macandally Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 **** off McCleish, the Villa is ours. Boring, anti-football bollocks. Laughable. We pretty much controlled the last 20 minutes or so. Swansea offered very little in attack today. We pressed very well and played some nice one touch passing. Of course don't let get in the way of fact. WOW, were you watching a different game? We played Swansea, you know Swansea, not Man Yoo or Tottingham, Swansea. Posession, 60% Swansea!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaRoy Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 A game that was there for the taking, that we didn't take sadly. No we must get some points from the likes of United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter villatillidie1980 Posted November 27, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 27, 2011 Final quarter of the match we looked much better, and arguably should have won. Gabby was by far our best player and has been for weeks. AM has to see that we need to start Bannan, and possibly Jenas - I thought Jenas' little flick to put Bent through was class! UTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter villarule123 Posted November 27, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 27, 2011 cant believe there are people still defending the useless idiot i have never hated our club being assosiated with someone as much as i have with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanesque Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I woke up at 5:25AM to watch. Really wish I had stayed asleep. Wake me up when: A) McLeast is fired Randy opens his wallet (although giving Eck the credit card to go shopping might be an even bigger disaster) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingsombrero Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 On a positive note we had a few shots for a change and the fact we were able to bully Swansea out of it for long periods bodes well for when we are really scrapping for it come the end of the season. I was expecting more from Swansea and a draw in the end was a fair result for two teams that both put on a pretty poor display. It's not that long ago I would have been livid watching a display like that from a villa team but to be perfectly honest it was comfortably an above average performance for this season. That said for whatever reason Swansea were there for the taking today and had we really gone for it we probably could have got all three points. That was never going to happen though the way things are at the moment so there isn't any point dwelling on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter villatillidie1980 Posted November 27, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted November 27, 2011 A game that was there for the taking, that we didn't take sadly. No we must get some points from the likes of United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool A good time to quote that meerkat me thinks!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 **** off McCleish, the Villa is ours. Boring, anti-football bollocks. Laughable. We pretty much controlled the last 20 minutes or so. Swansea offered very little in attack today. We pressed very well and played some nice one touch passing. Of course don't let get in the way of fact. WOW, were you watching a different game? We played Swansea, you know Swansea, not Man Yoo or Tottingham, Swansea. Posession, 60% Swansea!! Stats are misleading. Like how Swansea only managed 2 shots on target and it took them 70 minutes to achieve it. We created the better chances and should of had a penalty in the first half. We are far from relegation material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazdavies79 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Boring football from a boring manager. Given 8 - Dependable Hutton 6 - Donkey Warnock 6 - Donkey Collins 5 - Donkey Dunne 5 - Donkey Gabby 8 - Pacey, good control, vision and crossing. Herd 6 - Worked hard N'zog 6 - Did nothing to help the attack Delph 6 - Did nothing of any note Heskey 6 - Did nothing much Bent - 6 - Wasn't there to finish from some fine crosses from Gabby, it's what he's paid to do. First time I've seen us play for ages, not impressed. I could put a team of strangers on the pitch and get them playing a more fluid attacking game than AM can. What do they do all week? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Better when Heskey and Delph went off. Our best chance of an away win blown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
switters Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Yawn. It was pretty comfortable draw, but that's exactly the problem. Once the 2nd half got going and we were on top we had to press the advantage & get the win, it was there for the taking. But there was never really any urgency. The changes, as ever, came too late. I'd wager Bannan made twice as many positive passes in his brief cameo than Herd, Delph and Heskey combined. McLeish will no doubt be very pleased because we got a point and a clean sheet, and who could dream of anything more. Given 7 - one important save, otherwise had little to do Hutton 4 - stupid two-footed tackle, with the reputation he got from the other week lucky not to see red. Can't cross. Dunne 7 - solid Collins 6 - mostly solid, but got turned by Lita which could've been the goal Warnock 6 - fine in defence, limited going forward Herd 5 - got about, not good with the ball but gave some aerial threat Delph 5 - looked rusty & struggled to get into game N'Zogbia 6 - positive at times but lacking final ball Gabby 7 - the most likely to make the breakthrough Heskey 5 - limited Bent 5 - invisible, didn't seem to be making the right runs in the box either (e.g. not getting to near post when crosses came in) Jenas - didn't do much Bannan - has to start, showed glimpses in his cameo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macandally Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 **** off McCleish, the Villa is ours. Boring, anti-football bollocks. Laughable. We pretty much controlled the last 20 minutes or so. Swansea offered very little in attack today. We pressed very well and played some nice one touch passing. Of course don't let get in the way of fact. WOW, were you watching a different game? We played Swansea, you know Swansea, not Man Yoo or Tottingham, Swansea. Posession, 