Cardiff City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Chris Jameson]

As much as I want to like him, I think we would have beaten Cardiff last night if Albrighton hadn't been playing.

I know he is full of industry and motivation but I think the majority of the time he scuffs or balloons his shots and also bodges his crosses.
Perhaps some will say he's getting up to speed but I just don't think he is very good.

If that's the case then it's confirmation I know absolutely nothing about football. I suspected that was the case anyway but I thought he had a great game last night. You'll be telling me Agbonlahor should be going to Brazil next.

[Meanwood Villa]

I still think Weimann should have buried that chance at the end. Good save though it was, it was at a good height for him. Weimann should have smashed it in low. Bad miss for me.

100% agree. He shouldn't have given him a chance to save it. Why was he flicking it with the outside of the boot? On reflection a worse miss than Gabby's. Both are still haunting me this morning!

Gabby's was ten times worse, his prevarication to put it on his weaker foot took some doing

Yes it was shocking too. That is the one that led me to scream "you f***ing idiot" at the screen so perhaps I'm being harsh on Andi.

[Meanwood Villa]

As much as I want to like him, I think we would have beaten Cardiff last night if Albrighton hadn't been playing.

I know he is full of industry and motivation but I think the majority of the time he scuffs or balloons his shots and also bodges his crosses.
Perhaps some will say he's getting up to speed but I just don't think he is very good.

If that's the case then it's confirmation I know absolutely nothing about football. I suspected that was the case anyway but I thought he had a great game last night. You'll be telling me Agbonlahor should be going to Brazil next.

I thought overall he was OK but there was a spell in the second half when every cross he played was the wrong one and it looked like it was getting to him.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I don't wish to take away from our second half performance at all, but I still can't quite make out whether we were quite good in that period or whether Cardiff were truly dreadful. We have rarely had that amount of chances and possession against any side in the league all season, so I'd have to sway for the latter.

I'd say it was a combination of the two. Once Cardiff lost Zaha they never really looked threatening again and without a massive performance from Turner and their keeper we might just have stolen it. Gabby and Weimann really should have taken their chances, I just hope it doesn't come back to haunt us.

One thing I will say is that if we repeat that second half showing in more performances (particularly at home) between now and May, Lambert should have no concerns about holding on to his job.

Whilst there's no doubt we greatly improved in the 2nd half it was the only thing we could do, being so poor in the first. It wasn't a fantastic second half performance though, we seemed to be uncomfortable playing the ball around at times, like it was something foreign to us and I think the major factor was confidence. Lambert has wasted the best part of this season by failing to get the team passing and moving, doing the basics right and it was all there to see despite the amount of the ball we had. There's only so many times we can "go again" and for me the most worrying aspect of last night was a team playing with such little confidence.

We desperately need a win, preferably at Villa Park, not only for the suffering fans nor the fact we now need to seriously look over our shoulder but more for the players who seem for the first time this season to have nothing mentally left to give.

[Steve kirk]

A point is all I thought we would get and its another limp towards safety, with Man City and Chelsea to follow I feel we really need 4 points from Newcastle and Norwich but will probably end up with 1 or 2 which will make it extremely tense on here, I think we will just about survive, not much fun is it?

[Boz]

I thought we were very good second half but as has already been mentioned, away draws are great IF backed up by home wins. I think the three games we want to go our way tonight will do so but forget our position in the table, as it stands with the points the bottom eleven teams have every one of those teams is in a relegation battle at the moment.

Our table position is almost irrelevant, it's the points that matter and we haven't got enough.

[eastie]

I thought we were very good second half but as has already been mentioned, away draws are great IF backed up by home wins. I think the three games we want to go our way tonight will do so but forget our position in the table, as it stands with the points the bottom eleven teams have every one of those teams is in a relegation battle at the moment.

Our table position is almost irrelevant, it's the points that matter and we haven't got enough.

Exactly , we are in poor form and many of those below us are in better form - 2 wins in our last 12 games many of which have been against sides below us in the table - we now have a tough run of games on the horizon and whereas last season things clicked and we found a good system that suited is this time around we have several players well below their best form - I'm not saying we will go down but I'm not saying we are safe either - it will be a nervous few weeks ahead.

We missed great chances last night but rode our luck in the first half - Weimann should have side footed the last minute shot  on the floor and the keeper would have stood no chance rather than flick it upwards - gabby was very poor throughout .

We cannot persist in playing well for half a game - we need to be bang at it for 90 minutes.

[Ads]

Good lord I am tired. Dropping somebody off in Halesowen last night, after it taking an age to get out of Cardiff, only for J2-1 of the M5 being shut and J10-11 of the M6 being shut with "long delays" between J8-10. Ergh.

I thought we battered them second half and missed chances that were actually more difficult to spurn rather than put away. The first half was full of fundamental errors, but we took complete control in the second half. One goal would have done it, but crikey, it should have been 2 or 3.

We won't play a poorer side all season.

Cardiff are doomed.

The new ground is much better than their old one, although it looked exactly like Readings.

[john e]

I thought we played better in the second half than Cardiff did in the first half,
Not that it matters

I just don't understand the massive difference of performance levels and style of play sometimes even in the same game

[ROBBO]

What i don't understand is why Gabby a natural right footed player with an open goal at his mercy decides to try and drag the ball onto his left weaker foot and Weimann who simply has to prod the ball down and it's a goal hits it with the outside of his foot trying to send the goalkeeper the wrong way, brilliant save but he should never have got near it.

[Meanwood Villa]

I thought we were very good second half but as has already been mentioned, away draws are great IF backed up by home wins. I think the three games we want to go our way tonight will do so but forget our position in the table, as it stands with the points the bottom eleven teams have every one of those teams is in a relegation battle at the moment.

Our table position is almost irrelevant, it's the points that matter and we haven't got enough.

We have more points than 9 other teams currently, hence our league position. I thought that was how it worked?

[PaulWinch again]

What i don't understand is why Gabby a natural right footed player with an open goal at his mercy decides to try and drag the ball onto his left weaker foot and Weimann who simply has to prod the ball down and it's a goal hits it with the outside of his foot trying to send the goalkeeper the wrong way, brilliant save but he should never have got near it.

In fairness to Weimann he wouldn't have seen or expected it as their right back missed it at the last minute.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What i don't understand is why Gabby a natural right footed player with an open goal at his mercy decides to try and drag the ball onto his left weaker foot and Weimann who simply has to prod the ball down and it's a goal hits it with the outside of his foot trying to send the goalkeeper the wrong way, brilliant save but he should never have got near it.

My thought exactly, Robbo. No idea what Gabby was thinking but Weimann obviously tried to be too fancy rather than opt for the tap in, sending the ball at an ideal height for Marshall.

What I also don't understand is what the hell is the purpose of having Benteke if we don't play to his strengths. Far too often he's dropping deep or going wide when he should be getting himself in the box. The service to him is pathetic and I don't recall him managing a shot on target last night. What a waste of talent.

[eastie]

What i don't understand is why Gabby a natural right footed player with an open goal at his mercy decides to try and drag the ball onto his left weaker foot and Weimann who simply has to prod the ball down and it's a goal hits it with the outside of his foot trying to send the goalkeeper the wrong way, brilliant save but he should never have got near it.

In fairness to Weimann he wouldn't have seen or expected it as their right back missed it at the last minute.

He moved into position for the cross - side foot it on and the keeper has no chance .

[Ron Manager]

Havent seen either of our chances. Anybody offer help?