Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa match thread

[Kimaster1976]

Nakamba and Guilbert are running their heart out and McGinn is trying, I see everyone else jogging about like a practise match.

[villadelph]

Nakamba Wesley and SJM probably the only players with any credit whatsoever.

I wouldn't give any of them above a 4 atm. None of them should be happy or content with their performance.

Wes literally offers nothing, hes like Rudy Gestede with a limp.

[Axl Rose]

Targett had a shocker that half. Looks like he just gave up in the end.

[Mossie Hennebry]

Fiver on at 20/1. Stranger things have happened

[PeterWithesShin]

Smith has to use the one sub left and shore up the midfield.
Lansbury for Al Ghazi and go 4 4 1 some hope

441?

It’s like playing with 10 men

That attempt at a save was Nylandesque.

[PaulWinch again]

The thing is if you’re not going to do anything defensively you’ve got to be brilliant in the attacking third, Trez and AEG haven’t even reached the dizzy heights of poor.

[ez]

Damage limitation now. Cant risk anymore injuries or suspensions.

[TonyD]

I can’t remember a first half as bad as that since the relegation season.   

So many poor or none performances all over the pitch.

Wesley is truly awful.  Luis ducked for their goal.  Marvellous awful and the less said about our wingers.   I wasn’t worried before but I am now.

[Bobby Boy]

Our midfield three are too far away from each other because of the system that Wolves play.  We are more concerned about them than we are about imposing our own game on them.  Unforced errors, giving the ball away.  I'm not sure I've seen a worse half from Villa this season. We can't get any worse.

'We can' t get any worse.' Famous last words.......

[SoccerHQ]

Nobody's played well. Luiz is a huge disappointment so far too given the reputation he arrived with. I can't work out what sort of midfielder he is. Nakamba is having is worst game for us, Konsa and Mings were reasonable until the latter decided to clean out Traore.

The full backs were atrocious but also completely outnumbered and constantly had players with 30 yards of room running at them. That is really difficult to defend against. I feel like Targett gave up in the end. The coaching team must know how Wolves play, yet we have ourselves up to encourage all their strengths.

El Ghazi isn't shit but he is horribly inconsistent. Today is one of his bad days. Trez improved a bit. Poor Wesley stands no chance. McGinn never in it.

Lumping crosses in from halfway inside their half seems our only attacking ploy too. I can't see anything other than a very comfortable win for the Dogheads second half. Naff.

It's a problem with 4-3-3. Our 3 have been too narrow trying to nulify Moutinho and Neves. Add in AEG and Trez going back to completely useless and means our full backs get exposed and we get tunnelled in.

As much as DS is wedded to 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 or whatever sometimes changing a formation for the odd game isn't the worst idea in the world.

Pretty sure a few teams this season have played 3 at the back to match Wolves and got a result because of it.

[Diablo]

I thought Nakamba took one for the team with his booking

[supertom]

Did not one player or member of the coaching staff think 'ooh, hang on a minute. Neves, who's quite fucking proficient from 30 yards out, is currently 30 yards out with not a Villa player within 15 yards of him?' Christ sake. It's not like he's not done that before a dozen fucking times for the dogheads.

Dean needs to think of a different system. Playing 4-3-3, if your widemen are as inconsistent and striker as ineffectual as ours are, then you're asking for trouble. One reason our form improved when Grealish was pushed up there was because he's composed and affects the game. Trez an AEG are far too similar playing both is pointless. The odds of one having a good game is 1 in 4. Both at the same time? Buy a lottery ticket and you'll get better odds.

Luiz has been poor too. Hourihane should have started. He has a bit of composure and can make things happen, particularly at set pieces (the few we've had, we've wasted).

We need 2-3 in january if we're gonna stay up.

[villadelph]

I thought Nakamba took one for the team with his booking

He got skinned.

[CT]

Massively disappointed in Luiz ducking out the way of Neves shot.

Sums up how limp we've been as a team. Unless that attitude changes, we've got no chance.

[SoccerHQ]

We've been shite but there are reasons. I was more worried in August when we weren't looking great or scoring much with our full strength team.

Oh and the last day of the transfer window when we neglected to get in another attacking player. Games like today show that as wrong decision.