Aston Villa vs Newcastle Post-Match Thread

[aj2k77]

I'm not sure where this Adomah fellow is going to fit in. Kodj is the main man, McCormack offers great movement and link up between the midfield and attack, Ayew is the jack in the box who looks the most dangerous. Then we've got Grealish who has probably been our best midfielder/attacking midfielder. That's 4 players, not including Adomah. With the fact we can't get away with just 2 in the centre mid because we look so weak that leaves us with picking 3 from those 5. I can't for the life of me see where Adomah fits in apart from impact sub when needed along with Gestede.

Simple
             Kodjia
Ayew.     Ross.    Adomah

Leaves us with 2 in the middle which we can't afford because of the lack of mobility.

[tomd2103]

Shit for 65 minutes but we finally showed a bit of character with the comeback and in the end we could have won. Hope he's now stumbled across his best side.

His best side might differ from game to game.

Three at the back was OK away against Ipswich, but wasn't OK at home today.

The eleven that finished the game today might not be the best eleven to start against Barnsley. We need to be flexible enough to mix it up and make changes when plan a isn't working.

Thankfully he made alterations today and got us back into the game.

The Rushian is raw, but a tiring Newcastle backline absolutely shit themselves when he was going one side and Ayew was opening them up on the other.

Disagree with this.  He needs to find a starting XI that can win games in this division and then have options on the bench if he needs to change it during the game.  We desperately need some stability and consistency. 

[PeterWithesShin]

It would be stupid to only have one formation to start every game. For starters it would make us piss easy to scout for the opposition. And you also have to set up differently sometimes based on the opposition formation and strengths.

[brian green]

RHM is a star in the making.  He is a cracking player.

[olaftab]

Well that was a relief. After 3 losing draws finally a winning draw. Things can only get better

[olaftab]

RHM is a star in the making.  He is a cracking player.

Yes a breath of fresh air and if only the lad had not made bad decisions on final ball a couple of times we could have ended up winning this.

[Matt Collins]

RHM was a threat I agree. His decisions were very poor though

[Mister E]

... I worry about Amavi's defending, as watching the goals on Channel5 earlier, he got caught out again for their goal, so would maybe replace him with Cissokho.

You might well woorry about Amavi's defending but the goal was not really down to him: our lack of organisation meant that they had a man over on the free kick - gross bad stuff.

[olaftab]

Well, on that showing we're miles better than "run away with the title" Newcastle.

Even when we were rubbish in the first half, they weren't really any better.

Eh? They were by far the better team first half.

Yes better team but not very good team.

[Matt Collins]

Amavi was at fault for the goal. Though I think he was in two minds given the two jobs he was trying to do


Id still revert to a four and cissokho on Tuesday though

[PeterWithesShin]

Highlights http://www.skysports.com/football/a-villa-vs-newcastle/358206

[olaftab]

... I worry about Amavi's defending, as watching the goals on Channel5 earlier, he got caught out again for their goal, so would maybe replace him with Cissokho.

You might well woorry about Amavi's defending but the goal was not really down to him: our lack of organisation meant that they had a man over on the free kick - gross bad stuff.

Amavi is  very good as an attacking fullback.

[Mister E]

Got back a few minutes' ago.

Jedi was grossly disappointing and worryingly profligate.
Elphick is worryingly fallible.
Baker played better than I ever thought he would.
Bacuna played reasonably well and showed real commitment: he'd be my first-choice right back right now.
Adomah needs to be given his head: he looks like a really decent footballer.
Westwood played surprisingly well ... despite all the vitriol being thrown at him.
Tshibola looks like a star-in-waiting.
RdM, his tactics and his substitutions worry the crap out of me.
Ayew is really frustrating to watch.
I really like Kodjia's effort and capability.
RHM should have had a larger part to paly; giving him 7-8 minutes was almost a lack of faith in his obvious capability.
Nucastel were no great shakes: yes, they are clearly a well-bonded team but they didn't exactly put us to the sword.

We will get better: we are still bonding and it is down to RdM and Clarke to find the most potent mix of players.

[ROBBO]

Watched Westwood very closely today and I'm not sure what his purpose is, he can't tackle he's certainly not quick and for a midfielder has no cut through at all, I thought he should have been replaced at half time. To see what a good midfielder looks like watch Tish, strong in the tackle can beat a man and is quick.
He made a huge difference when he came on. We drew but I think the team will get something out of this.

[Tuscans]

I don't know a team in this league who have as many players who want to take the ball forward and dribble past players as we have. Ayew, Kodjia, Adomah ( not as wing back ) and Grealish can all drive forward with the ball at their feet and go past people. Away from home I think if it clicks that could be enjoyable to watch.