Wolves v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[Brassneck]

As much as I dislike Wolves, I have to say that they looked a good side yesterday. 

I worry about the LB position still and think this is probably 2nd priority behind a striker In January or next Summer at the latest.

Difficult to criticise individual performances as they were all below par with the exception of possibly Konsa and Nyland - Both of whom came in from the cold and did well.

I likened this performance to the one against Brighton (when they were playing with 11 men).  Both Brighton & Wolves play 3 at the back and we struggled to play against it on both occasions.

[Luke8]

For all the other aspects of our performance (good and bad) we haven’t half given away some soft goals in the last couple of games.

No one within 10 yards of their best striker of the ball from a free kick is pretty unforgivable for the first yesterday. Terrible pass selection from McGinn and then lack of tactical foul from Luiz for the second.

Can also add Liverpool’s second and Man City first to that at least.

[Mister E]

For all the other aspects of our performance (good and bad) we haven’t half given away some soft goals in the last couple of games.

No one within 10 yards of their best striker of the ball from a free kick is pretty unforgivable for the first yesterday. Terrible pass selection from McGinn and then lack of tactical foul from Luiz for the second.

Can also add Liverpool’s second and Man City first to that at least.

Agreed. The first goal was sooo naive: no one with th epresence of mind or observation skills to see Neves lining up. For the second, we did what we do well: give the ball away; and, I thought Nyland could have done better with it when the shot finally came in.

As I said yesterday, fitness, ball retention and more 'nous' are required.

[PeterWithe]

Did the Croatian goalie slip out of the club without me noticing?

[darren woolley]

Disappointed with yesterday's game not at the races in the first half and the way they scored there goal's we could've have done better.

[QuintonVilla]

Piss poor yesterday, worst performance of the season by a mile. Everyone had a stinker, even McGinn didn't get a kick against Moutinho. The worst culprits though were Guilbert who gave the ball away everytime he had it and Wesley who looks more shit by the game. If we don't sign a striker in January we're going down.

We showed them far too much respect for some reason. Everytime they had the ball we dropped off, gave them too much space and retreated to the edge of our box, bizarre. I called their first goal as I'm sure most did, why on earth would you leave Neves unmarked on the edge of the box? Braindead.

Hate to say it but Wolves looked miles ahead of us in every position and tactically. I don't understand what our game plan was or what we were trying to do.

[Luke8]

For all the other aspects of our performance (good and bad) we haven’t half given away some soft goals in the last couple of games.

No one within 10 yards of their best striker of the ball from a free kick is pretty unforgivable for the first yesterday. Terrible pass selection from McGinn and then lack of tactical foul from Luiz for the second.

Can also add Liverpool’s second and Man City first to that at least.

Agreed. The first goal was sooo naive: no one with th epresence of mind or observation skills to see Neves lining up. For the second, we did what we do well: give the ball away; and, I thought Nyland could have done better with it when the shot finally came in.

As I said yesterday, fitness, ball retention and more 'nous' are required.

It’s the naivety that is killing us at the moment. From players and coaching staff.

Right now I reckon, bar Norwich, we must be the least likely team to grind out a result. For a variety of reasons, we haven’t been able to define a way to draw or win games when we haven’t been at our best.

And it’s frustrating because when we are good we are excellent and I would back us to get a result against the majority of teams in the league. Any drop off from that level though and we just look so vulnerable.
 

[Ads]

I cant believe anybody watched that game and thought Freddie played poorly.

By far and away our best player, he works his absolute bollocks off.

[LukeJames]

Very true, I think niave is the word that has been used with the most regularity on this forum to describe our play and i'd go with that. The last 3 games especially we have conceeded goals that were very avoidable. Surely our preperation in the week for Wolves must of included not allowing Neves to get the ball around 25 yards out? The defending of that free kick routine was pathetic from us.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Got the tactics wrong from the outset.
Fullbacks tucking in gave licence to roam esp for Doherty.

[SW9-VILLA]

Our reserves beat their third XI 2-1. Their first team beat our reserves 2-1. Let's see how we do against the jammy twats when our first team plays theirs.

Hardly our reserves, it was only really Grealish and Engels out.

Nyland in goal and we lost Targett during the game as well.

[LeeB]

I cant believe anybody watched that game and thought Freddie played poorly.

By far and away our best player, he works his absolute bollocks off.

I did, and I did. He worked hard but was poor, same as everyone else bar El Ghazi in the second half, and Taylor, who actually came on and improved us

[Nelly]

I too though Taylor coming on improved us. Targett had lost possession a few times prior to that.

El Ghazi, Trezeguet, McGinn, Luiz all nearly totally anonymous for the most part, barring that spell in the second half. I can forgive McGinn and Luiz but am getting tired of the two wingers.

We deservedly lost but it's disappointing to read people talking about Smith needing to go. He's only just started to have a go at this job. We generally play some really good football and this season I've been proud of the way we have competed. We're not going to go from promotion-scrapers to european spots over night.

[LukeJames]

We deservedly lost but it's disappointing to read people talking about Smith needing to go.

I dont think one single person has said that.

[Drummond]

It was a shit one. No two ways about it.

Nothing went for us and we didn't help ourselves.