Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion Match Thread - Playoff SF 1st leg

[hilts_coolerking]

We look so nervous.  Crowd need to find their voices again.

[ktvillan]

Yes we look way more nervous than them

[richtheholtender]

It's a 180 minute game, settle fucking down with panicky over the top assessments.

You’re mental if you think we’re going to keep a clean sheet there so it’s essentially 0-2

[SamTheMouse]

They're marking Jack tightly and it's removed all our threat.

[PaulWinch again]

We have been really poor.

[taylorsworkrate]

Its been way too easy for them so far.

We look flat

[Steve67]

As usual, our poorer players are playing poorly.  Taylor really is a waste of flesh. Albion have flooded the centre of the pitch, we need the width, but the crossing has to be better coming in.  Whelan, you useless stupid ******.

[PeterWithesShin]

Dawson down, yacked on the pitch?

[Nelly]

Lets be real though, Albion are a good side. The league table tells us so. This was never going to be a piece of piss and we've made it harder for ourselves. But, still plenty of time and while not fully clicking just yet, we're doing okay. There's more to come.

[paul_e]

It's a 180 minute game, settle fucking down with panicky over the top assessments.

You’re mental if you think we’re going to keep a clean sheet there so it’s essentially 0-2

They keep far fewer clean sheets than us so by that bizarre logic we might as well call it 2-2

[ChicagoLion]

They have a game plan and it is working perfectly.

[themossman]

Hourihane on as well please to try and nick a goal from a free kick. Whelan has been shit even after allowing for the mistake.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I think we're playing brilliantly. Really patient, constant pressure. They won't handle this all game. Come on Villa.

They're letting us have the ball in areas that don't concern them. They look very well drilled, all comfortable on the ball, all over the pitch.

[Nii Lamptey]

Dean needs to figure out how to unlock Jack and McGinn. Ineffective so far.
What seems strange is how far forward Whelan is in comparison?!
Our best player so far imo has been Neil Taylor.
Still time, but the Baggies are doing a number on us so far

[PeterWithesShin]

I can be a right pessimist at times but giving them a goal in a game yet to be played is taking it to a new level.