Wolves v Villa Match Thread

[ciggiesnbeer]

Well I am terrified for the second half, I didnt feel we were containing them or digging in at all. I thought we kept getting cut apart.

I hope Bruce proves me wrong in a few minutes but I fear he has no idea how to counter a manager who has gained the tactical advantage.

[TonyD]

Let’s hope that was our bad half.   

[Rudy65]

Err they look quite good. I dont even think the players are that ace but they are setup very well. Of course Bruce is changing nowt to counter that :/

They have pace but no real target man

[GarTomas]

I'm a bit surprised by the reaction here. We playing one of the better teams in the league and have limited them to one shot on target. We closing down well and putting a shift in. We just need to find a way of getting our better players 20 yards further forward. JK needs to be a bit stronger and KD should have had a pop first time then on his other opening taken a touch or two towards goal. Not the disaster that seems to be being described on the pages.

Mourinho was pretty much praised for the same 4 hours ago.

[four fornicholl]

Let’s hope that was our bad half.

Unless he makes changes, I genuinely believe that was our good half.

[pauliewalnuts]

We've managed to contain them pretty well.

They are a much better team than us, their passing is way better than ours, but whilst they are the better team, they really haven't looked hugely like scoring.

This is the way Bruce teams play. It's not great to watch, but when you see halves like this one, you start to understand why it works more often than not.

[auntiesledd]

I feared the worst during the first 15 minutes, but Wolves have been blunted by our rather ugly defensive strength. I don't know about anybody else - but Jimmy Danger looks to me to be a shadow of his former self this season. I'd like to think we'd have the capacity to hit 'em with a sucker-punch second half, but I can't see it happening tbh. Here's hoping I'm proved wrong...

[saunders_heroes]

Apparently they have an actual proper striker on the bench. If he comes on and we keep giving their wings so much space...

Davies looks out of it today, maybe Hogan on for second half.

Trouble is, when Davis goes off who will hold up the ball up front? The ball just bounces off Hogan at the best of times. Davis holds onto possession which is vital for us.

[Duncan Shaw]

I'm a bit surprised by the reaction here. We playing one of the better teams in the league and have limited them to one shot on target. We closing down well and putting a shift in. We just need to find a way of getting our better players 20 yards further forward. JK needs to be a bit stronger and KD should have had a pop first time then on his other opening taken a touch or two towards goal. Not the disaster that seems to be being described on the pages.

Mourinho was pretty much praised for the same 4 hours ago.

I'm with you Nastylee, decent tight first half away performance against a decent side who may or may not be all fart and no shit.....I can't quite decide yet!  Hutton has been decent to be fair.

[Jimbo]

If we finish above Wolves we go up.

[SoccerHQ]

I'm a bit surprised by the reaction here. We playing one of the better teams in the league and have limited them to one shot on target. We closing down well and putting a shift in. We just need to find a way of getting our better players 20 yards further forward. JK needs to be a bit stronger and KD should have had a pop first time then on his other opening taken a touch or two towards goal. Not the disaster that seems to be being described on the pages.

Would like us to show more going forward otherwise it's like many of the away defeats last season.

It's not impossible to score at Molineux, Cardiff got 2 there and Bristol City scored 3 a few weeks back.

[SoccerHQ]

Wolves just put on Bonattini, he is their out and out striker.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I dunno guys. Seems like some of you are seeing a gritty well disciplined defensive display from us. I hope you are right, because I didnt see that at all. I think we just got lucky.

But again I really hope your judgements are right and mine are wrong.

[Martyn Smith]

Apparently they have an actual proper striker on the bench. If he comes on and we keep giving their wings so much space...

And here he is...

[Martyn Smith]

Great possession there, Snod...