Aston Villa v Fulham Match Thread

[JUAN PABLO]

poor shot by andi

[Jimbo]

I like Weimann's first-time shot mentality, but it does let him down sometimes.

[ozzjim]

We need to get in behind them more though. Dawkins might be worth half an hour down the right for pace and tricks.

[JUAN PABLO]

half side again  ffs

[neo_Villan]

Weimann seems to have lost some of his clinical-ness since missing that one-on-one against Everton.

[devilla]

Benteke offside again. He really really needs to learn that rule...

[seanthevillan]

Not a bad first half once we got going.

[Jimbo]

We've had plenty of chances to score in the first half, but we'll need to quicken the tempo in the second. This game is there for winning.

[Rigadon]

Some nice play that half.  We look more assured than is often the case at home. 

[PaulWinch again]

Hmmm we were alright and the better side, but we need to show much more aggression. We need to win this game, I'm not sure Bowery is offering enough down the right.

[neo_Villan]

Thought we were decent in that half. We looked like the home team and created more chances then them. I can't think of any changes that need to be made at the moment. We need to be patient and keep it up.

Hopefully that was our 'bad' half

[seanthevillan]

I think we should move Charlie onto one of the wings - Bowery and Weimann aren't natural wide players and it shows.

[ozzjim]

I think this is the sort of game we often end up losing. Look comfortable and shoot selves in foot due to edge not being there.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

So far so comfortable.

We need to move the ball quicker. That's when we've looked like breaking them down.

Fulham are there for the taking.

[supertom]

Pretty solid. We look the better side marginally. Obviously the key thing now is to keep it up in the 2nd half. I'd also take off Bowery. He does offer some balance and he's very disciplined but I think we're lacking something in midfield.
I'd put on Holman or Sylla to add a bit of energy into midfield, and let Zoggy get on the flanks a bit more. Either that or bring on Bent and then have Tekkers in a free role and Zog on the wing.

We're doing okay though. Tekkers needs to watch his offsides too. It's sloppy. I fancy he'll score today though.

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