Aston Villa v Sheff Weds Post-Match Thread

[Matt Collins]

442 against a five man midfield featuring Barry Bannan always felt like a risk

I know loads of fans think we have to play two up top at home but I just don't agree. You can be plenty attacking with one central striker

442 is playable in the modern game but it's hard to get right

[SoccerHQ]

Bannan's having a great season for them.

[AlexAlexCropley]

442 against a five man midfield featuring Barry Bannan always felt like a risk

I know loads of fans think we have to play two up top at home but I just don't agree. You can be plenty attacking with one central striker

442 is playable in the modern game but it's hard to get right

Only saw one up top.Don't know where Kodja was but it certainly wasn't alongside Abraham.

[Brend'Watkins]

My mate who lives in Spain says the Marca has McGinn’s goal as the best of the season so far. That includes Spain too.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

My mate who lives in Spain says the Marca has McGinn’s goal as the best of the season so far. That includes Spain too.

No verás nada mejor en mucho tiempo: la volea de McGinn para el Aston Villa - You will not see anything better in a long time: McGinn's volley for Aston Villa.

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[tony scott]

Footballs a simple game and we’ve got the fundamentals wrong , in with a weak spine re CB and Goal Keeper until that’s settled we’ll remain inconsistent.

[RussellC]

Bruce showed how much prep we'd done for playing against Wednesday in his press conference though. No surprise whatsoever that Wednesday were able to set-up almost exactly as they did last season, with the same end-result.

[VinnieChase84]

442 against a five man midfield featuring Barry Bannan always felt like a risk

I know loads of fans think we have to play two up top at home but I just don't agree. You can be plenty attacking with one central striker

442 is playable in the modern game but it's hard to get right

Genuinely think we are best suited for a 4231. Jack to playing centrally with Kodjia out wide.

[darren woolley]

Very disappointed apart from John McGinn's wonder goal which I had a great view of and a brief flurry in the second half the journey home was not a nice one again seem to be having a lot of those when I leave Villa Park something needs to change we can't keep playing like this we have a very talented squad of players and this needs to be sorted one way or other because I don't want us to fall behind too much away from the top six.

[UK Redsox]

Even a vague attempt at putting pressure on Bannan would have helped.

It was if there was a cloak of invisibility that prevented Bruce and the coaching staff from seeing what Bannan was doing and therefore allocating a Villa player to prevent him.

At least on of Tammy or Kod (....so, Tammy then because Kod doesn't do chasing about) should have been instructed to drop back when Wednesday had the ball and harass Barry

[Clampy]

The decision to play Jedinak on Tuesday against Rotherham was a justified one but it baffled me as to why he thought Tuanzebe couldn't handle a 31 year old Steven Fletcher. (I thought he was older than that by the way).

[Drummond]

The system, 4-4-2, 4-1-3-1-1, 5-3-2 doesn't matter. Providing you have the personnel and you actually practise and have some coaching and a plan.

We've got eh personnel (barring a CB and LB) but the rest isn't there.

It's as if Bruce decides to buy good players and send them out to work out the plan themselves.

[dcdavecollett]

Looks like I picked a great game to miss!

Instead, I went to Derby-Brentford, and enjoyed a real feast.

Last year, Derby had Rowett, who I regard as even worse than Bruce; now they have Lumplard, who has filled his squad with young signings, loanees and academy players (what on earth are they?).

The Bees scored in the first minute but Derby didn't look put out in the slightest. They pressed Brentford all over the pitch, worked hard to win it back when they lost it, passed it well and might have scored half-a-dozen in the first half-hour.

Looking at the Derby line-up, I wondered how many would get into Villa's side. Not many, I'd guess, yet they are ten times the team that we are under Bruce.

Bruce forever needs just two more players; Lampard just gets on with coaching with what he's got and putting players in the best positions and roles.

It'll never catch on!!