Aston Villa vs Preston North End Post-Match Thread.

[Toronto Villa]

The fact that it takes a kid from our academy and someone we swapped for Traore to make such a difference for us is scary given how much we’ve spent on the rest of this squad. We literally look toothless without them.

[Top Cat]

I will use my 30,000th post to say "Fuck me that was depressing!"

Congratulations

[Toronto Villa]

A point gained given that terrible line-up....we'd have never scored without the penalty, I'll take that all thing considered.

Need to stop fucking about now though, put Kodjia in next match and fuck that shit Hogan off.

News flash: you didn't score, you lost 5-0.

*childishly chuckles

[ChicagoLion]

Bjarnason showing how good Grealish has been in that role recently. The number of times he received the ball 30 yards from goal, turned into trouble and lost possession cheaply. Grealish is a big miss for us.

A number of times he failed to controll the ball in attacking positions and lost the ball
That midfield selection was awful.

[Billy Walker]

I think, considering the circumstances, that's a decent point.  Plenty of football yet to be played.

[cdward]

The only positive thing I can say about that is we didn’t lose (last year we would have) and Sunderland are doomed and our little result two weeks ago has returned Scum back to their losing ways. So it’s not all bad 😁

1 defeat in 8, glass half full.....

[OzVilla]

So, this is our wobble then? It was always going to happen. 2 games we can cope with so not over reacting yet.

[Edvard Remberg]

Messy - unstructured - poor.

Looked like someone scraped 11 players and started organizing during play. Lost the ball easy, scrappy play. Special mentions to Onomah and BB - 1 for being disinterested (why does he get picked ahead of others - body language signals there is something in contract how many games he has to play) and BB for losing the ball to easily, especially when option to create space.

Keinan suddenly couldn’t win headers - some poor passing.

Pretty “meh” performance at best. Play offs is what we can expect.

[pauliewalnuts]

Bjarnason looked poor because he is poor.

[Three Spires Villa]

Bjarnason looked poor because he is poor.

This

[themossman]

The fact that it takes a kid from our academy and someone we swapped for Traore to make such a difference for us is scary given how much we’ve spent on the rest of this squad. We literally look toothless without them.

This. Someone said one man team earlier. The fact that the one man is not a Bruce player and has come bang into form halfway through the season by pure luck speaks volumes about what Bruce adds and the breathtaking wastefulness of our recent transfers.

[ROBBO]

Yes we had out two best performers out injured but for Bruce to start with that line up is a disgrace anyone could see there were no goals in it. What is wrong with the guy that every time he has to make a change he goes ultra conservative. If I were one of the younger players pressing to get a game I would be looking for another club because while he still has a journeyman to call on you won't be getting a game.
Only Davis has had a run and that was because he virtually was forced in to it.

[Bad English]

Bruce seemed to want the point, and got it.

I've never seen anyone say "Bruce seemed to want the 3-0 funeralling" to be honest.

[QuintonVilla]

That was absolutely shit. Dreadful stuff.

4 points off 2nd by this time tomorrow night.

[ChicagoLion]

Bjarnason looked poor because he is poor.

With a first touch of a wheelie bin.