QPR vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Dave P]

Hutton and Taylor are a real problem, their lack of quality going forward really inhibits our play.

As is their lack of quality defending!

[sickbeggar]

Hutton and Taylor are a real problem, their lack of quality going forward really inhibits our play.

I'm sure Smith knows that, but there is not a thing he can do about it at the moment, barring playing the kids. I'd get elmo back in the defence even if that causes more problems in midfield. He's been given a shitty hand of cards by Bruce really.

[Randy Gurner]

Hutton and Taylor are a real problem, their lack of quality going forward really inhibits our play.

100% agree. I like what Dean Smith is trying to do and believe that we're on the right path, but the new playing style based around possession and fluent passing won't work with those two as our full backs, because they're technically shite. Shame we missed out on Bryan, exactly the type of player we need in that role.

[ChicagoLion]

I like the performance and the way we are trying to play, I have real problems with too many of those players.
Elmo Taylor Hutton Whelan Abraham were all poor and you can not carry half a team and expect to win.

[brontebilly]

Thought it was one of our better performances of the season. Best game I've seen Grealish play this season, Hutton, Nyland too. Definitely didn't deserve to lose and liked our style of play and team structure. Stupid soft goal to concede but they hardly had another shot. Lacked a cutting edge up top on a tight pitch, considering all we have spent on that area of the squad it's not remotely good enough.

Nyland 7 - bit braver off his line and sharp with ball.
Hutton 7 - battled hard throughout and lasted the pace well. Used the ball a lot better tonight.
Tuanzebe 5 - not a fan. Comfortable receiving the ball but poor in every other aspect of defensive play. As for the throw in...suspect attitude.
Chester 5 - his mistake cost us game, poor season continues.
Taylor 4 - woeful footballer, far from his worst game for us but nowhere near good enough. Very fortunate not to concede pen
Bjarnsson 6 - gave away possession a bit but solid enough
Elmo 6 - solid but first time cross in box is his only trick. Right back or bench.
McGinn 6 - brilliant first 30 mins or so but ran out of gas badly again in second half and should have been replaced
Grealish 9 - drops too deep at times but got shots in, made good chances, good set pieces. Far better attitude when getting fouled. Best player on pitch by miles.
Kodjia 5 - big chance to impress new manager who I suspect has his doubts, did little to allay them.
Abraham 4 - 6ft4 and full of wind and piss...bullied by a couple of cloggers. Nowhere near tough enough on the ball. Got chances but took wrong options.

Whelan 7 - solid performance I thought. Used ball well.
Bolasie 6 - some good crosses but the fact he is still not fit at this stage of the season exposes the folly of gambling so much of our budget on him.

[PaulWinch again]

Hutton and Taylor are a real problem, their lack of quality going forward really inhibits our play.

I'm sure Smith knows that, but there is not a thing he can do about it at the moment, barring playing the kids. I'd get elmo back in the defence even if that causes more problems in midfield. He's been given a shitty hand of cards by Bruce really.

Elmo or Bree should play at RB.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Fancy football is fine but there's no steel. Too weak and "girly". Need to break some legs.

We need to be slicker, quicker, sharper.....everyone knows we've been the slowest team in the league for 2 seasons and take 40 passes to get from one end of the pitch to the other....Smith will be working on getting us doing the former and if that means changing the personnel so be it.
No need to break legs, but I did notice that Brentford weren't too averse to giving Grealish some special treatment at VP recently!

[Legion]

If it wasn't for our weak goalkeeper, terrible defence, ineffective midfield and poor strikers we'd be fine.

[adrenachrome]

McClaren talking like he is some football God

He is, Shirley?

After their start, he was worked miracles with a bunch of ****s.

[ktvillan]

I really don’t know what to say. The Bruce legacy is clearly going to take some time to overcome, but fuck me these are professional footballers. And as Dean says they have to take responsibility. What has been flushed out is the ‘bang average never deserve to play for Aston Villa’ players like Taylor and bizarrely you can see why Bruce played people out of position

You can I suppose with Taylor, albeit playing the almost as inept Hutton at LB instead.  However It was Bruce who signed Taylor, and who failed to sign someone better when it was obvious Taylor was shite.  He left himself little choice, and Smith has inherited that clusterfuck.

[London Villan]

He was never going to able to change our style over 5 or 6 training sessions. There is already evidence of the changes and we need defenders and it will take some time, but we’ll get there.

[ROBBO]

Abraham far too wasteful thought Kodja should have led the line after the break, Bolaise gave us a bit of drive. There's not much Smith can do with the defence Bruce left us with and there lies the problem, I am amazed at how many times we attack only for the ball to be passed back to players who can't defend let alone feed the forward line.
Having said all that we attacked all day which we wanted and again didn't deserve to lose even the commentator remarked that he did not know how QPR got away with the win.
Grealish ran his socks off all day even though he came too deep but McGinn tired badly second half.

[VillaAlways]

We had the chances, had we have converted on one of those chances we would have gone on to win, Dean is close, he just needs to find that little bitt of magic, the right tweak and the sun will rise on Villa, Dean can then go into a transfer window with his head held up, looking for in form players that will take us on and into the play-offs, he's close,

Where have I heard that before?

[jwarry]

Listening to McClaren he knows he’s got away with one as we are still sorting ourselves out

[AsTallAsLions]

Tammy needs dropping. I'd start Kodjia up front where he belongs next game with Jack feeding him as #10. McGinn and fucking whoever in the middle. Preferably someone who's spent the week practicing passing to feet and finding space off the ball.