Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic Post-Match Thread

[Olneythelonely]

They all get a 0, except Downing and Reo-Coker who get a 1.

[Dante Lavelli]

That was dire.  NRC was okay and ...that's about it.
Maybe Dunne and Collins.

[gervilla]

Brutal perfrmance yet again.
That was just painful to watch.
Mr Lerner , it's time to start the clearout, GH & Gary Mc first, then the playing staff needs major work.

[Holtenderinthesky]

Walker was woeful, as was Bent.   NRC and Downing both good, Petrov is a liability.

[Villa'Zawg]

We're safe. That is all.

[Holtenderinthesky]

We're safe. That is all.

Are we?

[TopDeck113]

A pile of shit served up by a bunch of over-paid wasters masquerading as top-flight footballers, presided over by the remnants of a clueless managerial team.

In other words: a typical 2010-11 performance.

[brontebilly]

Nzogbia was the best player on the park. A team with ambition and going places should get him on board.

Team was badly set up and we struggled. So much wrong with that side, its impossible to start.

Friedel 5 - showed Nzogbia far too much of the goal

Walker 3 - nightmare

Collins 3 - see above.

Dunne 7 - crazy backpass and he looks incredibly unfit but he won everything in the air and some great tackles before half time

L young 3 - see collins

Downing 6 - tried hard but lack of gumption always evident.

Petrov 4 - tidy on the ball but started slowly and faded to a whimper before half time before disappearing without trace in the second

Reo Coker 7 - won a lot of breaking ball and covered a very shaky defence singlehandedly. He will get a good club in the summer and has given his all for Villa despite knowing he will be elsewhere next season.

Young 6 - got the goal and looked dangerous in the first half. Showed only in flashes in the second half but class through ball for Bent. Most talented player Ive seen at Villa in a long time and will be missed.

Heskey 3 - hopeless touch. His touch is really pathetic. Slow, one paced, bumbling fool of a player. should have been sent off before being taken out of his misery. Terrible signing by MON and will be hard to shift in the summer.

Bent 5 - not much service but didnt run the channels enough today either. Got his chance but failed to take it. He is what he is.

Albrighton 3- its been a breakthrough season for Marc and a good one at that. But going through a bad lull at the moment, which happens. Will come good again but this was a very poor half.

What an awful awful season.

[themossman]

Are we safe though? We look like letting cricket scores in against pool and arsenal in which case it doesn't take completely ridiculout results to take us down. Probably OK on balance but stranger things have happened.

[avfcpg]

Painful to watch. Needs an overall in the summer for sure. Centre mid and central defence for starters...spine of team just not good enough. Still not mathematically safe are we... ? I fear the worst against Arsenal and Liverpool that's for sure.

Had Bent nailed on to score that one on one. MOM, their keeper....

[Olneythelonely]

Painful to watch. Needs an overall in the summer for sure.

Wouldn't that get a bit hot?

[citizenDJ]

There were flashes, just flashes, of good attacking potential, but it all came through Downing and, occasionally, Ashley Young. Overall though, not very good at all. Reo-Coker did well when he stuck to what he does well, and I can see him and Makoun doing OK in a midfield three with an attacking midfielder (Bannan?).

First time I've used Villastreams.com today; it was excellent. I suspect I will subscribe for the season next time.

[Dave]

We're safe. That is all.

Are we?

Unless two of Wolves, Blackpool and Wigan win all their remaining games they can't catch us. West Ham no longer can.

I'd say that's as safe as safe can be.

[Dante Lavelli]

If we were playing a few kids or were experimenting a bit then there would be an ounce of excitement.  But we're not.  We have resorted to playing a 442 with Petrov and NRC in the centre.  It just bores me.

[achilles]

A pile of shit served up by a bunch of over-paid wasters masquerading as top-flight footballers, presided over by the remnants of a clueless managerial team.

In other words: a typical 2010-11 performance.

This!