Barnsley v Aston Villa Match Thread

[auntiesledd]

Blimey, I didn't see that coming! Hoofball's finally turned up trumps. 

[garyshawsknee]

It's hard for Hourihane, he's outnumbered in the middle and so far back.

[cdbearsfan]

Fair play to Albert for knocking that in after the Northern racists tried to put him off by throwing shit on the pitch. I'm sure the league will take the strongest possible action (not even a mention).

[Villa in Denmark]

What I'd like Bruce to do is find a style, but it doesn't need to be the same home and away.

So, if we reckon we're useful on the counter, set up to play that away from home.

If we think we can replicate the way we played against Norwich, adapt that at home.

Then just fucking stick to it and hoover up wins. This league is fucking awful, it's shameful that we do so badly in it. That's what Benitez got right with Newcastle, took a few games but found a starting line up and style that would work more often than not, and stuck to it.

Amen to that.

[ChicagoLion]

There was no touch on the ball

[Matt Collins]

Can't say we've played well but we've always carried a threat. And typical poor championship defending means we didn't need to play well to create chances

Terry motm for us bu my a mile so far. Having to be with taylor getting roasted and overlapped so often

Agree hourihane outnumbered but he's still frustrating me. I expected a classier passer of the ball

[Villa Lew]

If the saying is true, you must be a good team, if you're playing badly and winning, we must have a heck of a team!

It's only due to good defending by the CBs and poor delivery by them, that they could've have scored 3 or 4. They've looked dangerous, almost every time they've attacked.

[garyshawsknee]

Not that it matters, but Davis definitely got to the ball first.

[Villafirst]

Put Onomah on second half....way better than Whelan. Hutton for Elmohamady as well.

[auntiesledd]

There was no touch on the ball

Indeed. An utterly stupid challenge & a clear pen. Bosh.

[ChicagoLion]

Not that it matters, but Davis definitely got to the ball first.

Not seen a more obvious penalty.
Jackson got nowhere near it.

[ozzjim]

What I'd like Bruce to do is find a style, but it doesn't need to be the same home and away.

So, if we reckon we're useful on the counter, set up to play that away from home.

If we think we can replicate the way we played against Norwich, adapt that at home.

Then just fucking stick to it and hoover up wins. This league is fucking awful, it's shameful that we do so badly in it. That's what Benitez got right with Newcastle, took a few games but found a starting line up and style that would work more often than not, and stuck to it.

He seemed to stumble upon something against Norwich and then Wigan. 8 goals. Happiness all around. And then plays 3 CB's at Bristol City and it's been bland or shit ever since. He might have got lucky again today. As you say, let's see what happens now.

Exactly. If we won this 5-0, he'd still probably start with some fucking mental idea next week.

See Adomah. A.

Prime example of Bruce being bat shit crazy. Played great everytime he has had a sniff, yet was left out the squad completely last week. The guys a donkey of a manager. But then if he wins the next 15 straight I won't care.

[VILLA MOLE]

There was no touch on the ball

No seeing it again there wasn't, well done linesman assistance or whatever the
Kids are calling them

[paulcomben]

Did the guy not get a slight touch of the ball for the penalty?

I thought he played the ball too.

Looked like it, although that doesn't mean it can't be a foul.

All-angles replays explain the confusion. The lino who gave the pen on Villa's right flank clearly saw that it was Keinan's touch. From the left, it looked like the fouler's.

[adrenachrome]

It was a crystal clear penalty. Yet another example of a one footed, one sided player going in using the one wrong foot.

Our passing is ponderous and far from crisp,   but we are meeting the physical challenge for once. Terry has been immense.