Ratings & Reactions: Leeds v Villa

[Herman22]

Hard to believe the XG was 0.37 to 2.08. 

Makes me think it’s not about chance creation but taking them when they come! 

[It's Your Round]

We were the better team against a lacklustre Leeds side with ten men. Any half decent team would have put them to the sword today, we had the chances to but failed to get the one goal required to win. That’s not the sign of a team going places, we have regressed and will continue to with Gerrard in charge. I’ve lost all enthusiasm and interest in this current side, just feel apathetic about the whole thing

[bannedfromHandV]

Decent enough performance just lacked the finishing touch, created enough chances to have won 2 games. Watkins wasteful, Konsa should have scored and Coutinho unlucky off the post.

We’ve tightened up well at the back, Leeds didn’t get too close to scoring with 11 or 10 players.

Frustrating but not the end of the world.

[thunderball]

Honestly, when you look at the table, only Fulham are struggling big time, it’s then a race between: West Ham, Palace, Leicester, Wolves, Southampton and us for relegation. That’s scary when two more are going down. If Gerrard was Smith he would have gone by now.

[VillaChris]

1 minute ago, R.Bear said:

We had several good chances. Coutinho hit the post, Watkins missed two one on ones and Konsa had a great chance. We should have won with the chances we had. That's why its not in Gerrard. I know everyone will disagree but they're wrong if they take their blinkers off.

We're just so boring to watch, that's the problem. Even with a player less we still struggle to move the ball quickly from side to side. When we did we created stuff.

I don't expect us to play like Brighton did at Liverpool given they've been building with that side for 3-4 years now but there is a better way than what we're doing currently.

[Robtaylor200]

Ashley Young my MOTM, had to swap sides and still full of running 

[BleedClaretAndBlue]

How many times have we seen Ollie with those chances. He has so many games like that. Remember City away last day of the season. You can lift the ball if thats in your repertoire 

[AlwaysAVFC]

Not that we would have scored but why was it only 4 minutes injury time? 5 substitutions (2 of Leeds' were double swaps), a stoppage for a head injury just thats just to start with.

[pacbuddies]

Getting sacked in the morning!

[KillieVillain]

How can the owners continually watch these shocking performances , Gerrard is taking the team backwards at an alarming rate, can't even beat a poor Leeds team who played with 10 men for almost entire 2nd half . 

[sheepyvillian]

We should have put the game to bed. We had countless chances. I remember under us playing against 10 men under Dean Smith on numerous occasions and we couldn't even boss possession. 

[Villan_of_oz]

I'm not getting up at 2am to watch us again until a change of manager is made

 

[OutByEaster?]

Frustrating. We were the better team I thought, and after the sending off we dominated - but our lack of cohesion in the final third showed. It's a match that exposed our weakness in making the right chances and in taking them when we do.

We still did more than enough to win it and Leeds will consider themselves lucky. 

Individually I thought Young, Doulas Luiz and Mings did well, Buendia was industrious off the bench and Coutinho had a decent game. Our lack of fullbacks hindered us, Konsa looks uncomfortable there, especially going forward, hopefully Cash is back for our next one.

Oh, and I thought the referee was excellent throughout, anyone opening a Specsavers in the Leeds area will make a killing.

 

[MrSmirch]

Another point closer to safety!

[MWARLEY2]

The biggest worry about today is that he has decided that this is the only way to gain points in this league. It is just incredible how disjointed we are, and how shit in front of goal we are. 

[AVTuco]

1 minute ago, Villan_of_oz said:

So it isn't Gerrards fault? Who's fault is then for giving Ollie 94 minutes on the pitch

Sure, I would've subbed him off too. But we had enough to win from a management point of view. This time, players at fault.

 

[est1874]

1 minute ago, Herman22 said:

Hard to believe the XG was 0.37 to 2.08. 

Makes me think it’s not about chance creation but taking them when they come! 

It's about the quality of the chances over the quantity.

xG is rightly calling out Watkins for being a useless clearing in the woods here, given that he hit the post from a 5 yard volley and couldn't finish one on one either (as usual).

[May-Z]

Did enough to win. Had enough good positions to get a shot off and get a goal. 

We always seem to delay the key pass/shot though and Leeds get back to block. 

Konsa had an open goal to head at, but Watkins has to do better with his array of chances. Hit the keeper each time.

 

[ferguson1]

Positive - Clean sheet

Application and attitude was decent, but boy we’re an awful watch. Just absolutely clueless going forward. We’re basically hoping a hoof forward creates a chance or praying for a moment of magic.

Project Gerrard is badly letting us down and now holding us back. We need to act now before it’s too late. 

[HeyAnty]

Just now, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

I actually thought Coutinho was good today?

He was better than usual but not good