Leeds United v Aston Villa Post match thread.

[VillaAlways]

Elphick....deary me.

I know. Get well soon Baker

[QuintonVilla]

The fact people think Westwood was one of our best players tonight shows how crap we were. He and Gardner are absolute toss. Can't defend and offer nothing going forward.

Gollini very error prone and worries me. Elphick awful. Hutton gives his all but lacks any real quality. Gestede garbage. Why would you play your best striker on the wing to accommodate that clumsy giraffe? Still a lot of work to be done and a few signings needed in January.

[Nelly]

I didn't think we were too bad tonight. In fact, I'd say we just about edged it in the first half. Second half they took it to us. Just to repeat the mantra; if we had better midfielders I don't think we would have lost tonight. We barely created anything, although we worked really hard at limiting them.

The individual errors are a bugbear but I think with better coaching this will slowly edge out. With Hutton for instance, so many times tonight we played it to him where he had no options. We're asking him to beat sometimes two players before options appear for him. If the other players helped him a touch more I don't think he'd lose it quite so often. This led to at least two break aways that I can remember.

All that said, Leeds are a decent team, credit where it's due. On to the next one.

[villan from luton]

I thought Leeds were very average tbh

[QuintonVilla]

I thought they were crap, just like every other team we've played this season. We haven't played anyone who I thought were any good, Wolves probably looked about the best against us and look where they are! The problem is, we're now one of those crap teams in this league who can all beat each other and are up for a scrap. Leeds have got Chris Wood up front ffs, the stereotypical battering ram Championship striker. If they finish above us this season I'll be very disappointed.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Play your strongest starting 11

Its quite a simple concept

[PaulWinch again]

Sounded poor, but was bound to happen eventually. We need to bounce back now and win the next game.

[villan from luton]

I can't understand leaving Jack out tbh. He is in form and is someone the opposition will be wary of. We need wins and he is someone who can unlock defences

[VillaAlways]

I can't understand leaving Jack out tbh. He is in form and is someone the opposition will be wary of. We need wins and he is someone who can unlock defences

Didn't they say he'd picked up a slight knock and also been unwell this week.

[Louzie0]

I didn't think we were too bad tonight. In fact, I'd say we just about edged it in the first half. Second half they took it to us. Just to repeat the mantra; if we had better midfielders I don't think we would have lost tonight. We barely created anything, although we worked really hard at limiting them.

The individual errors are a bugbear but I think with better coaching this will slowly edge out. With Hutton for instance, so many times tonight we played it to him where he had no options. We're asking him to beat sometimes two players before options appear for him. If the other players helped him a touch more I don't think he'd lose it quite so often. This led to at least two break aways that I can remember.

All that said, Leeds are a decent team, credit where it's due. On to the next one.

Thanks, I feel more optimistic about our prospects after reading that!

[ROBBO]

Not sure what Bruce is hoping to achieve by constantly changing the set up, Gestede is a passenger and we have two midfielders that badly need dropping. There was no cohesion in the side and the times we passed the ball to the opposition when under no pressure was disturbing.
I thought Leeds were useless until they scored then their confidence rose and they were the better side.
Lost count of the times the ball was played to Hutton when we attacked a sure sign the midfield isn't working.

[VillaAlways]

Not sure what Bruce is hoping to achieve by constantly changing the set up, Gestede is a passenger and we have two midfielders that badly need dropping. There was no cohesion in the side and the times we passed the ball to the opposition when under no pressure was disturbing.
I thought Leeds were useless until they scored then their confidence rose and they were the better side.
Lost count of the times the ball was played to Hutton when we attacked a sure sign the midfield isn't working.

He's lost 1 game in 8. Not sure we're in a position to question his tactics just yet. I really think today was just one of those days nothing went our way. By the way I hate it when we get player /manager of the month it's a bloody jinx

[Pete3206]

Off day.

Next.

[Axl Rose]

Play your strongest starting 11

Its quite a simple concept

This for me. 100% agree.

Grealish should always play, Ayew, too. They're the players who will get us out of this league. The two cretins in midfield who don't even need to be named, are the type of players that will help keep us in the Championship.

[pauliewalnuts]

I thought they were crap, just like every other team we've played this season. We haven't played anyone who I thought were any good

I agree with this.