Ipswich v 0 shots on target Villa Post Match thread

[aj2k77]

Westwood never gets injured

but you wont if you dont tackle

Or run, have you ever seen him break in to a gut bursting sprint? He jogs everywhere, like he's Mo Farah in training.

[TonyD]

We go again...... 

[Clampy]

We aren't going down, I think it will gel eventually,  we've only lost twice which shows we are a bit more resilient, we need to start turning draws into wins though

That's where i am with it as well. Can't comment on the performance but it sounded like a typical 0-0 half way through judging by the commentary.

[brontebilly]

I guess playing with three at the back was worth a shot but it looked as if the players first heard about it on the bus to Ipswich.

Team just looks totally shapeless and self belief is on the floor. Injuries mounting up too

[Jockey Randall]

How did Richards play?

[Deano's Mullet]

Interesting that of our eight league goals I think only one of them has been away?

[Ron Manager]

How did Richards play?

He was ok.

[SamTheMouse]

I wouldn't be so worried about the results if it looked like the manager had a plan. But at the moment, I'm struggling to see much of a difference between this and the formation/personnel merry-go-round that we enjoyed under Sherlockwood.

Why can't we get someone who has a clear idea about the way he wants his team to play, then buy him a load of players to fit that?

[Meanwood Villa]

Reasons to be cheerful: we're only 6 points off the playoffs.
Haha look at Coventry.

[UK Redsox]

Look at some of the results today and the sides that won. Does anyone right now think we would beat Preston 5-0 like Brentford did? Or how about going to Newcastle and winning like Wolves did? I can't see where the next win is coming from and my concerning the team are starting to think that way too.

I think that the team is actually worse than lady season. It's just the fact that the standard of opposition is lower that's allowing Villa to draw rather than lose.

[ozzjim]

Richards did ok.

The last 10 minutes were exaggerated by some of the worst referee decisions all season, the 2 free kicks that results in corners headed off the line were just horribly poor decisions.

We did though, show some resilience, and a bit of fight for it, so I am taking that from it at least. We created some decent openings too but had a lot of shots blocked etc.

I would stick with the formation as a solid base, and work from here personally.

[Chris Smith]

I am not 100% convinced by RDM but if you sack a manager after 8 games it sets a precedent which then puts ridiculous amounts of pressure on his successor.

There have been so many enforced changes through injuries plus new signings from the end of the window still getting their feet under the table and that is on top of the huge turnover earlier in the summer. Difficult as it is I think we just need to tough it out and see if he can get the team to gel.

[Dazvillain]

Rotherham, Cardiff and 1 other will keep us up

[Matt Collins]

Richards did ok.

The last 10 minutes were exaggerated by some of the worst referee decisions all season, the 2 free kicks that results in corners headed off the line were just horribly poor decisions.

We did though, show some resilience, and a bit of fight for it, so I am taking that from it at least. We created some decent openings too but had a lot of shots blocked etc.

I would stick with the formation as a solid base, and work from here personally.

Agree with the first part of that

I definitely wouldn't keep the formation tho. And I don't think RDM will. He hinted as much after the game

[VinnieChase84]

Rotherham, Cardiff and 1 other will keep us up

After being relegated, then spending £50m, talk of promotion at the first attempt - to even literally discuss us in the breath of by relegation is astounding