Did 4-4-2 get abandoned ?

Just got back.

I rate that "effort" from Kodjia right up there with Jordan Ayew at Bristol City a couple of seasons ago.

On the one hand, you have John McGinn, running his brass nuts off. On the other, you have Kodjia, who can barely be bothered to break into a trot for the entire time he was on the pitch. That second half spell where he was out wide on the left must rank up there with some of the most hopeless, sad and pathetic sights I've ever seen.

The lack of movement up front didn't stop with him, as Abraham flounced about, flapping his arms like a sulking 14 year old.

It was just awful, with a quite world class goal in between, and then back to awful again.

Bye, bye Bruce. I can't take anymore of this.

Just watched John McGinn score one of the greatest goals I've seen at Villa Park, but sadly will be mostly forgotten, following what by all accounts was another totally unacceptable performance. Would be very surprised if Bruce is still with us by the end of October.

Yes a total waste hat goal.

Utterly clueless. At one stage in the first half we were playing 4-5-1 ... at home ... against Sheffield Wednesday with Barry Bannon in centre midfield. Why?

Grealish was poor in the first half, looked better in the second when playing his natural role. McGinn and Connor looked decent but Chester and Jedi bullied by a pretty poor front line.

Time for a change of manager, there’s no doubt about that in my opinion.

We were beyond awful playing 442.

It's all been said above. Key points:
- absolutely no care for the ball - given away time and time again; Chester was particularly at fault today.
- no movement for passes to be aimed at.
- sooo slow to release the ball.
- playing a high line and then giving the ball away is madness.
- almost no effort.

Hutton is crap at LB: every time he had the ball he was cutting back or passing back.
Grealish has been poor all season, and today was no different.
The only player who I thought played well as Hourihane.

I wonder whether the players have given up on the manager: they're almost playing like they want him to go.

What a fucking goal! I had a fantastic side-on view of it from my seat. All seemed in slow motion; watching it drop, seeing him shape, hitting the bar, and that heart-stopping moment waiting to see which side of the line it bounces. Brilliant! Undoubtedly one of the best strikes I've ever witnessed in the flesh. Keep it up, son, keep it up.

It's a good job they were shit up front. It took them all of, what, twenty seconds to size up the left side of our defence?

We lost!

Quote from: simboy on September 22, 2018, 07:04:16 PM

Utterly clueless. At one stage in the first half we were playing 4-5-1 ... at home ... against Sheffield Wednesday with Barry Bannon in centre midfield. Why?

Grealish was poor in the first half, looked better in the second when playing his natural role. McGinn and Connor looked decent but Chester and Jedi bullied by a pretty poor front line.

Time for a change of manager, there’s no doubt about that in my opinion.

We were beyond awful playing 442.

We were.

 But to isolate Abraham with the potential we have on the pitch was scandalous. if it isn’t clear to everyone that Bruce needs paying off then I don’t know when it ever will be.

I may not be very intelligent Stevie but I know your time is up

The only good thing about today is that goal of the season is sorted.

I can understand getting tactics wrong during a game but bruce’s Inability to rectify anything during the game is unforgivable. We looked a defeated army out there today.  As for the so called premiership players - bolasie will not give anything unless it is easy and in his favour. The Egyptian winger is he good enough?  Abraham does he really want to play for us and how we are missing terry at the back

Assume you weren't at the game? Our 'Egyptian winger' played right back in a back four today and was one of our better players.