Aston Villa v Brentford Post-Match Thread

[OzVilla]

And yet all the talk on here after the Big Interview was about 'when' we get back up.

We've a bang average Championship team with the parachute payments all but gone. The mismanagement continues into it's 8th year.

[davidb]

First game live for a while. The guy next to me kept telling me they're over coached and there's no drive and passion. Can't disagree more. Brentford played very well and knew how to squeeze the pitch and control space. We had the better players but the management don't have the know how. Bruce out

[tomd2103]

Went out after the being at the game and have only just got home.  Awful performance and were lucky to get a point in the end.  Brentford just looked so much quicker and sharper than us all over the pitch and it comes when three of the better players on the pitch were the ex-Walsall players (that little ginger lad in midfield again!!).

I didn't think the team selection was too bad, but there were some real stinking performances out there today.  After weeks of trumpeting his cause on here, Bree had a shocker, but he wasn't alone as there were others who were just as bad (Elmohamady had another really poor game).  We started OK, but it soon became clear that the little ginger lad was sitting just in front of Davis and because we had a holding midfielder, we didn't have anyone closing him down, as Hourihane and Onomah were picking up their two more advanced midfielders.  Bruce should have changed it and pushed someone on him, but he was allowed pretty much a free ride for most of the game. 

[passitsideways]

The thing is, you just know that if Ryan Woods played for us, he'd be as ineffectual as the rest, because of the way the team sets up and approaches thegame.

[footyskillz]

I can't add much to what has already been said .  And I've seen as much as I  can.

My  feelings same as Dr T. It was sad disappointed and not good enough.

The small consolations are that there is a match on Tuesday a 3 point win will help us forget this but the wishful thinking may have to stop under this Bruce guy.
And that the international break meant there wasn't a co herent co hersion to get the right tactics for the match and players ready. That is wishful too . And looking for some reason to why the performance wasn't up to standard and not to dwell.

 I think Elmohamady was really uneccessary purchase having brought in Snodgrass and I only so so with Chester Taylor and JT even though they are top level players I just like them to show the team how to win !

I really worried that Bruce has addressed away form and now can't even sneak a win at home when below par.

One thing I like to say is Johnston has developed and that's something .

Fair play to brentford but they were not the team and squad of last year and I don't see how Bruce can't seem to organise this lot.

Can anyone who was physically there and near to big mand Calderwood Bruce or visibility to where sat give any info on how they coming across ?

[cheltenhamlion]

It was utter tripe. The man needs sacking and I would sooner us lose on Tuesday if it make it happen. Boro will murder us.

We let that little ginger fucker have the run of the park again and Watkins, who I was banging on about us signing for very little all summer, caused us massive problems.

This bellend needs binning immediately if we have any pretentions of being promoted.

[alftitimus]

Took me this long to get Home. 

Not very good, and worse, not very promising.

Against a team that our opposition had suddenly found money to buy their best 3 players 

Brentford rang rings around us.

TERRY   

The Stand-By Manager ....TERRY.... that so many on here  assumed was our future ...was total cr@p ,,imo

I was watching him...the guy hardly runs, he seems to WALK EVERYWHERE.

I doubt his fitness will allow him another 2 matches in 7 days, judging by his   'walking-skills'

... I sometimes think that they are ALL having a LAUGH at XIA.

And...as much as I think XIA is a pr@t.... I do believe that he is being ripped-off from Wyness- Bruce - Terry - down the line.

XIA is an innocent - imo - who believes his own PR.

TONY - NON-DOCTOR - Please get out of Villa.And take those waste of Spaces with you

 

[cheltenhamlion]

Just got home? Did you walk back on your hands?

[mr underhill]

why anyone would think stuffing the team with players who make glaciers look quick was a guaranteed route back into the promised land is beyond me. If the Dr doesn't act now he's as useless as Randy was.

[PeterWithesShin]

Just got home? Did you walk back on your hands?

Maybe he drives a Red Lorry Yellow Lorry?

[cheltenhamlion]

Why have I had to watch Derby and Brentford look like they play a different sport to us this weekend? It was bad enough when we were playing the rich boys but them?

6 games. 6 points. 7 goals. And more than half in one match.

He is fucking useless and needs removing now.

[mr underhill]

we are groundhog day.

[Axl Rose]

Took me this long to get Home. 

Not very good, and worse, not very promising.

Against a team that our opposition had suddenly found money to buy their best 3 players 

Brentford rang rings around us.

TERRY   

The Stand-By Manager ....TERRY.... that so many on here  assumed was our future ...was total cr@p ,,imo

I was watching him...the guy hardly runs, he seems to WALK EVERYWHERE.

I doubt his fitness will allow him another 2 matches in 7 days, judging by his   'walking-skills'

... I sometimes think that they are ALL having a LAUGH at XIA.

And...as much as I think XIA is a pr@t.... I do believe that he is being ripped-off from Wyness- Bruce - Terry - down the line.

XIA is an innocent - imo - who believes his own PR.

TONY - NON-DOCTOR - Please get out of Villa.And take those waste of Spaces with you

 

The Doctor is pretty much the only ray of sunlight at the club presently (and the youngsters-who under a better manager would be the heartbeat of our team. I include Johnstone, Bree and Onomah in that group)

I can't say I'm too fond of any of our more seasoned 'pros'.

Chester looks dodgy this season, Whelen had a very poor game. Elmo seems lost, Agbonlahor should be thrown down a very wide well....it's.....as mr underhill pointed out above....groundhog day.

A very very poor performance. £110 to watch the games seems like the worst thing I've ever bought at the moment.

[QuintonVilla]

We look a million miles behind the likes of Leeds, Derby, even Wolves. With the players we've got and money we've spent that shouldn't be the case. A year in and we still haven't got a style of play. Surely even Bruce knows sitting in at home against Brentford, who have sold every asset, isn't good enough? People looking in from the outside will think it's ridiculous booing a draw, but it's the manner in which we drew. If we'd battered them and had 20 shots then we'd think fair enough, but they were miles the better side and 0-0 flattered us.
There is no pace in our side, if we come up against a team with pace in midfield or up front we're buggered. We look so slow and laboured on the rare occasion we do go forward. There's no creativity in midfield yet Adomah (who isn't great don't get me wrong) who gets assists isn't even in the squad. Hogan is a waste of money, he doesn't fit into the way we play at all so it was a massive error by Bruce and a bizarre signing. He's obviously just seen someone who scores goals at this level and signed him.

Play how we did yesterday and Boro will murder us. Then for me he has to go.

[Villafirst]

Elmohamady did nothing yesterday. Much rather Adomah played on the right instead - he was omitted from the 18 completely yesterday. Whelan was slow and ponderous - bring in Lansbury. In some ways I'd rather play the likes of O'hare, what is there to lose?