Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Southampton

[limpid]

Your ratings and reactions please. Keep it respectful even if you know everyone else is wrong.

A mod will add the players to the MoTM poll later.

[479Villan]

Again, a raggedy ride beats a smooth walk.

Take the points, we never speak of it again.

[est1874]

Will be raging now on Duran's behalf if Ollie starts ahead of him next game. 

Utterly absurd performance from Watkins.

Edited December 7, 2024 by est1874

[R.Bear]

It sounds almost spoilt to be irritated with a win and a clean sheet in horrible conditions but that was nn unbelievably wasteful performance. In the final third we were an abomination.

If we were playing anyone but the worst team in the league, we likely would have been punished.

However, we needed 6 points from these two games and we've got them. As far as that's concerned at least, its job done this week.

[Aston_Villan4]

Was not pretty but I’ll take it. 2 wins in a row!

[rjw63]

Commentator on radio actually said “this will seal a 2-0 win”. And we still missed.

Awful finishing , should have had six, thankful for the win.

[LondonVillian]

watkins motm for me

[VillaJ100]

Got the win which is better than last season's equivalent Vs Sheffield but sad as everyone else will give these a pasting by 3 or 4 goals and that will cost us

[StefanAVFC]

We are an absolutely tedious team to watch at times. My word. 

[Caddy]

How the ****

[Si.]

I know the conditions were awful, but that was Sunday League standard.

[Indigo]

Like much of Villa's wins this season, tremendously unconvincing despite the three points. Southampton outside of one ot two exceptions played like the relegation fodder they'll almost certainly prove to be, but we didn't exactly manage to look levels above them in the process. Sums it up when the ball's being held up in the corner with a few minutes to go.

Would normally be of the mind that the main thing is winning the game and worrying about the performance later, though it remains a bit concerning that this has often been the case this season and we're this far into it.

As an aside, said it in the summer but if I'm Villa I'm seriously looking at Kyle Walker-Peters. Contract up in the summer and far too good for Southampton I think, thought he was the best player on the pitch today and would suit the way Emery wants to play better than every other right back option at the club currently.

[Marka Ragnos]

The most worrying win in Aston Villa history. 

[Keyblade]

Watkins cannot start against Leipzig after that

[OhioVilla]

Watkins commitment to the bit of edging all of us is some inspired trolling at this point. 

[Tayls]

I saw Watkins name a lot in the match thread so assuming he had a good game. Gets my MOTM vote. 

[pregra]

First of all, nice with another win. Apart from that, not anything to be positive about.

[The_Steve]

Huge win. Harsh conditions, should have wone that by 5 or 6. 

Ollie embarrassed himself today. Jhon needs to start.

The three points matter but we absolutely needed to improve the goal difference. 

Edited December 7, 2024 by The_Steve

[NoelVilla]

3 points and a clean sheet. No more comments because I want to stay positive.

[Starscrem_Prime]

Some absolutely awful finishing on display today. Watkins completely wasteful.