Villa 5-5 Forest post-match thread

[Richard]

The one thing i keep thinking is, during Bruce's time at the club i enjoyed the Liverpool Semi Final and the Wolves game, cant remember much more than that. Smith has been here 2 months and loved the Derby game, Blues game and this game. Thats already more enjoyable Villa games than Bruce managed in years.

Loving the new Villa.

Sherwood was manager for the Liverpool semi. But I take your point. I'd add Blues last season as another enjoyable Bruce game.

[footyskillz]

The one thing i keep thinking is, during Bruce's time at the club i enjoyed the Liverpool Semi Final and the Wolves game, cant remember much more than that. Smith has been here 2 months and loved the Derby game, Blues game and this game. Thats already more enjoyable Villa games than Bruce managed in years.

Loving the new Villa.

Sherwood was manager for the Liverpool semi. But I take your point. I'd add Blues last season as another enjoyable Bruce game.

In just over 100 games, under the last regime, entertaining performances and results were few and far between.

Entertaining draws this season were 2-2 at home to Brentford , 3-3 to Preston in the fateful match

Also the 3-2 win against wigan at home with a last minute winner.

The verve of style in attack and football performance was  only shown in a few matches of his 100 or so games with a positive result.

The 4-2 away at sheffield Wednesday
The 4-2 Hourihane hat trick home Norwich
5-0 win v Bristol City
4-1 win wolves

There were a few other memorable victories and decent results in a different way too. Effective and efficient.

The performance against Middlesboro away first leg. 1-0
The away win at Sheffield United 1-0 snoddy last gasp win .
And the 2-0 win over Blues at home.
In 2016 Bruce first away match , his second match in charge we won 2-1 win away at Reading with a last min pen.
(1st victory  in 11 matches and a first away from home since August 2015!)
And when Brucey came in he was unbeaten for first 7 matches . Memories in a different era.


Under Smith though it's already memorable , fresh and far more accepting and what is needed with the players we have.

I don't really like to compare the two as they are very different approaches.
Rarely did we see the open , expansive football now it just seems part of the natural game.

And of course it's enjoyable!

I'll always be grateful to Bruce in his efforts but he should have moved on end of last season .

I don't really think so much of past and how Bruce would have done things unless it's discussed on here. Or really what it was like as we were similarly grateful to Bruce in steadying the ship and nearly getting us over the line.

Like players at Villa it's  time to move on.

And I ,like so many , are far more pleased to have smith in and I have an optimism that haven't felt for a long time .

It's mainly in the met expectation that we are an attacking forward thinking team, visibly seen trying to win football matches , keeping possession .

It's a lot more pleasing having this footballing identity !

Up the villa

[postal]

2-0 down after 6 minutes to draw 5-5; bewildering game of football! I read on Twitter (I know) that this was the first ever 5-5 draw at Villa Park.

I'm pretty sure that there havent been too many 5-5 draws anywhere 

I seem to remember that there was one game, maybe 10-15 years ago at Villa against Stoke (I think) that it was 2-2 after 11mins and it stayed like that. That one could have been another crazy game.

[QuintonVilla]

2-0 down after 6 minutes to draw 5-5; bewildering game of football! I read on Twitter (I know) that this was the first ever 5-5 draw at Villa Park.

I'm pretty sure that there havent been too many 5-5 draws anywhere 

I seem to remember that there was one game, maybe 10-15 years ago at Villa against Stoke (I think) that it was 2-2 after 11mins and it stayed like that. That one could have been another crazy game.

Bolton

[DennisHodgetts]

Last night made me think of the Kevin Keegan era at Newcastle, similar strengths and weaknesses! I think Dean will sort the defence out though, we just might have to ride the wave until the January window.

[oldtimernow]

Other teams will look at us and start to think oh dear how are we going to stop them rather than us thinking about us stopping them

[TelfordVilla]

Just a quick point about Nyland. He tried to stop 3 of Forests 5 with his feet. Why doesnt he try using his hands ?

