Aston Villa vs QPR Post-Match Thread

[Villa Lew]

Cracking win for Cardiff, can't see us catching them now, why did he wait until the 81st minute before bringing on Birkir?

[myf]

Bruce looked very deflated.  You'd think a manager if his experience would know how to deal with 2 matches in 4 days with a full strength squad. I suppose that's why he's never got a team promoted automatically.

Five words for the run in: attack, attack, attack, attack, attack

[Pete3206]

The lot of them couldn't cope with QPR's determination. Complacent, fancy dan performance which gave us exactly what we deserved.

[Villafirst]

QPR's away record before tonight: W2 D5 L10....Yes, TEN! Totally crazy result against a bang average team. Hurry up back Kodjia!

[cdward]

The last 2 games have given us 3 points, which is better than 2 draws.
If we're honest the Wolves result was more of a surprise than this result.
Cardiff have been on a great run that will end soon, but we are running out of games.
Hopefully we put another run of results together.
This league really is a lottery.
Last seasons play offs - Sheff Wed, Fulham, Huddersfield, Reading. Edit Sheff Wed not Derby

[Des Little]

Can’t recall seeing a game where so many of the team had a stinker. Genuinely struggling to think of a single player to come out of that game with any credit ... too many heads went down, and too many went into hiding. Had Jack put that header in on the stroke of half time I’m convinced we’d have seen a different second half. As it was, we made it way too easy for them, but credit where it’s due, they played us like a fiddle tonight.

[CJ]

Well that was shocking. Don't know why Bruce persisted with Jedinak after he'd brought Bjarnason on against Wolves and he provided energy and a goal, but to be fair not a single Villa player came out of tonight's debacle with any credit. And just to rub it in the M5 was closed on the way back. And it all felt so good just 3 days ago....

[TonyD]

It’s a bad result tonight. But what normally happens after a defeat for under SB is we storm onwards.

Just trying to put a positive slant on tonight. 

If you know me, that’s rare.

[rougegorge]

QPR's away record before tonight: W2 D5 L10....Yes, TEN! Totally crazy result against a bang average team. Hurry up back Kodjia!

Yes, if there's any hope, get him ready for the play offs. Unfortunately at the moment, Davis and Hogan aren't going to be the answer up front if needed.

That must've been by far the best QPR have played all season, but I still can't fathom how poorly everyone played across the board. Any complacency should've been gone  as soon as we went behind, and the players knew how important it was to build on Saturday.

Cardiff have had their bad spell when they lost 4 in a row around Christmas time, so to expect them to have another run like that is unlikely, and even if they do, there's Fulham. I suspect they will handle QPR rather more proficiently on Saturday.

[CT]

Flat from the start. Flat atmosphere too, could have heard a pin drop at times.

It had a feel of "one of those nights" right from the start.

Play offs for us. I'm so pissed off right now.

[Rudy65]

Very flat. No effort off the ball and on balance changes ought to have been made.

Listless and tired. You could tell with the poor delivery, the time we afforded them and our absence of intensity.

Time to use the squad. Still loads of time left.

QuintonVilla will be right if he criticises the crowd tonight. As shocking as the players with the Sunderland impression.

The crowd were shite from the off. Just beat Wolves 4-1 and the ground was dead apart from Holte Enders In The Sky on loop from about 500 people in the Holte. Everyone else sat on their hands waiting to be entertained like they support Man City. We lost thousands of fans again in the space of 3 days. Our home support is wank for a club of our size and on the run we were on.

Give it a rest

[LukeJames]

QPR have now beaten us, Cardiff and Wolves. Don't know what i'm getting at with this one thought to be honest.

[Villafirst]

If we can beat Bolton, and hope Derby beat Cardiff then it's back to 4 points - then the big one against them in April. It's not over yet!

[TonyD]

Holloway is a master of this.  He knows his team can’t compete for promotion but for the odd match he gets them playing.  That said we should have buried these tonight.   Onwards. UTV

[rougegorge]

QPR have now beaten us, Cardiff and Wolves. Don't know what i'm getting at with this one thought to be honest.

...and all three have beaten QPR as well.