First half we showed some really good play. Good possession and good movement and were unlucky not to go in winning.
Second half was a bit different, with the nerves coming in as the game went on and we hadn't scored.
Barry Bannan was brilliant. He always looked to recieve the ball, played some great passes, had a couple of shots and generally looked like he wants to, and can be, a part of the first team. Of all the players, he must be closest to playing in the first team (personally, I'd like to see him instead of Heskey from the team that played against Blackburn).
We seemed to go backwards a little when Bannan was placed on the wing - why did he do that? Seemed a little strange.
Makoun lacks confidence and I'm not sure he'll be at Villa for very long.
Still not sure about Ireland. It'd be interesting to see how he plays with the better players.
I'd argue that Bent, N'Zogbia, Makoun and Bannan are better players than Heskey, Gabby, Petrov and Delph.