Aston Villa 2 Sheffield United 2 Merry bloody Xmas Post Match thread.

[Steve67]

Just home.  Thoroughly nasty, frustrating pain of a game.  It's Christmas, we are at home, we badly need the points.  The game has gone flat.  We bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.  Let's really bore the supporters to death.  Bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor

Who do you suggest we bring on?

I think it's the long ball shit and lack of creative change that makes these subs the harder to fathom. One up top at home is also weird.

[Clampy]

Just home.  Thoroughly nasty, frustrating pain of a game.  It's Christmas, we are at home, we badly need the points.  The game has gone flat.  We bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.  Let's really bore the supporters to death.  Bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor

Who do you suggest we bring on?

I think it's the long ball shit and lack of creative change that makes these subs the harder to fathom. One up top at home is also weird.

I thought it was a good substitution at the time but it seemed to kill us a bit. Then again, if he leaves them both on the bench then he probably would have got stick for not bringing them on.

[Legion]

I don’t think any of those players hold the club in contempt.

Neither do I.

[brian green]

If it is stay as you are or bring on Gabby and Hogan it's a no brainer.  Don't make the substitutions.  I would have a tiring Keinan Davis over Fat Gab going through the motions all day long.

[Matt Collins]

One up top at home isn’t weird

It’s how most teams play

[Steve67]

Just home.  Thoroughly nasty, frustrating pain of a game.  It's Christmas, we are at home, we badly need the points.  The game has gone flat.  We bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor.  Let's really bore the supporters to death.  Bring on Hogan and Agbonlahor

Who do you suggest we bring on?

I think it's the long ball shit and lack of creative change that makes these subs the harder to fathom. One up top at home is also weird.

I thought it was a good substitution at the time but it seemed to kill us a bit. Then again, if he leaves them both on the bench then he probably would have got stick for not bringing them on.

Fair point Clampy. Very frustrating all round mate.

[PaulWinch again]

If it is stay as you are or bring on Gabby and Hogan it's a no brainer.  Don't make the substitutions.  I would have a tiring Keinan Davis over Fat Gab going through the motions all day long.

If you bring Hogan on and lump it up to him I agree. I imagine if we had a manager who could vary a game plan it might be different.

[Steve67]

One up top at home isn’t weird

It’s how most teams play

Sorry Matt but I don't care about fashion. We have to do what's right for us and its not good enough. One up top will work with a better midfield. Ours is poor other than Albert.

[brian green]

I said very close to contempt and I standby that opinion.  You have your opinions, I have mine.  That performance by Mile Jedinak today disrespected the club and disrespected the fans.  In my opinion.

[rougegorge]

If it is stay as you are or bring on Gabby and Hogan it's a no brainer.  Don't make the substitutions.  I would have a tiring Keinan Davis over Fat Gab going through the motions all day long.

I have to agree. Admittedly, Grealish apart, we weren't fizzing too much at the time, but  as soon as the 2 subs came on we fizzled out completely.

They took it in turns to foul Grealish though it could've been different had Basham gone. They were hard working and physical but limited and we should never have let them back in so easily.

[PaulWinch again]

I said very close to contempt and I standby that opinion.  You have your opinions, I have mine.  That performance by Mile Jedinak today disrespected the club and disrespected the fans.  In my opinion.

Jedinak was awful no doubt, but I don’t think he was wilfully awful.

[malckennedy]

If it is stay as you are or bring on Gabby and Hogan it's a no brainer.  Don't make the substitutions.  I would have a tiring Keinan Davis over Fat Gab going through the motions all day long.

Me too. I fucking hate Agbonlahor. He's just a waste of a shirt.

[Tugby Villain]

Bruce out.  This is shit.

[paul_e]

I think Jedinak looked like a guy who's not really fit playing out of position in a key position who got targeted for a bit of roughing up.

Quite how it's come to the point where our options at the left side of defence are a 37 year old backed up by a 33 year old and an out of position 33 year old (who's main position is currently held by another 33 year old) I don't know but far too often we look slow and tired.  Terry gets away with it more because he's still a class above this league but Samba and Jedinak aren't and they just look like they're winding down to retirement for me.

Clark, Suliman and Bedeau all have good reputations and have performed well in the U23s for a while so quite why he won't at least put one of them on the bench baffles me.

[brian green]

No I agree, I don't suggest for one minute that Jedinak's awfulness was deliberate.  It was awfulness by omission.  He did not stay focussed.  He ball watched.  He allowed himself to get rattled.  Playing football is his profession.  He is very well paid not to make monumental cock ups on the field of play.