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

[Vegas]

Wishful thinking but JWP and Bissouma in for Nakamba and SJM, then SJM possibly in the 10 for Buendia, and that team becomes amazing. (assuming defence performance was just because we were under cooked)

[eamonn]

I see we’ve started well with our “winnable” games run!

On the bright side, had we played the Mancs or Chelski today we would have been properly mullered.

[Brazilian Villain]

I see we’ve started well with our “winnable” games run!

On the bright side, had we played the Mancs or Chelski today we would have been properly mullered.

On the downside we'd just have lost 3 points that we probably wouldn't have got anyway.

[Small Rodent]

I needed a stream and I found a stream, and heaven knows I’m miserable now…

[BC Villain]

Wishful thinking but JWP and Bissouma in for Nakamba and SJM, then SJM possibly in the 10 for Buendia, and that team becomes amazing. (assuming defence performance was just because we were under cooked)

It's alarming that we've spent as much as we have since we got back in the Premier League, and yet our midfield remains weak and easy to run through.  It needs sorting.

[olaftab]

Are people not happy with 62% possession?

[PaulTheVillan]

Are people not happy with 62% possession?

99% and we still wouldn’t have won today

[Ads]

Worst performance in years and years. Utterly insipid shite.huge problems all over the park.

[john e]

I still think one of our main problems start at the back

I’m not talking about actual defending I’m talking about the speed in which they move the ball forward is non-existent
Neither centre backs are ball players And they have literally no idea what to do with it so they just pass it around themselves getting nowhere very slowly

[Big Ming]

A bit like watching an organised team versus a disorganised rabble.

Kiss Nakamba off. He just can't retain the football or pass to a team mate.

[LukeJames]

I still think one of our main problems start at the back

I’m not talking about actual defending I’m talking about the speed in which they move the ball forward is non-existent
Neither centre backs are ball players And they have literally no idea what to do with it so they just pass it around themselves getting nowhere very slowly

Absolutely this, we slow the game down so much so back there that we give the opposition too much time to get back into shape and then we just end up launching it.

[ChicagoLion]

I still think one of our main problems start at the back

I’m not talking about actual defending I’m talking about the speed in which they move the ball forward is non-existent
Neither centre backs are ball players And they have literally no idea what to do with it so they just pass it around themselves getting nowhere very slowly

how much is down to movement in front of them?

[Mister E]

No idea how anyone could watch that and not think he need some midfield strength brought in.
At least a couple more signings in the right place needed. And that doesn't include spunking money away on Cantwell.

Yep, totally agree. The main issue is blindingly obvious, the only way Cantwell improves that team (once Bailey replaced El G) is instead of Buendia, which would make a total farce of our summer transfer strategy.
Desperately need one if not two centre mids. We needed them all last season too. I’m staggered e haven’t brought anyone in there yet.

Watching Cantwell for Naaarrrich just now, he is definitely not a player we need.

[Chico Hamilton III]

That was fucking rubbish

[Beard82]

Wishful thinking but JWP and Bissouma in for Nakamba and SJM, then SJM possibly in the 10 for Buendia, and that team becomes amazing. (assuming defence performance was just because we were under cooked)

yeah thats how I see it.  If we want to challange for europe - we were looking at players like JWP and ESR with Grealish - so dont see how Ings and Baily without Grealish suggest the progress we were hoping to make.

At the moment, and I know it is a work in progress, it feels more like a team trying to maintain midtable then push for top 6