villa4europe Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Just now, Demitri_C said: I am alarmed by mcginn. He seems to be really shit recently He's properly awful right now, before it was questionable fitness and getting about the pitch after his injury but now it's just general basic footballing mistakes, his short range passing gas abandoned him completely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, thabucks said: Yawn Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Think the ref helped balance the game in WBA's favor tbh. some utterly bizarre decisions. however we can't let this get to us as much as it does. we're doing ok and I think we can win this, but need to sharpen up in the second half and stop this trend towards the sloppy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dale said: Really confused with some of the comments here. We've been as good as I've seen is in months. Think your connection is behind mate 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 25, 2021 Moderator Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rightdm00 said: It's the usual suspects with the brain farts. At some point players have to take responsibility. Exactly - players, not the manager. The manager is responsible for putting them in the right places, coming up with schemes that get them the ball in space thirty yards out, if they then waft a leg at it like a tramp on spice then it's on them, not the manager. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtaylor200 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Honestly cant believe I have had to change into my white Euro shirt for us to beat the baggies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooJung Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Is it me, or even in the rarest of events in which we win an areal duel in midfield we are hopeless at directing the header to a team mate and inexorably hand it straight back to the opposition? The lack of hight in midfield is something Villa never adressed in the last 10 years and it's always a constant struggle. I can't think of any tall central/defensive midfielders we've signed in the past decade other than Sanchez, jedinak and scylla. McGinn and Luiz have got to be the shortest pairing in the league, haven't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Seeing it again at HT and it's even worse. And another ref has looked at it and confirmed it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Joe Cole is very likeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Awol said: Very much this. I’m a big SJM fan but won’t complain if he gets yeeted for Ramsey in the 2nd half. Poor today. Edit: also, despite cursing AEG almost constantly, he’s playing well today. Mate we all love McGinn, but watching this game, i'm starting to realise he is actually hindering us more than helping us. Needs to be dropped/replaced. A quality, strong midfielder in his place, transforms us IMO. Once we lose control, it's like we forget how to play, and he's been guilty too many times of putting us under pressure. He is derailing breakaways and shapes. Well obviously not speaking just from this game, a multitude of games, but it's easier to spot when the lads around him are playing well enough. Than when they are all shite. Edited April 25, 2021 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Midfield letting us down again. Has to be first priority in the summer, especially in the centre. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, Dale said: Really confused with some of the comments here. We've been as good as I've seen is in months. Some really slick movement, breaking down a very deep WBA side. Just need to be a bit cuter. Don't have huge amounts of complaintd It doesn't matter. The match thread will always be a moan fest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Does Terry usually make so many notes ? (Or is he updating his shagging list) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Just now, a m ole said: Joe Cole is very likeable. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I thought we played better in that half. Dont understand why their penalty was given. Very soft. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Why is Clinton ‘I did next to **** all in my career’ Morrison always doing the BBC stuff for our matches? He is a right clearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Steve Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, osmark86 said: Think the ref helped balance the game in WBA's favor tbh. some utterly bizarre decisions. however we can't let this get to us as much as it does. we're doing ok and I think we can win this, but need to sharpen up in the second half and stop this trend towards the sloppy. Maitland-Niles dives to win a free kick from Luiz The Maitland-Niles dive for the penalty Maitland-Niles fouls Mings in front of the Assistant and nothing given The assistant gives West Brom a throw and there's two balls on the pitch, but doesn't stop play Gallacher falls over to win the free kick which goes on to hit the bar Bartley feigning a head injury for a free kick How many fouls did it need for us to get anything beyond the Barkley penalty? Edited April 25, 2021 by The_Steve 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Exactly - players, not the manager. The manager is responsible for putting them in the right places, coming up with schemes that get them the ball in space thirty yards out, if they then waft a leg at it like a tramp on spice then it's on them, not the manager. It's the manager's job to drill them on their mistakes (which they keep repeating), and if they're not rectifying them, he should be giving the youth a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtaylor200 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Is Jack allowed to play on crutches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Mate we all love McGinn, but watching this game, i'm starting to realise he is actually hindering us more than helping us. Needs to be dropped/replaced. A quality, strong midfielder in his place, transforms us IMO. Once we lose control, it's like we forget how to play, and he's been guilty too many times of putting us under pressure. He is derailing breakaways and shapes. unfortunately this seems to be the case judging from his performances as of late. he works pretty hard and breaks up play decently, but his passing has been utterly gash for quite some time now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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