Aston Villa v Brentford Post-Match Thread

[four fornicholl]

....and the players are tired in September.

Bless them. At least that would explain the tactics of trying to remain in our half for as long as possible during the 90 minutes.

How many players in the team we put out today could have had jet lag?
Like, on a plane within 24 hours or 48 hours of the game.

And, if anybody was, isn't that what a squad is for?
And a bench?

Really, I'm just asking.

The Promotion Expert said in his post match that some players didn't report for training till Thursday morning that means all had flown back on Wednesday from wherever. Bearing in mind they fly in comfort class I would have thought there was no jet lag today unless say Jedinak was in Australia. And in any case as you said he has a massive squad.

Blaming International games is a fkn joke, re, MC, ARSE, TOTT, etc,etc.

[Louzie0]

....and the players are tired in September.

Bless them. At least that would explain the tactics of trying to remain in our half for as long as possible during the 90 minutes.

How many players in the team we put out today could have had jet lag?
Like, on a plane within 24 hours or 48 hours of the game.

And, if anybody was, isn't that what a squad is for?
And a bench?

Really, I'm just asking.

The Promotion Expert said in his post match that some players didn't report for training till Thursday morning that means all had flown back on Wednesday from wherever. Bearing in mind they fly in comfort class I would have thought there was no jet lag today unless say Jedinak was in Australia. And in any case as you said he has a massive squad.

Blaming International games is a fkn joke, re, MC, ARSE, TOTT, etc,etc.

Thanks olaftab

[QuintonVilla]

Can't wait to see Traore against Taylor and Terry Tuesday.

Of course Traore had his best game for Boro today before they play us. He's going to tear us a new one.

His thinking will be, "I hated it here, you were shit and you never played me"...he will never pass it, he will score and Taylor will be sent off after running in custard.

Honestly you two are building Troare into Messi. He is not all that. In any case I doubt if he he cares very much about us and his so called treatment as you put it.

I'm not, I know he isn't very good. This is Villa we're talking about though, he'll have a field day.

[Tuscans]

Can't wait to see Traore against Taylor and Terry Tuesday.

Of course Traore had his best game for Boro today before they play us. He's going to tear us a new one.

His thinking will be, "I hated it here, you were shit and you never played me"...he will never pass it, he will score and Taylor will be sent off after running in custard.

Honestly you two are building Troare into Messi. He is not all that. In any case I doubt if he he cares very much about us and his so called treatment as you put it.

Nah, I don't think he's all that but then you're saying Taylor is Ashley Cole. He will piss all over Taylor and once he's past him he has Usain Terry in front of him. Adama might put one out of infinity on a plate for you but he will take the piss, without question.

[ACVilla]

I've got a 3 year old lad asleep in my arms at the moment, he was intrigued by the Man City Liverpool game earlier. I'm waiting and waiting but I am starting to think I can't inflict him with this. We are losing a generation of potential supporters with this toss.

[VinnieChase84]

To sum up how negative Bruce sets us up to be then look no further than how we defend corners. We literally bring back every single man when defending! Why? Do you see any other teams doing this!?

[cdbearsfan]

Just got back. Going to resist the tendency to over-analyse the performance.

FUCKING

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Malandro]

FUCKING

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Argh!!!!!!!!!!!

[OzVilla]

We're in a mess.................... again! 

[papa lazarou]

Them - well drilled players, probably playing to the best of their ability. If they'd had a little extra quality they would have trounced us. The ginger kid Woods sitting in the middle of the park having about five times as many touches of the ball as any Villa player but having team mates constantly finding space and making themselves available.
Us - apart from ninety seconds at the start of the second half did I see us take any control. Static, unimaginative and lacking commitment. I feel sorry for Davies, having little help up front, and Hogan who seems to be the only one who makes clever runs but there's nobody clever enough to find him with a pass.

[London Villan]

The fact that their players were dropping with cramp shows how much intensity they were putting into the performance.

[Deano's Mullet]

i've literally just got back in after this shocking performance. Bruce sets us up as if we're already one up and looking to counter attack the whole match. One up front not good enough, totally isolated no matter who it is and everything - and I mean everything - was coming down the wings which is no good if you've only one in the box. Johnstone saved our bacon today.

[Toronto Villa]

Today, and seeing it in the flesh has led me to this statement, is the first time I have truly felt we are a million miles from the PL. Most if not all of that is down to Bruce.

[andyh]

Today, and seeing it in the flesh has led me to this statement, is the first time I have truly felt we are a million miles from the PL. Most if not all of that is down to Bruce.

We are not a million miles from the PL.

We are fecking light years away,  TV.

I am sorry you had to witness that utter shite today, but it's what we have had to endure for years, but you know that.
I hope that your next visit will be more pleasurable, although if it is on Tuesday, I doubt it will be.

[Toronto Villa]

Today, and seeing it in the flesh has led me to this statement, is the first time I have truly felt we are a million miles from the PL. Most if not all of that is down to Bruce.

We are not a million miles from the PL.

We are fecking light years away,  TV.

I am sorry you had to witness that utter shite today, but it's what we have had to endure for years, but you know that.
I hope that your next visit will be more pleasurable, although if it is on Tuesday, I doubt it will be.

Andy unfortunately it is on Tuesday. It will be some miracle if Bruce morphs into anything other than what he is by then. So I'm expecting much of the same. I never want us to lose. Never. But a defeat surely to fucking goodness ends Steve Bruce as our manager. That would be a very good thing.