60% Swansea!! Stats are misleading. Like how Swansea only managed 2 shots on target and it took them 70 minutes to achieve it. We created the better chances and should of had a penalty in the first half. We are far from relegation material. Well Alex's brother, at least he has you convinced. For the rest of us, we shall see in a months time. I cannot see how that level of performance is acceptable from supposed international players. How that formation is in any way justified or how that melee constituted any form of game plan. How Warnock, Hutton, Collins, and Heskey are given any sort of gametime is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Taken one point when we really needed all three. Gabbly MOTM, but we're just so negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laivasse Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Considering how little (other than possession) Swansea offered over 80 minutes we should have taken 3 points from this. Then in the last 10 they had the two best chances of the game, despite probably our best line up being on and our best football happening then. Lucky to get a point in the end. Very worried about where we're going to be in January. At this stage I'd take two Gabbies over our Gabby & Bent combo. I suppose I can't blame him for being demoralised, but Bent just isn't showing up. Yeah, we all knew he either scores or stays invisible, we all knew he's a tap-in merchant... but there's tap-ins and then there's tap-ins. Gabby is getting the crosses in. Even Warnock and Zog got a few in today. Bent just isn't on the other end. Last season he scored a couple out of nothing but the thought of that is inconceivable these days. Of course there were worse performers than Bent. Delph hasn't got what it takes and Heskey is a waste of a player. Eck's first 11 is always a headscratcher, or more accurately a facepalmer, and will always be as long as Hutton and Heskey are starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Absolutely dire, we're fast running out of easy games. Where are we going to pick up points this season? There isn't a game that I feel confident we'll win because we're just that poor. Well done McLeish, you've managed to squeeze the enjoyment out of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Given: 7 Kept us in the match Hutton: 5 Improved in the second half but still a utter liability, could have had a straight red! Collins: 5 Defended ok 90% of the time but that 10% usually means a goal for the other team, thank God Lita is shite! Dunne: 6 Too many rash/needless challenges but otherwise ok! Warnock: 6 Was often out best hope going fwd and was ok but by no means great defending Delph: 4 I lost count how many times he gave possession away or miscontrolled the ball, was better in the first half but still incapable of a fwd pass Herd: 5 Better than Delph but again just passes backwards or sideways. Heskey: 4 - I just don't understand what he offers the team, he doesn't track back, he wins a few headers is clueless going forward WTF! Nzogbia: 5 - Seems to have got worse from the last few starts he made, loses possession too easily and has no final ball Gabby: 8 - Our only credible threat - was great again today Bent: 5 - Starved of service but when he did get some he didn't come even close subs: Jenas 6 - Looks tidier and reads the game well - looks so much better than Herd or Delph Bannan 7 - every pass opened up Swansea and was a fwd ball, has to start simple as that. Eck: 4 - Swansea away should not be a game we are scared of losing and yet thats how he sets up the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennettVilla Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I woke up at 5:25AM to watch. Really wish I had stayed asleep. Wake me up when: A) McLeast is fired Randy opens his wallet (although giving Eck the credit card to go shopping might be an even bigger disaster) I know how you feel!! Someone please wake me up as well when either of these two happen, oh and add 3) when we next win, should give me a few months sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 **** off McCleish, the Villa is ours. Boring, anti-football bollocks. Laughable. We pretty much controlled the last 20 minutes or so. Swansea offered very little in attack today. We pressed very well and played some nice one touch passing. Of course don't let get in the way of fact. WOW, were you watching a different game? We played Swansea, you know Swansea, not Man Yoo or Tottingham, Swansea. Posession, 60% Swansea!! Stats are misleading. Like how Swansea only managed 2 shots on target and it took them 70 minutes to achieve it. We created the better chances and should of had a penalty in the first half. We are far from relegation material. Well Alex's brother, at least he has you convinced. For the rest of us, we shall see in a months time. I cannot see how that level of performance is acceptable from supposed international players. How that formation is in any way justified or how that melee constituted any form of game plan. How Warnock, Hutton, Collins, and Heskey are given any sort of gametime is beyond me. Swansea have one of the best defensive records in the league next to Chelsea so they were going to prove a test today. I felt we can take positives from it. I love how a differing opinion makes me McLeish's brother I'll criticise the manager when I feel it's warranted. However, today we turned it around in the second half, positive changes and we can count ourselves a little unlucky. I just hope we stop getting stupid bookings from tackles from behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 boring. it took until bannan came on after 80 minutes for someone to put their foot on the ball and pick some accurate, to feet, and forward passes. why heskey starts above him i dont know prior to that all we had was get near their box, pass it backward, then wide and then smash in a rubbish cross. we were better 2nd half and had more of the play, but how many decent chances did we actually create, how many saves did their keeper have to make? gabby was good for us, noone else was really any good. defence didnt concede but they all kept making stupid, pointless challenges. they are not good players and they have no football brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Horrid anti football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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