Aston Villa v Bradford City Post-Match Thread

[Nii Lamptey]

Barry Bannan seems to be the number one scapegoat now, people around me were giving him dogs abuse from about the 2nd minute onwards.

This is a shame to me , he is at least one of our own and hasn't cost us anything unlike Ireland who is meant to be an £8 million  midfielder and has done virtually nothing for us in 2 and a half seasons.

I'm sure his wages are significantly more than Bazza's as well.

With regard to the game , obviously gutted particularly with Lambert's appalling tactics after the equalizer.

That was a time for cool heads , instead we started playing like there were only 2 minutes left.

Going forward,  we've got to start playing Weimann down the middle from hereon in, he's possibly the best finisher we've had since Platt and it's a cardinal sin to play him out wide.

Fair play to Bradford though , it's good to see proper football fans getting their day in the sun. 

Totally agree. I've been one to continually slate Bannan, but I didn't think he played that badly tonight - Definitely not the worst Villa player by any stretch of the imagination.

Wiemann is proving to be our best striker. Gotta be leading the goals per chances stats in our team and should definitely be given a run up front as no bugger else is scoring!

[SoccerHQ]

Whatever the result in the final, it would've been worth it just to get there to see Stan lead us out onto the pitch. That would've been an amazing tear-jerking moment.

Disgusting we couldn't even get through just for him.

[saunders_heroes]

Barry Bannan seems to be the number one scapegoat now, people around me were giving him dogs abuse from about the 2nd minute onwards.

This is a shame to me , he is at least one of our own and hasn't cost us anything unlike Ireland who is meant to be an £8 million  midfielder and has done virtually nothing for us in 2 and a half seasons.

I'm sure his wages are significantly more than Bazza's as well.

With regard to the game , obviously gutted particularly with Lambert's appalling tactics after the equalizer.

That was a time for cool heads , instead we started playing like there were only 2 minutes left.

Going forward,  we've got to start playing Weimann down the middle from hereon in, he's possibly the best finisher we've had since Platt and it's a cardinal sin to play him out wide.

Fair play to Bradford though , it's good to see proper football fans getting their day in the sun. 

Bannan deserves every bit of stick he gets. Just because he came through the ranks doesn't mean he should have special dispensation. He's a waste of space. His distribution is fuckin shit unless its one of his specialist sideways or backward passes. His set pieces are the stuff of nightmares, especially his corners. He isn't fit to wear the claret and blue, and is one of the main reasons we're just so damn appalling.

[DaveD]

The way Lerner and Faulkner have run the club in recent years, I wouldn't be surprised if we lose to Millwall and Newcastle and then they sack Lambert, just as the transfer window slams shut.

[PeterWithesShin]

Did anyone else have flashbacks to Bolton when we scored late the second and you just knew it was too little too late?

And own up, who legged it back when it when you heard the cheer?

[olaftab]

Whatever the result in the final, it would've been worth it just to get there to see Stan lead us out onto the pitch. That would've been an amazing tear-jerking moment.

Disgusting we couldn't even get through just for him.

Steady on there is the FA cup to go yet.

[Legion]

Bannan is either Hollywood or hospital.

[MonsXI]

Just completely fucking numb!

[Irish villain]

Pick up ad infinitum

What depresses me most about your link is the fact that we are now, not just advertising our own stuff in annoying videos, but are now plugging any aul' shit that you can't pause or stop and have to manually mute your own computer to get away from.

Are things that bad financially?

[Nii Lamptey]

Whatever the result in the final, it would've been worth it just to get there to see Stan lead us out onto the pitch. That would've been an amazing tear-jerking moment.

Disgusting we couldn't even get through just for him.

Steady on there is the FA cup to go yet.

No there isn't. Lambert's already come out and said that his young players have blown it and probably won't get another chance of a Wembley appearance for the next 10/12 years!

[DeKuip]

Congratulations to Bradford. They fully deserve to get through and I hope they go on to win it.

Our players need to realise that you have to earn the right to play in a cup final.

[Eurochamps82]

As i walked up to villa park tonite our darkest day.........i spied a fuckin moronic jock not so far away....... i went up to that sweaty jock and said just fucking leave.....take lerner and faulkner with you..... and all the fucking team..... yippie i eh.....yippie i oooo...

[bertlambshank]

Don't forget to get your Newcastle tickets.
Paul Lambert was "gutted, disappointed and hurt" after the Capital One Cup semi-final exit at the hands of Bradford City.

Lambert was upbeat after the first-half display which saw Christian Benteke give Villa a 1-0 lead.

But James Hanson's goal from a set-piece resulted in "edginess" from his team and they were unable to secure the two goals needed to take the tie into extra-time.

The boss was upset at his team not taking their chance and reaching Wembley - and also their concession of another set-piece, after three in the first-leg.

He said: "I am absolutely gutted, disappointed, hurt, everything.

"Everyone is hurt. You will never have a better chance to get to a cup final throughout your whole career, even the young lads.

"It may take them 10 or 12 years to get even close to one again. That's the hurt.

"In the first half, we looked really fine, we looked good, we got a goal and you thought we'd go on and get the chances.

"Once they scored, the edginess came in and we started to play long balls. We don't have the players to play long balls. That's where it becomes a bit edgy.

"Even then, Andi scores and you think something might happen. But first half we should have got one or two. But again we got done by a set-piece.

"That's two semi-finals where we have lost four goals from set-pieces. The set-pieces are a concern. We practice them every day in training.

"If you have a man in the penalty area, you have to be prepared to compete with him.

"Everyone knows their job and who to pick up. It's man for man. It's me against you. That's your job. You know who you're picking up.

"You know what you're doing for corners and free-kicks. That's not hard to understand. That's black and white. It comes from an individual. It's me against you."

Lambert said he felt the team had "let the fans down."

He continued: "I am every bit as hurt as what they are. It's my responsibility. I know exactly what it's like and I know exactly what they're feeling because I am feeling the exact same.

"We played really well in the first-half. The atmosphere was brilliant. The crowd are right with you and we have let them down. The bottom line is we have let them down."

Lambert said his side would now come out and fight with an FA Cup tie with Millwall on Friday, followed by a Premier League encounter with Newcastle United on Tuesday.

He added: "There are two ways - you either lie down and accept it or you come out and fight. I am certainly not going to lie down.

"I have never done it. I will come out fighting.

"You have to pick them up. They have a game in a few days time. Fans will come a long way to watch it. You have to pick yourself up."

Make sure you pick up tickets for Newcastle.

 

[ktvillan]

Bannan was no worse than many others tonight.

So they practice set pieces every day with man for man marking. Clearly not working so maybe it's time to try zonal marking ?

And a get well soon to TopDeck113's missus

[Risso]

Yes, tickets for Newcastle will be top of my shopping agenda tomorrow, for sure.