Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic Post-Match Thread

[Louzie0]

I like 2-0. 2-0 is my favourite result. In an ideal world 2-0 with the opposition not getting a touch for the last ten minutes, with Villa playing the ball round their own half and everyone in the Holte end gossiping and telling jokes.

That is my perfect matchday experience.

I agree, that sounds brilliant.  About to watch MOTD and looking forward to it! We won - Yaaay!  And we're 6th!  Good weekend so far.  Well done to the team and AMc.

[Lizz]

A nice comfortable 2-0 win, still unbeaten in the league, boiling hot weather, and a 10p lolly from the corner shop on the way back to the car after the game. Job done. I've had worse days.

UTV1.

Normally I'd rather be thirsty than pay double the normal price for a soft drink. At half time today, I was so hot and thirsty, I'd have willingly paid £10 for a soft drink.

[Mister E]

Whilst this result - and performance - was welcome, I can't help feeling that we'd better get a whole lot tighter through the middle against the better teams: whether this means forfeiting SI or BB in favour of a more tenacious player or wehther it measn Del;ph gives way, I'm not sure. But Petrov will not do it on his own.

Mentioning Petrov, I do think he's been very good so far this season; not just the quality of his shooting but his general play has been excellent.

Petrov, in my opinion, is one of the reasons for us not being as attack minded as we could be. He slows the play down far too much. Many times Bannan and Ireland moved into a great position in between Wigan players, but he misses it and goes backwards/sidewards, which then results in a hoof up front.

If we are to improve, Petrov needs to be moved aside, for Bannan to start in his position in the middle.

We'd get creamed through the middle! we have to have a balance between lil' Bazz and mercurial Ireland on the one hand and players like Petrov who does so much 'unseen' work in the tackling / interception / general disruption department.
And - in case you remember - I used to refer to Petrov as "the 60 minute man" but this season his legs seem to be holdin out; may be because Delph and BB and others are doing more water-carrying for him.
Credit it where it's due.

[UK Redsox]

I will never doubt Legion's score predicting powers again.

[olaftab]

Delph either does something really good or really bad. Hopefully he'll cut a lot of the bad out, but I don't think it'll all go. It's all or nothing with him.

This is what I was thinking during the match. Hopefully the coaching staff are working on the bad bits and he will improve game by game. I thought today was his best game for us so far this season.

[nodge]

I was sat behind the Oompah Loompahs and Willy Wonka

[Chipsticks]

Lovely weather; 3 points; clean sheet; both our strikers scoring; 6th in the league and unbeaten.

Good day indeed.

[Lizz]

It had passed me by until today that Shaun Maloney was a Wigan player.

[midnite]

@ nodge Ha! Ha! We saw those! Just below the big screen!!

2-0 great result. Happy as can be with the win and 3 points. But it was a boring game to watch. So light weight in midfield. We have too many potentials as far as I'm concerned. Bannan, Delph and Ireland are all full of potential and can deliver but also very prone to slipping up (bannan being the most consistant of the three mentioned mind). Delph is struggling so far this season. I'm not saying he's rubbish by any means. I'm just worried we're too lightweight and a lot goes through Petrov at the moment. He doesn't have the legs anymore. Petrov is playing brilliant at the moment but come Christmas will he be burnt out and making mistakes too??

Gabby had an amazing man of the match performance today. Scored one and assisted the other through sheer tinastity (hope that's Spelt right). Says it all when bent scores his first goal at the holte end but it's gabbys name that being chanted straight after the goal. Given equally brilliant today with some fine saves that otherwise could of brought Wigan back into the game.

This isn't ment to be a negative review. 3 points is 3 points and I'm chuffed to bits. But with Manchester city next week I'm also worried our frailties in midfield are going to be exploited and we could come a cropper.

[olaftab]

It had passed me by until today that Shaun Maloney was a Wigan player.

he was well received by Villa fans when he came on and that was nice. Equally I thought Wigan fans generously applauded  N'Zogbia when he took to the pitch.

[Matt C]

It had passed me by until today that Shaun Maloney was a Wigan player.

I think it passed Wigan by too

[pauliewalnuts]

It had passed me by until today that Shaun Maloney was a Wigan player.

I think it passed Wigan by too

I actually thought they looked much more dangerous when he came on.

[CJ]

Just watched MOTD - thought it looked like a penalty at the time and the highlights showed we got lucky. Well played Mr Clattenburg

[Rudy Can't Fail]

It had passed me by until today that Shaun Maloney was a Wigan player.

I think it passed Wigan by too

I actually thought they looked much more dangerous when he came on.

What, even though they couldn't string two passes together?

(wink)

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

From Villanation:

I'm not rubbishing McLiesh but I'm certainly not saying he's getting this right at this point because as sure as night follows day we will come up against a team like Man City and the teams real flaws will stand out like a sore thumb and rather than make rash statements now only to revisit them 2 weeks from now when we may be looking at a different scenario and everybody will be saying what a tosser he is, I won't be, more a reality check.

Congratulations, Sir, on the most impressive stream of unpunctuated bollocks I have read in quite a while.  If my translation is correct (forgive me, it's years since I did GCSE Drivel), I think what you are saying is that you're refusing to give McLeish any credit now because eventually we'll lose to a very good team, which will prove once and for all that he is rubbish. 

Is that right?  That can't be right, I must have made a mistake.  That would be a ridiculous thing to say, people would think you were a right berk.