Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Wigan

[Barney_avfc]

Adomah's celebration 

[Gompedyret]

Well, that was shockingly comfortable.

[Brumstopdogs]

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/teams/aston-villa/11001083/aston-villa-4-1-wigan

 

Edited August 22, 2017 by Brumstopdogs

[foreveryoung]

Some of us may have to take back the slagging of Bruce the last couple of weeks. 

I'm willing if this carry's on!!

[Demitri_C]

It was only Wigan...but that is impressive considering it was a practical reserve side.

great win, keeps confidence up and a well earned break fir first team from big game friday

[CosmicVillan]

Cracking 2nd by Hogan..should give some confidence

[pacbuddies]

We need to replicate this against Bristol.

[rodders0223]

30 minutes ago, Zatman said:

looking at starting line-up I was going to pray to keep score down. Great result considering the line-up. He prob had a shocker but Elphick prob deserves a lot of credit considering players around him. Kids, players returning from injury and players out of position

He played very well but Wigan were not much cop. Was blowing after half hour though tbf, understandably.

[nnock1984]

Just watched the highlights, who was the centre mid pinging balls around like Pirlo? 

[villaglint]

I notice Richards wasn't even on the bench. 

Always injured player was injured or brilliant fantastic news that Bruce has seen enough to properly judge the player. 

[a m ole]

didn't see it but very pleased with the result, and that it was a complete second string. Looking forward to seeing the long highlights.

[cjl8]

Solid from everyone, delighted for Hogan showed what he can do when we play the ball beyond the defence for him to run onto. 

Impressed by Clark might not be ready to be second choice left back, but he has some talent. 

[blunther]

Well that shows what I know... thought we'd get tonked. 

 

What a cracking performance from from all the kids out there. Clark was fantastic, looks an exciting prospect. O'Hare has great vision and is always looking forward, and the other midfielder whose name I don't even remember had a stormer too. No one had a bad game. Thor was odd, seems to make poor decisions at times but he's all over the pitch so it's hard to stay mad at him, and he finally got his goal and an assist today. 

 

I think all all those kids today have played their way into the senior squad. Fair play. 

 

Great block from Suliman towards the end too

[dounavilla]

46 minutes ago, Barney_avfc said:

Adomah's celebration 

Hogan face reminded me of this.

Edited August 22, 2017 by dounavilla

[OutByEaster?]

So, no sooner do I claim we've a thin squad of ageing players who just aren't putting in performances for our predictable, dour, defensive manager than we win two games in four days, with two completely different elevens, dominated by youngsters, playing some very good football. Mr Bruce, you've made me look a tit. Good.

Tonight, I thought young Clark was outstanding at left back and Doyle-Hayes was excellent in his impression of Whelan - they both showed courage both on and off the ball, confidence and most importantly some really excellent passing ability.

They were very ably supported by the more senior players - I gave Bjarnason man of the match, with two assists, a goal and some very fine support for a teenage full back making his debut - but Adomah was excellent and Hogan was sharp and dangerous, he'll be disappointed not to have made it two Villa hat tricks this week - in fairness, if he could figure out staying onside he could have six.

O'Hare was lively - he did the same job as Davis, but in a completely different way - allowing us to link midfield to attack and to bring the midfield into the game - the 4-4-1-1 really suits both him and Hogan.

It's worth remembering that we started the game with four very young players - I think it's credit to Bree that we don't think of him as a kid anymore. It was interesting to note that at half time, Bree and DeLaet were swapped over. with Bree playing centre back and DeLaet out to right back in the second half and  a promising sign for us that we finished the game with a back four that featured three very capable teenagers.

We were good, we were dangerous, capable, organised and the team worked hard for each other - it could and should have been more. 

You win this one Mr Bruce. Which of course means we all do. Ta very much.

 

[sidcow]

I'm scared. 

[dounavilla]

6 minutes ago, sidcow said:

I'm scared. 

[hawkinsd7]

From watching the highlights of tonight and last Saturday have we been shooting into the holte end first half ever since John terry said he made us when he was at Chelsea??

[MCU]

Great to see some young faces in there tonight. I know we might have questioned the team if we hadn't won but they all seem'd to have put a great shift in. Lovely stuff

[HanoiVillan]

35 minutes ago, nnock1984 said:

Just watched the highlights, who was the centre mid pinging balls around like Pirlo? 

Doyle-Hayes, had an excellent debut. He looked totally at home. 

The centre mid passing the ball three yards behind the recipient was Gardner.