Ratings & Reactions: Bournemouth v Villa

[Farlz]

Shite as usual. 

[StefanAVFC]

3 minutes ago, bielesibub said:

same shit. different season.

It’s not though. 
 

it’s a million times worse

he has his players 

he has his coaches 

his has his captain 

he had his pre season 

and it’s WORSE than it was last year. it’s almost impossible to believe. 

[nick76]

Awful

Just awful

[dcdedi]

Dog Shit!!!!!!!

Been looking forward to this day for so long….

is Gerrard the man? Really not sure 

[WHY]

I have been very patient with Gerrard but the performance today has been woeful. We could play until next Saturday and still wouldn’t score. This is a Championship team we are playing and they’ve beaten us comfortably. He’s had 2 windows now and a full preseason so his free pass is over. 

[JAMAICAN-VILLAN]

It's the hope that kills you...

[rbcuk]

Absolute pathetic performance, giving McGinn the captains armband was one of the worse decisions he has made, coutinho another rubbish game, I’m sick of seeing the same faces no matter how they play always starting, We have no style of play whatsoever under gerrard, wouldn’t bother me if he got the sack soon and we went and get pochettino 

[TheAuthority]

So being captain really raised McGinn's game didn't it.........

[TomC]

The goals were pretty bad. On the first, there were four players in the vicinity of the ball, but nobody saw Lerma sneak away into a large pocket of space. It kind of reminded me of Trezeguet’s goal against Arsenal that helped keep us up three seasons ago. On the second, Cash just backed off his man. Inexcusable.

Attack was toothless. We had lots of possession…lots of sterile possession. Bournemouth did what newly promoted sides do…stay organized and dig in. We should have expected that. But our passing was ponderous and often inaccurate, and the off the ball movement was atrocious…nobody was making runs to try to pull the defenders out of position; they just stood around and waited for the ball.

Unlike us, Bournemouth certainly knew what to expect. SG seems obsessed with attacking down the wings, and they happily clogged the wings and kept us pinned against the sideline. Why not use the centre? If they clog the centre in response, one of the wings will be open and you play a diagonal ball into space.

Part of the probem is that the McGinn-Ramsey-Booboo midfield does not offer any creativity. Ramsey is a runner/carrier, not a passer. McGinn fancies himself a passer but isn’t. Booboo passes well, but he’s supposed to be the deep man. I think you need Dougie instead of JJ or McGinn.

I thought that the halftime sub was potentially smart…move Coutinho or Bueni into midfield to give us some creativity in the centre. But then we still attacked down the wings. Why?

This was a tactical failure, plus the players weren’t mentally ready and had another slow start. That’s on the manager. I have not been part of the anti-SG crowd, but it’s hard to blame anyone else for this one.

MOTM for me was Kamara. Good first PL game. Broke up plays, stronger in the air than I expected, can pass the ball. My only criticism was that he gave away a lot of fouls.

 

Edited August 6, 2022 by TomC
Fixed typo

[jacketspuds]

Bit of a wake up call for Gerrard.

2 wins in 12 Premier League games apparently.

Fail to bring in a CM and a ST and we are ****.

[grobs]

I’m so disappointed after that. The thing for me is I can’t imagine any defence in the league being worried about facing our attack. We just sit in front of their defence with 0 runs behind. It is going to take a bit of magic from someone for us to win any game this season. We are desperate for some strength and physicality in the team. 

[nick76]

[Indigo]

Hang on everyone, let's wait for the encouraging post-match soundbites before we get too carried away.

[JAMAICAN-VILLAN]

I'm feeling pretty fickle today....

[Herman22]

I’ll say this and this only! If that was Steve Bruce I’d be calling for his head now! 

As poor as I’ve ever seen Villa play. Truly terrible! 

[MellbergsBeard]

We literally have no style of play, feels like square pegs for round holes,

very frustrated.

[Davkaus]

Did we properly test their keeper even once? We had 2 shots on target apparently, but I can't say I remember them.

[Talldarkandransome]

I'll have to think carefully about MOTM

[Rightdm00]

What was that?  F*ckin awful. 

[bielesibub]

1 minute ago, StefanAVFC said:

It’s not though. 
 

it’s a million times worse

he has his players 

he has his coaches 

his has his captain 

he had his pre season 

and it’s WORSE than it was last year. it’s almost impossible to believe. 

maybe I was being too optimistic?