Aston Villa vs Newcastle Post-Match Thread

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Was Baker injured again?

As otherwise I can't understand why we'd take him off and leave Elphick on.

[PeterWithesShin]

Villa fans in Chicagee celebrating the goal. https://twitter.com/IanTaylor7/status/779748419581665280

[kippaxvilla2]

Baker was injured.

Have we at last found a midfield solution.  Assuming Westwood is going to start no matter what, is the him, Tshibola and Jedinak with Ayew or Grealish playing the free role? 

Surely with the players we have got we have to start clicking soon.

[QuintonVilla]

Awful first half. Unacceptable.

Better second half, a bit frantic and hopeful rather than sustained quality but still better.

Play with tempo and actually attack and the crowd will respond and back the team, simple.

[TonyD]

Well earned point in the end. 

[ciggiesnbeer]

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.

Agreed although to be fair to the players and RDM I think we are already way more enjoyable to watch than last season. Its just the results that need to come.

[aj2k77]

Midfield 3, Jedinak is a plodder and can't get around the pitch, Westwood a fairy who needs his hand holding. Ayew with the free role, McCormack and Kodjia up front. Grealish, Adomah and Gestede on the bench with Gardner. I'd bring back Cissokho, for me he's looked very solid this season and surprised me a little. Bacuna right back, Baker competing with Elphick who has so far looked a liability for the one remaining centre back spot.

[pauliewalnuts]

Agreed although to be fair to the players and RDM I think we are already way more enjoyable to watch than last season.

Having your head put in a vice and your face sanded down is more enjoyable than we were to watch last season, mind.

[Hairbandinho]

Central midfield still is the issue. Garbage.

[Ads]

Tshibola gives us balance, legs and energy. He's the only one who can run with the ball from the central midfielders.

[pauliewalnuts]

Tshibola gives us balance, legs and energy. He's the only one who can run with the ball from the central midfielders.

He also deeply loves God.

I'm wondering if he can bring us the celestial influence needed to lift us from the arse end of whichever league we're playing in at any given time. Because Ashley Westwood can't.

[PaulWinch again]

If we can keep Tish fit I reckon he'll be a belting player for us.

[tomd2103]

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.

Leicester didn't make too many changes last season.  There is obviously going to be a bit of tinkering here and there, but I don't see how you can expect to get any kind of consistency going if you are making changing significant changes to the formation and personnel every game.   

[Des Little]

RDM needs to sort the midfield out. That was garbage first half.

[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.

Leicester didn't make too many changes last season.  There is obviously going to be a bit of tinkering here and there, but I don't see how you can expect to get any kind of consistency going if you are making changing significant changes to the formation and personnel every game.   

I know it's exaggerating the point but by that logic you'd pick the same 11 and formation if we were playing Wimbledon 1987 as you would against Barcelona 2014.

I don't think a fluke season is worth basing something on. We should have a preferred set up but you also take into account the opposition. Do they have pace, if so where. Do they play 2, 3, 5, in midfield and so on.