Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Burnley

[CVByrne]

Just now, nick76 said:

So we end up 14th…poor season!

Yep. Financially bad result

[romavillan]

4 minutes ago, jim said:

Good game. Pope was world class.

Save on 79 mins from Traore is mental

[Lerner's Driver]

Just now, CVByrne said:

22 shots, 9 on target and 71% posession

And one goal

[jim]

Just now, Spoony said:

I’m really concerned that we just cannot seem to score or finish games off. We haven’t won from a losing position all season.

We would have won tonight we’re it not for a Herculean effort from Pope.

[macandally]

We didn’t lose, that’s the best I can say.

spent 80 Minutes playing in front of Burnley, average performance, average manager, average team.  
 

Not happy

[duke313]

At least we’re converting some of them defeats to draws eh.

[tinker]

Battle of the keepers. Plenty of shots from outside the box but no real penetration. Ings gave us a different look. Poor season.

[jim]

Played some good stuff 2nd half. 

[andym]

Weird game

Pope made some great saves, but i never really thought we were battering them, we seemed happy to just stay in 3rd gear. Maybe hard to really motivate yourself when its a dead rubber to you.

Need to learn to consistently move the ball quicker, when we step it up and do that we create chances

 

[rjw63]

17 goal attempts and one goal, can you see the problem?

[Aston_Villan4]

2 minutes ago, mykeyb said:

Hope this point sends Leeds down

As long as they lose to Brentford, it will.

[Beastmix]

Burnley returning to Dyche-ball this evening.

Pope was MOTM and it's not even close. Some outrageous saves behind his back 10.

[macandally]

1 minute ago, CVByrne said:

22 shots, 9 on target and 71% posession

Hi ow many points do we get for that?

[stewiek2]

Just average all round really. Just like our side. Alot of questions to be asked this summer regards recruitment, system and style of play, management. We have nobody with that lethal selfishness up top. I honestly think a better midfield would make a huge difference. Cash showed today he is at best second choice his final ball was appaing today. I don't agree with Gerrard regards the spine being good. It's not midfield and up top isn't good enough. We lack serious movement off the ball and a killer instinct. As much as people are rolling their eyes at Suarez he would have buried at least two of those chances tonight. For a season I'd risk it. Bring back Archer who'll learn massively. Ollie and Ings are too nice. Buendia despite the penalty has that graft and guile.

But goodness me do we play largely in a slow lethargic way under Gerrard and that's cost us at home. It's allowed opposition to quiet the crowd and nullify momentum. This cannot happen next season.

 

 

[HalfTimePost]

Voted McGinn as MoTM but only as I couldn't vote for Pope

[Adam2003]

Absolutely class for the most part, admittedly against dross (but dross who just keep 11 behind the ball is still tough). Think we will be very good next season. 

[MrBlack]

Good game, should have won. No injuries is a bonus. 

McGinn and Buendia stand out performers. Mings also had a very good game and saved us from losing.

If McGinn puts even half that performance against City I'll be amazed though. 

Bertie did OK.  Showed signs that he shouldn't really have been ignored all season, or at least since he's been fit.

Shame it means we'll finish the season where we will, it's a poor return this season. That performance gives me optimism for next season though. 

[gwi1890]

2 minutes ago, Spoony said:

I’m really concerned that we just cannot seem to score or finish games off. We haven’t won from a losing position all season.

That was a problem last season to

[VillanousOne]

7 minutes ago, CVByrne said:

Played brilliant. Emi brain fart and Pope brilliantcost us

and a brilliant Emi goal saved us

[KillieVillain]

Season report card :  should have done better with talent in our squad, massively underachieved , jury out on Gerard , big summer ahead in player recruitment.