[rougegorge]

2-0 down after 6 minutes to draw 5-5; bewildering game of football! I read on Twitter (I know) that this was the first ever 5-5 draw at Villa Park.

I'm pretty sure that there havent been too many 5-5 draws anywhere 

I seem to remember that there was one game, maybe 10-15 years ago at Villa against Stoke (I think) that it was 2-2 after 11mins and it stayed like that. That one could have been another crazy game.

Bolton

Bristol City drew 5-5 with Hull last season and John McGinn played in a 5-5 against Rangers last season.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46385157

I remember the 4-4 v Leicester in 95 (throwing a 4-1 lead away?) and the 4-4 at Chelsea on Boxing day 2007

[Risso]

2-0 down after 6 minutes to draw 5-5; bewildering game of football! I read on Twitter (I know) that this was the first ever 5-5 draw at Villa Park.

I'm pretty sure that there havent been too many 5-5 draws anywhere 

I seem to remember that there was one game, maybe 10-15 years ago at Villa against Stoke (I think) that it was 2-2 after 11mins and it stayed like that. That one could have been another crazy game.

Bolton

Bristol City drew 5-5 with Hull last season and John McGinn played in a 5-5 against Rangers last season.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46385157

I remember the 4-4 v Leicester in 95 (throwing a 4-1 lead away?) and the 4-4 at Chelsea on Boxing day 2007

And the more recent 4-4 with Spurs, again after being miles ahead, and Marlon Fucking Harewood ballsing it up.

[QuintonVilla]

2-0 down after 6 minutes to draw 5-5; bewildering game of football! I read on Twitter (I know) that this was the first ever 5-5 draw at Villa Park.

I'm pretty sure that there havent been too many 5-5 draws anywhere 

I seem to remember that there was one game, maybe 10-15 years ago at Villa against Stoke (I think) that it was 2-2 after 11mins and it stayed like that. That one could have been another crazy game.

Bolton

Bristol City drew 5-5 with Hull last season and John McGinn played in a 5-5 against Rangers last season.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46385157

I remember the 4-4 v Leicester in 95 (throwing a 4-1 lead away?) and the 4-4 at Chelsea on Boxing day 2007

We drew 4-4 at Spurs aswell under MON, 4-1 up with about 20 minutes left. We were singing Happy Birthday to you at 4-1 as it was their 125th? anniversary.

[PeterWithesShin]

We once lost 5-7 up at Newcastle. Been a few games that have been 6-3 (won and lost) plus 7-3 as well as heavy wins and defeats. Obviously also the 6-4 v Blackburn and the famous 4-6 v Man Utd in the cup. Found another 4-6 this time at home to Derby.

[PeterWithesShin]

1930/1931 we had no games that had less than 2 goals scored in them. And finished the season with these league results. 1-4, 5-2, 2-5, 4-6, 2-2, 2-2, 4-3, 4-3. 1-3, 2-0, 3-3, 7-0, 0-2, 5-5, 3-1, 1-1, 8-1, 6-1, 4-0, 4-2, 2-0, 5-1, 1-1, 4-1, 0-5, 4-3, 4-0, 2-0, 4-2, 0-3.

And earlier in the season we had 6-1, 6-1, 4-3, 4-2 wins.

[wittonwarrior]

Have I missed much - on the piss in Fuerteventura

[The Edge]

Didn't he take Chester out for their first as well? Thought he had a very poor game all round

Mcginn I think

Hourihane "tackled" Chester leaving a gaping hole in the defence for the first. He also bottled an attempt to close down Lolley for their 4th. Not his best game.

[stuart445]

No because you appearing is like Steve Bruce being manager.

You say no because you can't, Nyland didn't save a single shot last night, that's bad but what is worse is its not the 1st time that's happened to him.

I say no because I'm not fickle.

Nah you know, we all know Nyland is the worst keeper we've ever had, Sheffield United 0 saves and last night 0 saves and games in between peppered with errors. As I said you say no because you can't