Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Bristol City

[ThunderPower_14]

Phew!

We were really good given the players that were out. Had it not been for a fairly astonishing keeping performance from O'Leary we'd have scored 4 or 5.

[Davkaus]

1 minute ago, Raymond said:

Happy to admit I did not expect that performance. What a showing. 

I saw the lineup, put £20 on Bristol, and pissed off out. 

What a result, certainly didn't expect that. 8 in a row, 5 points clear of 7th, and Bristol still play derby. What an incredible 2 months this has bee.

[Razor]

1 minute ago, TheMightyVillans said:

Better finishing and a different keeper and it would have been about 6-1.

Elmo, Mcginn, El Ghazi were great. Davis also great when he came on. His hold up play and strength is exceptional.

Also whoever came up with 6 mins stoppage time needs to be sacked.

 

I thought Taylor was great today as well

[Thug]

Hourihane could have had 4

[VillanousOne]

incredible performance and result, their keeper was superb and we won with so many key players out.

unstoppable!!

[punkiller1981]

Great effort from all involved much the better side second half. Big shout for Davies when he came on excellent could have bagged at least one on another day.

[BleedClaretAndBlue]

[Sgl]

2 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said:

Villa very much the better side second half.

Penalty was a massive decision, although you were already well on top at the point it was awarded.

Good game. Hell of a keeper you have there. 

[Robtaylor200]

Happy days we have team that work together. Great times to be a Villa fan 

6 mores and we are promoted 

[foreveryoung]

Here's to 8

[VILLAMARV]

8

[MrSmirch]

Think Davies should start the next few, Tammy needs a rest, playoffs all but secured.

[KMitch]

That scoreline did not reflect the game at all.  Bristol's keeper was immense today and kept them in it all game.  We absolutely battered them and were it not for their goalkeeper, we could have easily scored 5-6 on another day. El Ghazi's best performance for us, by far.  Dominated the game all around, but special mentions for Taylor and Elmo at fullback. 

It's strange, though.  I know we dominated that game in all aspects, but it looked like we never got out of 2nd gear at all that game and comfortably beat our biggest rivals in the promotion race.  Bristol did not play like a team in the playoff hunt.  Credit to Deano for setting us up perfectly today, as we managed to tactically beat them before and after they changed shape.

 

8 in 8, boys!  UTV!!!

[privateer]

Overall we very much deserved that, we had much more than they did but we had to dig deep at the end. You could see how many of our players went straight to ground on the whistle which gives you an idea of how much they had to expend to protect that lead.

However, we shouldn't have let them back in. They got that cross in they scored from because of some pissing about in the wrong part of the pitch - Taylor and El Ghazi, I think, - when what and all was needed was a foot through it.

[Robtaylor200]

8 8 8 8 8 I just like saying it 

I was 17 last time we achieved that (and we got promoted that season)

[HanoiVillan]

Isembard Kingdom Brunel, Nick Park, Banksy, @JamesBCFC, YOUR BOYS TOOK A HELL OF A BEATING!

[daggy_333]

2 minutes ago, Robtaylor200 said:

8 8 8 8 8 I just like saying it 

I was 17 last time we achieved that (and we got promoted that season)

[JamesBCFC]

8 minutes ago, Sgl said:

Good game. Hell of a keeper you have there. 

He's 3rd/4th choice, but he was very good today, deserves a chance at keeping his place if our first 2 return from injury before the season ends.

[PieFacE]

I think my MOTM goes to El Ghazi. Made something happen every time he had the ball and rely stepped up in Jack's absence.

Edited April 13, 2019 by PieFacE

[Xela]

8 in a row