Bristol City v Aston Villa post-match thread

[exigo]

My yokel accent got me thro a police cordon after the game and cut 10 mins or so off the walk back to my car.

Bumpkin bonus

They let us civilised folk through to as well. Heavy police presence. Doubt there's any history.

Davis came into it a lot more second half and I thought gave Nathan Lets it Bounce a bit of working over in the 50/50s.

We walked straight through it as well. Mind you, with only 45 minutes to walk back to the station before the last train to Paddington went, nothing would have stopped us.

[Risso]

Hope that's the end of the back five, just doesn't seem to suit us.

Thought we improved immensely in the second half and deserved to win. We didn't though and September will be decisive for our promotion hopes and Bruce's future.

A back five is ok if you have someone cultured and prepared to venture out, like say, Barry or Southgate.  When you pick the creaking relics that are Terry and Samba though, it's just a sign that the manager has shit the bed and is in panic mode again.

[Ads]

Southgate worked in a back three because he was a midfielder. He was excellent as a spare man, but nowhere near as good as Ugo at picking up and dominating a forward.

[achilles]

Southgate worked in a back three because he was a midfielder. He was excellent as a spare man, but nowhere near as good as Ugo at picking up and dominating a forward.

They didn't need a zimmer frame to move about though which helps immensely.

[Toronto Villa]

If I had one question for Bruce it would simply be "what are you afraid of?" Because despite what should an advantage of squad size, depth and quality he manages like he has none of that.

[old man villa fan]

How did Bruce expect 'his' back 3 to cope when Bristol had a player like Reid who was going to buzz around all over the place.  It immediately meant that his wing backs were pulled back into a defensive back 5, leaving the midfield short and requiring Green to drop deeper.  Changing to a flat back four immediately pushed us further up the pitch.

[Clampy]

How did Bruce expect 'his' back 3 to cope when Bristol had a player like Reid who was going to buzz around all over the place.  It immediately meant that his wing backs were pulled back into a defensive back 5, leaving the midfield short and requiring Green to drop deeper.  Changing to a flat back four immediately pushed us further up the pitch.

How many chances did this Reid fella have in.the first half?

[ChicagoLion]

How did Bruce expect 'his' back 3 to cope when Bristol had a player like Reid who was going to buzz around all over the place.  It immediately meant that his wing backs were pulled back into a defensive back 5, leaving the midfield short and requiring Green to drop deeper.  Changing to a flat back four immediately pushed us further up the pitch.

How many chances did this Reid fella have in.the first half?

Are you actually defending Bruce's decision to start with 3 centre backs?

[myf]

If I had one question for Bruce it would simply be "what are you afraid of?" Because despite what should an advantage of squad size, depth and quality he manages like he has none of that.

Totally agree. A big squad but still whinges about injuries. Doesn't have a clue about formation or best 11.

[old man villa fan]

How did Bruce expect 'his' back 3 to cope when Bristol had a player like Reid who was going to buzz around all over the place.  It immediately meant that his wing backs were pulled back into a defensive back 5, leaving the midfield short and requiring Green to drop deeper.  Changing to a flat back four immediately pushed us further up the pitch.

How many chances did this Reid fella have in.the first half?

Not sure but did enough to make our manager change his formation during the game.  The starting formation gave the initiative to Bristol.  Would have been interesting to know if Samba hadn't been injured, would Bruce have taken one of his central defenders off for a fullback or would he have continued with Chester at fullback.

[PaulWinch again]

If I had one question for Bruce it would simply be "what are you afraid of?" Because despite what should an advantage of squad size, depth and quality he manages like he has none of that.

Yep fear of defeat seems to trump ambition to win, but ironically if that continues it'll be the draws that cost him his job.

[john e]

maybe Bruce doesn't send them out to be negative maybe he sends them out to attack and be positive but the players are struggling to do that on the pitch so it looks like it's come as a directive from Bruce

[Toronto Villa]

maybe Bruce doesn't send them out to be negative maybe he sends them out to attack and be positive but the players are struggling to do that on the pitch so it looks like it's come as a directive from Bruce

He set up the team to win vs Norwich and we had a superb first half. Away from home he shrivels like a 70 year old penis.

[ChicagoLion]

The interview with Wyness revealed that Bruce loses sleep worrying about losing.
It does not take a  physocology genius to work out what the problem is here.

[john e]

The interview with Wyness revealed that Bruce loses sleep worrying about losing.
It does not take a  physocology genius to work out what the problem is here.

are they sleeping together ?