Rams fan view of the final

[Monty]

Bielsa is brilliant and one of the people who invented modern football but he has this constant problem at club level, where his teams are incredible for 2/3rds of the season and then just burn out from all the running and the lack of squad rotation. Happens every time.

[LeeB]

Bielsa is brilliant and one of the people who invented modern football but he has this constant problem at club level, where his teams are incredible for 2/3rds of the season and then just burn out from all the running and the lack of squad rotation. Happens every time.

He's a wonderful, wonderful coach, but not a manager.

[LeeB]

Bielsa is brilliant and one of the people who invented modern football but he has this constant problem at club level, where his teams are incredible for 2/3rds of the season and then just burn out from all the running and the lack of squad rotation. Happens every time.

He's a wonderful, wonderful coach, but not a manager.

[Toronto Villa]

He might be a great coach and tactician but you'd think after all of these years he'd have figured out his methods often garner the same results. His teams get off to great starts and fade badly. And it was always going to happen in a long 46 game campaign, an arduous schedule that he would never have encountered in the past.

[Risso]

They play good football, and he’s had a really bad time with injuries, but fuck me, £8m for Patrick Bamford? Bruce-esque in its shitness, that.

[Sexual Ealing]

I think I've already posted this, but I think we'd have struggled against Leeds. They just had the right blend of being C-words and being good that would've stopped us playing and drawn us into a ******-off that they would obviously always win.

No guarantees that Derby won't beat us but at least we'll both be playing the same game.

[achilles]

Glad that we are playing Derby, as Leeds, although being the best side I have seen this season, have turned into nasty buggers when things aren't going their way and Wembley against them would have turned into a game of attrition which nobody wants to see.
At least with Derby it will be a game of football and on the day if Villa play as they have in the last two games we will lose so we have to respect the opposition but play to our strengths.

 Hopefully your missus will be the happier of you two, Ransfan, but all the best for next season (whichever league you find yourself in)!

[Ads]

I think we'd have struggled with Leeds too, to the point where I was not convinced we'd beat them at all. Same with Fulham.

While it will certainly be a while different game, I'd much rather have beaten a side 7-0 over both league games and absolutely outplayed them, than have been twatted senseless by our prospective opposition.

[Matt Collins]

I'm not sure Leeds faded physically. Their running numbers remained up there and they were still creating bags of chances. They were 2-0 up after a game and a half of the semis

I think it was more down to mentality. They completely shot themselves in the foot. Gave away a ridiculous goal, penalty and red card. Without that hat trick I can't see Derby winning that game

[Ads]

Yes, Leeds brains faded badly. Absolute stupidity. No game management and no shape at the back. So loose it was comedic.

[Monty]

You can force your legs to run on, but your brain gets too tired, especially with the ultra-taxing positional stuff he makes them do.

[OzVilla]

Derby didn’t have a shot on target until the 134th minute of a 180 minute tie. And that was due to defending that would’ve made Laurel and Hardy blush. Then a goal straight from kick off which was again appalling defensively as was their 4th goal. Gifted 3 goals while the other was a stupid penalty. Leeds blew it in a way I didn’t even think they were capable of.

Fair play to Derby and I’m delighted we have them not Leeds as I think we actually have a genuine gulf in class all over the pitch. Now go and watch us lose.

[ChicagoLion]

The 2 teams that got knocked out, lost it mentally.

[AV82EC]

The 2 teams that got knocked out, lost it mentally.

Oh yes Jimmy Shan shit the bed. Albion above us in the table all season playing half decent football by all accounts, changed there whole set up and formation to 5-4-1 in the last few weeks because he realised they’d be playing us in the semi final. He 100% bottled it.

[Dave P]

And isn’t that a great feeling?  We are the team to think about.