Ratings & Reactions: Norwich v Villa

[rendelc]

Not very good was it ?

[a m ole]

totally lost second half, really poor.

Ref was buying everything from them, and should have stopped the game when Abraham went down, just before they get the corner they score from.

[LakotaDakota]

72 hours for our tactics to revert back to :

a) Give ball to Grealish

b) Grealish runs around and falls over/gets kicked

c) Do nothing from resulting free kick/Corner

d) Repeat a, b & c

[AVTuco]

Aston Villa, ruining Tuesdays and Saturdays since 1983.

[Larscapaldi]

I can see why El Ghazi wasn’t in the squad last time.

[CosmicVillan]

I thnk he will have learned more from this than the match against Swansea

[dounavilla]

Gone under the radar somewhat but Chester has been horrendous this season so far and I fear the captaincy is weighing him down.

Works best when next to a real leader (Terry).

[Keener window-cleaner]

We didn't play particularly well, but didn't derserve to lose. Thought we were slightly better. Passing not good enough and Nyland error again. Tuanzebe the biggest plus, motm for me.

[Vive_La_Villa]

Injuries changed the game. Went from 11 players to 9 and a half. The half being El Ghazi. 

Keeper and defensive error cost us two silly goals when generally we looked solid.

Tuanzabe was superb. Fair play to him. 

Given Smith a poor rating for bringing on Hogan instead of Kodija. He offered nothing.

A lot of work to be done. 

[Davkaus]

I think tonight told Smith a lot more about what he has to work with than Saturday did.

Few players come out of that with any credit. 

Ineffective in attack, creating very little (McGinn sorely missed), and 2 very poor goals to concede. You've got your work cut out, but in Smith we trust.

[KJT123]

What did Hogan actually do when he came on? He doesn't do himself any favours.

[VillanousOne]

we love treating the Norwich away game like an exhibition match, we missed McGinn badly - no one was getting their foot in our tackling was useless, we let them stroll all over the shop and barely touched them.

Whelan please just retire.

Edited October 23, 2018 by VillanousOne

[villatillidie1980]

I thought Axel looked great tonight. Composed and quick. 

Its clear to see that Dean wants us to play out from the back but at the moment we are playing ourselves into trouble a lot. 

Tammy going off was a big loss but we need to be creating more chances than we are. 

Norwich are a decent side but we need to get purselves going quickly 

UTV

[Rugeley Villa]

Can’t be arsed for the overreaction tonight from some of our fans. 

[tomav84]

lost that when hogan came on instead of kodjia...very bizarre sub. drop taylor too please...

[hippo]

I just gave up when he brought Hogan on ...to make it worse kjodia was an option.  and then for 20 minutes of the 2nd half we were walking with the ball ?  - Very worried after tonight.

[thunderball]

Very, very average. Not deserving of much on that display, Smith needs a miracle to turn this around. Poor everywhere, he has tightened it up but at the cost of creativity.

Wouldnt bother me if Hogan, Whelan, Elmo, Hutton and Nyland never played again.

We miss McGinns energy.

[Kingman]

3 minutes ago, KJT123 said:

What did Hogan actually do when he came on? He doesn't do himself any favours.

Went for a pie 

[fifamad]

Absolute garbage, we are in a real mess.

[PieFacE]

We looked tired in the second half once again, looked void of ideas too.

Bad day at the office. Norwich are a good team though. Play with a good intensity.

Lots of work for Smith and co to be getting on with. Anyone who's hopeful of promotion this season will be left disappointed imo. Too much to do.