Cardiff City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Jimbo]

Bruce will expect his midfielders to compete in every department, not choose which bits they participate in. And I think I can work out who he is directing his comments towards.

Westwood's not interested in the battle. He's only willing to run around a bit and pass sideways should someone be foolish enough to give him the ball. He might baloon the ball into orbit sometimes, by way of a pastiche of a shot. But has anyone ever seen him head a football? Take an effective set piece? Kick a football properly?

The equivalent of this would be a coal miner who's only prepared to go down the pit and crawl around down there for a bit before getting in the lift and coming back up to wash the coal dust off his knees. He'd be told to fuck off after about 20 minutes, which is what the charlatan Westwood should have been told years ago.

Ok, it's not just him. But he's been clinging to the toilet bowl that is Aston Villa like an unfeasibly greasy turd for fucking years now, shirking his responsibilities, stinking the place out and costing us points. He's a millionaire thanks to us. For the love of the screaming Christ, fuck him off IMMEDIATELY.

[London Villan]

How weak is their goal - why was nobody on the post?

As for that midfield, has there been a worse one in our recent history?

[dorsetvillian]

On way home. Very poor first half, much better second and deserved at least a point. Simple for me we need two more in midfield. Get this right and we can still make the playoffs.

[atomicjam]

A combined nine 9 touches for Westwood and Gardner today if the text I just got is correct. I havent seen it mind. I was at the cinema watching Star Wars.

According to whoscored.com Westwood had 3 touches, Gardner 6. In comparison Tshibola had 47 touches.

[The Moose]

Late December back in '74 we lost at Cardiff. Then lost one more game all season to get back to Division 1. Deja vu?

[The Edge]

Couple be a blessing in disguise at the start of the transfer window. There's no way they won't sort the midfield out now, and Bruce seemed to identify our problems there at half-time.

Stay in touch until end of the Afcon, bring in new blood, go on a run and sneak top six. Still doable, despite today.

Im starting to think it don't us to make the play offs. Even if we got promoted this squad would be smashed straight back down again. You can't rebuild a squad in the transfer window. We have got too many sub standard players that need to be replaced but it will take time.

[He wears a magic hat]

Today was the first time I feel that Bruce can be justifiably criticized. Admittedly his selection was limited but as the second half changes showed we were more than capable of completing physically. The first half the midfield weren't interested in the physical battle and that was down to the players he picked in there

[ez]

It's now 2017 and we've still got Hutton, Westwood, Agbonlahor and Gardener playing for us. This situation has been ongoing for years and until someone deals with it i can't see how we can move forward.

[QuintonVilla]

Late December back in '74 we lost at Cardiff. Then lost one more game all season to get back to Division 1. Deja vu?

No.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Can anyone that was actually at the match give us a full blow by blow account please ?

[ez]

A combined nine 9 touches for Westwood and Gardner today if the text I just got is correct. I havent seen it mind. I was at the cinema watching Star Wars.

I saw that stat as well. 9 touches, zero tackles, zero interceptions.

[clash city rocker]

I remember watching lyden play right back against Wycombe and thinking he looked a Tidy player who knew what he was doing. Compare that to Hutton who looks like he''s been pulled out of the pub, given some speed and then pointed in the direction of the pitch.

[Keeno]

A combined nine 9 touches for Westwood and Gardner today if the text I just got is correct. I havent seen it mind. I was at the cinema watching Star Wars.

I saw that stat as well. 9 touches, zero tackles, zero interceptions.

I could barely believe that when I saw it, had to check it myself. For central midfielders at ANY level, let alone the Championship, that is worse than embarrassing. You'd expect two CMs in a pub game having it lumped over their head for 90 minutes to at least TOUCH the ball more than 9 times!

[Rudy65]

It's now 2017 and we've still got Hutton, Westwood, Agbonlahor and Gardener playing for us. This situation has been ongoing for years and until someone deals with it i can't see how we can move forward.

Dont forget Gardner's new contract

[Jimbo]

A combined nine 9 touches for Westwood and Gardner today if the text I just got is correct. I havent seen it mind. I was at the cinema watching Star Wars.

According to whoscored.com Westwood had 3 touches, Gardner 6. In comparison Tshibola had 47 touches.

3 fucking touches? The fucking ballboy would have had more contact. What an out and out fucking wanker.