Blackpool v Aston Villa Match Thread

[achilles]

Just showed Blackpool's goal and Dunne was as slow as f@@k, in fact did he even bother trying to mark the player.

[pauliewalnuts]

We should have scored at least four goals by now.

Unfortunately, we should also have conceded at least four.

[Toronto Villa]

there we have a perfect example of why we are struggling defensively. First Clark gets caught by Marlon. Collins does well, and via Jean II ends up with Dunne. Dunne fucks around with it and he ends up just blasting the ball back to them. We really do cause our own issues most of the time.

[Bad English]

I hope there is no clash of heads between Marlon and Makoun. Could be nasty.

[TheSandman]

great effort from Downing. Just wide

Oh, but no, he's rubbish, he doesn't go into tackles like Mark Dennis on speed.

He's our best player by a mile today.

He could score three and there will be those battering him for not being Shaun Teale.

And how come each thing he does wrong be one in the eye for 'Downing Apologists' but every one of the numerous things he does right is not one in the eye for them?

If Ashley Young was Downing he would get absolutely slaughtered.

[Ian.]

Come on Villa, close again. Bloody good game this. Very open.

[ozzjim]

Walker can run further in a half than most full backs in a season. The boy never stops!

[Toronto Villa]

Kyle Walker is running himself into the ground. He's either got some engine or he's going to be knackered by 60 minutes.

[TimTheVillain]

Telepathy between Downing and Walker - not !

[PaulWinch again]

we have go to be more clinical.

[Holtenderinthesky]

DOWNING YOU PRICK!!!  How many times is that greedy bastard not going to pass the ball? 

[ozzjim]

He DID pass the ball, but Walker had switched off!!!

[Jimbo]

Why are we so dismal when it comes to passing a football?

[pauliewalnuts]

Why are we so dismal when it comes to passing a football?

That's the thing, though, we're not.

We're quite good at it, and attacking, too. The problem is that in defence, we're like a schoolboy team, all chasing the ball witlessly

[Toronto Villa]

Why are we so dismal when it comes to passing a football?

we haven't been bad going forward, and this "pitch" isn't helping. That surface probably reminds Holloway of home.