Blackburn Rovers vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[kippaxvilla2]

Maybe one caveat Blackburn haven’t lost for 24 home games apparently.

[SoccerHQ]

The commentary said it was the best they had seen Villa play all season.

I thought is was one paced, in-energetic, passive bollocks, yet again.

12th, it’s simply not good enough. Let’s make a mangerial change.

Didn't Don Goodman so the Brentford game? We were miles better that night, easily our best performance of the season.

[SoccerHQ]

We had a run of fixtures to have been well out in front in this league. That we're twelfth heading into autumn proper tells you how he's approaching it all. The guy is at least six weeks overdue for a walk around the rose garden.

Yep most of the teams we've played so far will finish in the bottom half.

Ipswich are bottom, Hull will just be outside bottom 3 as will Reading and think Blackburn will be mid table. Only Brentford of who we've played so far will be top 6.

We needed a good start as our fixtures for example in December are horrendous looking so I'd rather go into that period with a good points total than having to win a few of those who stay in the top 6 mix.

[Ads]

No fixtures in this league are horrendous. No combination of any of the other 23 is horrendous. Not for a side with 40 million quids worth of wingers on the bench.

Man City away, Liverpool at home, Spurs away and Man United at home Boxing Day; that's horrendous.

Simply not good enough.

[SoccerHQ]

No fixtures in this league are horrendous. No combination of any of the other 23 is horrendous. Not for a side with 40 million quids worth of wingers on the bench.

Man City away, Liverpool at home, Spurs away and Man United at home Boxing Day; that's horrendous.

Simply not good enough.

If SB is still somehow in charge in two months time I'd say a run of Derby away, SHA and Forest at home then Boro and WBA away before Stoke and Leeds at home which takes things up to Boxing day is as tough a run as you can get at this level.

It's similar to the run up to last xmas when we had Leeds away, then Derby away, Sheffield United at home and Brentford away on boxing day. All games we didn't win but at least we had a decent amount of points on the board.

Hopefully all bets will be off with a new manager in charge sooner than later.

[Bermuda Villa]

This comment made my piss boil ....."its just finding a system that suits everyone"

So into his third season and he has no discernible system or way of playing. Had he come in when hired and introduced a method of playing he could then get the players in to suit what he is trying to do. The reality is he just gets players in without doing his homework hoping that something will just gel. Lets face it he took the quick fix option last year bringing players in on loan on huge wages. That is completely arse about face and sums up the way this club has been run for the last 5 years.

The lack of coaching by probably the highest paid highest team in the Division is truly abysmal.

Please just pull the trigger and get in a forward thinking manager who can make this talented squad into a cohesive unit.

[Des Little]

He’s out on bail, he’s out of jail and that’s the way it goes. Raah!

[Ads]

I hate them bidness men.

FREEZE!

[footyskillz]

Played players in natural positions yet insisted on having elmohamedys on show and in blocking path of the more attacking individual.
He's already blocked RDL and Bree and now he's blocking Elghazi or Boalsie but hopefully not much longer.
A more skillfull attacking player would take advantage of the spaces and possession he had and Albert Adomah would be more effective than Elmo and should not always be first sub off.
All elmohamedys did was loop crosses over .
I would prefer a more attacking player used in a 4-3-3 .
Tammy should nt be so isolated and he showed at times pain and frustration in not being played in or play coming to him.
I felt Mcginn tired badly and he also gave away an needless foul for yellow card.
Jedinak was way way off pace at times and passing was pretty hopeless
What a great goal by Hourihane.
Grealish should be on the ball involved on the play far more . He should be conducting things. And actually made some superb tackles and challenges as well as winning free kick.
To suggest he's not committed or sulking is nonsense to me

The Villa started the match well and ended with a goal but at times the disjointedness of team really showed up.

There are some highly highly talented players and squad and Bruce is and will continue to stuggle as he showing such ineffectiveness.

I imagine he ll change the team in midweek .
So he's kind of experimenting again.

Emperor Steve's new clothes

[Allan C]

I’m going to support Grealish here. He is by far the classiest player in our squad and possibly the only one who would fit into a premier league team. A player with his natural ability must find it almost unbearable playing under Bruce. So let’s put the blame for our shocking performance where it should be, the manager, not the player who will ultimately play at the highest level, hopefully for Villa

[ROBBO]

Hourihane is an example of a quality player for this division not being used correctly, Surprised with the criticism of Jack thought he was head and shoulders above every other player on the field but should be played just behind the forwards to get the best out of him. Could go through most of the team and point out where Bruce has got it wrong but while he is here we will not change. Individually the squad we have is superior to any other team just needs a better manager to get them going.

[Sexual Ealing]

I don't see from his post-match interviews anything resembling someone who knows that the jig's up. He looks to me like he's trotting out the same old bullshit that's worked for him since he's been here, and there's no reason to think that it will change.

I only contributed this because I tend to be wrong about everything so, y'know, fingers crossed.

[Brend'Watkins]

Should he fuck, he’s the best player in this division by a country mile.

 We should be building a team around him and his strengths, not shoe horning him into whatever Bruce’s weekly tactical dogs breakfast is.

Absolutely.

[ChicagoLion]

I’m going to support Grealish here. He is by far the classiest player in our squad and possibly the only one who would fit into a premier league team. A player with his natural ability must find it almost unbearable playing under Bruce. So let’s put the blame for our shocking performance where it should be, the manager, not the player who will ultimately play at the highest level, hopefully for Villa

Exactly, we’ll put mate.
When you think of all the options a player like him gives you.
Can someone tell me what the plan is for Grealish?

[adrenachrome]

I’m going to support Grealish here. He is by far the classiest player in our squad and possibly the only one who would fit into a premier league team. A player with his natural ability must find it almost unbearable playing under Bruce. So let’s put the blame for our shocking performance where it should be, the manager, not the player who will ultimately play at the highest level, hopefully for Villa

Exactly, we’ll put mate.
When you think of all the options a player like him gives you.
Can someone tell me what the plan is for Grealish?

Judging from last night, it is to cover the left back.