Villarocker Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, Mister_a said: We might not have faced those chances had he subbed off the knackered ones is all that most of us are saying (ignoring the obvious troll), I’m not sure how you can’t see the argument has merit? Who was knackered for their third goal then? Cash didn't cut out the cross but, more importantly, Mings passed Wood onto Targett who had an aerial disadvantage. Mings should have stuck with Wood and then he probably doesn't score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, DCJonah said: They scored from a cross. How was fresh legs changing that? We may have been up the other end winning corner after corner at least and piling the pressure on like first half? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 The position Deano needs to look at is right back. We concede far too many goals from balls coming in from that side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Just now, Villarocker said: Who was knackered for their third goal then? Cash didn't cut out the cross but, more importantly, Mings passed Wood onto Targett who had an aerial disadvantage. Mings should have stuck with Wood and then he probably doesn't score. If Mings doesn't pass Woods on then Vydra is unmarked in front of goal. Mings doesn't have telepathy to know where the cross is going. If anything Emi needs to get across to make the save. I feel like he got caught flat footed. Header wasn't moving fast at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 15 minutes ago, lexicon said: Think we're better off playing him and having Jack out on the left than reshuffling to accommodate someone like AEG or Trez, as a lot of the time they'd be less effectual. Jack and Barkley are too similar and occupy the same positions. Just play jack in his best position and el ghazi left wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Rightdm00 said: If Mings doesn't pass Woods on then Vydra is unmarked in front of goal. Mings doesn't have telepathy to know where the cross is going. If anything Emi needs to get across to make the save. I feel like he got caught flat footed. Header wasn't moving fast at all. Mings never got anywhere near goalside of Vydra so that was pointless. He passed him on and he shouldn't have done. Konsa was between the cross and Vydra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 The lack of subs is a really lazy point to make. We were the better team comfortably and the players on our bench are all proven to be not very good. If he made the subs at 60 minutes or even at 2-1 up and we go on to lose then the same people would be questioning him for the subs. The time that I’ll moan at him for making late subs is when his best options don’t include a striker who never scores and a winger who’s best attribute is defending. We’re a very good first eleven now but a paper thin squad which is going to make having games twice a week more of an issue for us than many other teams in the league. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Just now, tom_avfc said: The lack of subs is a really lazy point to make. We were the better team comfortably and the players on our bench are all proven to be not very good. If he made the subs at 60 minutes or even at 2-1 up and we go on to lose then the same people would be questioning him for the subs. The time that I’ll moan at him for making late subs is when his best options don’t include a striker who never scores and a winger who’s best attribute is defending. We’re a very good first eleven now but a paper thin squad which is going to make having games twice a week more of an issue for us than many other teams in the league. Completely baseless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, tom_avfc said: The lack of subs is a really lazy point to make. We were the better team comfortably and the players on our bench are all proven to be not very good. If he made the subs at 60 minutes or even at 2-1 up and we go on to lose then the same people would be questioning him for the subs. The time that I’ll moan at him for making late subs is when his best options don’t include a striker who never scores and a winger who’s best attribute is defending. We’re a very good first eleven now but a paper thin squad which is going to make having games twice a week more of an issue for us than many other teams in the league. Completely agree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Just now, penguin said: Completely baseless. Yeah fair enough. I would say that it’s easy to come on and criticise him for not making subs in hindsight having lost a game of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister_a Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I agree that the subs might not have changed the outcome, my point is that in at least several games he’s left it very late to make any changes. Whether that is due to the quality on the bench, I’m not sure. I’d like to see more proactive changes made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 We are far to easy to beat. 7 losses this season already and I'm gonna be brutally honest and compare us to Leeds in that we are almost to gung ho. Should drop Barkley for Sanson and play a flatter midfield 3 in future games. The right cm should then also help with cover on the wing which we are prone to being double uppped on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 27, 2021 Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2021 Please please please Dean stop the zonal marking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hawk Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 26 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: These “freak results” seem to happen to us far too often to suggest they are anything but freak in my opinion.... we just aren’t clinical enough as a team and until that changes teams will always have a chance against us even if we go 1-0 up. Is that why up until tonight we and Leicester were the only remaining teams that had a 100% win record after scoring first??? What a load of nonsense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister_a Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, DCJonah said: They scored from a cross. How was fresh legs changing that? Trez is better at tracking back than traore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, tom_avfc said: Yeah fair enough. I would say that it’s easy to come on and criticise him for not making subs in hindsight having lost a game of football. The late subs/changes have been a recurrent theme for his tenure here and been pointed out numerous times. If referenced when we lose its "reactionary hindsight" and if ever when we get a result "we've won why moan" or "we've won yet some people still want to use the subs as a stick to beat him with". Imagine if people could have different opinions without the alternate automatically being labelled as 'lazy" or"moaning for moanings sake" etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmygreaves Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Very frustrating to lose tonight after conceding 2 soft goals... their third was a fantastic header to be fair. Their goals were a result of players not doing their job and competing. That said, there were long periods in that first half where I don't remember a Villa team playing so brilliantly. It really was breathtaking in parts. Dean's doing an absolutely fabulous job and I don't doubt the players who didn't bother tracking Mee and the others who were simply outfought will be on the receiving end of the Smith hairdryer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaVilla Posted January 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2021 nice honest review by Deano. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 minute ago, jimmygreaves said: Dean's doing an absolutely fabulous job and I don't doubt the players who didn't bother tracking Mee and the others who were simply outfought will be on the receiving end of the Smith hairdryer. I really hope Dean can get in a player's face when needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Glad he didn't say fair play to Burnley, he normally does, shows how pi55ed he is, good, let's see a reaction Saturday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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