Aston Villa v West Brom Post-Match Thread

[Concrete John]

I would reintroduce Dunne when he is fully fit as we need to shore up that defence, we look a bit all over the place at times, his experience would help.

I wouldn't.

Dunne is our past and Clark & Concrete Ron are our future.  They, and the rest of what is a young defence, won't get up to speed and used to each other's games by not playing.

Dunne stays as experienced cover for when we need him, but right now are best way forward is through sticking with what Lambert is trying to do and wait to reap the rewards.

[LeeB]

Like it or not you've got to give credit to Smethwick. 

You haven't.

They were stuck in their own box for half an hour before the break, couldn't string two passes together, played with ten behind the ball all game, got a lucky goal with Ron's clearance, nearly got another due to an inept linesman at the death.

Only one team was genuinely set up to win that game and, it wasn't West Barcelona Arsenal.

[silhillvilla]

2 weeks running Vlaar has been outplayed & bullied by a CF
Last week lambert fair enough but yesterday he should not be losing header after header to the diminutive Shane Long.

[damon loves JT]

Colleague just emailed me a joke to the effect that Sky Sports should drop the `Super' from `Super Sunday' when Villa are playing. He came over to try to tease me about it.

`Ha ha Villa are rubbish.'
`What team do you follow, James?'
`Charlton.'
`When were they last on telly?'
(silence)
`Fuck you then' (stomps off)

[silhillvilla]

Anyone see the violence outside doug Ellis ?

[fredm]

Thought we were ok in the first half, but should have played with more pace.  Got lulled into stroking it around at pedestrian pace which let the Albion midfield 5 cover each other.  On the odd occasions when we moved the ball quickly we opened them up and really should have scored at least one in the first half.  I think if we had done we would have gone on to win comfortably.  The other two things which I am concerned about is the central defence - Clark is always on his heels and gets caught out too often and the other is that with this system the full backs really have to push forward more to give width.  Saying that they are both young but need to learn quickly in this league.

[TaxDodger]

Anyone see the violence outside doug Ellis ?

I saw a flare and people standing behind a wall of police men attempting to look intimidating.

[Richard Richard]

Anyone see the violence outside doug Ellis ?

I saw a flare and people standing behind a wall of police men attempting to look intimidating.

A flare? We've gone hardcore since the sausages against Blues.

[Richard Richard]

57% possession and 21 shots according to SSN game stats.

[VillaAlways]

Off one of their forums

"Most Villa fans on their site think they thoroughly deserved to win, in spite of missed penalty, missed sitter and disallowed goal. I dispare"

Sorry I must have fallen asleep when they got awarded and missed a penalty and the goal was offside therefore not a goal.Don't get me started on the spelling of the word despair.

[nick harper]

I would reintroduce Dunne when he is fully fit as we need to shore up that defence, we look a bit all over the place at times, his experience would help.

I wouldn't.

Dunne is our past and Clark & Concrete Ron are our future.  They, and the rest of what is a young defence, won't get up to speed and used to each other's games by not playing.

Dunne stays as experienced cover for when we need him, but right now are best way forward is through sticking with what Lambert is trying to do and wait to reap the rewards.

Can't agree I'm afraid. We lack experience at the back and a more clinical side than Albion would have scored more than once. Clark gets caught ball watching - Lukaka's chance in the last minute was because he completely lost him. Shane Long caused more problems than he should of considering he was playing up front on his own.

Dunne divides opionion but he is experienced and a communicator. Lowton, Bennett and Clark all need that help at the moment.

Ciaran Clark still has a long way to go before he can be considered a centre half at this level.

[kippaxvilla2]

That it has come down to us being pleased with a point at home to the Throstles shows how far as a club we have regressed in recent years.

[VillaAlways]

That it has come down to us being pleased with a point at home to the Throstles shows how far as a club we have regressed in recent years.

We are where we are but were improving all the time.We'd have lost that game last year,we were unlucky not to get all 3 points

[dave.woodhall]

That it has come down to us being pleased with a point at home to the Throstles shows how far as a club we have regressed in recent years.

Welcome back. I see you were quiet on Tuesday night. 

[PeterWithe]

So far we've been either fantastic or shite so its good to see us play averagely and not get beaten.

I thought we were slightly the most likely to win it. Oh, and if Albion are so fucking fantaastic and are 'pride of the midlands' why were they celebrating a point at lowly, youthful, Villa like they'd just won the league?