Cardiff City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[QuintonVilla]

We need a nasty bastard in midfield who everyone hates. We're a soft touch, too nice and too easy to play against.

[clash city rocker]

Lack of touches by a midfielder = taking no responsibility.

[eddiemunster]

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

And the fact that we still employ Richards, Bunn, Cissokho, Ayew, and Kozak!!WTF!!!

[The Moose]

Joey Barton.

[manic-road]

Joey Barton.

Ideal for a few betting tips.

[Marton]

Didn't see the game as I was travelling this afternoon, and so I'm just catching up now. I agree that the line-up doesn't look great, but agree with the point already made, that with the exception of Tshibola, who else at Bruce's disposal would have improved things?

Jordan Lyden is for me the automatic replacement for Jedi. In the few games that he's played, he never let us down nor failed to put his foot in.

Jedi is an excellent player if deployed in a lowsitting defensive role. I think Morrison played just like that for Cardiff today.  Bruce however tries to force him up the pitch and he becomes a liability with bad passes and non-extant pace. Especially if we are supposed to dominate the game. Bruce does however sometimes realize his error and tries to compensate by subs and position changes  (like Wigan and Leeds recently). Bruce has done many this to improve Villa but he is also showing some signs that he is stubborn in some ways and lacks the ability to be flexible. In midfield he has admitted that Tshibola (and other midfileders) havnt gotten a fair chance yet due to the excellent play of the current midfielders.

Just who is he talking about that are doing so well?

Jedi did very well is the early tough games for Bruce (Reading, Brighton etc). But this is when he was sitting low and had two energetic players in front. Bruce have ended up pulling Jedi a couple of times where he has been pretty bad (and playing up pitch) and every time this has been an improvement. Most effective is when Bacuna and/or Grealish have replaced the starting midfielders. Yet when Bruce talks about players that been keeping Tshibola out its not Bacuna and Grealish he is referring too. Its hard to interpreter this as anything but that he rates Westwood and Gardner above every other central midfielder. I find that scary. There is even a risk that if we DO get new midfielders in January that Bruce STILL dont play them if they are not "industrious" enough.

So what happens if we buy a new bunch of players and STILL we end up starting Westwood every week?

I never seen him play a better game then last weekend against Leeds and that is based entirely on him backtracking on behalf a slow Jedinak. He still offered nothing forward on his best day. Tonight he was back to failing in every direction...but maybe thats ok...he is  probably "industrious" in training tomorrow and earn a shirt at next game....

[The Moose]

These are transitional, short-term times. Don't rule anything in or out. A means to an end, and all that....

[olaftab]

Other than put Tshibola in from the start (which he probably should have done), i'm not sure what other options he had.

Why was Ayew kept back from joining his national team?

[olaftab]

Well we are a terrible team. Almost relegation fodder away from home but have managed to climb up to mid table  through some very fortunate results at home despite playing total dross. I am not expecting anything this season such as play offs. Just need to sort ourselves out over this coming TW and the summer break.

[Malandro]

Other than put Tshibola in from the start (which he probably should have done), i'm not sure what other options he had.

Why was Ayew kept back from joining his national team?

Hopefully he had transfer discussions after the game

[QuintonVilla]

Bruce said Gabby gave us a spark and was excellent. Deary me. What's his fascination with him? He should be nowhere near our squad.

[Clampy]

Bruce said Gabby gave us a spark and was excellent. Deary me. What's his fascination with him? He should be nowhere near our squad.

How did he play when he came on?

[Toronto Villa]

Bruce said Gabby gave us a spark and was excellent. Deary me. What's his fascination with him? He should be nowhere near our squad.

Bit like your fascination with attendances Quinton

[brian green]

Agree aftab but are our picks in this window going to be any better than past purchases?  We not only have bad players we have bad judges of players.

[Jon Crofts]

Joey Barton.

Ideal for a few betting tips.

And just re-signed for Burnley.