Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Wolves

[SuperTed]

[StefanAVFC]

Really worrying progression under Smith. We are mentally pathetic and Smith can't manage a game. 

[AVTuco]

Unfortunately moments like these are huge in sports. We are in a precarious position. Will be a big test of character.

[ferguson1]

2-0 up and tried to be clever. 
 

Reminds me of Leicester away in 2015. 
 

Very, very naive from the players and Deano has to take responsibility for making poor subs. 

[PaulC]

Like Leicester. How can you throw a 2 goal lead away deep into the second half. Wolves subs were positive ours were negative. Shocking result. Time for a rethink. 

[thunderball]

Really poor, even 2-0 up we had had a poor game. So many dropped points this season so far, really not good enough. It’s not working, Smith needs to re-set and think again. 

Buendia and McGinn good today, but we don’t look great up top or going forward/controlling the game.

[Dave-R]

I'm gobsmacked, shocked and totally disgusted in our players for the first time since the championship I have to say.

Winning 2 nill, to draw then go  on and lose, what the he'll were this lot doing for the last 15 minutes, they totally dropped the ball.

Sleep walkers for sure, we deserved nothing from that game and credit to wolves they caught us out.

We certainly don't deserve any European football playing like that.

[Icarium]

Absolutely unforgivable. Atrocious game management. 

If we want to play 3 cbs you need 3 reliable players. Tuanzebe and hause have shown over the last 2 games they aren't up to scratch

[The_Steve]

Ramsey's foul, Axel's air kick, a failure to close down players. The players got it wrong just as much as the manager. There's accountability all round.

[LondonVillian]

1 minute ago, Dale said:

You can't put this on Smith. That was dire from players on the pitch, right subs at right time. Just panicked and capitulated. 

was not the right subs at the right time though 

[TheMightyVillans]

Should be fined for giving away such a idiotic foul in the last min. 

[hippo]

I think the subs had a hand in all 3 wolves goals.

Wolves were absolutely dreadful. 2-0 didn't do us justice. 

We took off 2 borderline internationals. And brought on fringe players - why ? - we were cruising ?

[Sulberto21]

I definitely wouldn't have bought off Buendia he was good. We needed a bit more pace if anything an out ball because the dingles started dominating the ball.

We are in must win territory against The arse just to avoid any parallels with 15/16. 

That's a bad bad loss.

[Mr_Dogg]

I have a real issue with this formation. It puts too much emphasis on the 3 at the back and the full backs. They get too much time on the ball, these are not the players you want on the ball. 

You're also shoehorning Ings and Watkins into the team, neither knows where they are supposed to be.

Watkins is not a player to beat 3 men and score. He would do better wide of a front three, if Ings and him are both playing.

 

[MotoMkali]

Just now, darrenm said:

He was visibly shattered from the travelling

And McGinn is visibly shattered every game yet still stays on. 

[Niall]

Down to smith. Luiz should never have been taken off, I don't care if he was tired he was our best player. Totally lost form when he went off. 

 

[RicRic]

No words , if I speak i will get banned absolutely raging right now 

[Ponky]

Epic choke. 

[a-k]

Shocking and no excuses, but remember it's just a football match. See y'all in a couple days

[Jono62]

Sack the lot of them. Get Delaney and the U23's to play. They'll do better.