Swansea City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Mister E]

I thought Bannan looked really good when he came on ... I'd keep Delph in the team as well but set the midfield up a little differently.

I've been a Delph fan ever since he joined us - having been told by countless Leeds fans how good he is - but today worried me about his overall reliability and decision-making. Admittedly he got better in the 2nd half.
I certainly agree with you about BB.
My midfield 3 for the next few games would be Petrov, Herd and BB, with JJ being either a fourth midfielder (in place of N'Zog) or a replacmeent for Petrov after 60 minutes.

[eastie]

I thought Bannan looked really good when he came on ... I'd keep Delph in the team as well but set the midfield up a little differently.

I've been a Delph fan ever since he joined us - having been told by countless Leeds fans how good he is - but today worried me about his overall reliability and decision-making. Admittedly he got better in the 2nd half.
I certainly agree with you about BB.
My midfield 3 for the next few games would be Petrov, Herd and BB, with JJ being either a fourth midfielder (in place of N'Zog) or a replacmeent for Petrov after 60 minutes.

Delph may have looked the business in the lower divisions but at this level he has a lot to improve on.

[PaulWinch again]

There's no reason why we should expect to smash Swansea, at all, but what we should do is go there and *try* to beat them.

In the first half today we barely seemed to be trying, we just sat back and let them pass it around us, our only outlet seemingly the hoof up pitch from the centre halves.

In the second half, we chased and closed them down, and pressurised them into making mistakes.

When Bannan and Jenas came in, it was much more positive, but still not enough - we'd wasted half of the match, after all.

Who reckons Heskey will start on Saturday?

As stated in my earlier post I guarantee Heskey will start, no doubt. It's a massive mistake though because Jenas and Bannan can offer us a chance of retaining possession and an actual threat. It also gives a chance of creating something for Bent. I can't stand how our philosophy is to attempt to avert the worst case scenario instead of create our own positive result. It's counter productive.

[hulkamania]

We are complete dump and real relegation contenders imo. Will we win again this year?

[rutski]

Oh well that's the last point till after Christmas.

bolton away, Liverpool at home? stoke away? i fancy 5 there. i well fancy us for a draw against manure at home.

[Mister E]

I can't stand how our philosophy is to attempt to avert the worst case scenario instead of create our own positive result. It's counter productive.

I agree with your point here but is this the McL way, as our friends across the City would attest? What I don't understand is that Kev McD and Sid seem to be passing-football / neat triangles coaches; and yet we are manning the trenches and hitting the ball long this season.

[Chris Smith]

It is a fair arguement Chris and well defended. However, it is not about today in isolaton is it.

It is about how we are playing after a third of the season and how we think we might fair as we go forward. Are we improving? Are we a scare to at least half of the Division? Or are we defensive minded but defensively niieve?

Are you honestly positive about how we play and how we might finish the season in comparison with our competitors of not so long ago. Spuds? For example.

Are you proud of how we play or embarassed.......

I'm realistic.

We're in a different place to Spurs at the moment, it's an overused word but we're in transition. So I'll take each game as it comes, in the last 3 that's a good performance against Norwich, poor (apparently) against Spurs and decent today. Overall only three defeats in 13 is also decent, as is being 8th in the table.

[bertlambshank]

Oh well that's the last point till after Christmas.

bolton away, Liverpool at home? stoke away? i fancy 5 there. i well fancy us for a draw against manure at home.

bloody good if that happened.Ain't gonna happen.

[dave.woodhall]

We are complete dump and real relegation contenders imo. Will we win again this year?

This is what I don't understand. On the one hand we're "complete dump" (whatever that might mean), yet on the other we should be "smashing the likes of fucking Swansea" and drawing away is a bad result.

[VillaAlways]

I notice Stephen Ireland isn't even making the bench these days

[villadelph]

We are complete dump and real relegation contenders imo. Will we win again this year?

This is what I don't understand. On the one hand we're "complete dump" (whatever that might mean), yet on the other we should be "smashing the likes of fucking Swansea" and drawing away is a bad result.

I speak of Aston Villa in the general sense. Aston Villa should never lose or draw to a Swansea City.

We have the talent on the field to compete. It is just that often times the wrong personnel are on the pitch and we are yet to find an attacking formation that is efficient enough to actually win games.

[dave.woodhall]

We are complete dump and real relegation contenders imo. Will we win again this year?

This is what I don't understand. On the one hand we're "complete dump" (whatever that might mean), yet on the other we should be "smashing the likes of fucking Swansea" and drawing away is a bad result.

I speak of Aston Villa in the general sense. Aston Villa should never lose or draw to a Swansea City.

Why shouldn't we? By your reckoning we should never so much as draw to Manchester United, Liverpool or Arsenal.

[UsualSuspect]

Why isn't BB an automatic starter?

Also agree with the point about Clark looking elsewhere

Hutton is a disgrace

Delph for me lloks way out of his depth and far too reckless

Herd has looked average to me the last 2 games.

Nzog needs to be dropped again and MA given a run

The only players I can't fault are Given and gabby

[Chris Smith]

We are complete dump and real relegation contenders imo. Will we win again this year?

This is what I don't understand. On the one hand we're "complete dump" (whatever that might mean), yet on the other we should be "smashing the likes of fucking Swansea" and drawing away is a bad result.

I speak of Aston Villa in the general sense. Aston Villa should never lose or draw to a Swansea City.

We have the talent on the field to compete. It is just that often times the wrong personnel are on the pitch and we are yet to find an attacking formation that is efficient enough to actually win games.

Tell that to the 1983 team.

[Simba]

 Villa Delph: "Should've won today, and with only a few shots on goal today I can't imagine the coming weeks are going to get any better."

This is the crux of it- we simply do not create chances. Like all of AMC teams to date we what, hope? I dunno, we are not going forward with any confidence or comittment. Look at the stats. 19th in the league of twenty in shots on target or shots attempted.

I wasn't anti AMC truly. I was anti his style and it here now for all to see.

We can only go backward like this. As a team because we will draw to win or as a CLUB as we lose supporters, therefore ticket revenue, ad revenue, attraction to better players and ultimately relegation. If not this season then soon.

We gave him a chance FCS and we deserve pludits for that  but time to go Alex. Please.