Aston Villa v Cardiff City Post-Match Thread

[Legion]

Available Saturday 9.11.13 @4.50pm.

[JUAN PABLO]

job done


lack of quality until Bacuna scores

Kozak scores is a bonus

[German James]

UTV! That is all.

[PaulWinch again]

Well we won thank goodness, great free kick and great head. However a really really poor display up to the goal and worryingly Benteke is beginning to become noticeably frustrated.

[Tuscans]

Until the free kick went in we did look pretty woeful. But a wins a win and a clean sheet is a clean sheet.

But we need everyone back after this international break quickly.

[gervilla]

Thank f**k for that.
Beautiful free kick.

[richardhubbard]

We are 10th, with Gabby ,Weinmann, Luna, Bennett , Okore and Delph missing. So its progress and a win

[JUAN PABLO]

still dont get KEA starting

and why he does not push Bacuna further forward with Lowton RB

Tonez  still not sure

but we needed those points


clean sheet too but Cardiff are poor

[Goldie.7]

Extremely poor 1st half. Second 45 much better performance looked dangerous once we scored.

Much needed 3 points, clean sheet. Motm no7 Bacuna

[Jimbo]

Dull until the goal, then there was only going to be one winner. Hopefully we can build on this and put all the negative crap behind us. Special credit to the crowd, good numbers and good support. And a clean sheet to boot.

[Summers]

I'll take 2 - 0 wins every week.

[Rigadon]

Bacuna looks the best of the new signings by a mile. 

A much needed win and at home. 

[pauliewalnuts]

Bacuna really does look a player.

[hilts_coolerking]

75 minutes of slowly increasing tedium.  Then a moment of genius from Bacuna and we suddenly looked full of confidence and threat.

Precious win for us and Lambert.  But... we just about had enough to see off a poor Cardiff side.  The squad needs several quality players as soon as possible.

[Simmons]

Turgid.

I only saw the 2nd half though.

Thoughts:

Tonev looked decent - very pacey and direct.

Westwood had his best game in a while.

Bacuna was good, even before the goal. Great recovery and covering on a number of occasions.

Clark wasn't bad at left back but that was probably only as there wasn't anyone pacey trying to get in behind him for the most part.

If Kozak is the answer then I'm really not sure what the question is.

I really can't stand Trevor Francis. A whiny, whiny man and an clueless fool.

Great free kick from Bacuna. When was the last time we had a player who could score free kicks? And not take 50 of them and get one on target (Ashley Young), but someone who actually looks like they know what they're doing?

Lambert's substitution (bringing Lowton on and pushing Bacuna forward) worked well and led directly to the goal.

AND - what a pile-on. Scenes.