Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[sirlordbaltimore]

Saw the starting line up, hated it but thought 'new season get behind em all' as you do. Knew it wouldn't work of course

First half was largely garbage, due to having no seemingly obvious formation or style of play. Looked totally unhinged. Having three strikers in a starting eleven away at one of the better teams just confused me. And the continual (after pre season) plan of playing Gestede without any decent crosses coming into the box worked as expected. I think I recall one decent touch from him (the flick on for McCormack) in the entire 90 minutes. He's an absolute passenger and just detracts from the rest of the side to my mind.

Both full backs are, were and always will be woeful. Westwood and Gardner looked anonymous and Bacuna did his usual bit of everything routine. Ayew was lazy tracking runners first half but got into the game a bit more as it went on.

Second half was better, seemed more urgency and we played a few bits of decent football along the way.

One thing i've always hated in football is the keeper to full back, full back to keeper arsing about nonsense. For that's exactly what it is. NONSENSE. And it always asks for trouble due to an error, whether the error is bad luck or not. Don't put yourselves in the position where the error can happen in the first place. Basic basic stuff.

Overall, I think we did enough for a point, and didn't look out of place against a good side.

We move on, but i wont be best pleased if the same dickheads get picked again in the week. They must be removed from the first team now

[avfcpg]

Well some consolation in that a lot of Weds fans saying they were lucky to come out of that with a win...not my claret tinted glasses then.
You can see the difference in the leagues. If we'd have been that poor in the first half against anyone in the prem then we'd have been 3 down last season..as it was they barely had a shot in target.

[kippaxvilla2]

14 league defeats on the trot.

[Percy McCarthy]

Lot of promising signs second half. If we can get another 3 or 4 in, in the positions everyone here is agreeing on, then we need to scrape a couple of wins. The new players and some of the old ones will be transformed IMO if they can generate some confidence.

[Bottom Right 89]

It was refreshing to see out first half injury time without conceding and then to come out second half and not get hit by a second within minutes of the restart - well done lads.

If they're one of the promotion hopefuls we'll have this wrapped up by Easter.

[QuintonVilla]

No overreaction from me, thought we did OK especially second half. Too many passengers though; Hutton, Cissokho, Bacuna, Westwood, Gardner could easily be replaced.

Elphick looks good and a real leader.

Get Amavi in and a few signings and we'll be fine. Sheffield Wednesday were play off finalists last year and were bang average.

[SamTheMouse]

The new players looked promising. There just weren't enough of them.

Also, playing with Gestede is pointless with our current squad. If we are going to persist with him, then we absolutely need some natural width and crossing ability.

Personally, I'd rather have seen Ayew played centrally, as he's a defensive liability out wide and never tracks his man.

[saunders_heroes]

14 league defeats on the trot.

Jesus wept that's a frightening stat.

[sirlordbaltimore]

There was a point in the second half when we had a corner and Bacuna was shown on the telly looking confused and you could hear a chant of 'you're fucking shite' or something going on. Please tell me this wasn't from our own (loosely speaking of course) supporters ? It was right in front of our end hence the question.

I don't like the bloke, but he was far from the worst out there today to give him his due.

[kippaxvilla2]

14 league defeats on the trot.

Jesus wept that's a frightening stat.

SH sorry I was quite wrong we drew 0-0 with the Geordies to 'halt' the run.

[pauliewalnuts]

14 league defeats on the trot.

Jesus wept that's a frightening stat.

What's the point in even thinking about it, though?

Last year was fucking hideous. It was a comedy relegation, so shit was our points tally, but there is absolutely zero point in wasting time thinking about anything that carries over the shite of last season.

Why bother? Life's too short and watching Villa is testing enough as it is without banging on about things we can't change.

[saunders_heroes]

There was a point in the second half when we had a corner and Bacuna was shown on the telly looking confused and you could hear a chant of 'you're fucking shite' or something going on. Please tell me this wasn't from our own (loosely speaking of course) supporters ? It was right in front of our end hence the question.

I don't like the bloke, but he was far from the worst out there today to give him his due.

If it was based on just today and you'd have a point. The fans have good memories though and last season still lingers in there. That's why players like him are quickly picked on.

[Ron Manager]

I liked the look of Grealish when he came on, seemed to have some fire in his belly. Elphick looks like the sort of run through a brick wall leader that we really need. Still, a defeat and some worrying reminders of last season. More players needed.

Elphick reminds me of Steve Walsh Leicester centre half of the seventies or possibly a certain Chelsea captain. Footballers who do not believe in the word defeat. Its an admirable trait.

[saunders_heroes]

14 league defeats on the trot.

Jesus wept that's a frightening stat.

SH sorry I was quite wrong we drew 0-0 with the Geordies to 'halt' the run.

I'd totally forgotten about that.

[saunders_heroes]

14 league defeats on the trot.

Jesus wept that's a frightening stat.

What's the point in even thinking about it, though?

Last year was fucking hideous. It was a comedy relegation, so shit was our points tally, but there is absolutely zero point in wasting time thinking about anything that carries over the shite of last season.

Why bother? Life's too short and watching Villa is testing enough as it is without banging on about things we can't change.

I didn't think about it till I saw the post. Turns out the Newcastle 0-0 stopped the rot anyway.