Villa v Leeds Post-Match thread

[damon loves JT]

We are trying to win games in the last ten minutes, rather than trying not to lose them. We can get better. We have half the season still to play, and we're in touch with the play-off places at the start of the transfer window.

Excuse me if I don't haul down our colours and surrender just yet.

[jcsutv]

Don Goodman doesn't like Aston Villa very much does he.

[ROBBO]

Once Gestede was on the game plan was simple get the ball into the box, Adoma did exactly that and it put them under pressure. We have players who want to hold on to the ball too much, this is the Championship.

[Nelly]

Don Goodman doesn't like Aston Villa very much does he.

I thought he was very fair from what he said on TV. We've said worse about Villa tonight on here!

[jcsutv]

We are trying to win games in the last ten minutes, rather than trying not to lose them. We can get better. We have half the season still to play, and we're in touch with the play-off places at the start of the transfer window.

Excuse me if I don't haul down our colours and surrender just yet.

100% agree. It's like getting half way round Aintree in 8th!

[Ads]

Adomah should have started. Very disjointed second half but then we all know why, that midfield is maddening. But you know what, Westwood did ok. He's never going to drive the game on which is the problem, but he kept the ball and did well defnisvley.

Kodjia could have had 5. Can't believe the referee didn't see the hand ball.

Leeds were shite first half, better second but unless Amavi is slipping them through they create fuck all from.open play. Soft goal.

Deserved a point, but go forth Bruce and buy some midfielders.

[QuintonVilla]

Reminded me of the Wolves game earlier in the season. They were pacy on the break second half, ripped us open several times but couldn't kill us off by finding the right final ball. They look a much better unit than us and a lot more balanced.

We haven't played well since a 30 minute spell away at Brighton, and we didn't even win that game. Our style of play is slow and boring, you can tell the crowd are bored after 15 minutes. There's no tempo, no pressing and we create very little.

We need to spend in January to get near the play offs, otherwise our luck will run out and these draws and narrow wins will turn into defeats.

[postal]

BBC show either biase, or basic bad journalism as even before the game had finished, and after it had finished still had

'Relive Leeds' win at Aston Villa as it happened' and is still there, at 22:10

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38400138

Though I would have taken a draw at the start.

[Risso]

Don Goodman doesn't like Aston Villa very much does he.

I thought he was very good, one of the best studio experts I've seen for a while.

[Deano's Mullet]

What a signing James Chester was.

[cdbearsfan]

Decent battling performance from one down. Adomah made the difference when he came on.

Could've lost, could've won. You can't complain about value for money either way. Superb game.

Oh and, whisper it, I thought Westwood had a decent game.

[SoccerHQ]

Reminded me of the Wolves game earlier in the season. They were pacy on the break second half, ripped us open several times but couldn't kill us off by finding the right final ball. They look a much better unit than us and a lot more balanced.

We haven't played well since a 30 minute spell away at Brighton, and we didn't even win that game. Our style of play is slow and boring, you can tell the crowd are bored after 15 minutes. There's no tempo, no pressing and we create very little.

We need to spend in January to get near the play offs, otherwise our luck will run out and these draws and narrow wins will turn into defeats.

I was about to say....I also thought of the Wolves game in that we were probably a bit fortunate to get a point but also could've nicked it at the end, Leeds didn't put us under as much pressure as Wolves do but they are resillent at the back for the first time in about 5 years (Pontus Jansson was a great pick up for them).

I'm not too concerned....we can't win every game for the rest of the season and today were our first dropped points at home since October so there are plenty of positives if you chose to look at them.

[rob_bridge]

Don Goodman doesn't like Aston Villa very much does he.c

I thought he was very good, one of the best studio experts I've seen for a while.

Agree a very good pundit.

[avfcpg]

Leeds looked good second half...mainly because they had a mobile midfield that could play a bit. Until we get a midfield, if he plays any other way than two wide men and Gestede up top with one off him, then he needs shooting imo. Adomah and Gestede (and Ross to a lesser extent)changed the game, that's when we looked threatening and space started opening up.
Personally I like Ayew, but where do you play him? He's not a wide player. I'd play him up top in a 442 with Kodija and two wide men. But to do that you need a better midfielder than Westwood or Gardner.
Big transfer window for us this is. The squad is totally unbalanced and hopefully Bruce will rectify that.
Got out of jail I think tonight...could have nicked it, but could have been 2 or 3 down before the pen.

[ciggiesnbeer]

What a signing James Chester was.

My man of the match.