Aston Villa 2-3 Leeds United Post Match Thread

[django]

I only really saw the first half and the last ten minutes but this seemed a fair result based on that. Dean Smith has improved us hugely going forwards and in terms of entertainment, but there’s not been another improvement defensively yet. Play offs it is then.

[Toronto Villa]

Keeper has no command of his box, but in fairness part of that is the utter pathetic efforts from the defence. Jansson should never have won that header for their second.

Chester gets beaten in the air way too much. At 5ft 11 he just isn’t big enough to mark bigger, stronger attacking players or defenders attacking the ball.

[adrenachrome]

Leeds must be on amphetamines like the Nazi troops in WW2.
Our defence is shit thanks to that lazy, fat, fucker Bruce.
Great game for the neutral.

Fucking North Wind up the vitals and shafted by that odious bunch of turd fondlers.

[ChicagoLion]

Smith's in-game tactics as shite as Bruce's today.

What options did he have exactly? Not saying he couldn’t have done other things but when your experienced defenders make astonishingly poor decisions then what does it matter what tactics you employ?

A start is not bringing Hogan on.

[wittonwarrior]

Never mind the defence bolasie stabding there second half just letting the Leeds player past aka Amavi against wolves. You either want to play for the villa or you don’t

[taylorsworkrate]

Play offs it is then.

 

Zero % chance of playoffs unless this defence is dramatically improved.

[saint13]

I thought the Hogan substitution was a strange one. His only attribute is that he is a goal poacher, (allegedly). At the time we were not creating anything. What we needed was pace up front to turn them round at the back and a bit of strength to hold it up. He gave us neither? Surely Davis would have been a better shout?

[oldham_villa]

Regardless of the mistakes made, credit should go to Leeds. Terrific way of playing football.

Was kodja sub tactical? That change surprised me.

Automatic promotion is looking increasingly remote, but I’m confident we will get playoffs.

We are absolutely not out of this at all yet

Nick

[hilts_coolerking]

2-0 up at home after 20 minutes.  Doesn't matter who the previous manager was, you've got to win those.

[themossman]

Imagine how sick players like Abraham and McGinn must feel. They work their balls off all over the pitch for nothing.

[Edvard Remberg]

We are 5 points of playoffs. Leeds will win this league. Not ready to cave in

[garyshawsknee]

Smith's in-game tactics as shite as Bruce's today.

What options did he have exactly? Not saying he couldn’t have done other things but when your experienced defenders make astonishingly poor decisions then what does it matter what tactics you employ?

A start is not bringing Hogan on.

Davis would have been a better option, least he's a unit and can hold the ball up.

[VillaAlways]

Play offs it is then.

 

Zero % chance of playoffs unless this defence is dramatically improved.

We’ll finish midtable

I really hope FFP is sorted

[CT]

Smith's in-game tactics as shite as Bruce's today.

What options did he have exactly? Not saying he couldn’t have done other things but when your experienced defenders make astonishingly poor decisions then what does it matter what tactics you employ?

A start is not bringing Hogan on.

I have to say, that's twice Scott has had around ten minutes to bust a gut and get involved, and twice he's trotted around and done nothing.

[PaulWinch again]

I think the fact everyone was saying we need a third shows how weak the defensive side of our game is. Some players aren’t fit enough either,