Aston Villa v Q.P.R. Post-Match Thread

[Fergal]

It was QPR FFS...

[Rigadon]

When are we going to get 90 minutes of what we're capable of? Second half was very good.  Warnock is, I'm afraid, probably the worst left back in the league and gifts the opposition a goal scoring chance every game we play.  Teams know it and try and exploit it.  Until we have better options at the back we'll be no better than this.

Well done for the 2nd half and a decent performance from N'Zogbia, Keane, Ireland and Bent.

[Chipsticks]

+ Zoggy scored his first goal
+ Crowd was great tonight, really got behind the team (eventually)
+ Looked strong going forward
+ Proved McLeish can fire the team up when needed

- Defence still looks shit
- Warnock still looks really shit
- Gave QPR a 2-goal headstart
- We always get shit refs
- Little bit worrying we couldn't win with 23 shots to 3


All in all, if we play like we did in the second half, we'll be fine. 

[tarzansbrother]

The defence including the keeper should give up their total £250k wage packet this week.

[pr_N'villa]

how many times have we said this, this season.
very poor first 45 mins. lack of energy and composure and silly defending.

then second 45 mins absolutely brilliant to watch. great passing and movement on and off the ball.
keane, n'zogbia, ireland, petrov all linking well. if only we could play like that for 90 mins every week.
dominated all of the secong half and very unlucky with ref's decisions.

MOTM Stephen Ireland

[The Man With A Stick]

We must have a better alternative at LB.  If that Irish lad's no good, there's a tramp in Aston Park who I saw kicking a can of Fanta around and I'm sure he was using his left peg.

[PaulWinch again]

It was QPR FFS...

Yeah I think that sums it up for me. Yes we battered them in the second half, but bottom line is we didn't beat QPR at home. The first half was terrible and it's yet another game where we were really poor for a long stretch of the game. The defence is chronic and absolutely has to go, there is no excuse for playing the full backs now. Oh and anyone who thinks we'd be better off without Bent is mad, he's probably going to keep us up again.

[Proposition Joe]

Only started watching after the QPR goals, but have to say that was mightily entertaining stuff.  Could easily have won that, should've had two penalties for handball, but still, showed some fight and some real gusto to recover from two down.  I thought Ireland was really good, he has a great eye for a pass, such as the one to release Petrov in the build up to our second.

There's deffo a good team in there somewhere, if only the defence would tighten up.

[kippaxvilla2]

Just shows how far down our expectations are when we are lauding a 2-2 draw at home to promoted QPR.

Repeat to fade, this defence will get us relegated probably next season if we don't sort it out.

[taylorsworkrate]

Given - Bit of a non factor

Hutton - Ok
Dunne - Crap first half
Cuellar - Ok
Warnock - Just FUCK OFF YOU USELESS TWAT

Petrov - Very good
Clark - Ok

N'Zogbia - Excellent second half - Best game so far.
Ireland - Absolutely outstanding, heavily involved in every good thing we do.

Keane - Very good. Very intelligent, especially when he drops deep.
Bent - Excellent workrate. Unlucky not to have got a couple more.


All in all we should have won the game. Some of the attacking play after going 2-0 down was delightful.
 
QPR thank your lucky stars you were up against a player as shit / idiotic as Steven Warnock.

[Greg N'Ash]

Not sure what to make of that. Could have won 6-2 or lost it. But for the love of god Alec, grows some balls and drop some of those duds in defence. Even you must see the logic of not having to score 3 to win every fucking match.

[hawkeye]

So Mcliesh has got them playing more attacking football but you can not expect to win many games if you have to score 3 to do so.

And there is Carlos putting in steady work each week and you know that Collins will play as soon as he is fit.

[ozzjim]

First goal for them is a great hit from an unlucky deflection off Ireland, and little could be done. The second, the player should never, ever, ever be allowed to wear our colours again. He is rotten, and not good enough. He looks like a 3rd division player. So, so, so poor.

Great comeback, Bent with Keane, Ireland and NZogbia behind him looks great.

Thought Clark had a tough game, gave it away a lot. Would have liked to see Gardner come on.

Keane is a brilliant footballer. We should try and keep him. Leads, fights, appeals, finds space and uses it. I wish he was ours.

5 in 6 for Bent. In form so to speak.

And finally, welcome to Aston Villa Charles N'Zogbia.

Randy has to back him in the summer. This side going forward, with the Blues defensive meanness would be something really useful.

[paulcomben]

Fulham equaliser keeps Villa in 12th.

[kippaxvilla2]

And by the way can Pat Murphy stop sounding so frigin smug when we aren't winning.