Villa v Leeds Post-Match thread

[Matt Collins]

Only followed on text from Perth

The impression I have is that we fought hard and could have scored more. But overall got very lucky with them hitting woodwork twice and missing an easy one on one

Midfield still the biggest problem and Jedinak seems to be wavering again after a handful of excellent performances. We know the rest aren't good enough

Still don't think we're good enough to get promoted this season. Still only two wins against the top 18 all season.

Good to keep the unbeaten home run going

[PeterWithesShin]

Jedinak and Ayew were poor, Amavi was awful at times defensively. Westwood did well overall.

[PaulWinch again]

If we want to battle for promotion we need a right back and a midfield.

[themossman]

Yet we started well and if we'd got a goal might have turned the screw on them. We're just fatally lacking in bottle and confidence. We are the ultimate don't-like-it-up-em team. Concede and we throw our hands in the air and lose our shit.

[CT]

Glad we've got enough about us to battle for a draw when we weren't very good again. Too many average performances.

Happy with a draw, for a lot of that second half I thought we were done for.

[Matt Collins]

Jedinak and Ayew were poor, Amavi was awful at times defensively. Westwood did well overall.

You're not allowed to say that about Westwood apparently

[mattjpa]

A draw, as expected, but forget promotion this season.

You do know we are only 5pts off playoffs and have just drawn against the form team in the league in a game we could have so easily won with two v good late chances (I know we could have also lost) I fail to see how you can write off promotion with a multi millionaire owner, a manager that has done it four times before and half the season left to go

[Rigadon]

I don't want to see Ayew again, he is a luxury player we can't afford and I hope we sell him.  Other players were below par tonight too including Jedinak and Amarvi who had a shocker I thought.  Bruce needed to change things earlier than he did, but made the right calls I thought. 

Special mention to Jansson, who is the most annoying opposition player I can remember for a good long while.  Took Grealish out and the ref didn't even give a free kick - that happens in the premier league and it's at least a booking. 

[PaulWinch again]

Our biggest problem is that our defence, midfield and attack appear to act as completely separate unrelated units. There is no common cohesion.

[Rudy65]

We keep creeping upwards.
We do make hard work of it, Leeds were bobbins for most of the game and somehow we made them look good.

I thought second half they were much the better team and played some decent stuff albeit through our left side where Amavi was awful.

[jcsutv]

Fair play to Bruce for turning it around.

[LukeJames]

Leeds have been absolutely fucking awful in the two games against us and ended up taking 4 points.

Kodjia's decision making is so bad, he squares that chance at the end and McCormack rolls it into an empty net, he tries way to much.

[Colhint]

we only played with 10 men westwood and hutton are half each

[supertom]

Miles off being a top 6 side right now. That was largely hopeless.
As for Amavi, he was shocking all game. If we really did have a 25 million bid come in, we should snap their fucking hands off. Though on todays display we'll be lucky to get two pence.

Kodjia will be a huge miss.
Adomah made a difference when he came on.
McCormack couldn't hack playing so soon after boxing day (even coming on for less than half a game).

We need 3-4 solid performers in January if we've got any hope of breaking the top 6. As it stands we're not good enough.

Cash in on the Jordans. Buy a few solid performers. Defenders who can defend. Attacking players who might not be loaded with skill but deliver a 7/10 every game. Someone like Brady would be good. We need a second Adomah too. He creates chances. He does his job well. He won't always have the greatest game, but he'll still make things happen. Ayew did naff all today. Grealish just sauntered and did nothing. He's got to up his game.

[KevinGage]

Amazing that we are sitting 9th, on 35 points with no midfield.

I include Jedinak in that, He has a few qualities, and is someone you maybe want when you are under the cosh and need to head or hack the ball away any which way you can.

But when you need to set the tempo and control a game at home, forget it.

Lucky tonight.  Season starts now.