Norwich City vs Aston Choking Villa Post Match Thread

[exigo]

A day that started with the news that the best away pub in the country has turned into home fans only. And it only got worse from there.

[auntiesledd]

“.. the last few games we have found ourselves wanting. What that is down to, I don’t know."

Words fail me.

[eamonn]

It's the " last 3 or 4 games" kind of stuff that pisses me off. It isn't Steve, it's the last 10 games, nearly a quarter of the season. 14 points which is 1.4 ppg, not even play-off form.

But the six games prior we won four, no? So it's mainly been the last three of four.

[PeterWithesShin]

No indeed as we won 3.

[Mortimer's Bear]

What has happened to Adomah and snodgrass?

[Legion]

Bottlers in action

[London Villan]

What has happened to Adomah and snodgrass?

Teams have worked us out and stopped them playing.

[Villa in Denmark]

“.. the last few games we have found ourselves wanting. What that is down to, I don’t know."

Words fail me.

Well Steve you're paid a lot of money to know just that. Unless you'd care to step off the gravy train.

[kippaxvilla2]

Six hours later and I still feel fcukin sick at today’s performance.

[Villa in Denmark]

What has happened to Adomah and snodgrass?

Teams have worked us out and stopped them playing.

Press those two and Grealish into going backwards and we're largely screwed. You don't need to press us high all over the pitch, just pressure on those three is enough.

[ronshirt]

For whatever reason Mr Bruce has found it impossible to fashion a team from the talent he has at his disposal. Wolves have a team. Fulham have a team. Millwall have a team. So it can't be all that difficult.

[Des Little]

A bloody long day, thankfully over now. Quite how we managed to turn in such a half arsed performance despite the fantastic opportunity presented to us surely has to be the fault of the manager. In the past month we have managed to undo most of the good work we did post-Xmas, and there doesn’t seem to be an explanation from Bruce, or any indication that he has what it takes to address it.

I’m therefore thinking that big decisions needed to be made at the end of the season, because quite simply this isn’t good enough.

[oldhill_avfc]

How does Grealish escape criticisim. Goal aside, he was fucking garbage

He worked his bollocks off (in my opinion)

Absolutely. And what's this "goal aside" shite? Why would you choose to ignore an attacking player doing the most important thing an attacking player can do?

Grealish and Bjarnason were the only two outfield players to escape criticism today, as far as I'm concerned.

Both were piss poor today.

On par with your understanding of the game then.

[oldhill_avfc]

Whilst I see some folks are blaming Bruce yet again (despite picking the side i hoped) i'm going to give the players a good old fuck off

Defence, all of em looked well below their best. Ragged at times.

Midfield, what midfield ? Bjork did alright but Hourianne had one of his Mr Anonymous performances and Snoddy and Albert were fucking woeful just as they both have been since the Dogheads win. They're so invisible at times it's baffling how they keep getting picked. But that said, imagine the outcry if Bruce did drop either knowing how important their respective goals/assists have been?. Total no win situation for Cribbins.

Grealish, floated about looking neat and tidy but never seemed to have the required intensity/fire in his play that was called for today

Hogan, as with the Reading game. You watch him and you see the movement and runs and wonder how on earth non of his teammates do. Works hard and eventually runs out of steam due to our inability to spot he's on the pitch for 80 minutes a game.

Subs, all tried but all made decisions that were poor as well.

Bruce, picked the team i thought and hoped he would. Can't see how he can be blamed for their collective ability to fuck it up out on the pitch by looking abject and utterly devoid of any urgency.

Fucking twats.

UTVo

Spot on regarding the midfield.   I've long held the view that Adomah is garbage, and although I accept he had a purple patch he was always going to revert to his true form.

The defence was undermined by the abysmal Taylor.

Should have with either grabban or kodija from the start up front.

[steffo]

Quote from: Mortimer's Bear on Today at 06:34:13 PM
What has happened to Adomah and snodgrass?

Teams have worked us out and stopped them playing.

Why not switch wings?  Even a Sunday League manager would give that idea 10/15 minutes.