Aston Villa v Burnley post-match thread

[ktvillan]

More self inflicted problems undermining the good bits.  Smith should be bringing Davis on to hold the ball up when we are being pushed back.  He also needs to get them fitter and able to play for the full 90 minutes. He is looking very poor with his in-game management this season.  He needs to buck his ideas up.

[Tom_Mc9?]

I think we played pretty well and it's frustrating not to get the three points. We obviously need to start getting some wins ASAP but I think we'll get there.

I'd put Keinan in for Wesley next week and see how we go.

[SaddVillan]

We need to get back to solid defending. 5 conceded in 2 consecitive games, despite scoring twice in each game.

Goals are at a premium in the Prem. How many other teams would have earned a single point having scored twice in two games?

Well I'll be glad  to see the back of September.

[devilla]

Anybody else getting really frustrated with Wesley? I really can't see him making it in this league.

A worrying trend of letting games slip which is now 8 points lost from winning positions.

Norwich next week now looking massive.

[themossman]

Burnley at home is about as clear a fixture as you can get for assessing whether you're good enough for this league.

[taylorsworkrate]

We've led twice in both the last 2 league games and got 1 point.

Our defence isn't really that great is it.

The defence is going through large spells in games looking really impressive, then makes errors out of nowhere.

Taylor looked to have zero awareness that Rodriguez was there for the 1st, and they collectively switched off straight after we scored.

[Goldie.7]

We are still only six points away from the champions league.

It's took us 7 games to accumulate 5 points. It'll be mid December by the time we've picked up those "only six points".

[in exile]

Burnley at home is about as clear a fixture as you can get for assessing whether you're good enough for this league.

We drew, so what does that tell us?

[themossman]

Anybody else getting really frustrated with Wesley? I really can't see him making it in this league.

A worrying trend of letting games slip which is now 8 points lost from winning positions.

Norwich next week now looking massive.

Definitely. Fed up of his theatrics and his lack of menace up front. He had a rest in midweek and then he puts in that clueless anonymous performance. He’s a complete luxury at the moment. Lack of another striker has fucked us. Thick as shit move that.

[curiousorange]

Why don't we change formation at half-time? 4-3-3 is exhausting because it leaves so much space to cover. If that's the case, withdraw a winger, put on another striker and close up the midfield. Sod drawing pretty, start winning disgusting.

[themossman]

Burnley at home is about as clear a fixture as you can get for assessing whether you're good enough for this league.

We drew, so what does that tell us?

That we’re not good enough.

[PeterWithesShin]

I wonder how many of the 11 league goals we've conceded have been good goals by the opposition rather than involving stupid mistakes and/or shit defending by us,

[CT]

A lot of people wanted Trez starting today. Have to admit I'm completely missing what he's offering us at the moment, apart from feigning injury and today, running after the ref waving for a card and getting himself booked.

Yep, Taylor was poor today, it's just a pity the guy bought to replace him appears to made of the same stuff as Lansbury.

Two points from Bournemouth, West Ham and Burnley at home doesn't bode well,

[themossman]

I wonder how many of the 11 league goals we've conceded have been good goals by the opposition rather than involving stupid mistakes and/or shit defending by us,

Goals today were pathetic. When you look at how hard we have to work for ours, then we go and ship the kind of whip it in and nod it home goal a Sunday league team would be embarrassed to concede it’s really worrying.

[curiousorange]

I know should woulda coulda, but man, not getting another striking option in was a disaster. I look at Wesley and I see Rudy Gestede and the consequences of betting he'd slot exactly into a Benteke-shaped hole. Did Dean Smith rely on a gigantic figurehead in any other side he put together?