Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United Post Match Thread

[kippaxvilla2]

Reading some of these comments, we did win didn’t we ffs? It’s our first game of the season when most teams have played 2 games already. We have  three players making their debuts and a player who was everyone’s favourite still getting up to speed after a long injury break. When did we last win our first game of the season in the premier league and keep a clean sheet. Jeez.

15/16.......!

Yes.  Although at home it’s 2011 3-1 Blackburn

[dave.woodhall]

Reading some of these comments, we did win didn’t we ffs? It’s our first game of the season when most teams have played 2 games already. We have  three players making their debuts and a player who was everyone’s favourite still getting up to speed after a long injury break. When did we last win our first game of the season in the premier league and keep a clean sheet. Jeez.

When McLeish was manager.

Nah was a bore draw 0-0 at Fulham.

1-0 at Bournemouth was a better performance than today although that season quickly went downhill far more than anyone expected. Thankfully that won't happen this time but winning on opening day actually means little to how a season pans out if you look at our opening day results in premier league in last 30 years. We lost on opening day in 96/97 and 97/98 and did o.k in the end.

I was thinking first home game.

[TopDeck113]

Not the greatest performance but I don't get the misery.  Whilst it was certainly disjointed in places, overall I didn't think it was half as bad as some are making out. 

[Nev]

Reading some of these comments, we did win didn’t we ffs? It’s our first game of the season when most teams have played 2 games already. We have  three players making their debuts and a player who was everyone’s favourite still getting up to speed after a long injury break. When did we last win our first game of the season in the premier league and keep a clean sheet. Jeez.

When McLeish was manager.

I thought that was 0-0 away at Fulham?

[eamonn]

Did anyone notice if Hourihane celebrated the goal? He had just slammed down his bottle (pissed off with being subbed) walking around the Holte End just before the corner came in.

I would have hooked McGinn and Trezeguet for the last 15 and put on Nakamba and El Ghazi to give us fresh legs.

Dean's passivity towards subs bugged me last season.

[Footy-Vill]

Tonight shows exactly why we signed Bertrand Traore.
A player who can be direct,  dribble and take players on !
He would have been ideal for this match as Trez was really lacking and outside of Grealish no one was prepared to take llayers on

[Virgil Caine]

I’m satisfied as Sheffield Utd have built their success on a solid defence. I would have bought Davies on as soon as their player was sent off as we dominated for a good twenty minutes and having 2 forwards might have stretched them more.

[PaulWinch again]

We won. We weren’t great, but plenty of reasons for that. If we’re playing like that in 5 games I’ll be worried, but it’s understandable we were rusty.

[SamTheMouse]

Turgid shite for the most part. We still play without tempo or urgency.

But starting the season with a win is the important thing.

[WilliamStanding]

We won.

All that matters.

I will eat my words with Davis, would keep him.

[SaddVillan]

Come on peeps, let's have some perspective.

Sheff Utd only conceded 39 goals last season the 4th best in the division. So scoring was always going to be tricky. After going down to 10 men they parked the bus and defended in depth.

We only got a point against them last year, so 3pts is a clear improvement.

The 3 debutants did well and we've Traore and possibly others to come in.

Onwards and upwards.

[N'ZMAV]

Give me another fifteen poor wins and I'll get a round in.

steady on.

[Luke8]

I would have hooked McGinn and Trezeguet for the last 15 and put on Nakamba and El Ghazi to give us fresh legs.

Dean's passivity towards subs bugged me last season.

I think that only one sub must be either a play for building up the players fitness or more players incoming. Or both, I guess.

[Hookeysmith]

Keeper could prove to be a bargain

Cash  great balls whipped in

Konsa Motm

Mings  assured

Targett  needs better crosses

Luiz  very composed

Mcginn good and bad in equal measure

Hourihane   had right to be pissed off with being taken off

Trez  bloody awful and made the game 10 vs 10

Jack  not really in the game and does try to do too much at times

Watkins  some good touches but also was Invisible at times. Needs better service

Davis  was a nuisance when he came on.

Hard to break down 10 men in a single half, especially one as drilled as them.
Take the points but hope Dean saw enough to insist on a couple more new faces

[Ian.]

Lots of positives to take from that. All three debutants look a certain upgrade to what we have. Very impressed with Martinez and Cash. Ollie done ok for his first game against one of the better defences last season, unlucky with his dipping curled effort.
Konsa and Mings were again very good together. Jack was good except he forgot his shooting boots. Trez as always worked hard, but little end product. Doug was solid and did the unspectacular easily. I thought we was extremely comfortable but lacked a bit of zip.

The only downside was we seemed a little rusty on the offensive and tried to walk it in too much, which was similar against Burton.