Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[pauliewalnuts]

His record at pens is good, inevitably eventually he will miss one. I don't think he deserves stick for it.

Today, though, I did find myself wondering why Barry didn't take it.

[Tony]

His record at pens is good, inevitably eventually he will miss one. I don't think he deserves stick for it.

Agreed, he'd scored the last four and today's was saved, if he'd hit it over or wide then that would be fair criticism, as I said earlier, I know Bent has missed them, very few players put them all away.

[dave.woodhall]

His record at pens is good, inevitably eventually he will miss one. I don't think he deserves stick for it.

Today, though, I did find myself wondering why Barry didn't take it.

While listening to your Famous French Rock Bands CD and reading The Search for Ryu.

[Clark W Griswold]

Young won it, he's been scoring them so let him take it. No problems with him. It's the bastard defending that makes me want to smash something up. Stick a solid defence (how we defended for most of last season), with a top quality holding midfielder behind the attacking players we now have and we would be back in the top 6 with an outside chance of 4th.

[TimTheVillain]

Young was psyched out by Jaskerlynan (sp) .... But he us our best penalty taker .

[Dave Cooper please]

Not wanting to wank my own rod and all that, but during my time as a footballer for Polesworth North Warwick and Hams Hall and then in the Army for various units I took quite a few penalties, I used to win the training session penalty competition for the privilege.
High and in the top corner, no keeper can save that, they can guess the direction,  but they can't dive upwards.

[ChrissyPrice]

Not wanting to wank my own rod and all that, but during my time as a footballer for Polesworth North Warwick and Hams Hall and then in the Army for various units I took quite a few penalties, I used to win the training session penalty competition for the privilege.
High and in the top corner, no keeper can save that, they can guess the direction,  but they can't dive upwards.

Bottom corner, just  brushing the post is the place for me... It's a doddle this penalty lark.

[Goldie.7]

What month normally do shit in? We're in it. I'm surprised we haven't got a song about how poor we do!

Can we beat wolves it's possible i just can't see it happening. The draw is odds on for me, we haven't looked convincing in the past against them . 4 clean sheets all season 2 of them were 0-0 draws so it's very likely they'll be scoring.

[atomicjam]

Just hit in any direction, on target, with vemon. GH needs to sit Ashley down and say 'listen, your energy is great, you can score goals from open play. But stop tyring to be the guy that does it all. Bent will take better penalties than you. Downing is a million miles better at corners, freekicks and, well most all else than you. You need to run around alot and be you. You are not that good. Leave the dead ball stuff alone'. Please.

[damon loves JT]

I used to keep my eyes closed to keep the goalie guessing.

[VillaZogmariner]

I can see why Ashley took the penalty, and there is no denying that having scored the last 4 he was correct in going up to take it. Problem being that he has put them all in the same place, so eventually someone was going to suss him out.

Also, there was about a 2 minute delay in the awarding and then taking of the penalty, and for at least 1 minute of that there was a Bolton player stood on the penalty spot putting Young off.

[damon loves JT]

Let's be clear, ash scoring the pen would have won the game. But he didnt lose the game, it was shit marking that did that.

[VillaZogmariner]

Let's be clear, ash scoring the pen would have won the game. But he didnt lose the game, it was shit marking that did that.

Is the right answer.

[Archie]

Villa didn't play bad yesterday, we were really unlucky and I'm quite satisfied.
The dramatic lack of altenatives made GH to play a formation quite logical.
If AJ7 would have scored the penalty the game would have been closed.
Yes the defence was once again poor on set pieces (it seems that the manager doesn't work on this aspect) and Super Mark Albrighton that had produced  goals and assists should remain on the pitch (even because Gabby on the flank is absolutely uneffective). But  fair play to Cahill for his goals,  and at least we played an attacking, entertaining passing football, against a strong team superby conducted by O. Cole.

[bob]

High and in the top corner, no keeper can save that, they can guess the direction,  but they can't dive upwards.

This is how they should be taken. All professional footballers should be capable of blasting the ball into the top corner from 12 yards.

Ashley's are generally shite. If you hit them low, they have to be right in the corner, not where he put it yesterday.