Aston Villa vs SHA: Post-Match Thread

[Clampy]

Like a few others have already said, we didn't play that well, rode our luck a little but still managed to score four which is a nice feeling. We deserved the win overall but they didn't play too badly either. We missed Mcginn but I thought Whelan did well, first half anyway.

I just hope that blue nose who visited the club shop enjoyed it.

[Legion]

https://twitter.com/villareport/status/1066701785929326593

I knew Huttons goal reminded me of another.
Lets not get carried away though. We can all accept Maradona and Hutton are equal in terms of football skill, but Diego has the better all round sports ability due to his basketball skills.

Hutton's is better - it wasn't scored by a cheat.

Agreed.

[Jon Crofts]

If anyone can post the video of the nose celebrating a goal when Adams hit the post i'd be eternally grateful.

https://twitter.com/Nozza_/status/1066673507709407233

That is quite remarkably fantastic. 

That’s a beautiful thing.

[CT]

I knew, and I'm so glad Dean Smith would see it exactly as I did.

At times we were woeful at the back, they hit the post at 1-0 and the game changed. We looked every bit a Steve Bruce side at times, plodding, messing around at the back.

When that ball hit the post, they got a verbal kick up the arse from the fans and it started to change.

I thought Bert did so well, especially for the first two goals, just hope he's going to be OK. The Scottish Cafu? The Scottish Maradona more like. Haven't celebrated a goal like that for some time!!

Today was about sending the vermin scuttling back to where they belong. It was about hugging strangers with a force you can't describe.

It was about my boys first derby game, and he loved it! Onwards and upwards. UTV

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

https://twitter.com/villareport/status/1066701785929326593

I knew Huttons goal reminded me of another.
Lets not get carried away though. We can all accept Maradona and Hutton are equal in terms of football skill, but Diego has the better all round sports ability due to his basketball skills.

Hutton's is better - it wasn't scored by a cheat.

Agreed.

As I said, Maradona has the better basketball skills.

[Risso]

Steve Bruce would have won that 13-0.

[London Villan]

Whelan played well, but can’t pass forward. Mcginn gives us that drive from midfield too, which was mussing today.

[CT]

If anyone can post the video of the nose celebrating a goal when Adams hit the post i'd be eternally grateful.

My pleasure! Enjoy!

‪ https://twitter.com/TheTremontiPick/status/1066758379652243458/video/1‬

[Legion]

"Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!"

[Villafirst]

McGinn to start on Wednesday. Worrying amount of injuries building up. Why wasn't Bolasie wearing his kit in the dug out? When Albert got injured, he was hastily putting his shirt and socks on..... there was no wam-up which risks hamstrings and other soft muscle injuries. Did Lansbury warm-up properly I wonder? Soon off with a hamstring injury....
Perhaps I'm being picky but this is a professional business with millions at stake.

[pooligan]

I wonder where the Gardner boys are off out tonight to celebrate Craig's birthday and of course managing to actually score at Villa Park.

[brontebilly]

We looked as bad defensively today as any time this season under Bruce. Their big lump up front bullied our defence all afternoon. Thankfully very different at the other end of the pitch where finally Adamoah and Kodjia's came into form. Abraham was vastly improved today.

I don't think we have any real chance of promotion until we make changes at centre back, left back, holding midfielder/deep lying playmaker and keeper. Whelan and Hourihane lack the quick feet to play the football Smith wants. Hourihane offers no presence at all defensively, watch him again for their second, so lazy.

Great result but performances won't improve significantly until we change some of the individuals in the team.

[PeterWithesShin]

"Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!"

It's the same as this.

https://twitter.com/Nozza_/status/1066673507709407233

[Damo70]

Steve Bruce would have won that 13-0.

It took three games and a few weeks but SGT did beat them 13-0 in 1988.

[CT]

"Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!"

Really? Oops, try this??

https://mobile.twitter.com/TheTremontiPick/status/1066758379652243458