Aston Villa vs QPR Post-Match Thread

[TonyD]

Bolton are going to get a serious mauling.

And so were QPR apparently.

Not by me.  As I said Holloway has done this throughout his career. As a Brummie in Bristol, I’ve seen his Rovers team rise up and beat Everton and Sunderland in the LC. 

[olaftab]

Maybes I should’ve changed it and freshened it up a bit but I wanted to give the lads another go.

Yes Bruce you should have and moving Jedinak to left back what was that all about?

[Rudy65]

Reminded me of 1990. Beat Spurs two nil to go top and then lost at home to Wimbledon 3 nil the following Saturday

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Maybes I should’ve changed it and freshened it up a bit but I wanted to give the lads another go.

Yes Bruce you should have and moving Jedinak to left back what was that all about?

Nobody can find Chris Samba.

[PeterWithe]

All credit to QPR by the way, for a team with fuck all to play for they played with an intensity and aggression that put us to shame. The left back was particularly impressive.

[Rudy65]

Maybes I should’ve changed it and freshened it up a bit but I wanted to give the lads another go.

Yes Bruce you should have and moving Jedinak to left back what was that all about?

Hourihane should have gone to LB. Not sure what he offers at the moment. If he isn’t scoring he offers little.

[brontebilly]

As pissed off as you all are. As pissed off as I am. I can't imagine anyone is more pissed off right now than Birkir Bjarnason.

Don't understand what he has done to not be in the starting line up.

Jedi came in and was superb v Blues and Wolves. But was shocking tonight, not unexpected as he isn't up to 2 games in 4 days. Ideal game for BBs mobility, QPR were never going to physically dominate our midfield but instead ran rings around our two.

[olaftab]

Just in case we don’t do auto promotion (I think we will because the others have to have a 4/5 bad game run ) what date is the Wembley play off final?

Saturday 26 May apparently.

[TonyD]

All credit to QPR by the way, for a team with fuck all to play for they played with an intensity and aggression that put us to shame. The left back was particularly impressive.

That’s what Holloway does. 

[TonyD]

Just in case we don’t do auto promotion (I think we will because the others have to have a 4/5 bad game run ) what date is the Wembley play off final?

Saturday 26 May apparently.

Saturday..... c 50,000,    At least it would be a great day out.

[footyskillz]

Before this match I was saying Bruce needs to change things up,  freshen it up. By bringing in some other squad players, who are capable, give hungry performance and not the same side vs wolves epic victory. And so match v Bolton no need to play same team.

As Bruce did and found down by 2 goals a sub or 2 was needed at h-t.
The subs made needed to be more ruthless I got impression Bruce didn't want to upset any of Snodgrass, Grealish or Adomoah and instead upset balance of team by keeping all on.

Maybe starting with two up top would have been best.
Also failing to see how Jedinak played this one whole 90 minutes.
I was unimpressed with Hourihane and feeling Lansbury and Bjarnason need to be in.

Bruce biggest issue is his lack of rotation and also not being ruthless in changing personnel.

Needs to trust his whole squad  a lot more in times like this.

Didn't set it up right and was hoping the team would just carry on like they did against Wolves.
What was needed was a team for this particular match and particular players.

Failed to see how 3 centre backs and wing backs did anything and was a shoe horn to keep players out there.

I think both fans and players had some difficulty being up for the match.
In play off and big matches the crowd are showing up as are the players.
Would have been great to hear more noise but it's how it is.

Onto Bolton away and lesson learnt

[olaftab]

footyskillz totally agree with your post particularly the ineffective substitution of removing a fullback and moving a midfielder to fullback.

[SoccerHQ]

It's a tactic many managers do, MON did it every game in seasons when we were finishing sixth.

[PeterWithe]

Our friend was uncharacteristicly right in that the crowd was as flat as the players, we don’t have a divine right to beat anyone.

[Nunkin1965]

So disappointing but not unexpected for me. Such a shame after the fireworks of a few days ago

Missed the game. Add that to my absence from the Reading defeat earlier this season and I'd better make sure I turn up for the rest of the home games I suppose.

Hindsight is a thing of beauty and we'll all use it but it's been a great run and we need to get back in the saddle on Saturday.