Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Louzie0]

Thanks very much for posting, RudyCF.

[Sexual Ealing]

Only going from those highlights, so may be talking shit, but Jedinak doesn't look like a centre-half to me.

[SoccerHQ]

Crap day, crap performance but a win is a win.

Was transport playing up as having been to Wigan away several times I'm surprised to see it being described like that.

Good allocation and tickets, quick train and good selection of pubs on the high street, one of the better away days out there.

[dave17]

Only going from those highlights, so may be talking shit, but Jedinak doesn't look like a centre-half to me.

only listened to the game but who scored has him as our third best player. He's consistently up their in their ratings

But definitely disconcerting to play a cm at cb given what we spent

[passitsideways]

Only going from those highlights, so may be talking shit, but Jedinak doesn't look like a centre-half to me.

only listened to the game but who scored has him as our third best player. He's consistently up their in their ratings

But definitely disconcerting to play a cm at cb given what we spent

He's good at racking up the counting stats that are used in calculating Whoscored's overall match rating - aerial duels won, tackles, interceptions, whereas the rating doesn't really account for the stuff that you worry about when it comes to him, like the dodgy passing.

I do think that we very much ought to buy a good CB to pair up with Chester and keep Jedinak in midfield for next season though.

[Toronto Villa]

There's been too many games this season where we have been far the better side and came out with only a point or nothing at all. I like that we can find ways to win games when we don't play well.

[brian green]

I will take a CB pairing of Mile Jedinak with James Chester and clean sheets over any combination of Baker/Richards/Elphick/Clark and soft goal roll overs.
For all his faults, and Jedinak has many, from poor passing to lack of running ability to having a face like a split horsehair sofa, he has what we have lacked in defence for years.  He has grit and he has presence.
We got Southgate from Palace as a midfield player.  He was rubbish until we made him centre back.  He was all over the place for a few games then rose to his present status.

[PeterWithe]

Only going from those highlights, so may be talking shit, but Jedinak doesn't look like a centre-half to me.

Aside from the dodgy backpass he was fine, just headed everything away. We did miss him in midfield I felt though.

[PeterWithe]

Crap day, crap performance but a win is a win.

Was transport playing up as having been to Wigan away several times I'm surprised to see it being described like that.

Good allocation and tickets, quick train and good selection of pubs on the high street, one of the better away days out there.

I got soaked, there were no taxis and few buses. The only time it stopped raining was during the game, it then started again for the walk back to the station. Then no seats on the train. Good pre match pub though.

[Hookeysmith]

As the Argus might have said...Form Rate: Poor

However it was a welcome win.

I can't recall any other meaningful efforts on goal apart from the goals, and the second one was well worked, but at least we improved after the substitutions. The midfield for the first hour was woeful. Johnstone did very well though he's been taking lessons from the Bozzie school of kicking.

The argus form guide - happy days remembered

Good win. As others have said take this form into next season and we won't be far off

[Clampy]

Good win and another welcome 3 points but as others have said, we were awful. Only the keeper stood out for us. Also, I can't remember the last time i went to an away game and saw so few home fans. It's just a shame the drummer bothered to turn up.

[PeterWithe]

I thought the Wigan fans got behind their team well considering.

[The Edge]

Bruce on Radio:
We persevered and a bit of quality worked for us in the end however today above all it's the fans who won it for us today.

That's good of him to say but he never even acknowledged  us at the end. Pissed wet through but a win is a win. 5 clean sheets in 6 is an impressive stat  in anyone's language. In a pub full of villa in Wigan now so happy days all round

Why should he? He doesn't care if you're there or if you're not there. Honestly, did you contribute to the win? No, you didn't.

Quote from Steve Bruce after the game
" I have to say that the fans got us the result today"

[Matt Collins]

Good win and another welcome 3 points but as others have said, we were awful. Only the keeper stood out for us. Also, I can't remember the last time i went to an away game and saw so few home fans. It's just a shame the drummer bothered to turn up.

I'm just not sure we can play a midfield without Jedinak - or another defensive midfielder

[UK Redsox]

Crap day, crap performance but a win is a win.

Was transport playing up as having been to Wigan away several times I'm surprised to see it being described like that.

Good allocation and tickets, quick train and good selection of pubs on the high street, one of the better away days out there.

I got soaked, there were no taxis and few buses. The only time it stopped raining was during the game, it then started again for the walk back to the station. Then no seats on the train. Good pre match pub though.

A day when I was glad that I always keep a full set of waterproofs in the car