Dave-R Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 The newcomers are loving it and were looking like we're hating playing. Watford are like Brentford, they are treating it as if it were there last ever football match and they are more hungry than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkiller1981 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 That midfield is shameful and out wide to be fair so slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted August 14, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: I'm worried for him if it don't change from this. 100m, first game or not, it's a mess out there! But that’s the problem, we’ve spent 90 mil to replace one player and not invested at all elsewhere in the team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, briny_ear said: Only following this by text on the BBC sports app (tried AVFC commentary but it was hard to get any sense of what is going on), It seems we are dominating possession yet being overrun in defence. Can anyone explain the paradox? Its called being caught on the counter-attack. Watford have stifled our attack and just waiting for one of our players to lose to the ball before they all rush up the pitch and overrun our defence. I'm not sure how you're supposed to counter this tactic but that's not my job, its the manager's. And I don't think he's made any change to our tactics despite seeing us getting overrun time and time again; 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: Yeah let's put a 36 year old against Sarr. Put **** guilbert LB. At least he's fast and can tackle. Think you need to check the team sheet mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Well let's write that half off as the piece of shit it was and come out in the second with some fire in our belly! We can still do this! 2-3! UTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Just now, MotoMkali said: Why the **** is guilbert not on the bench? Smith doesn’t rate him only defender’s on it is Hause and tuenzebe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAIN Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 This game is like im been punished for laughing so much at leeds earlier 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Utterly incongruous with all that **** lofty talk about aiming for Europe. Play like this again and we'll be swimming with the fishes. So depressing 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFirstMan Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Hause on for Young - get some support for Targett on the left side and push to a back 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 1 minute ago, tinker said: Being Elgahzi off and Ramsey on , we need to stop them playing through us . With respects mate, is Ramsey really that good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Not been reactionary but if this performance continues 5 to 6 games in, will be tough for Smith. Crowds are back. Yes, lost our best player but we’ve not spent chump change replacing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichiBoi11 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 The whole team don't look up for it and they also don't look anywhere near match fit. It's going to be a long slow start to the season. Put Bailey on immediately and try to threaten them with some pace. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1549548/Live/England-Premier-League-2021-2022-Watford-Aston-Villa Whoscored half-time ratings for anyone interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1974Centenary Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Shouldn't Buendia be in his element against a championship team? His first touch is woeful.Nakambas cross field pass was atrocious. We are awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 McGinn was OK, Nakamba showed signs of being more progressive, but wasn’t great on balance. Very much an unfamiliar bunch and a poor pre-season, would always struggle against a settled promoted team at home first game. Cannot see where a goal is coming from. AEG not contributing especially. Ramsey on LHS and Bailey on the right for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said: Cash deserves to be booked for time wasting on the throws. As shambolic as the performance has been he has annoyed me the most out there. Wouldn’t be an issue if there was anyone showing for him to throw it to. We get a throw in and everyone’s either dead on their feet or stuck to their man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, hippo said: Are they not there to affect\influence the game ? Both have actually been pretty poor. Pretty sure Ings and Buendia lost possession several times around their box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Doucoure (or Anguissa) and Ward-Prowse need to be brought in to sort the midfield out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Just now, It's Your Round said: They’ve ripped us apart on the break. We can’t deal with Sarr’s pace at all. It seems we’ve forgotten how to tackle as well. It’s going to take time for the new players to find their form, we’ve looked disjointed going forward and look short on ideas. The two goals had a huge slice of luck for Watford, but they made it happen so deserve to be 2-0 up. We’re better than this, it just might take time to prove it though. Yes agree - but we look pedestrian up front. Buedna has hardly touched the ball - Ings much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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