The Mighty BRENTFORD 3-0 Aston Villa

[chippy]

I still can't get over how bad last night was. I only caught the last half hour but Brentford played us off the park! We couldn't get the ball off them and they were cutting us to pieces. I'm all for giving Bruce time but no thought went into last night's selection. 4-3-3 away from home + 3 midfielders that have never played together.  It was asking for trouble from the off. We played three up front yet we had hardly any efforts in front of goal. When can we start prioritising the midfield and playing with 4/5 players in the middle of the park?

[aj2k77]

I like the look of Green, not sure how to fit him in the side. We need some defensive cover from the midfield and don't have a forward capable of playing up top on his own.

[Des Little]

I'm probably alone in this, but I think that the weaknesses in this team are laid bare when Jedinak isn't playing. For me, he wins the ball and gives it to get things going. Granted, he is sometimes guilty of a poor pass here and there but they wouldn't have gone through us like a dose of salts last night if he was playing. Hourihane started brightly but once he cane off second best in that tackle he didn't want to know.

[PeterWithesShin]

Agreed, but he needs to spend some time at BH practicing his heading.

[UK Redsox]

I'm probably alone in this, but I think that the weaknesses in this team are laid bare when Jedinak isn't playing. For me, he wins the ball and gives it to get things going. Granted, he is sometimes guilty of a poor pass here and there but they wouldn't have gone through us like a dose of salts last night if he was playing. Hourihane started brightly but once he cane off second best in that tackle he didn't want to know.

Watching from behind the goal, I thought that CH was going to get sent off for that tackle

[The Edge]

My final thoughts on last night now I've calmed down a bit....
Basically the perfect storm hit us. Brentford on their day can cut any team in this division to pieces and they did! A brand new midfield was thrown at it and it showed. They probably haven't even got used to names yet! We missed two early sitters which would probably of made the outcome totally different. Then there was the Hogan situation. Dean Smiths team talk must of been his easiest ever "who do they think they are? Throwing their money around and taking our top scorer on the day we play them? Go out there and show them cocky bastards what we're all about"..... job done. The perfect storm. For me we have to forget about last night- put it behind us. Bring in Hogan and hopefully bring back Jedinak to protect the defense. And start putting our fucking chances away. New players new start beginning on Saturday against Forest.

[olaftab]

GUBU

U kidz.

[Ads]

Green's header... yikes. I like how direct he is.

[LeeB]

Fair play to Brentford. The better team each time we've met this season.

Yes, and Woods is the best player I've seen at this level on the back of it.

[PeterWithesShin]

We should have been like This Is England.

"We've come for the ginge"