Burnley vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Legion]

Awful goalkeeping and defending.

We need another striker, bringing Davis on to "possibly" nick a goal was laughable.

His first touch was laughable. Could be Dean's way of sending a signal to the owners?

The fact he gets 2 mins here, 5 mins there speaks volumes for the faith Smith has in him.
I don’t dislike or not rate Davis at all. I have defended him for a long time and there is a player in there. But not a goalscorer, and we need one to help out.

He's not good enough. At all.

[Toronto Villa]

That’s very honest by Dean. We’ve done such a good job this season from winning positions and tonight was the first time we didn’t see the job through. But this will happen across a season. Even for the very best teams and we are not one of them yet. This is part of our evolution. The contrast between last season and this is incredible but we still have a good way to go to be a top 6 side. What we are seeing is the makings of one but along the way we will have setbacks. And that includes less the perfect performances from our players in a game or a series of games. Tonight was one of the best first halves we’ve put together followed by one of the worst. And that’s the first time that’s happened since Leeds. And even Leeds was an average first half.

I’m just not going to panic about time but have every right to be disappointed because we did toss three points away headed into three more difficult games.

[brontebilly]

Mugged like the West Ham game.

Can only hope the response is as good as in the 4-5 games after that one.

No need to panic but we need more credible options on the bench to keep the opposition nervous.

That's the next step in the masterplan.

Opportunity missed with Chelsea drawing.

At least at West Ham we pushed right to the final kick, not so tonight really

[SoccerHQ]

Awful goalkeeping and defending.

We need another striker, bringing Davis on to "possibly" nick a goal was laughable.

His first touch was laughable. Could be Dean's way of sending a signal to the owners?

The fact he gets 2 mins here, 5 mins there speaks volumes for the faith Smith has in him.
I don’t dislike or not rate Davis at all. I have defended him for a long time and there is a player in there. But not a goalscorer, and we need one to help out.

Don't get our use of him. Never seemingly want to loan him out but I assume he's in if Ollie isn't fit to start yet he wasn't even the first sub once we were losing.

Overall strange and surely he must be wanting to go out on loan to really get his career going unless he's just content to be backup which perhaps might be the high point of his career just like it was for the Fonz years back.

[Lastfootstamper]

We need to stop being generous to sides that wear our colours. 1 point from games in which if we'd got the full 9 points, no-one would say they weren't deserved.

[RamboandBruno]

Sorry TV, we'll really have to agree to disagree, I really think Mings is now miles off what we need. We were so far on top and he gave them a piss easy corner and we went to shit from there. I played centre back for 30 years and when I could play I did, when I needed to punt it, I did. Its nearly every game with him now, time to ditch

Sorry but I’ve got to disagree. Mings for me was the best of the four tonight. Once again particularly in the 2nd half several players were poor. It’s unfair to single out Mings when everyone forward of him with the exception of Grealish didn’t perform

Your absolutely right on this. Mings seems to be the new Targett from last season, we don’t half love a fall guy! He got out muscled by wood and gave away a corner, so what it happens, Burnley had no Devine right to score from that corner. Konsa, got out muscled a few times in the 2nd half and no one picks that up. Mings had made unforced errors this season, but I think tonight and against Newcastle he’s playing percentages a lot more, and hitting the ball out of play when needed.
We outplayed them first half, continuing like we have done to play football I haven’t seen us play for a generation. Second half we had defensive lapses and at times lost second balls in midfield and gave away soft goals. It’s crap and disappointing, but shouldn’t detract from what we’ve done so far this season so far.
Top 6 is still possible, but we’d probably not be able to lose too many more games, but even if it ends up being say top 8 that would be an excellent season and platform for next year.

[London Villan]

We do still have it in us to collapse at times, Leeds and southampton cone to mind. All part of the learning curve. But the difference between finishing 6th and top 10 could make up jacks mind.

[Neal and Winton]

We have the funds to keep progressing though
 We're better this year not because everybody is dire, but because we're much better.

We've signed a Champions League midfielder, we'll like as not do the same in July/August again. Good chance of Europe League.

what was the score at Burnley last year?oh yes I remember wo won 3-1

[rougegorge]

It's so obvious we need another decent option up front, far more so than another midfielder.

Davis only seems to come on in desperation or if the game has been won.

Conceding 3 was worse than careless, especially when we were not really under the cosh at any stage and it was against a team that rarely score more than one goal.

Yes, they fought harder for the ball after the break, but it was nothing that was unexpected. It felt like we gifted them the game at both ends tonight.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

We have the funds to keep progressing though
 We're better this year not because everybody is dire, but because we're much better.

We've signed a Champions League midfielder, we'll like as not do the same in July/August again. Good chance of Europe League.

what was the score at Burnley last year?oh yes I remember wo won 3-1

2-1 actually! Having trouble with google search?

[Legion]

It's so obvious we need another decent option up front, far more so than another midfielder.

He's on loan for the season at Solihull Moors.

[Toronto Villa]

Tonight proved that even the most average PL sides can get a result against the better ones like us when we dip in our form. It’s a tough division. Burnley and Dyche have loads of experience and they used it. But we’ve done just that to other better sides this season. You have to play for the full 90 minutes and when you don’t you will lose at this level.

[The Edge]

We have the funds to keep progressing though
 We're better this year not because everybody is dire, but because we're much better.

We've signed a Champions League midfielder, we'll like as not do the same in July/August again. Good chance of Europe League.

what was the score at Burnley last year?oh yes I remember wo won 3-1

Say NO to drugs kids.

[TonyD]

Tonight has just proved that our journey to becoming champions isn’t linear.

[Neal and Winton]

We have the funds to keep progressing though
 We're better this year not because everybody is dire, but because we're much better.

We've signed a Champions League midfielder, we'll like as not do the same in July/August again. Good chance of Europe League.

what was the score at Burnley last year?oh yes I remember wo won 3-1

2-1 actually! Having trouble with google search?

no at eighty years of age I’m not quite has sharp has I used to be but I remember winsand losses and I’ve seen villa teams win fa and league cups not to mention European so I know a good villa team when I see one and this group have some way to go