Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Southampton

[limpid]

Your ratings and reactions please. Keep it respectful even if you know everyone else is wrong.

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[thunderball]

A routine loss for us, things look back to normal.

Smith needs to pick it up or he will be the fall guy.

We are one dimensional, everything through Grealish down the LHS, dont get our forwards involved. Too little too late, arguably when they were comfortable as well.

Squad thread bare.

Much to do. For me we don’t improve unless we get 3 quality additions, and sad to say, a better Manager too.

[icouldtelltheworld]

Expected a loss but not good enough on the day even so. Trezeguet made a difference when he came on and can take some heart from the way we responded to going 4 down, probably should've made it a little more nervy for them with the chances we ended up creating.

Edited November 1, 2020 by icouldtelltheworld

[Davkaus]

Bit more luck for Trezeguet, or a bit more common sense at the back and we could have got something out of this. Southampton aren't a bad side, but it's 3 points dropped that were there for the taking.

I didn't think Martinez could do much at all, but the defence need to take a look at themselves. Centre mid were an embarrassment as well.

I want to see Trezeguet and Hourihane starting next time out. McGinn and Traore don't deserve to be starting. 

Watkins was anonymous, but I'm glad he got to take the penalty, hopefully we'll get  a bit more out of him over the next few games.

Edited November 1, 2020 by Davkaus

[Dale]

Very good second half. Very poor first half. Win on goals from open play

[thunderball]

The score line flattered us.

[It's Your Round]

A shockingly bad first half, but signs of encouragement in the second. We’re still in a good position overall but we really need to shake ourselves out of this sloppiness. 

[One For The Road]

2 bad halves in 6 games. Work in progress. 

[bose]

Good reaction second half.

Dreadful first half. 

[Giro]

Didn’t even realise it finished 4-3 lol

[Brumstopdogs]

Well we won the second half.

[pacbuddies]

0 points is what you get whether you lose 4-0 or 4-3. A terrible performance!

[Farlz]

So basically we can't play against a press and if we concede first our heads drop and we collapse. I was fully expecting today to be tough, for whatever reason Saints batter us every season. Just disappointing giving away them cheap goals. 

Arsenal next isn't ideal. 4 wins in a row could quickly turn into 3 defeats in a row. 

[osmark86]

3-4 isn't all that horrible. they absolutely bossed us first half and scored everything from everything. we completely turned it around in the last 30min and made it close.

I'm not too worried about that to be honest. If they miss one of those freekicks (which Ward-Prowse apparently is incapable of doing) then it's basically WHU against Spurs and we'd all be happy.

[KenjiOgiwara]

Awful. 

[Genie]

It’s a loss but hopefully we can take some confidence from the late goals into the next game.

Mcginn poor

Luiz very quiet

Watkins very quiet 

Barkley poor

Mings, poor and lazy.

Not going to win many when half your team aren’t at it.

[Talldarkandransome]

Much better second half, Trez unlucky not to get at least one. If only they'd bothered in the first half

[Muriel]

Don't think it's the full picture though. We were behind with 3 or 4 before we got going. Very bad first half

[samjp26]

I really hope clawing back those goals doesn't mask an unbelievably poor half, and overall poor performance. I would drop Barkley to the bench personally, he needs to understand that he doesn't just get into the starting XI by default - he needs to work.

Trez changed the game with his workrate but it shows just how much the other players took their foot off the gas just like the last match. Need a serious kick up the arse.

[M_Afro]

Just as I think Smith is about to prove me wrong he kind of proves me right! Our midfield balance is awful. You play Luiz and either Barkley or McGinn with a proper box to box, physical midfielder. Why cannot he see the weakness!