West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Apyadg]

I'll tell you waht is really really broing. Not being able to string two good halves together. I just don't get it.
That was really annoying. That win would have been such a tonic.

There really is no excuses. Get a dominant central midfielder (at least) and a centre half in.
Find some way to not let 2 goals a game in and good things might happen.
I'm really fucking sick of it.

Can't remember the last good one half we had, lets alone two. One step at a time!

Did you not watch today's game?

[bertlambshank]

Why do we ask our best forward to keep defending their best player at a corner.
He is just a kid for fucks sake.

Our best forward didn't play today.

of course he did,if you think you are being clever go and play with somebody else.

Sorry who's being clever?

Not you.

In my opinion Weimann works harder, is more consistent and shows more of a winning mentality than Benteke. Rather than blowing hot or cold he always contributes and works damn hard.

That said when Benteke is on it he's virtually unplayable, I just don't think we see it often enough.

I apologise if that conflicts with your opinion.

Are you just looking for an argument?

No I'm voicing an opinion, if that bothers you then maybe message boards are not for you.

Really?

[Legion]

What happened during the 8th minute btw?

They were threatening to do an 8th minute applause to mock our recent Chelsea defeat, if ever there was a small time gesture...

They did do it, although not sure it lasted a minute as the Villa fans sang and took the piss.

It's unbelievably small time, incidentally couldn't tell watching on tv how did they react to the Petrov applause?

Couldn't tell that either. The audio was poor.

[JUAN PABLO]

People in forums are so fickle. Zog has been shit for us for nearly 2 seasons, he has 1 good game and people cry when he leaves the pitch and question the manager. A manager who over the last 2 years of his career has been nothing short of great.

what even the last 6 mths ?

[Somniloquism]

It's unbelievably small time, incidentally couldn't tell watching on tv how did they react to the Petrov applause?

Same here, I think it was during the Gabby/Olsson handbags so ESPN concentrated on that.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

I'm in full blown count the points mode so its a good point - i certainly would have settled for it beforehand. Gabby actually looked like he gave a fuck for a change, wasn't as impressed with N'Zog as some of you but then i don't rate him - he was better, for him. Problem still boils down to the defence - you can't give away 2 goals a game and expect to win unless you have RVP up front.. Peter omyweeble or whatever his name is, should have had a hattrick second half.  Overall, simlar feeling to the Swansea game except we played a bit better. Something to build on hopefully.

I agree with Greg except about NZog. He was great.
And think that Nzog taken off was with an eye to the next game. He, Chris B and Gabby terrified Albion for the first half. The team were firing. What happened at half time?

Still not sure why anyone pays much attention to this Nash fella. As far as I've seen, he's posted pretty mundane, provocative rubbish ever since I've been on here.

Seems like if you speak sense, you're ignored, talk rubbish and people take note.

He should be writing for the Daily Mail.
They're boring as well.

[The Situation]

I also think we should have had a penalty second half. blatant foul on Benteke in the box.

[PeterWithesShin]

What happened during the 8th minute btw?

They were threatening to do an 8th minute applause to mock our recent Chelsea defeat, if ever there was a small time gesture...

They did do it, although not sure it lasted a minute as the Villa fans sang and took the piss.

I barely heard it.

I heard it clearly on the wireless.

[MonsXI]

I also think we should have had a penalty second half. blatant foul on Benteke in the box.

NO.

[Mortimer's Bear]

Why do we ask our best forward to keep defending their best player at a corner.
He is just a kid for fucks sake.

Our best forward didn't play today.

of course he did,if you think you are being clever go and play with somebody else.

Sorry who's being clever?

Not you.

In my opinion Weimann works harder, is more consistent and shows more of a winning mentality than Benteke. Rather than blowing hot or cold he always contributes and works damn hard.

That said when Benteke is on it he's virtually unplayable, I just don't think we see it often enough.

I apologise if that conflicts with your opinion.

Are you just looking for an argument?

No I'm voicing an opinion, if that bothers you then maybe message boards are not for you.

Really?

Yes, I forgot to mention the goals that Benteke has cost us from corners so far too!

Like I said I do rate him I just prefer Weimann.

I don't see what part of that is me looking for an argument, lets just agree to to disagree.

