Blackpool v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Toronto Villa]

what's hard to question is Ash's committment. He runs his bollocks off every game. What can be called into question is what he does with the ball in critical situations and on set pieces. He's been below par far too often this season. Today, as ever he worked very hard, but there simply wasn't the quality we all have come to expect from him.

[ktvillan]

Young is a very capable footballer but just doesn't deliver a tenth of what he's capable of.  Which is what makes him so fucking annoying.  He should also be made to play in "skins" during training, then he might not need that ridiculous fucking snood thing during the games.   If he'd ever come up against Chopper Harris wearing that thing he'd have been eaten alive.

[Dave]

Incidentally, Charlie Adam looked superb for them.

If he had been in our midfield rather than theirs then we would have walked all over them today.

[Nev]

what's hard to question is Ash's committment. He runs his bollocks off every game. What can be called into question is what he does with the ball in critical situations and on set pieces. He's been below par far too often this season. Today, as ever he worked very hard, but there simply wasn't the quality we all have come to expect from him.

He was doing ok but his petulance was embarrassing and if anything reduced the his impact. I think he's become more workmanlike this season because of the position he's being asked to play. Far less effective but his effort can't be questioned. A swap with him and Gabby would make us far more dangerous, but the manager seems determined to plough this unproductive furrow.

[Toronto Villa]

Incidentally, Charlie Adam looked superb for them.

If he had been in our midfield rather than theirs then we would have walked all over them today.

he's always involved and has great control and a superb range of passing. I hope that either Delph or Bannan can turn into our own version.

[PaulTheVillan]

We were shit 2nd half. Thought Ashley Young yet again was all fart & no shit. He's pissing me off.

Good sub by GH at the right time.

Downing too greedy at times.

[eastie]

Agreed dave, Adam was the best player on the park by a mile.

We looked ok attacking first half but 2nd half was awful, our set piece delivery from corners is so very poor and our defending of set pieces even poorer, the full backs are caught exposed too often and defensively it's really poor- how I'd like a keeper who commands his area rather just stand shouting 'away'- defensively we need a summer overhaul including a keeper.

No doubts that makoun had to be sent off and I too am tired of seeing young arguing with officials and throwing himself to the floor too easily, he doesn't need to do that.

Albrighton gets to the byline and delivers , let's get him back in the team , today bent had nothing to feed on and was wasted.

[Simba]

We are not, in Premiership terms, very good.
Finish.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Despite all the revisionism, we're were never in trouble under MON.

Do you not remember our worst ever run under mon? We were fucking shocking. If we hadn't have had all those points on the table we'd have been right in the shit

And if my aunt had bollocks she'd be my uncle.

Just find it funny how these things are so quickly forgotten

I've not forgotten some of the shit that happened under MON. It does seem that some on here have forgotten the good things.

There were good things but they quickly faded.

I'm prepared to give GH benefit of the doubt, I don't think we'll see the best from the team till next season

....but we were never in trouble which was my original point.

Despite results I don't think were in any trouble now

[Rudy Can't Fail]

what's hard to question is Ash's committment. He runs his bollocks off every game. What can be called into question is what he does with the ball in critical situations and on set pieces. He's been below par far too often this season. Today, as ever he worked very hard, but there simply wasn't the quality we all have come to expect from him.

Agreed. My problem with him is he takes on too much responsibility and he's up complicating things rather than keeping it simple. Wondeful player when on form.

[avfc_1874]

Poor defending and marking has cost us again. I dont think we will go down. I can't see Dunne and Collins being here next season...

[Ads]

Not long got back.

The second half was poor, but we should have been way out of sight in the first half. They had one effort on target and it happened to be a bleeding free header.

Definite penalty at the end I thought. Four points in two games squandered against poor sides. Very frustrating, but the story of our season so far.

[WikiVilla]

Sorry but ive seen zero from Makoun so far to suggest he is the CM player to take us forward
Hope he's fined 2 weeks wages for the 2 footer today, 3 game ban, abysmal

You clearly haven't watched him then.

I was there v Fulham, he did nothing but play short square balls

[Nev]

Despite all the revisionism, we're were never in trouble under MON.

Do you not remember our worst ever run under mon? We were fucking shocking. If we hadn't have had all those points on the table we'd have been right in the shit

And if my aunt had bollocks she'd be my uncle.

Just find it funny how these things are so quickly forgotten

I've not forgotten some of the shit that happened under MON. It does seem that some on here have forgotten the good things.

There were good things but they quickly faded.

I'm prepared to give GH benefit of the doubt, I don't think we'll see the best from the team till next season

....but we were never in trouble which was my original point.

Despite results I don't think were in any trouble now

I'd like to think not but relegation has a tendency to sneak up on teams who believe they are ok. I was actually happy with a point each from the last two games, I don't subscribe to the theory that Fulham are shit and big mouth must have been itching to turn us over.

We do need to get maximum points from the next home game, a limp draw will really put the pressure on, never mind a defeat.

[eastie]

Another two points lost from a leading position- am I correct in thinking that's 18 now dropped from leading positions so far?