Aston Villa v Hull City post match thread.

[Matt Collins]

Sky highlights here http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10976165/aston-villa-1-1-hull-city

Pretty reflective of the match for me

Don't let that stop the doom mongers suggesting we're fucked tho

This is a bang average league. We've got a very good chance of promotion

[Holte132]

Not sure this is the right place to mention this, but why were tickets sold for the very back row of the Upper Holte? We've been told for years that nobody can stand there because they need the back row for the stewards to walk along. Now we get there and there are a row of people behind us! If I'd wanted to be in the last-but-one row I would have got my ST for there. Why didn't the club tell us that they were proposing to do that and offer all of us back-row ST holders the chance to move to the 'new' back row?

[Salsa Party Animal]

I thought we was good in first half.

in first few minutes.

Lansbury shuffle a goal attempt with poor misshot at far post.

Gaby - overthink and take too many touch in 1-1 against goalkeeper but he score about a minutes later.

Hogan had a shot saved. Then later on he went on dribbling run to beat 3 or 4 players but the ball end up too close to goalkeeper and he just stood tall. After that there is nothing much happening.

I noticed Hull had focus on stopping two midfield players from playing.

Second half was very bad and we play too many long / high ball instead of keeping the ball on the ground and pass it round. We need to be more like Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest. I do wish Steve Bruce look at Alex Ferguson's United footprint and make it work for Aston Villa. Steve Bruce had a perfect method to copy and use but he doesn't use them.

[django]

It was pretty poor after the first 20 minutes but I saw a bang average Huddersfield get promoted from this division last time out so I'm not abandoning all hope just yet.

[mr underhill]

not long home. Not complete shite, but not far off. I saw no demonstrable improvement  in the quality of our passing or movement  from last season. Bacuna was beyond awful and must never appear in the side again and much as I want him to succeed, Hogan is never going to cut it in a Villa shirt. Unless Bruce  undergoes a metamorphosis into 21st  century coach, we're not going to trouble the upper echelons of this league. Very disappointing.

[Tuscans]

Not fair to slate the players 100% down to Steve Bruce too cautious with selection and tactics we went one up after one or two good moves and wam bam hull got more and more into the game because we stopped pressing.   Suppose the two relatively early bookings didn't help and bacuna apart from one or two decent balls looked completely out of tune

Aww poor footballers.

[Tuscans]

You would think this is the Yeovil Town forum this evening.

[Dave]

This is a bang average league.

Must be why we look so at home in it then.

[PeterWithesShin]

You would think this is the Yeovil Town forum this evening.

Nah there wouldn't be so many happy with a draw at home to Hull on a Yeovil forum *winky*

[rob_bridge]

Are there any old style bosses without a huge favourable media backing who are still doing or perceived to be doing any good?

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

I said 1-1.

I said Flabby.

I said we will go up.

Relax.

What you say or think has no bearing on anything, so I'll pass on the advice thanks.

It resonates with me. Good call!

[paul_e]

Sky highlights here http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/10976165/aston-villa-1-1-hull-city

Pretty reflective of the match for me

Don't let that stop the doom mongers suggesting we're fucked tho

This is a bang average league. We've got a very good chance of promotion

It is a bang average league no one disputes that. That we don't look remotely out of place is the problem. We want to go up in the top 2 and we've spent more than enough money to do it.  It's not being a doom monger to think that games where you are 1-0 up at home after an hour are the sort you need to take 3 points from.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

I thought we was good in first half.

in first few minutes.

Lansbury shuffle a goal attempt with poor misshot at far post.

Gaby - overthink and take too many touch in 1-1 against goalkeeper but he score about a minutes later.

Hogan had a shot saved. Then later on he went on dribbling run to beat 3 or 4 players but the ball end up too close to goalkeeper and he just stood tall. After that there is nothing much happening.

I noticed Hull had focus on stopping two midfield players from playing.

Second half was very bad and we play too many long / high ball instead of keeping the ball on the ground and pass it round. We need to be more like Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest. I do wish Steve Bruce look at Alex Ferguson's United footprint and make it work for Aston Villa. Steve Bruce had a perfect method to copy and use but he doesn't use them.

He good. We bad. You ok. Understand? Think you not good. Yes?

[Tuscans]

You would think this is the Yeovil Town forum this evening.

Nah there wouldn't be so many happy with a draw at home to Hull on a Yeovil forum *winky*

I saw some decent things today, it's hardly the end of the world a point, no matter who it's against. I'm more positive rather than happy, I can't cry over the first match of the season...I'm sure Boro fans aren't right now.

[rougegorge]

When I arrived and saw the midfield line up I feared the worse, although after 20 minutes I was more enthused as we played with some verve and good movement.

Hogan did much better in the first half but was back to last season in the second, whilst Gabby blew himself out after the first half. We need Kodjia back and another option up front

The negativity of the first part of the 2nd half cost us when they obviously came out with more purpose;  Whelan , Lansbury and Bacuna were cumbersome or giving the ball away repeatedly. If that's our preferred midfield for the season then I fear we won't get far.

Elmohamady did ok but we still lack pace and speed of thought going forward.