Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Percy McCarthy]

The most blatant penalty in the game was their keeper, whoever he was, on Delph. Also, looked like a bad decision to give them a goal-kick instead of awarding us a corner right near the end. I wish these TV interviewers had the balls and the job description to point these things out to wankers like Warnock.

[lovejoy]

With the pen, having given it why yellow and not red? Makes no sense.

[Lambert and Payne]

With the pen, having given it why yellow and not red? Makes no sense.

The ball was going out and Gabby was never going to get it? Which made the foul all the more pointless

[Hadley83]

The first half we were very poor, but i think last year we would of gone in one or two down.

In the second half I think we looked quite good in parts. That was the best Ireland has played in a villa shirt and hopefully he will take coinfidence from it, Bannan, Collins, Dunne and Gabby played their part to.

I am concerned about Hutton, N'Zogbia and Delph though.  If we can bring Herd and Jenas in for the next game, and hope that the more N'Zogbia plays the quicker he will settle.

As I predicted a loss, I would take a draw and the second half performance was encouraging, at least we know we can play a bit when we want to.

[nick harper]

One reason why I thought things improved in the second half was that the midfield starting picking Gabby's runs down the channels. Thought he worked really hard and that lone role, as we saw under MON, really suits him.

Bent doesn't work nearly as hard but is a better finisher. If we are going to persist with the lone striker, then we have to hold the ball up better to allow players like Ireland and Bannan to get beyond and into threatening positions.

[Matt C]

I knew it was going to be a weird day when I found myself agreeing with Gary Neville, but he made the point that in the first half we were quick to get into a defensive shape but not  quick enough getting into an attacking shape. Everytime we had the possession it was 10 behind the ball and only Gabby ahead so we resorted to the hoof. Second half we were much better at getting players forward in support of the attack much quicker. I guess it was something with Downing & Young in the side we never had a problem with.

[UsualSuspect]

Thought a draw was a fair result. QPR's final ball was terrible as was Bothroyd

First half was shit

Bannan MOM - couldn't understand him been taken off

Collins and Dunne were good until 3 minutes into stoppage time

the 2 fullbacks look shit

Delph - Hmmmm

petrov & ireland - thought they were okay nothing more and nothing less

Nzogbia - Fucking terrible, appalling decision making and his body language looks all wrong

gabby - Good game, ran his knackers off although Im worried about what will happen when Ivanhoe is fit

[UsualSuspect]

can someone explain the tactics and substitutions for the last 20 minutes

We took off a youngster who had also played on Tuesday and replaced him with a player who should be able to benefit from running at a tired defence.

A 22 year old was a bit tired because he played on Tuesday, had Wednesday and Thursday off and then played again Sunday?

heaven help us

[Ads]

can someone explain the tactics and substitutions for the last 20 minutes

We took off a youngster who had also played on Tuesday and replaced him with a player who should be able to benefit from running at a tired defence.

A 22 year old was a bit tired because he played on Tuesday, had Wednesday and Thursday off and then played again Sunday?

heaven help us

He has twice as far as everybody else to run.

[badluckeric(gates)]

Apologies if this has been said in the previous 20 pages but I think the manager deseves credit for the half time team talk, whatever he said worked.

[john e]

Hutton is what we all thought he was, average, and in no way an improvement on Young, but theres plenty like him and its not the end of the world

However N'zogbia so far is one of the worst Villa players i've seen for years, he's just awful, if it wasnt for the fact wev'e payed 10 mill for him i dont think he'd be guaranteed a starting place,
 at the moment i'm wishing he'd headed of up to sunderland instead


EDIT,  also can we have that ref every week please

[UsualSuspect]

Hutton is what we all thought he was, average, and in no way an improvement on Young, but theres plenty like him and its not the end of the world

However N'zogbia so far is one of the worst Villa players i've seen for years, he's just awful, if it wasnt for the fact wev'e payed 10 mill for him i dont think he'd be guaranteed a starting place,
 at the moment i'm wishing he'd headed of up to sunderland instead


EDIT,  also can we have that ref every week please

The worrying thing for me about Nzogbia yesterday was that he looked like no other Villa player was talking to him, a bit like the fat kid who no-one wanted in the team but the PE teacher made you have him.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The most blatant penalty in the game was their keeper, whoever he was, on Delph. Also, looked like a bad decision to give them a goal-kick instead of awarding us a corner right near the end. I wish these TV interviewers had the balls and the job description to point these things out to wankers like Warnock.

Warnock is a twat but I'll give him a bit of credit for this..

Warnock's criticism also stretched to Traoré who, having been booked for his role in Villa's penalty, received a second yellow card for a lunge on Marc Albrighton. "The player was a disgrace and I'll fine him as much as I can," said Warnock.

[john e]

The most blatant penalty in the game was their keeper, whoever he was, on Delph. Also, looked like a bad decision to give them a goal-kick instead of awarding us a corner right near the end. I wish these TV interviewers had the balls and the job description to point these things out to wankers like Warnock.

flipin eck Percy, we cant complain at the ref for this one,
 it was one of the most one sided displays i've ever seen, i was laughing my head of at times in the second half, the man virtually gave every decision he could our way,
we should just put our heads down and accept this one went our way

[Bad English]

So based on consensus so far, Jenus will be in for Delph next game ?

Jenas? We need Jesus in for Delph.