Aston 'where will it all end' Villa v Middlesvilla Post Match Thread.

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Tonight was different from Saturday
 We dominated with 11, we dominated with 10. We created chances and contrived to spurn ones where it was harder to do anything other than score.

First half we moved it too slowly against a 5 man midfield with Fat Lad dropping in on Lansbury, but second half we carved them open more regularly with some width.

We should have scored. We should have won.

[Toronto Villa]

Bjarnason isn't a winger or wide midfielder. At best he's an inside left, or someone who could play in the middle and get on to through balls. If we had anyone playing through balls that us. But he's utterly wasted right now and looks completely out of sorts. In fact all the players do.

And we are well on the way to ruining Snodgrass. Well fucking done Steve.

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Why are we ruining Snodgrass?

[ChicagoLion]

Tonight was different from Saturday
 We dominated with 11, we dominated with 10. We created chances and contrived to spurn ones where it was harder to do anything other than score.

Second half we moved it too slowly against a 5 man midfield with Fat Lad dropping in on Lansbury, but second half we carved them open more regularly with some width.

We should have scored. We should have won.

There is allways a good excuse why we didn't win, the trouble is you need one for almost every match.

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Thanks for that.

[Pete3206]

Shoulda won, shoulda scored.

But we never do and the Bruce shitefest rolls into another soul destroying week.

[eamonn]

Disappointed to see Kodjia hasn't forgotten his awful habit of diving to try and win penalties. Feckin eejit.

[PeterWithesShin]

Since the first game of the season we've been saying "if only we'd..." or "if only we hadn't..." and here we are in Feb and it's still woulda coulda shoulda.

We played quite well, by our standards. Our passing was still pretty poor, we didn't create much as most of our best chances came from their fuck ups and freekicks. They were crap as well. Sums up our season overall, a crap side got a result against us and we top the Woulda Coulda Shoulda league.

We're still top of the woulda, coulda shoulda league. That's not a dig at anyone as we've all said it, but we've been saying it for over a year now.

[aj2k77]

Brentford coulda, woulda, shoulda beat us on Saturday. At the end of the season you finish where you deserve. Under Bruce it was in the lower half and this season is bang on track for more of the same.

Points not excuses are needed.

[passport1]

Aren't they the last words of a fool according to Beverly Knight.

[VinnieChase84]

Why did we wait till second half to make any changes? Said to mate I was with that is have taken Barny straight off in minute 5 for Adomah/Hogan and give them something to think about early doors.

[clash city rocker]

Have just watched Hogan''s clearance again. It's enough to make you cry.

[berneboy]

Highlights here:
http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/11032852/aston-villa-0-0-middlesbrough

[sid1964]

When Lansbury got sent off, I honestly think that if it was not for the crowd singing about Kodja, Bruce was going to bring on Whelan?

For me after half an hour he should of changed the team, it was obvious that we needed pace in the side and yet we waited until half time to make changes

With regards to the Icelandic lad -  i thought we were signing a Des Bremner type of player instead we have got Rory Bremner, he is absolutely rubbish.

[simboy]

I think it is difficult to blame the manager for the failings on the pitch last night. Tactically he about got it right with the half time substitutions and stretching the play. They tried but were not good enough [apart from Johnstone who made two very good saves again]

However where you can blame the manager is that most of the team that he had on that pitch were "his" team. "His" team weren't good enough to break down a determined [but ultimately limited] Boro team despite the huge amount poured into it.

individually, Davis played well without doing what strikers are ultimately meant to do, score. Hourihane drifted around and looked better on the left, Taylor is an out and out full back, his crossing proves that, and Snodgrass seems to be looking for the foul rather than stay on his feet. 

 As for Lansbury ... what a complete twunt ...