Aston Villa v Blackpool Post-Match Thread

[nick harper]

For what seems like the 3rd/4th game on the trot, the kids are doing superb, and the experienced Pro's like Dunne, Ash Young and Warnock are dreadful.

Ashley Young was our most threatening player throughout the game. Laid on the passes for the first two goals and linked the play up really well, especially in the second half.

Our gerneral problem was a lack of composure - Blackpool closed down well all over the pitch but we seemed to be outnumbered in the middle for much of the game so Bannan and Clark didn't get on the ball as much as in previous games.

The team lacks a bit of confidence which is why things got jittery towards the end - and the senior pros at the back were the ones that seemed the worst afflicted.

We were on a hiding to nothing tonight given the side Blackpool put out - and give them credit for the way they moved the ball around.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Good result in the context of the side we're putting out, the kids played well but Dunne and Warnock were off colour and Ireland's 10 minute cameo was embarrasing.
Still, nice to get 3 points off the hook-a-duck bastards.

[Edvard Remberg]

Your English is far better than my Italian, Archie.

Que voce fala? eu nao entende nada....mas ver depois (amanha)

[DB]

Good result in the context of the side we're putting out, the kids played well but Dunne and Warnock were off colour and Ireland's 10 minute cameo was embarrasing.
Still, nice to get 3 points off the hook-a-duck bastards.

What? The side we put out??? What about Blackpool, it was their resrves. From where I was sitting, it wasn't very good. Long balls not finding their men, powder-puff tackling, giving the ball away - I can only remember 1 decent move we put together. We need to improve for the next set of games.

[Edvard Remberg]

Lets see if he's doing a good job when we don't win any of our next 4 league games and we're hovering around the relegation zone. I'll be surprised if we draw one let alone win any.

I'll be surprised if you ever stop moaning.

Yeah ! Whatabout when Houlier has lost 38 games in a row in a season. Do you think we will be relegated?.. Or 80 games in a row. He really is a bad manager, when he can't win 80 games in a row.

[Ger Regan]

I'd wager that was exactly the type of game we would have drawn under the previous administration, so the 3 points are nice. A LOT of work needs to be done to improve pretty much every area of the field though. Also, I think it's fair to say that downing is now proving his worth.

[Edvard Remberg]

Good result in the context of the side we're putting out, the kids played well but Dunne and Warnock were off colour and Ireland's 10 minute cameo was embarrasing.
Still, nice to get 3 points off the hook-a-duck bastards.

What? The side we put out??? What about Blackpool, it was their resrves. From where I was sitting, it wasn't very good. Long balls not finding their men, powder-puff tackling, giving the ball away - I can only remember 1 decent move we put together. We need to improve for the next set of games.

I was on my way from the Aeroport, and only got the end of 1st half. But - what I saw in 2nd half was play of a champion worthy..(untill 80 mins)

Who needs barry when we got Barry Bannan! We should have had a perfect goal and penalty as well.

[London Villan]

I like Holloway, even more after last night when he turned to the fourth official and asked "what was wrong with that?" after the Fonz's goal!

[darren woolley]

I am happy that we have got three point's at last maybe we make thing's hard for ourselves but a win is a win.

[Simon Ward]

My dream of a 4-2 win should have come true! What was wrong with the Fonz's header?

From the highlights we look good going forward but defensively all at 6's and 7's!

[pedro25]

I thought the Fonz was woeful until his disallowed goal, looked slow, shot of confidence, didn't hold it up or win any headers, movement and awareness was dreadful, but then he finished his two chances tremendously and the ref robbed him of bagging a brace.  He was then subbed very quickly which surprised me as that goal (those goals) I thought would have meant a confident and productive last half hour or so from him.

Considering we had a dozen or so players unavailable it was a good result and we should have had a pen and another goal which was wrongly chalked off.  Dunne hitting the bar was one of a number of other chances we had so I'm not too depressed.  But it was a really weak Blackpool team and they cut through us at will throughout, can't see us taking anything from Man U playing like that and with the players we have available.

[The Man With A Stick]

Did anyone hear Holloway on 5Live going off on one when the reporter just touched on the fact that Mick McCarthy got fined for fielding a weakened team last season?  Bizarre.

I quite like Blackpool (the team, not the town) and what they've achieved but he comes across as a right prick at times.

[ROBBO]

Fair go to Ash he ran his balls off second half, remember how many injuries we have, if we get through the next four weeks we will be right.

[Simon Ward]

Who had money on the Hare scoring then? Admit it some of you must have!

[Chris Smith]

Some good stuff going forward but we were all over the shop when they attacked. That was partly down to their movement which seemed to really unsettle Dunne and Collins and caused us to be consistently outnumbered in midfield and partly down to inexperience. It could have been 6-5.