West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[saunders_heroes]

Avoid Match of the Day tonight then  - Sherwood is pundit apparently.

Why? He speaks well of the club. Well he did the other week anyway.

[Goldie.7]

Shit manager with shit tactics, mixed in with a load of morons claiming to be footballers producing extremely shit set-pieces and shit boring football.

I take it you are talking about the opposition?

No one cares about them.

[thick_mike]

Richards at full back plays like a centre half, at centre half he plays like he's a full back.

Today looked very much like a protest to me. Time and time again he received the ball with space to run into and he stopped, put his foot on the ball and rolled it inside to the midfield. Shameful stuff from a "villa fan".

Otherwise a good performance today, which would have been heartening if we weren't adrift at the foot of the table. Ho hum, at least we showed some heart (Richards excepted).

[olaftab]

Another game ticked off before its mathematically confirmed.

That's all I can say really

Yes the slow death. This point means that it will not be confirmed till about 8 games to go so end of March.

[curiousorange]

Pulis's West Brom will be the top ranked West Midlands side in the country next season. These are truly dark times.

[saunders_heroes]

It'll be interesting to see that penalty claim we had. Spoke to a mate who was there who said it was nailed on. That would be 2 definite pens we've missed out on in the last couple of games.

As big as it can be - not even debateable - huge huge penalty, and Ref 10 yards away.

Fuck sake.

[in exile]

Garde's a very good manager. Controlled the match without looking close to losing.

A proper striker well short all season.

Yeah right. A good manager would of played Veretout from the start and took off Bacuna at least before 60. He also would of went with two up top. Garde has produced nothing worthy of such praise, remember we've only won one league game due to a GK error.

So why, in your opinion, didn't he start Veretout?

[brontebilly]

bunn - 6 nothing to do
Richards 6 did ok - could have seen red
Okore 6.5  did the job needed
Lescott 7   is getting better for us
Cissoko  6   defencely  he did great
Westwood 5 average - one decent shot going wide and a cross , not much else
Gana   6    average - sometimes does alright and other times just gives it away
Bacuna  2   - shooting and crossing - should be at peterborough
Gil     7.5  MOM   had a good second half
ayew 7     tries but a weak shot and a slip at the end was disappointing
kozak  6   couldnt get in the game but no one supported him

veretout -  not enough time - no idea why he didnt come on earlier
Gestede     oh well - crap at headers

baggies were truly awful. we have to be beating these teams but we just are not good enough
 

very harsh on the likes of Bacuna and Westwood. Their long distance shooting was cack but we completely dominated them in midfield. Bacuna in particular won a lot of dirty ball surprisingly. Westwood out of position on the left put in a very good shift and created a great chance for Gestede. Veretout was very sharp when he came on, should have been on much earlier. Was Gil's best display in some time while Gueye continues to improve. Disappointed with Richards, thought he would be bombing on forward on the right but never did. Missed our best chance too.

Thought Ayew and Kozak particularly were hopeless. Kozak isnt even championship standard. Nothing up top was the reason we didnt win today. I know we keep saying it but Benteke and Gabby from this stage last season and we win that by 2 or 3.

Frustrated with Garde's substitutions, Veretout should have come on much earlier as should Gestede. West Brom were really poor, their three subs particularly.

[supertom]

We were in control but without quality to finish.

Apart from that, just how poor are Rondon & Beraheno or however you spell it?
Total crap from bot of them.
Thank god for small mercies 

Berahino's trading off a 6 month spell of taking the league by surprise. I think he's one of the most repugnant fox hunts in the Premier League. An oik of the highest order. An absolute piss kidney who is destined to fade into obscurity because of his stinking attitude. As much as some of our players have had a shit attitude this season, at least no one (even Gabby) has taken the piss as much as Berahino (who still maintains he's hard done by).
You can see the lad can't be arsed at all. He represents the absolute worst in modern football. And it delights me he's doing to the Tesco bags.

Rondon is just plain Bobbins.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

decent point, should have won but didnt

15 games and 25 points needed but games are running out

do people honestly believe shane long would even entertain coming here?

[Jon Crofts]

The bitters really are shit, 30% possession at home and 0 shots on target, you're welcome to Tiny Penis the tramp in a tracksuit. 

[in exile]

Supertom - you'll do for me

[supertom]

It'll be interesting to see that penalty claim we had. Spoke to a mate who was there who said it was nailed on. That would be 2 definite pens we've missed out on in the last couple of games.

As big as it can be - not even debateable - huge huge penalty, and Ref 10 yards away.

Fuck sake.

The ref was poor but to be honest Richards should have got a red card for his challenge. It was appalling.
Stone wall penalty though.

[kippaxvilla2]

Well done Smethwick a solid defensive performance and no shots on target at home to the Villa.  You must be so proud.  Still no double against us for 52 years keep trying.

[Edvard Remberg]

bunn - 6 nothing to do
Richards 6 did ok - could have seen red
Okore 6.5  did the job needed
Lescott 7   is getting better for us
Cissoko  6   defencely  he did great
Westwood 5 average - one decent shot going wide and a cross , not much else
Gana   6    average - sometimes does alright and other times just gives it away
Bacuna  2   - shooting and crossing - should be at peterborough
Gil     7.5  MOM   had a good second half
ayew 7     tries but a weak shot and a slip at the end was disappointing
kozak  6   couldnt get in the game but no one supported him

veretout -  not enough time - no idea why he didnt come on earlier
Gestede     oh well - crap at headers

baggies were truly awful. we have to be beating these teams but we just are not good enough
 

very harsh on the likes of Bacuna and Westwood. Their long distance shooting was cack but we completely dominated them in midfield. Bacuna in particular won a lot of dirty ball surprisingly. Westwood out of position on the left put in a very good shift and created a great chance for Gestede. Veretout was very sharp when he came on, should have been on much earlier. Was Gil's best display in some time while Gueye continues to improve. Disappointed with Richards, thought he would be bombing on forward on the right but never did. Missed our best chance too.

Thought Ayew and Kozak particularly were hopeless. Kozak isnt even championship standard. Nothing up top was the reason we didnt win today. I know we keep saying it but Benteke and Gabby from this stage last season and we win that by 2 or 3.

Frustrated with Garde's substitutions, Veretout should have come on much earlier as should Gestede. West Brom were really poor, their three subs particularly.

Absolutely not a Westwood fan, but today was not one game to get on his back. He did his job today, and was quicker on the ball than normal (like the CP game)