Aston Villa v Stoke City Post-Match Thread

[Percy McCarthy]

Bot rove? Sounds like something George Michael might get up to.

[curiousorange]

Just wanted to say I wrote another match verdict on yesterday's game - hopefully won't cause as much controversy this time around! You can find it here: http://pickourteam.com/premierleague/aston-villa/fansverdict/08-12-2012/Aston%20Villa-vs-Stoke%20City

Again, comment appreciated here or on the report page itself.

[tomd2103]

I think Lowton and Bennett will bot rove to be very decent wing backs given a few games in the role .

I think Benett will be a good wing-back, but Lowton is more of a conventional RB and his best position in that formation could be RCB.

[nigel]

Not sure what we are looking for this season, after 3 years of having nothing and I am not saying we have anything special this season, but we were all crying out 4 or 5 weeks ago to tighten up and I dont think anyone can disagree we have, PL is making us hard to score against he is getting a midfield together that works for each other and yes if you have got the ball and you dont give it away, even with a side ways or backward pass, if the opposition have not got the ball they cant score. The creativity needs a 100% improvement and we need to get a cutting edge and not just rely on a 21 year old and one week but I do believe that we will look back on this season as one when we changed the corner and became a team that can hold it's own in the top half of the table and that being a much of a muchness why not back to being a top 6 side.

Agree.
This is 'Work in progress' no where near completion yet.
Someone might be able to help here. I'm sure I've read/heard a manager, albeit many years ago, saying something along the lines of 'Sort the defence out, and the rest will follow'
Our defence is begining to look pretty mean, 3 clean sheets in 4 is certainly progess.

[JUAN PABLO]

Just wanted to say I wrote another match verdict on yesterday's game - hopefully won't cause as much controversy this time around! You can find it here: http://pickourteam.com/premierleague/aston-villa/fansverdict/08-12-2012/Aston%20Villa-vs-Stoke%20City

Again, comment appreciated here or on the report page itself.

good report

two words that keep coming up     ,  cutting edge .

[levico]

Not sure what we are looking for this season, after 3 years of having nothing and I am not saying we have anything special this season, but we were all crying out 4 or 5 weeks ago to tighten up and I dont think anyone can disagree we have, PL is making us hard to score against he is getting a midfield together that works for each other and yes if you have got the ball and you dont give it away, even with a side ways or backward pass, if the opposition have not got the ball they cant score. The creativity needs a 100% improvement and we need to get a cutting edge and not just rely on a 21 year old and one week but I do believe that we will look back on this season as one when we changed the corner and became a team that can hold it's own in the top half of the table and that being a much of a muchness why not back to being a top 6 side.

Agree.
This is 'Work in progress' no where near completion yet.
Someone might be able to help here. I'm sure I've read/heard a manager, albeit many years ago, saying something along the lines of 'Sort the defence out, and the rest will follow'
Our defence is begining to look pretty mean, 3 clean sheets in 4 is certainly progess.

Can't disagree with that. Trouble is a good defence coupled with an ineffective attack means that you draw games but don't win them. Not winning games will see us relegated. January is so crucial to us.

[nigel]

Not sure what we are looking for this season, after 3 years of having nothing and I am not saying we have anything special this season, but we were all crying out 4 or 5 weeks ago to tighten up and I dont think anyone can disagree we have, PL is making us hard to score against he is getting a midfield together that works for each other and yes if you have got the ball and you dont give it away, even with a side ways or backward pass, if the opposition have not got the ball they cant score. The creativity needs a 100% improvement and we need to get a cutting edge and not just rely on a 21 year old and one week but I do believe that we will look back on this season as one when we changed the corner and became a team that can hold it's own in the top half of the table and that being a much of a muchness why not back to being a top 6 side.

Agree.
This is 'Work in progress' no where near completion yet.
Someone might be able to help here. I'm sure I've read/heard a manager, albeit many years ago, saying something along the lines of 'Sort the defence out, and the rest will follow'
Our defence is begining to look pretty mean, 3 clean sheets in 4 is certainly progess.

Can't disagree with that. Trouble is a good defence coupled with an ineffective attack means that you draw games but don't win them. Not winning games will see us relegated. January is so crucial to us.

Quite correct.
I honestly believe that the goals will come, though.
Keep the faith and believe.