Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Fulham

[Brumstopdogs]

[romavillan]

Ref nearly cost us 3 points there. Rugby tackle in the box, surely not in the rules. 

Bruce, fair enough, another result, they are stacking up. We still look poor in possession and do not have the ability to manage the game at all though. Seems we can't be comfortable unless we're 2 goals up. We need the results to continue though now, hopefully that will give the players the confidence to knock it about a bit more and we can start bossing teams instead of just hanging on for dear life.

Some very good moments though from us, and you cannot fault the spirit and the workrate. Great win for us today.

[briny_ear]

@Villan_of_oz, @JAMAICAN-VILLAN, @srsmithusa

Please now say lots of cute n cuddly things about mr S B. 

[NurembergVillan]

3 minutes ago, VillanousOne said:

could he have kept it out??????

Honestly, I'd need to see it again.  It's more his positioning than being able to save it from where he was positioned.  I feel like he needs to be a pace or so closer to his right hand post.

[JAMAICAN-VILLAN]

2 minutes ago, briny_ear said:

@Villan_of_oz, @JAMAICAN-VILLAN, @srsmithusa

Please now say lots of cute n cuddly things about mr S B. 

Fair dues. Good win, we never make it easy though.

Still find it difficult to keep the ball, and Kodjia, well....

[sheepyvillian]

Same old,same old .

[Ponky]

We were the better team and we won. 

Kodjia has more assists than goals this season!

Adomah is a bloody gem. What was Bruce thinking leaving him out at the start of the season?

Hutton has done okay at LB, but please, Steve, leave him out when Taylor returns.

[Rugeley Villa]

Good win today and back on track. 

[midian]

Good win today thought we played well,got to say Johnstones save at 2-1 was world class his reactions were so quick

[Grasshopper]

19 minutes ago, briny_ear said:

@Villan_of_oz, @JAMAICAN-VILLAN, @srsmithusa

Please now say lots of cute n cuddly things about mr S B. 

you forgot me

deeply hurt

Edited October 21, 2017 by Grasshopper

[This Could Be Rotterdam]

Best game I've seen this season by far, too open to be a relaxed win but great to see us win under pressure. The subs for me were poor, invited pressure on and we lost our outlet. Hogan would've been a far better choice than Davis with how the game was being played. But all in all a massive win and huge confidence boost going into the game against the inbreds!! 

[Demitri_C]

Nose bleed city 5th???! What a feeling ! 

[HongKongVillan]

The decisions on subs were very poor, although I thought De leat put a decent shift in unlucky not to score and done more defensively in mid than Weeland. 

 

Thought Chester and Terry were good despite under so much pressure

[Paul33]

First game under Bruce where we looked to pass forward instead of back ..... we hardly passed it back at all today. I'm shocked but happily shocked !!! #positive

[terrytini]

Decent performance, good result and - incredibly ! - an entertaining game .... I’d forgotten football matches could actually be enjoyable !

Well done to all.

[Brumerican]

Just got home . That was as entertaining  a game at VP as I've seen in a while.

 

[Brumerican]

That tippy tappy Barcelona lite shit Fulham do in their own third is going to cost them a few goals this season.

[AVTuco]

5 minutes ago, Brumerican said:

That tippy tappy Barcelona lite shit Fulham do in their own third is going to cost them a few goals this season.

Maybe, but I did enjoy some of that. They play with courage, I have to say.

[markavfc40]

54 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said:

Played well.  Looked harder than it probably was, on reflection.  One great save from Johnstone, but that made up for the free kick that he should've kept out.

Terry organised everything well, and for all their nice passing Fulham didn't really give us too many scares.

We hit them on the break a few times and but for poor decision-making, and poor refereeing in the case of a rugby tackle in the area on Kodjia, the scoreline would've been a lot more comfortable.

Nice.  More of this please.

This post sums the game up a treat.

It would have been more comfortable for us but for poor decision making and purely weighted passes. For all their possession Fulham rarely threatened.

[Brumerican]

6 minutes ago, AVTuco said:

Maybe, but I did enjoy some of that. They play with courage, I have to say.

Oh for sure. They'll win more than they lose playing that way but I still prefer to watch the way we play  and hit fast on the break.

Apart from Johnstone's  wonder save and the freekick he wasn't very busy.

Edited October 21, 2017 by Brumerican