Hause deserves a chance at Left back. He was excellent there last season. He would also add height and strength at the back. He was MOTM against Wolves in the Carabao Cup.
Heaton 9Elmo 6Konsa 4Mings 4Targett 4Nakamba 5.8Hourihane 4 (Luiz 7)McGinn 4.9478Trez 6 (Jota 4)Wesley 0.1Grealish 6.8
Until he popped up with the equaliser I genuinely didn't know Trez was playing.
Quote from: Newby on December 04, 2019, 09:34:40 PMNewly promoted side against a well stacked outfit. We bring on Jota, they bring on Jorginho. That said, I thought we were our own worst enemy. Terrible defending for the goals. Mings and Konsa had a night off, timid all over the pitch, stood off in midfield. We don't quite have enough class yet to compete with these sides. Wesley? I'm not sure what people are expecting when there are two players on him and no Villa player around him? No-one else was any better, or worse than him. They won all the second balls and we looked tired and punchless. 2-1 flatters us. Poor performance and now only 1 point outside the bottom 3. At last some sense about Wesley - Messi could do no more with high balls up to him with no support and surrounded by 3 defenders. All the Wesley haters just stop making him a scapegoat..Mings and Mcginn both need dropping and is Targett really any better than Taylior?
Newly promoted side against a well stacked outfit. We bring on Jota, they bring on Jorginho. That said, I thought we were our own worst enemy. Terrible defending for the goals. Mings and Konsa had a night off, timid all over the pitch, stood off in midfield. We don't quite have enough class yet to compete with these sides. Wesley? I'm not sure what people are expecting when there are two players on him and no Villa player around him? No-one else was any better, or worse than him. They won all the second balls and we looked tired and punchless. 2-1 flatters us. Poor performance and now only 1 point outside the bottom 3.
Quote from: villabear on December 04, 2019, 10:04:16 PMQuote from: MalcolmP on December 04, 2019, 09:52:08 PMQuote from: Newby on December 04, 2019, 09:34:40 PMNewly promoted side against a well stacked outfit. We bring on Jota, they bring on Jorginho. That said, I thought we were our own worst enemy. Terrible defending for the goals. Mings and Konsa had a night off, timid all over the pitch, stood off in midfield. We don't quite have enough class yet to compete with these sides. Wesley? I'm not sure what people are expecting when there are two players on him and no Villa player around him? No-one else was any better, or worse than him. They won all the second balls and we looked tired and punchless. 2-1 flatters us. Poor performance and now only 1 point outside the bottom 3. At last some sense about Wesley - Messi could do no more with high balls up to him with no support and surrounded by 3 defenders. All the Wesley haters just stop making him a scapegoat..Mings and Mcginn both need dropping and is Targett really any better than Taylior? Don't agree on Wesley. I don’t expect him to do miracles but I do expect him to hold the ball up occasionally and take a bit of pressure of us as surely that’s why he’s there. Does he look a goal threat, no and McGinn needs dropping eh 🙄Mate, seriously, if you have ever played centre forward and all you get is the ball whacked up to you, high in the air and you are on your own, I defy anyone to do any better. Yes, I want him to push people over and compete, show more bollocks, but the way we play, does him no favours either. He does need more physicality but he is NOT totally at fault.
Quote from: MalcolmP on December 04, 2019, 09:52:08 PMQuote from: Newby on December 04, 2019, 09:34:40 PMNewly promoted side against a well stacked outfit. We bring on Jota, they bring on Jorginho. That said, I thought we were our own worst enemy. Terrible defending for the goals. Mings and Konsa had a night off, timid all over the pitch, stood off in midfield. We don't quite have enough class yet to compete with these sides. Wesley? I'm not sure what people are expecting when there are two players on him and no Villa player around him? No-one else was any better, or worse than him. They won all the second balls and we looked tired and punchless. 2-1 flatters us. Poor performance and now only 1 point outside the bottom 3. At last some sense about Wesley - Messi could do no more with high balls up to him with no support and surrounded by 3 defenders. All the Wesley haters just stop making him a scapegoat..Mings and Mcginn both need dropping and is Targett really any better than Taylior? Don't agree on Wesley. I don’t expect him to do miracles but I do expect him to hold the ball up occasionally and take a bit of pressure of us as surely that’s why he’s there. Does he look a goal threat, no and McGinn needs dropping eh 🙄
It was painfull seeing Tammy in a Chelsea shirt tonight when we desperately need him. We were second best but with a bit of presence up front we could have nicked something.
I didn’t say he NOT totally at fault but I’m sorry he’s our only option as centre forward with the way we play and yet while I feel sometimes he doesn’t get the service he’s a big guy and he needs to take pressure off us a bit more by using his physicality. So let’s put it another way, would buy another striker in the window?
Swap Danny Ings for Wesley and we'd be fine. But we're not fine are we? Wes is just not going to score or even look like scoring. We have to have a scoring presence if we want to stay in this league...
It shouldn't be overlooked that apart from Newcastle, we've had an incredibly difficult run of games, including - Man City, Liverpool, Wolves, Man Utd and Chelsea. And we've got Leicester next who are flying. Even Sheffield United away will be tough.For me, the Christmas games against Southampton, Norwich, Watford and Burnley will be the most crucial as to our direction going into the New Year.