Preston NE 1-1 Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[AlexAlexCropley]

It's all chickens of course, but I would love to stuff the bitters at Wembley.

[Ads]

Our sticky spell involves not losing very many. Worse happens at sea.

[robleflaneur]

It's all chickens of course, but I would love to stuff the bitters at Wembley.

Beat them at home and we can let someone else have that pleasure.

[myf]

It's all chickens of course, but I would love to stuff the bitters at Wembley.

so would I. I think that game was the turning point with the handball and injury to Jack. it's knocked us off course

[The Edge]

It's all chickens of course, but I would love to stuff the bitters at Wembley.

so would I. I think that game was the turning point with the handball and injury to Jack. it's knocked us off course

Yep. The bitter stripey c***s

[jwarry]

How did fans of Derby and boro feel after we pumped them at home? Did they give up on the play offs? By comparison this really isn't a crisis 

The huge difference there is of course that they were in the play off positions, and still are.  We're not, and after the recent less than stellar results, they're getting further away.

Boro are playing terribly atm, just had the luck of Ipswich at home today and Reading away last week. In any case we match up so well against them they'd be a good play off opponent once again.

We will have these fixtures soon enough but of course need to make them count and we obviously didn't today which is disappointing.

Would still be shocked if we're not in top 6 by start of February. Something will have gone very wrong then.

We only match any one with Grealish in the team I’m afraid, unless Dean finds an alternative

[BC54 VFC]

"We" decide from day one that players aren't good enough and attack them. Nyland, Birkir, Amavi, veretout etc. They do read social media! They will get hurt,  no matter what they earn.  We should fucking stop this

Well said. That has to be post of the year on this site.

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

I also thought the turning point was Daniel Johnsons two heavy fouls in the space in 5 mins on McGinn right in front of the ref should have been two yellows.

Im happy with the point considering preston hit the bar and the post
But we could of nicked it with the chances in injury time.
any champ manager with any tactical nous will have noticed the way to unlock the villa defence is a long ball over the top of chester.

I thought the best players today were Whelan and Bree.
Garzi and Bolasie struggled to get into the game. Nothing sticking up front with Abraham.

[QuintonVilla]

Poor today against a team ravaged by injuries. Lucky to get anything but then should have won if Bjarnason puts that sitter away. No excuse for missing that and he went with his wrong foot.

Massive two points dropped and we simply can't afford results like that if we want to finish in the play offs, never mind the top two.

Too many shite players still knocking about at the club like Nyland, Elmo, Hutton, Whelan. Not good enough.

Class following numbers wise but piss poor atmosphere for such a big following.

[Clampy]

Disappointing but considering how poor we were, I'm just glad we got a point out of it. That was the only plus from today to be honest.

[Legion]

"We" decide from day one that players aren't good enough and attack them. Nyland, Birkir, Amavi, veretout etc. They do read social media! They will get hurt,  no matter what they earn.  We should fucking stop this

Well said. That has to be post of the year on this site.

Hardly.

[PeterWithe]

Just back.

Overall happy with a point, we conspired to provide yet more individual fuck ups that gifted them chances.

Nyland was a mess of contradictions, superb distribution and you will not see a better save all season from their forward in the first half. But his indiciciveness causes utter panic around him.

They just booted the ball over the top and chased it, we stood up to it fairly well but lack height and physicality at CB. Bree did very well, far better than I’d hoped.

In midfield we simply didn’t move the ball quick enough, I thought Whelan held our shape well and did a lot of unseen yards to be available for the pass. CH and McGinn didn’t and that caused us problems.

Wingers were all poor until Barney came on and gave us fresh impetuous to move the ball, then El Ghazi looked a real threat.

Overall a pretty average performance without the zip of early DS teams.

[Villafirst]

It can't be underestimated the loss of Tuanzebe and Neil Taylor. Two players who gave a much better balance to the defence. Instead we have three rb's (thanks Steve) which has unbalanced our formation. Not forgetting the loss of Jack. Some players need a break.

[PeterWithe]

And my MOM, Elmo

Assured in defence and a threat moving forward.

[achilles]

And my MOM, Elmo

Assured in defence and a threat moving forward.

Okay.... then!!!

I think I would have given it to Bree, who has acquitted himself better than I expected playing as a makeshift CH and looked assured today.