Aston Villa v Reading Post-Match Thread

[Clampy]

Disapointing today. We did look at times like we knew the season was over in terms of a play of place. I didnt think we were too bad going forward but the defending was woeful. Amavi going off for Bacuna was a strange one as a few have mentioned. All in all, a poor day.

[saunders_heroes]

Also, yes the football isn't great but we were unbeaten in nine games and had 12,000 empty seats. Where were the missing thousands who have got Small Heath tickets?

30k for a meaningless end of season Championship game isn't bad in my book. How many were you expecting?

[saunders_heroes]

Reading could easily have scored 7 today.

I'm sorry but that's absolute nonsense. We made more mistakes than them, they punished our mistakes.

They scored 3.
Johnstone made 3 good saves, and they missed 2 or 3 easy changes.
They could have scored 7.

According to the BBC stats they had 8 shots on target compared to our 4, so you may have a point.

We also made some decent chances we should have buried but we put them high and wide, but the only stat that matters is the scoreline. We gifted them 3 goals with shoddy play at the back.

[andyh]

I remember when Bruce was manager of the Rags, and their fans saying how bad it was that they played with 1 striker, at home.
How funny was that?

It's not so funny now.

[CT]

Happened to be in a lot earlier than usual today (pesky kids). Over one side were Calderwood, Hutton, Chester, Baker and Amavi working away a various things.

Over the other side, the clown Prince Micah Richards with Grealish, Bree, Hogan and Gardner. After standing around laughing with each other and not actually doing anything with a ball for an age, they did a shooting drill.

Honestly, it was appalling from all of them. Kodjia came over and netted a couple but the rest were scuffed or way over. It just appeared to be time for messing about without a care in the world.

[saunders_heroes]

I remember when Bruce was manager of the Rags, and their fans saying how bad it was that they played with 1 striker, at home.
How funny was that?

It's not so funny now.

But it wasn't like we didnt create any chances though was it?

[Lobsterboy]

We're not as good as Reading unfortunately despite the millions spent on new players - we are not much better than mid table where they are on the verge of the play offs.

Amavi was shit and if he's worth £25 million of any currency then the game's fucked - Bacuna similarly useless and would expect to see them both binned on Monday and Taylor and Green or Hogan starting

It's a nothing match in the grand old scheme of things but as someone alluded too earlier plenty of food for thought for anyone thinking we'll walk this division next season

[Chris87]

Happened to be in a lot earlier than usual today (pesky kids). Over one side were Calderwood, Hutton, Chester, Baker and Amavi working away a various things.

Over the other side, the clown Prince Micah Richards with Grealish, Bree, Hogan and Gardner. After standing around laughing with each other and not actually doing anything with a ball for an age, they did a shooting drill.

Honestly, it was appalling from all of them. Kodjia came over and netted a couple but the rest were scuffed or way over. It just appeared to be time for messing about without a care in the world.

Didn't' see that, but I didn't think putting Micah Richards on that video thanking fans for renewing their season tickets was a good idea. I don't think anyone renewed their ST in the hope that players like him are still at the club next season.

[andyh]

I remember when Bruce was manager of the Rags, and their fans saying how bad it was that they played with 1 striker, at home.
How funny was that?

It's not so funny now.

But it wasn't like we didnt create any chances though was it?

I agree we did create chances.
But, I'd still like to see 2 strikers, especially at home.
Hogan and Kodj really need to form a partnership if we want any chance of going up next season.

[johnc]

Amavi and Bacuna were pathetic. Amavii must have given away possession 10 times in the first half. Jowever je came on for the second half os known only to Bruce
 lansbury manage to lose possession twice in thw first ten seconds of the second half before Reading scorwd after 20 seconds. Lansbury bottled 3 or 4 tackles. But not to worry because he is goingbto be a millionaire by the tome he is finished with the Villa. Grealish di sweet f all when he came on

[Holte132]

Disapointing today. We did look at times like we knew the season was over in terms of a play of place. I didnt think we were too bad going forward but the defending was woeful. Amavi going off for Bacuna was a strange one as a few have mentioned. All in all, a poor day.

It was Hogan who replaced Amavi - Bacuna was on from the start.

[Chris87]

I remember when Bruce was manager of the Rags, and their fans saying how bad it was that they played with 1 striker, at home.
How funny was that?

It's not so funny now.

But it wasn't like we didnt create any chances though was it?

I agree we did create chances.
But, I'd still like to see 2 strikers, especially at home.
Hogan and Kodj really need to form a partnership if we want any chance of going up next season.

At the very least it would make it more difficult for the opposition to put three men on Kodija if we had another threat playing up there with him. The guy was being manhandled today and at one point even got penalised by the ref for it!

EDIT: and this hoofing it up field straight from the kick off really needs to stop. I have never seen the point of it and it led to us conceding today.

[JUAN PABLO]

I thought we might have seen the last of Bacuna with a six game ban but oh no he's straight back into what was a winning team.  Result we've started regressing again.

yep


dont get it and Bruce bigging up agbonlahor in the week - christ almighty

[Clampy]

Disapointing today. We did look at times like we knew the season was over in terms of a play of place. I didnt think we were too bad going forward but the defending was woeful. Amavi going off for Bacuna was a strange one as a few have mentioned. All in all, a poor day.

It was Hogan who replaced Amavi - Bacuna was on from the start.

Yes it was. My bad (as the yoof say).

[johnc]

If Gabby comes back then that would put the tin hat on the season