Watford 3-2 Aston Villa 15/16 tribute act post match thread.

[CT Villan]

Either get JWP or a decent defensive midfielder.

Both !

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The good:

Ramsey and Traore looked good when they came on.
Bailey looks like he'll be class when he gets up to speed
Good fight back second half, with a good goal from Meatball
Debut assist and goal from Bailey and Ings respectively.

The bad

Targett looked like the terrible player from two years ago when he got ripped apart by Traore
Truly horrible debut from Buendia
Defence as a whole an absolute rabble
Another reminder that Nakamba and El Ghazi are nowhere near good enough
Young rather obviously not a winger any more
Cash had a shocker
The media are now going to go about how we're not getting over Greasy leaving.

Yes to all the above. And to the last point: they will, and they'll be right.

Just to add, the scoreline flattered us and that disjointed display lies right at Dean's door. We were ridiculously unprepared, no plan and the usual attempt of square pegs in round holes.

If we're going to go retro 2015/16 can I nominate Dean and Skakey for the Ice Bucket Challenge?

[astonvilla82]

What I never understood if you play 2 midfielders against 3 midfielders, surely they is only going to be one winner?

[andyh]

I dont want to el ghazi ever start another game for us.
Is Buendía injured ? Could that explain why he was rubbish?

With JT and ROK gone, I’m expecting Smith to become like tinkerman.
Constantly fucking about with the formation hoping to stumble across a way of playing that will make up for losing the bloke who has kept him in a job for the last 2 years.

[SaddVillan]

That was a wake up call.
Any notion of strolling to 7th-8th have been unceremoniously banished by that performance.

Busy week at Bodymoor Heath:

Match analysis tomorrow
Bollockings on Monday
Formation and tactical preparation for Newcastle to follow.

Johan Lange and Co to get busy: Cheick to check in?

[Clark W Griswold]

Yes, Cantwell isn't the answer, although he's probably a very good player. Either get JWP or a decent defensive midfielder.

Or both on today’s evidence. Play them with McGinn and a front 3 from Ings, Watkins, Bailey, Buendia and Traore.

[olaftab]

Trying to take comfort from no team can always start off like we did last season and the last time we played a promoted team in the first game away we won and look how that turned out. But still we were shit today. A bad start by any standard.

[mr underhill]

How come after spending eye watering sums in the past two years alone we are still at least two players short of a balanced side - we need a top quality DM and CAM. Why don't we still have them? Gash.

[PaulTheVillan]

JWP and someone LIKE Hojbjerg at Spurs.

[Brazilian Villain]

We paid £38,000,000 for Buendia? Lolz.

We? Lolz.

[Beard82]

To be honest I didn’t think for a minute we would win.  I do worry about what’s happening - 2 assistant managers leaving, and our best player leaving.  It feels like we have taken 1 step forward and 2 steps back. 

I pretty sure that this is all being worked on behind the scenes - as we tend to be private - but currently I don’t see our team or squad  as an improvement on last year.   

I think we need 2 more signings - someone who can creat and a big unit in midfield

[clash city rocker]

If we are looking forward to europe next season we need to get double jabbed and phone jet 2.

[mr underhill]

well today's side need quarenteening for a long time

[Randy Gurner]

End the fucking season now.

That’s the spirit!

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

Smith picked the wrong team today, starting ashley young on the wing, going with 2v 3 in midfield away from home?
The first half was terrible, Sarr was running riot from the start. On the plus side Ings got off the mark, Baily and Ramsey made impacts when they came on