force a quick counter. Houghton has done a great job there.

Hughes has done tremendously, he has worked on his game has played 150 times for Derby at the age of 21. He could have easily been in the BPL but he decided to develop his knowledge of the game in the Championship. Grealish is no where near that standard he certainly needs a kick up his backside

SB said that he gave Hourihane a dead leg in yesterdays training session.. He takes his place in the starting 11 and then gets sent off

Best player on the pitch today Led by example

His decision making is not good. Cannot believe his stood on his line when Hughes played that ball to Bent. He does not rush out when he should, he does not command the area during corners. We need an experienced GK

Did we lose?

Pontus Jansson is looking very good for Leeds. He would partner well with Chester

Are you guys not worried that if we get a new manager we may need to re build our squad again and wait for our players to gel? or is there a suggestion that a new manager would get the most out of our current squad?

Hmm The reason why we lack so many goals is because we don't have any continuity with our players and backroom staff. Because we continue to change things theres no fluidity or pattern in our play. We need a settled starting 11. When Bruce arrived we began to score and win a few games but for whatever reason we have had a drastic change with players and now we're back to the drawing board. We also got rid of Ayew and Gestede & McCormack.. Gestede and Ayew should not have went. The positive note is that if we stay up and bruce stays, we would be better prepared for next season that we was for this season.

wow Absolute disbelief

I don't think there is any point in sacking him.. I really cannot see any other manager being able to stop this rot. These players cannot handle the expectation of playing for a historic football club with high expectations. The players we have have never played under these circumstances. We may have a talented squad but they cannot deal with the pressure. We attract and sign these players and after the first week they realise how difficult it really is here.

I agree that Birkir is not the best offensive player but i think his understanding tactically is very good. He is the type a player you would put on with 20 mins to go.

I don't think hogan and Kodjia work at the moment I would rather start Kodjia with Adomah on the right

Very unlucky We have played well this half

i agree

Taylor has looked good so far I don't get this lightweight talk, Ashley Cole, Danny Rose have a similar build to him..

Like many other fans, i find it weird that despite whoever we bring to this club, they get swamped in the dark cloud at Aston Villa FC. The biggest problem at this football club is the weight of expectation added with recent failures. The real question is whether a player like Conor Hourihane (who i believe is very talented) can deal with the pressure of playing for Aston Villa. It's very rare that when a footballer comes to a football club he is tasked with the responsibility of changing the fortunes of a big football in low league football. Are we underestimating the task that our players have? Fans are screaming for Wagner or Dean Smith, but can they really deal with the club, fans, chairman, media at this football club? There is no real expectation at Huddersfield or Brentford, the players are free to play how they like with no pressure and these managers do not have the weight of the club on their shoulders the way SB does. I personally think that the players that we have signed in the previous transfer windows did not realise how tough it is at Aston Villa and now they are realising how hard it will be to get promoted.

Pretty much this. Even if we loss the next three game he has to stay. We cannot afford another manager and another squad at this level. Bruce has to be given time to work with this squad whether we like it or not.

I hope that he stays How many times are we going to keep changing a manager because of some bad form? Villa will never be the club that we once were if we keep sacking managers. He is a very capable manager at this level and he deserves the time to make things right and make us effective.