ryanvilla_1994 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Decent, we controlled the game but silly mistakes still there. Positives: Clark, Gabby, Ireland, Petrov and Albrighton all played well Negatives: Bent (zero workrate yet again), Warnock had an absolute stinker, Heskey and Collins need to go asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 7, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2012 Expect Manchester United in the next round BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Job done on awful pitch. 3-1 could have been 3-2 ..against 19th in 4th division club who have no manager and 5 main players missing.... Scoreline is irrelevant at this point we still won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowDoINotLikeThat Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Nothing wrong with Bents workrate we just never gave him the ball . Our wing play is very poor / non exsistant compared to last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Hierro Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Glad we won, honestly expected to lose. The play was disjointed in the first half, improved once Heskey had been put down, and were let down at the end by the usual suspects of Dunne and Warnock. What did Warnock do, other than getting shot at from half a yard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Right result. Poor game against very very poor opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowDoINotLikeThat Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Job done on awful pitch. 3-1 could have been 3-2 ..against 19th in 4th division club who have no manager and 5 main players missing.... Scoreline is irrelevant at this point we still won. I said job done. Nothing irrelevant at all in what i said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Solid performance but our distribution from the back is **** atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Job done on awful pitch. 3-1 could have been 3-2 ..against 19th in 4th division club who have no manager and 5 main players missing.... Scoreline is irrelevant at this point we still won. I said job done. Nothing irrelevant at all in what i said. Ah sorry. Again, it's cliché but at least we avoided a banana skin in this round of the cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace-utv Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 For me Albrighton was poor today, his crosses were poor, few misplaced passes fair enough he got the goal but is nothing like the Albrighton of last year. I thought Hutton had a decent game, got forward well, few pass and moves. Ireland again was very good but the MOTM for me was Clark, calm on the ball doesn't rush it, good distribution and a great goal Guzan 6 Warnock 3 Dunne 5 Collins 5 Hutton 7 Petrov 7 Clark 8 Ireland 7 Albrighton 6 Heskey 5 Bent 5 Agbonlahor 7 Gardner 6 Bannan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiezels Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Thought Gabby did alot in turning us around there. Anyone know Guzans pen saving %'age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Just watching the post match chat. SUPER goal from Clark! Oh, and no way was that a penalty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I enjoyed the game to be honest. Something completely different and was interesting to see who coped outside their comfort zones and who didn't. There's always a chance we could have shot ourselves in the foot the job got done. Nothing much more to say really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Heskey and Collins injured. Could be a blessing if Clark can play centre back also. Good run out for Gardner also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Gaby was superb when he came on. He created his own chance and stuck it away really well. Something Bent could do if he didn't suffer from cant-be-arsed-itis. Great solo effort from Clarke, really pleased for him. I think he thought there was more to football than just hoofing the ball out of defence. Albrighton did a good job keeping 2 of their players busy marking him throughout the game, and a well taken goal. The goal conceded sums up the mental attitude that's creeps into the team and costs us in many games, too much pissing around and being lazy. Warnock's lack of confidence made him play poorly this game, and there's no real reason for him to not feel confident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VamosMiAstonVilla Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Petrov MON for that pass alone. Also think Albrighton's performance was overrated apart from his easy goal he was pretty naff. Bent was in some great positions but the players didn't pass to him - not his fault! Our defenders are class clowns we are never going to move forward with that lot. They're terrible with the ball like REALLY bad which causes us no-end of problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Job done. Ok performance, but I'm getting tired of the stupid defensive mistakes. Warnock in particular is poor and I have no idea why he was let back in the team. SHA at home for the next round please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Hierro Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Oh, and so nice to see Ireland putting in a shift in a type of match where he'd be a passenger a year or so ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Interesting comments on the Dunne mistake, in the premier league you get away with that because the striker would have been pushing out quicker. Stupid mistake though. All in all I thought it was a good performance and a well controlled game. Clark, Ireland and Petrov all good professional performances. Heskey a decent first half, thought everyone played well in a potentional banana skin. Nice tempo to the game, more of the same please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VamosMiAstonVilla Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Heskey out for 4 or 5 weeks Collins injured too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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