Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[Leicester_Villian]

Terrible performance .......... Back four reasonable ...... Midfield ....was there one? ....Attack ....see midfield

Gardner proved what I fear we knew anyway .....
Amarvi in next week
Need more bite in midfield
Striker still an urgent need

Same Monday morning as normal

[Matt Collins]

An attempt at a balanced view

First half poor, second half a lot better.

Defensive shape generally good,  elphick excellent, gollini mostly good - but a bad mistake, and poor full backs

Westwood for me was a bit better than people said. Gardner bad. Tshibola a bit mixed

Bacuna actually started doing better. McCormack better second half tho should have scored

Ayew frustratingly mixed. Gestede bad but did win a couple of important flick ons

The main problem is going to be the mentality I think.

Overall, Wednesday didn't really make me think we can't compete at the top end once we get into a rhythm

[andyh]

Nothing changes.
New player, new manager, new owner.

Despite all that, the 'style' of play is the same.
Lethargic, narrow, lacking guile and invention.
All huff and puff with very little quality.

The phrase all fart and no shit comes to mind, but in our case its all fart and load of shit.

[oldham_villa]

We were well on top until what i'd call a Crystal Palace moment. Inexperience by the keeper.

End of the day, you have to take your chances - McCormack had to bang that earlier.

Can someone take Grealish off corner duties, both were flighted to the edge of the box - what's the point of that

On the whole, unlucky, and we will get better

[pauliewalnuts]

Midfield, Midfield, Midfield, buy a midfield or we're going nowhere.

Totally agree.

On the bright side, despite playing mostly with no discernible midfield, and only trying for 45 minutes, and playing one of the toughest away fixtures in the league, we looked alright for long spells and were only undone by a goalkeeping howler when we looked totally in control.

It's a long, long season. We can still buy a midfield. it'll make it easier for ourselves if we do.

[GarTomas]

I think RDM knows where he needs to spend.

Amavi in for Cissokho (why Cissokho gave the ball back to Gollini after a quick throw I don't know)
A right back from somewhere.
Some real steel in the middle of the park, though we looked better when Gardner went off.
Grealish/Green for Bacuna

A disappointment start but not the end of the world.

[paul_e]

The midfield isn't the problem no matter how many times it gets called.  Our problem is that we've got fullbacks who have no right to call themselves professionals footballers and a 9 who offers absolutely nothing.  If Amavi gets fit quickly then I think we're a decent 9 and a decent right back short of being a decent side.  The H&V whipping boys of Bacuna and Westwood did nothing all that wrong but I fully expect them both to be made out as the bad guys today.

[castlefields_villan]

Same old rubbish nothing has changed.  There is no way that lot is getting promoted.

Just one goalkeeping error - if that's what you call it, that you just can't allocate for has cost us - don't agree - I thought we did well, especially second half.

[manic-road]

Better second half, the two worst players on the pitch were Bannan and Gardner. Right then RDM get the midfield sorted and we may have a strong chance of going up.I thought Baker and Boon played well as a pairing, the keeper did OK apart from that one kick but we can only get better.

[LukeJames]

So based on last season we're now going to go on a fucking amazing run were by we win almost every game.

In all seriousness though, Cissokho is very very shit, why was he even giving the ball back to Golini (who looked solid, that kick aside)? Just fucking get rid of it you clown.

[LeeB]

Just get some new players by next weekend. Please rid us of Cissokho, Westwood and Bacuna.

Agreed.

[Matt Collins]

I do agree about the midfield. We got better when we just bypassed it and played straight to our wide players or forwards

I don't think Westwood was as bad as people are saying personally. Gardner was.

[Jimbo]

Luckily in this division we have a match every six hours, so we go again.

[ez]

Still a lot of work to do but we should have enough to stop up.

[saunders_heroes]

We were the better team 2nd half. Keeper looks good apart from the obvious gaffe. We can still go up this season of we buy a midfield and a fullback.