Ratings & Reactions: Blackburn v Villa

[Nigel]

It's not the result for me but the way the players don't know what they are doing offensively. This team should not be concentrating on keeping the opposition out!

Think a change is needed.

[Vive_La_Villa]

Anytime a ball comes in to a box we look like conceding. Teams all over the place. Keeper glued to his line. I think we’re going to struggle this season. 

[srsmithusa]

PAPER

Cracks

[MikeAVFC]

Poor performance.. A point isn't good enough and he relies on individuals to bail him out

[pacbuddies]

Another get out of jail free card for Bruce. We put on our boots, roll up our sleeves and go again!

[rbcuk]

Shit performance and that goal will keep him in his job for another **** week 

[Fowlersrs]

Hmmm not sure if I agree with the consensus on here. I don't think it was our best performance but it certainly wasn't our worst. 

 

Bruce played players in the right positions tonight. Jedinak had a good game and was the right call even if id prefer hourihane. Tuanzebe and Chester looked better. 

 

For me the only real downside is the lack of attacking wingers not yet fit enough to play. Bolasie will walk this league if he gets match fit. El ghazi must start.

[Robtaylor200]

1 minute ago, MatG87 said:

very interesting celebration from Bruce for our goal....

Thought the same. I think he has had enough too

[sne]

Anemic  

[OutByEaster?]

No pattern. The team don't gel because there's nothing for it to stick to, there's no discernible pattern to what we do. We don't keep the ball well enough, we don't play as a unit, we don't defend set pieces well enough, we're essentially awful. What gets us through is that we have individuals all over the place that are capable of doing something special on their own to get us a goal. That's not a plan that needs a manager - it's like an allstar game or one of those TV things - if this is how we want to play we could replace Steve Bruce with Robbie Williams.

Fantastic goal by Hourihane, it really is. Another individual moment of excellence. Another sticking plaster.

 

[AVTuco]

2 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Anytime a ball comes in to a box we look like conceding. Teams all over the place. Keeper glued to his line. I think we’re going to struggle this season. 

To me this is the single biggest flaw we have, and unfortunately even a new manager won't be able to fix it. It's down to the players Bruce has committed to.

Edited September 15, 2018 by AVTuco

[jim]

Is this the third time this season a late goal has saved him?

[A'Villan]

The taste of a tub of piss somebody farted in. No ambition or dignity of risk in our play.

[thunderball]

Get rid tonight, at least we have a chance of building momentum for promotion next season.

Nothing positive today other than Leeds, Middlesborough etc not stretching their lead. Brentford doing a Fulham but far earlier in the season. We are in trouble, we are further adrift than we were last season and the Potatoe has is out of ideas hence the “I am starting from scratch” bullshit excuses.

[Villan4Life]

Football we are playing this season is even worse than last season at times and not even showing we can whip teams anymore. We had beaten Norwich by 4 by this point last season!

 

I don't see us scoring 4 in a game again for a very long time!!

 

Anyone else feels same?

[Fowlersrs]

1 minute ago, Villan4Life said:

Football we are playing this season is even worse than last season at times and not even showing we can whip teams anymore. We had beaten Norwich by 4 by this point last season!

 

I don't see us scoring 4 in a game again for a very long time!!

 

Anyone else feels same?

Nope. I think we will tonk Rotherham Tuesday 

[LoughboroughLion]

Edited September 15, 2018 by LoughboroughLion

[villa89]

11 individuals does not a team make. 

The analyst on sky (Bradley...) just said the same thing. Basically slating Bruce without mentioning him by name. No style or pattern or cohesion. Just hoping for individual brilliance to get goals. 

[thunderball]

3 minutes ago, AVTuco said:

To me this is the single biggest flaw we have, and unfortunately even a new manager won't be able to fix it. It's down to the players Bruce has committed to.

....Just a thought: Coach them to play as a team

[eholm]

2 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said:

No pattern. The team don't gel because there's nothing for it to stick to, there's no discernible pattern to what we do. We don't keep the ball well enough, we don't play as a unit, we don't defend set pieces well enough, we're essentially awful. What gets us through is that we have individuals all over the place that are capable of doing something special on their own to get us a goal. That's not a plan that needs a manager - it's like an allstar game or one of those TV things - if this is how we want to play we could replace Steve Bruce with Robbie Williams.

Fantastic goal by Hourihane, it really is. Another individual moment of excellence. Another sticking plaster.

 

Mods, please can this post be pinned in Bruce thread so that if anyone even starts to think that Bruce is our future they can be directly reminded that they are absolutely **** deluded .  Superb post OBE.