Derby 2-0 Useless Aston Villa post match thread

[rougegorge]

The good thing about today was being able to get back at a reasonable time. Grealish was the only positive aspect.
However I did think Derby were rather like ourselves, not that much pace or flair to go with a lot of experience and they didn't particularly keep the ball well either.
However they were better than us at playing without the ball. Once ahead they were happy to sit back mostly but they were well organised and we couldn't break them down.

Even allowing for injuries, the paucity of attacking options all season has demonstrated a very poor lack of foresight.

[ChicagoLion]

Even allowing for injuries, the paucity of attacking options all season has demonstrated a very poor lack of foresight.

Blowing most of the transfer budget on Hogan is the main problem.
Turning out to be an awful decision.

[Ads]

The problem isn't so much Hogan, but Hogan and friends; the 20 million on the three players who aren't here any loner and Elphick is a colossal waste.

[Sexual Ealing]

In-form Derby boosted their promotion hopes with a win over play-off rivals Aston Villa, who remain fifth but are now winless in three games and just one point clear of seventh-placed Leeds.

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce told BBC WM: "Mistakes were what cost us the match really and we're always chasing from the first minute - the number of times we've surrendered possession and unfortunately in a big game you can't make mistakes like that because they cost you.

"Overall, in a big game, we can't make the elementary mistakes we made today."

Translation: obviously we knew that we weren't going to score - we don't really score goals. The sensible thing to do was bet the farm on the 0-0, then Whelan fucked it up in the first half and the game's gone. What could I have done?

[lovejoy]

Calm the fuck down. We don’t have a divine right to beat teams.

[myf]

Derby must have been frightened, they hid in their own half most of the game. Nothing wrong with that if you're confident you can deal with it and when a side is without their two best forwards and the other two are on the bench then it's probably a bet you're willing to make.

To be fair we're the lowest scorers in the top 8, so even with fit strikers it would seem to be a decent bet. We simply do not attack well enough.

Spot on. We don't score anywhere near enough goals to get promoted. Just can't see it changing under bruce

[Sexual Ealing]

Calm the fuck down. We don’t have a divine right to beat teams.

No, but maybe we could work out other ways to do so?

[Toronto Villa]

Calm the fuck down. We don’t have a divine right to beat teams.

no but teams who are seeking promotion find ways to do it. How are Cardiff with next to no money doing it? Would you swap their squad for ours?

[lovejoy]

No I wouldn’t. I just think this forum overreacts every time we don’t win.

[Sexual Ealing]

It overreacts when we win too. Welcome to football.

[PeterWithesShin]

The points gap between us and second is the same as between us and 16th. Doesn't strike me as much of an overreaction to not be overly happy tonight.

[TonyD]

Got on a plane at ten to three with high spirits.   Landed at 6.30pm switched on phone, still optimistic and had my hopes smashed like a cheap fackin vase.   I take it we didn’t play well?  How did Jack play?
Take

[rob_bridge]

Don't normally bet against us but 7/5 for Derby today was too good a price.

No surprise at all - we have buckled or bottled against all the better teams this year seemingly.

Next week is huge - Blades are currently playing shite so need a win.

[olaftab]

Calm the fuck down. We don’t have a divine right to beat teams.

No no  one has a divine right to win and divine right doesn’t win you football matches. Football matches are won by skill, method, hardwork and more effort than the opposition.

[tomd2103]

No I wouldn’t. I just think this forum overreacts every time we don’t win.

Maybe so but our record against the better sides in the league, particularly away from home, is becoming a bit of a concern.