[mr woo]

You can blame Randy Lerner all you want, but he doesn't set  the team up to defend a 2-0 lead for 45 minutes. He wasn't in the dressing room to motivate and inject desire into them. He wasn't the one who could spot our shortcomings and correct them. He wasn't the one that made a couple of the oddest substitutions I've seen.


We are a soft, soft touch. And we will be relegated if nothing is done to correct that. It doesn't matter if we sign Messi, Sneijder or Yaya Bastard Toure. 

I wanted Lambert as manager this summer. I thought he'd be exactly what we needed. I'm sorry to say I've changed my mind, now I see him as Roberto Martinez-lite.

If I was Lerner, as far as I was concerned, Paul Lambert has one game to save his job.

The first two subs were from injuries so how you can make that comment is strange, agree N Zog should not have gone off

Fair enough if Delph was injured, he didn't seem to hobble off as far as I could see.

The rest of my post I stand by. Our defending as a team (not back four wise) is as disorganised, as unstructured, as powder puff and naive as I have seen in 30 years of watching Villa.

Take that result before the game? Yes. Take that performance? I don't think so. 

[Greg N'Ash]

I'm in full blown count the points mode so its a good point - i certainly would have settled for it beforehand. Gabby actually looked like he gave a fuck for a change, wasn't as impressed with N'Zog as some of you but then i don't rate him - he was better, for him. Problem still boils down to the defence - you can't give away 2 goals a game and expect to win unless you have RVP up front.. Peter omyweeble or whatever his name is, should have had a hattrick second half.  Overall, simlar feeling to the Swansea game except we played a bit better. Something to build on hopefully.

I agree with Greg except about NZog. He was great.
And think that Nzog taken off was with an eye to the next game. He, Chris B and Gabby terrified Albion for the first half. The team were firing. What happened at half time?

well clarke went 4-4-2 after the 2nd went in. that stopped us being so effective in the 2nd half

[bertlambshank]

Why do we ask our best forward to keep defending their best player at a corner.
He is just a kid for fucks sake.

Our best forward didn't play today.

of course he did,if you think you are being clever go and play with somebody else.

Sorry who's being clever?

Not you.

In my opinion Weimann works harder, is more consistent and shows more of a winning mentality than Benteke. Rather than blowing hot or cold he always contributes and works damn hard.

That said when Benteke is on it he's virtually unplayable, I just don't think we see it often enough.

I apologise if that conflicts with your opinion.

Are you just looking for an argument?

No I'm voicing an opinion, if that bothers you then maybe message boards are not for you.

Really?

Yes, I forgot to mention the goals that Benteke has cost us from corners so far too!

Like I said I do rate him I just prefer Weimann.

I don't see what part of that is me looking for an argument, lets just agree to to disagree.

Read my first post again really slowly,read the one you just posted and leave it to the grown up's.

[Mortimer's Bear]

Why do we ask our best forward to keep defending their best player at a corner.
He is just a kid for fucks sake.

Our best forward didn't play today.

of course he did,if you think you are being clever go and play with somebody else.

Sorry who's being clever?

Not you.

In my opinion Weimann works harder, is more consistent and shows more of a winning mentality than Benteke. Rather than blowing hot or cold he always contributes and works damn hard.

That said when Benteke is on it he's virtually unplayable, I just don't think we see it often enough.

I apologise if that conflicts with your opinion.

Are you just looking for an argument?

No I'm voicing an opinion, if that bothers you then maybe message boards are not for you.

Really?

Yes, I forgot to mention the goals that Benteke has cost us from corners so far too!

Like I said I do rate him I just prefer Weimann.

I don't see what part of that is me looking for an argument, lets just agree to to disagree.

Read my first post again really slowly,read the one you just posted and leave it to the grown up's.

I'm the one looking for an argument though.

[Oscar Arce]

Fucking stripeyfilth bastards I hate them, did you see their inbred scum fans at every corner/throw in abusing Villa players?
That's why I'm even more fucking annoyed at letting it slip.
Our defence (whoever plays in it) is the worst in the Premier League and it's going to send us down.
I thought some of our players were clueless in the second half, men against boys springs to mind, Lowton was blocked in the build up to the first goal and countless times we tried to play when we should have just killed the game, all very noble but sometimes you just have to kick it away from your goal.
I too am confused, N'Zogbia was such a threat but to take him off so early was to nullify any chance we had, Gabby worked hard and Benteke was awesome in the first half but when are we going to get that a game lasts two halves !
More points lost.