Aston Villa v Newcastle United Post-Match Thread

[olaftab]

We were outclassed  by ..hang on  Newcastle today. Unbelievebale!
Just as against Wolves for a long period ball passed our midfield by with  defenders anf Shay having to be at the top of their game.
The problem is when draws turn in defeats we will struggle and I can see us going the way of SHA last season. Very worried ...by this unbeaten run.

[Legion]

Shay was MOTM  despite Gabby's goal. Bent ...there is something wrong and as for NZogbia...absolute waste.

Bent seems to be still suffering with a groin strain. Plus he has minimal service.

[PeterWithesShin]

Shay was MOTM  despite Gabby's goal. Bent ...there is something wrong and as for NZogbia...absolute waste.

Bent seems to be still suffering with a groin strain. Plus he has minimal service.

And when he gets the chances he misses them. I'd rest him until he's as near 100% fit as possible.

[Villanation]

Bent maybe injured, but he is also not focused that miss today was pretty awesome.

[devilla]

My wife's dad died yesterday and just before he passed away, I told him that Villa would beat the geordies today. He was a life long Villa fan who hadn't been able to get to Villa Park for years because of the distance he lives from the ground and his poor health.

I said to my wife when Gabby scored that that was for him but I'm sorry to say the performance of some of our players today was not worthy of our great club. My wife and myself console ourselves by thinking that her dad would at least have enjoyed having a good moan about another drab performance.

There were highlights such as Warnock looking like he really cared and some fine saves by Given but I cannot understand why N'Zogbia and Delph were not substituted. You can't tell me that Ireland was better than Bannan.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Can't disagree with much that has been said already. Our central midfielders seemed to be pretty non existent at times. And as for N'Zogbia ..............
We were lucky to get a draw from a game that was and should have been winnable.
There were a few moments when we played the ball about and we looked pretty decent. Time to let them off the leash Alec.

[hawkeye]

Given Dunne Gabby excellent
Petrov ok, Delph wasteful but showed glimpses, Bent not right.
Warnock and Hutton Ok Bannan showed some great moments,
Colllins cant pass but put in some decent blocks
Albrighton was good when he came on as was Ireland

Nzogbia what a total waste of space, wonders around like a little boy lost and seems not to give a toss.

[Legion]

Given Dunne Gabby excellent
Petrov ok, Delph wasteful but showed glimpses, Bent not right.
Warnock and Hutton Ok Bannan showed some great moments,
Colllins cant pass but put in some decent blocks
Albrighton was good when he came on as was Ireland

Nzogbia what a total waste of space, wonders around like a little boy lost and seems not to give a toss.

A pretty good assessment.

[Dave]

Finding it very difficult to be suicidal about today.

I think we all expected us to be playing this way. Gabby, Petrov, Warnock, Dunne and Collins are looking much better than last year. Given is looking better than I'd expected (even though he never leaves his line - Friedel would have taken the cross they scored from). Bannan looks good. Delph is having his crazy youthful years and will hopefully be learning from it.

Bent and N'Zogbia seem to be our weak links at the moment. I'm fairly confident that both will come good.

Or alternatively I might just go and slit my wrists because we are playing exactly as I expected with exactly the limitations that I expected.

[Legion]

Why the need for the last paragraph? The rest of your post is pretty much spot on.

[hawkeye]

I was looking forward to seeing Tiote today, he did not dissapoint.
What a player quick, strong, passes the ball simply and quickly.
A class act.

[Dave]

Why the need for the last paragraph? The rest of your post is pretty much spot on.

Because I think that lots of people are beating themselves up unnecessarily. And I was pointing out that I don't really see why.

[hawkeye]

The thing is Dave we should be able to get more out of the resources that are available, start with a formation that suits the players we have and start playing players that are fit on form and want to play.

[Big Dick Edwards]

I'm generally a pretty positive Villa fan but I'm concerned at what I witnessed today. We made Newcastle look like something they're not, ie a very good side, when they are really an ordinary team that was lucky not to have been trounced by newly promoted QPR last monday. Hot on the heels of a lucky point at Goodison last week, there is something seriously wrong with our midfield for them to be so dominated as they were again for 70 minutes. Our unbeaten run is misleading. While there are no easy games, the fixture list has given us a relatively hazard free start to the season. God help us though when we play the Manchester clubs. We will get a hiding.

[Legion]

Everyone gets a hiding from them.