Rotherham v Villa - Match Thread

[johny]

http://upthevilla.co.uk/ is working.

[Clark W Griswold]

To be honest, I'd rather have seen Amavi given a chance a bit further forward.  We need some pace in the final third.

He's just not a more forward player no matter what people think. His defending needs more work but he has no attacking instinct whatsoever. he can't skin a man, hasn't a trick, and doesn't look to hit the by-line. At least one of those three and you've got a player who may be able to push further forward. In the admittedly relatively few games that I've seen him live Amavi offers none of these, but does offer a decent cross. he's a defender.

I wouldn't play him in the attacking three in this formation but I would play him left midfield in a 4-4-2. He's the best crosser of the ball we've had since young and I think he definately has it in him to beat a player either by pace or skill. He's not outright attacking enough for this front three though.

[Toronto Villa]

ball in the net but Conor's celebration cut short for offside. We sound decent enough early on.

[brontebilly]

Grealish hasn't done enough when he's started & he's disappeared altogether as the games have gone on. We all know about his ability, we've talked about it for 3 seasons. Unfortunately I don't think he has the last gear needed to enable his undoubted talent to shine.

His career is sinking without trace. Has the ability to turn it around but not able to make that team away to the worst team in the second division ....

[CJ]

Bjarnason misses a sitter

[Toronto Villa]

How are we not winning? Thor should have scored.

[Toronto Villa]

Encouraging though that our midfielders are really getting into the box now.

[LukeJames]

Grealish should be on in place of Bjarnsson.

It's hard to know. You could say that Grealish hasn't taken his chance, and Bjarnsson is now getting his.

This!

I rest my case, what a miss!

[andyh]

The promising thing is that midfielders are getting into scoring positions

[murfee]

How are you watching?

[Tuscans]

How are you watching?

listening on radio

[andyh]

How are you watching?

With our ears and a vivid imagination

[peter w]

To be honest, I'd rather have seen Amavi given a chance a bit further forward.  We need some pace in the final third.

He's just not a more forward player no matter what people think. His defending needs more work but he has no attacking instinct whatsoever. he can't skin a man, hasn't a trick, and doesn't look to hit the by-line. At least one of those three and you've got a player who may be able to push further forward. In the admittedly relatively few games that I've seen him live Amavi offers none of these, but does offer a decent cross. he's a defender.

I wouldn't play him in the attacking three in this formation but I would play him left midfield in a 4-4-2. He's the best crosser of the ball we've had since young and I think he definately has it in him to beat a player either by pace or skill. He's not outright attacking enough for this front three though.

Yes, but even a wide midfielder has to show some attacking intent more than Amavi has. I accept Beckham didn't have the 3 criteria that I mentioned but what he did have was world class delivery.

[Clark W Griswold]

Grealish should be on in place of Bjarnsson.

It's hard to know. You could say that Grealish hasn't taken his chance, and Bjarnsson is now getting his.

This!

I rest my case, what a miss!

I think in terms of the laws of probability, the chances of Grealish being presented with the exact same chance on the exact same blade of grass at the exact same time if he'd been playing ahead of Thor and that he'd scored that chance must be somewhere in the billions to one. Add that to the fact that there are still 70 odd mins to play for Thor to make up for it and I really wouldn't be quite so pleased with myself yet.

[CJ]

Well on top but need to make it count