Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle post match thread

[Deano's Mullet]

I’ve seen enough to work on, says Bruce. He’s kidding surely.

[Jon Crofts]

1 goal in 9 games from open play for everyone's favourite second team, that's diabolically shite.

[saunders_heroes]

I bloody love watching this Villa team.

[SheffieldVillain]

Jack just hated coming off. I love that desire

Acting the maggot I thought, should have showed Ramsey a bit of encouragement not behaving like a spoiled child. Barkley not much better.

It was a hard enough watch in truth. Newcastle were worse than any of us even thought possible. Our back five were solid, Konsa and Targett in particular. Watkins very sharp and Nakamba justified his inclusion with a solid performance. Didn't like Luiz further forward and Barkley still struggling for fitness. Our midfield play was in the main slow and sloppy.

Martinez 7, Cash 7, Konsa 8, Mings 7, Targett 8, Luiz 5, Barkley 5, Traore 6, Nakamba 7, Jack 7, Watkins 8.

A 'hard watch'?  We've spent the last 10 years being shit, with shit players, hoofing the ball up field and more often than not losing.

If watching Villa cruise a win over a team who last season were well above us, completely in control, occasionally thowing in some cracking little pieces of skill, having the commentators praising us and never looking like conceding is a hard watch, then I hope for plenty more hard watches over the next few years because I bloody loved it.

[olaftab]

"we gifted them a goal but for large parts of it I was pleased with what we did"

[LukeJames]

Jack just hated coming off. I love that desire

Acting the maggot I thought, should have showed Ramsey a bit of encouragement not behaving like a spoiled child. Barkley not much better.

It was a hard enough watch in truth. Newcastle were worse than any of us even thought possible. Our back five were solid, Konsa and Targett in particular. Watkins very sharp and Nakamba justified his inclusion with a solid performance. Didn't like Luiz further forward and Barkley still struggling for fitness. Our midfield play was in the main slow and sloppy.

Martinez 7, Cash 7, Konsa 8, Mings 7, Targett 8, Luiz 5, Barkley 5, Traore 6, Nakamba 7, Jack 7, Watkins 8.

I didn't think anybody could find a negative im the most straight forward victory since football began. Hats off.

[brontebilly]

Looks like Steve Bruce had swapped the old “sit back, get the ball to Snoddy and hope for a bit of magic” to “sit back and try and get the ball in the air to a washed up Andy Carroll”.

Newcastle were a rabble. Kind of game and run that should prompt a change of manager. Shelvey walking around pitch, washed up Carroll, two nothing players at full back.

Surely at half time Bruce should be making wholesale changes. Instead he waits until after an hour. Dwight Gayle who has scored loads against us only getting ten minutes. They remind me if us in the bad McLeish/Lambert days....circling the relegation drain hoping for three worse teams.

[Drummond]

As easy a 2-0 as you'll see.

Very good. Some sloppy passing from a few of them that needs tightening up.

[LukeJames]

"we gifted them a goal but for large parts of it I was pleased with what we did"

Jurgen Klopp 4/10/20?

[Meanwood Villa]

Comfortable win. Only slight gripe is would have been nice to put them to the sword more. This was one of our few comfortable wins last season but even so we are so much better than last season it's untrue. Happy days.

[dave shelley]

I think that when Steve Bruce eventually gets the sack, as he will, I think he should call it a day and pack it in.  He's had his day.  Nice bloke, poor manager.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We've played a lot better than tonight and lost, it was a 2nd gear performance. I agree with Ollie, we were very sloppy second half though the first 5 minutes after half time were were fluid. Konsa and Targett were faultless, Mings very good first half, Matty was Matty. Other than that, Marvelous was the only outfield player that looked like he really knew what he was doing; Dougie was okay and poor Ollie didn't get enough good service again.

After the lockdown at Bodymoor Heath and a spirited performance at Man City, I'll take the 3 points providing we turn up on Wednesday at Turf Moor. It will be a lot tougher than Bruce's rabble tonight.

[manic-road]

That was probably the easiest three points we will get all seaason, Traore is getting better by the game.

[Richard E]

Thumbs up for Marvelous Nakamba, came in and just quietly did his thing very well.

[cdbearsfan]

That Brontebilly is a ray of sunshine, isn't he?

😂