Newcastle v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[wince]

We look fucked. Can’t just play in last ten minutes of a game

[tomd2103]

I’m just hoping that DS has learned from the game tonight. We at least seemed more on the ball when we went with the two strikers and Jack just behind those front two and, he looked more like his normal self playing there.

His problem is he doesn't learn.

For the best part of ten games before lockdown, we were fucking awful.

Fast forward three months, and we are still awful, but we are still making the same mistakes, and so is he.

He's learned absolutely nothing, and I don't expect he'll take anything from tonight, either.

Surely must see that McGinn is way off the pace (understandably so) and might be better coming on in the closing stages at the moment.

[Toronto Villa]

I’ll admit. Mentally I’m already at a place where I’ve accepted relegation and I’m ok with it. Been there done it. Last time was a miserable end to years of circling the drain. And as much as I will hate the moment itself and the concept of once again being a Championship club, with everything else going on in the world my energy for Villa has diminished considerably. If we find a way to escape then great. If not c’est la vie.

[Matt C]

Some positives. At 1-0 I thought we were done so in the end, it’s an OK point. We played reasonably well in the first half. All the results went our way. Luiz looks vastly improved. Overall we look far, far more solid than we did. However....

We always look capable of an utter brain freeze and if you’re not scoring many you can’t afford many of those. If we’re going to stay up then we need wins which I gather, involves scoring goals and we rarely look like doing so in the current shape. Pointless playing a system dependent on wingers when we don’t have any so we have to try a different shape which gets more bodies in advance of the ball and gets Grealish more involved. With the current personnel that has to mean a flat midfield - Luiz, Nakamba, Hourihane - push Grealish in advance and then Davis & Samatta up front. At this point what do we have to lose?

[OzVilla]

I’m just hoping that DS has learned from the game

Not having a dig at you but you could've said this after pretty much every game we've played since Spurs away in August.  He hasn't and I can guarantee you he wont.

[adrenachrome]

As predicted by many pundits before the break, it is between us and WHU who will go down with the doomed.

We have shown plenty of fight, energy and aggression, and will not go down on that score. Yet again, we need to click. It's Déjà vu all over again and again. Fucked up, to be fair.

[ROBBO]

Trez and AEG absolute rubbish would rather a youngster be given a go, and what was Smith waiting for with no subs til 70th minute. Feel sorry for JM as he is not near fitness level required. Grealish playing at 80%.

[ChicagoLion]

In his defence it is abundantly clear that we can not get 10 Fit players who are capable starting at this level.
Trez AEG Hourihane Nakamba Not good enough and we have a few more just about  competent Target Konsa Hause.
He should start by picking his best players and then working out how to set them up instead of trying to fit a team around his failed 4 3 3 formation.
So you start with Konsa Mings Hause Target Jack Davies Samatha Luiz SJM  Leaving only 1 weak link as opposed to carrying at least 2 every game.

[mr underhill]

we're shit and everybody knows it.

[ldavfc4eva]

May as well drop the wingers, play Jack in the middle and go 2 up top.

4-3-1-2 formation and play through the middle, play Elmo at right back and try and get him forward to put some crosses in.

Needs to do something different either way, not that he will.

[Damo70]

Whilst watching the highlights of the game I was distracted by how much Miguel Almiron looks like Dr Sheldon Cooper off of The Big Bang Theory.

[andyh]

I’ll admit. Mentally I’m already at a place where I’ve accepted relegation and I’m ok with it. Been there done it. Last time was a miserable end to years of circling the drain. And as much as I will hate the moment itself and the concept of once again being a Championship club, with everything else going on in the world my energy for Villa has diminished considerably. If we find a way to escape then great. If not c’est la vie.

This is exactly where I am.

[Des Little]

May as well drop the wingers, play Jack in the middle and go 2 up top.

4-3-1-2 formation and play through the middle, play Elmo at right back and try and get him forward to put some crosses in.

Needs to do something different either way, not that he will.

My thoughts exactly, and I’m sure many feel the same. We simply cannot be any less effective going forward by taking our wingers out of the team. They simply aren’t good enough.

[CT]

May as well drop the wingers, play Jack in the middle and go 2 up top.

4-3-1-2 formation and play through the middle, play Elmo at right back and try and get him forward to put some crosses in.

Needs to do something different either way, not that he will.

My thoughts exactly, and I’m sure many feel the same. We simply cannot be any less effective going forward by taking our wingers out of the team. They simply aren’t good enough.

Yep, same for me too. I’d like to see Vassilev given a run. He looked quite handy pre lockdown and might just offer something that neither Trez or AEG are likely to give.

[kippaxvilla2]

There’s no way he’s starting with two up front against Wolves the kings of the counter attack.  It will be sit back, hope not to concede, concede, bring three subs on, go two up front, toil and not score, see them break and probably score again.  We’ve become ‘plucky’.