VillanousOne Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 we are playing the same level of slow ponderous, aimless football we were playing last season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Salad Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Regardless if you think that was a penalty or not(I personally don't think it was) the rest of the half we created absolutely nothing. Quite discouraging how inept our attack has become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted April 4, 2021 Visiting Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2021 I’d also add that Smith is a very lucky boy that there are no fans in Villa Park. He and team would and should get dogs abuse for that and recent form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 I’m really struggling to understand why we have become so bad? We looked brilliant before the new year! Is it really the effects of covid? Incredible how bad we have become. Last good performance that I can remember was when we played Palace at home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Too many players thinking that they are worthy of being in the top half of the table. Someone needs to be ripping them another a$$hole at half-time. If we play like this next season we're back playing in the Championship. Smith needs to be getting more out of the players and the system or he needs to change something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 How is there an ad break, then a return from the ad break, then another as break literally 22 seconds later? Sky are a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Dear Dean, Fergie would be kicking boots in the changing room at half time if that had been his Manure. Give them a bloody rocket up their arses!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, flashingqwerty said: This poor form started when he was still in the team Injured yeah! Which is why he is out for so long now. Was playing with pain for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratvillan Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Sulberto21 said: Bielsa can get championship players to play the way they do Smith needs to do the same. Oliie and matt cash say hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashingqwerty Posted April 4, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just now, OLDVILLAIN said: Its almost as if smith told the team "right we hit 40 points" now just go out and do **** all on the pitch because we are going to spend 200m in the summer Thats how they look, so i wonder what he did say. He isnt exactly known for his inspiring team talks so i fully expect the same sh1t 2nd half and 2-0 Fulham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just now, Big Salad said: Regardless if you think that was a penalty or not(I personally don't think it was) the rest of the half we created absolutely nothing. Quite discouraging how inept our attack has become. All teams do is mark our wide players out of the game, knowing we have no Plan B and nothing in through the middle without Grealish. A pub team could defend against us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just now, striker said: I’d also add that Smith is a very lucky boy that there are no fans in Villa Park. He and team would and should get dogs abuse for that and recent form. This is why I'm pretty happy there aren't fans right now. What kind of attitude is this mate? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just now, OLDVILLAIN said: Its almost as if smith told the team "right we hit 40 points" now just go out and do **** all on the pitch because we are going to spend 200m in the summer If that was the case then I'm all for that approach, especially if we rid ourselves of Ghazi, Trez, Davis at same time. but they should play all they have got in them and try at least get some goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 So we play it around at the back, then work it out wide who get up to the opposition box then we play it back to our center half's who then lump it up to someone. Then Fulham attack, loose the ball and go back to the cbs again. Rinse and repeat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just now, striker said: I’d also add that Smith is a very lucky boy that there are no fans in Villa Park. He and team would and should get dogs abuse for that and recent form. No he wouldn't, because the majority of fans feel Dean is untouchable. Villa Park would be very quiet throughout a game like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Can just say before it was all lost with the anger of the penalty... Brilliant play from Ollie, 3 Fulham defenders stood and watched it and he was the most alert player on the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richp999 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Having seen it a few times, I think the Watkins one is fifty-fifty, but every time I see the McGinn one it looks more and more a pen. If that was 2 tackles that mings and konsa had made, that would have been a Penalty dead cert. No question. No var. Just a pen. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if they got 2 pens, one for each tackle. Then the following week the fa say that was a correct interpretation of the rules at the time, but it won't be allowed again.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Watkins has been really poor again today. Honestly if we had more in that area he would be dropped for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Spoony said: I think the point is that he really is our only attacking outlet. We are nothing without him and that’s really clear now. Thus we need to basically overhaul everything forward of the defensive line. Then that is shocking.....and needs to be seriously addressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richp999 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just now, mykeyb said: So we play it around at the back, then work it out wide who get up to the opposition box then we play it back to our center half's who then lump it up to someone. Then Fulham attack, loose the ball and go back to the cbs again. Rinse and repeat. It's been this way since Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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