Spl1304 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Pretty awful spectacle. Thought we were mainly solid but a better team would have beaten us by a few goals. We offered little goin forwards, not really helped by petrov not being able to pick a pass and Heskey playing as an attacking midfielder, was screaming for Ireland/Bannan to replace Heskey last 20mins. Given MOTM. We went and played for a draw and got it. Decent result considering. Nice to see Ian Taylor in the away end. Legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Starting from the back I guess, nice to see us solid at the back finally, if we start scoring some goals we'll be ok. Great away support again and great to see the legends Ian Taylor and Oliver Phelps (one of the Weasley twins off Harry Potter and avid Villa fan) out and about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Tedious performance, Decent point. Given MOTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I said I'd be happy with a point so I am. We were dire second half though and didn't create anything all game. We hardly ever score when I go to a game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 JGB What a load of shite. Woeful team selection and no balance to the side. If it wasn't for Given we could easily have lost today,lots of work to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DotsandCrosses Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 As ever, match report up here. Dull game, but happy with the point. Given was good though, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I'd have taken a point before kick off so a good result. We need to be playing two wingers, Heskey and Gabby are not wingers. Nzogbia drifted inside far too much but I don't think he's fully match fit and he's still getting used to his team mates so I'll let him off this time. We need Makoun in for the match next week, need some more creativity. Bent can't be expected to do much when the ball is hoofed up to him and he is the onlu player in their half. Thought the defence all looked solid, warnock went flying in a few times but better than he was last year and looked promising going forward. Given motm,what a bargain. Wasn't impressed at the shambles of the bar at half time, shocking for a pl club to have such shit service,and then they closed up amd wouldn't serve anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAFC2000 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Just got back from the game...! Positives - Team Looked well organised defensively - Good to see Warnock back - Clean sheet - Shay Given - Superb Signing - Point earned away from home. Negatives - Very little width. - lack of creativity and positivity - Few chances created. - NZogbia subbed. - Too many poor crosses in to the box by full backs. - No Gary Gardner. cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 We will be very difficult to beat playing as we did today ALEX 1-0 the defeatists I agree, only, We will find it difficult to beat anyone playing as we did today. ALEX 0-0 the defeatists. (his favourite scoreline). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted August 14, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2011 Decent-ish first half, if a bit lacking in finishing (as implied by 0-0, I guess). I fast-forwarded through the second half out of sheer boredom. Came down to Given or Collins for MOTM: I give Collins the nod for his block of Dempsey off the Riise free kick that was really Fulham's best scoring chance (with the caveat that I only really paid full attention to half the game). All in all, I'll take an away point against a club that's in our general bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1974Centenary Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Without a doubt it had to be Given,second half he kept us in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted August 14, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2011 Hard game to judge as its the first of the season, most streams were poor and my own tiredness added to the un-entertaining football on the pitch (I fell asleep for the last 10 mins). Some things surprised me, though: a) Agbonlahor on the wing, eh? I thought McLeish said he wanted Gabby partnering Bent? Heskey "in the hole" of the advanced midfield 3 (Gabby, N'Zog and Heskey)? After all the talk of "getting best out of your players" you couldn't find a spot for Ireland in this set up? c) Replacing N'Zog for Albrighton. We were lacking width. Sacrificing Gabby (or Heskey) and putting another winger on in a 4-4-2 formation was surely the better option than replacing the only player delivering anything from wide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 pressure on for Blackburn as we will have to create and score in this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villatillidie1980 Posted August 14, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2011 There is no doubt that three points would have been fantastic and its no crime for wanting us to win every game, but I think when you take a step back and look at the game for what it is; day 1 of the season, away at Fulham, Fulham clearly had the upper hand in terms of fitness, then I don't think it is a bad result at all! Given, as most have said, was outstanding and no doubt kept us in the game and once we sharpen up a bit Zoggy will be finding Bent all day long! Plenty to work on, but as I said, its only day 1!! UTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 There is no doubt that three points would have been fantastic and its no crime for wanting us to win every game, but I think when you take a step back and look at the game for what it is; day 1 of the season, away at Fulham, Fulham clearly had the upper hand in terms of fitness, then I don't think it is a bad result at all! Given, as most have said, was outstanding and no doubt kept us in the game and once we sharpen up a bit Zoggy will be finding Bent all day long! Plenty to work on, but as I said, its only day 1!! UTV I tend to agree with that. A point away is OK for the first game of the season but there is plenty for the manager to work on. The big plus I took from the game was how much better we were organised defensively from last year. Blackburn next week is the game where McLeish really needs to deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Looked very solid at the back. Fulham are an adept side at set pieces but we coped comfortably with everything they threw at us. We struggled for width at times which meant we had to play it backwards a lot. Heskey played well and did a good job pressuring Murphy but he needs to be a bit more positive. Nzogbia looked like he hasn't had much of a preseason but put in a few dangerous crosses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Starting from the back I guess, nice to see us solid at the back finally, if we start scoring some goals we'll be ok. Great away support again and great to see the legends Ian Taylor and Oliver Phelps (one of the Weasley twins off Harry Potter and avid Villa fan) out and about! I thought I spotted Lloyd Mcguire in the away end Looking at his wiki, he was born in Brum so it could well have been him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 1 shot on target, underpins what I dont like about our manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Take your pick from Bannan, Albrighton, Ireland and Makoun In place of Heskey, Gabby, Petrov, Delph Like re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaCas Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 An away point and a clean sheet. I'll take more of these, TBH. Sorry but if this is what the season holds I'll hate it We will be finishing around 12th so the only thing to look forward to is some decent football - You surely can't be happy with McDull's version of hoofball. If we don't have a go at teams what's the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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