Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle Utd - post match thread

[pauliewalnuts]

The alternative is what wete doing with Carney, is it beneficial keeping him around the 1st team to get experience but giving him no minutes?

Yes, absolutely it is.

It's a big big jump from what he is used to to the first team in the top flight.

Giving him a taster of what it is like is a good idea, and who knows, he might get on.

It has also only been 180 minutes of football.

The only circumstances i can see him getting on in the immediate future is an injury and he's the only face on the bench in the position to go on, or we're 5 up against someone and it's a no-cost opportunity.

Till then, keep him around the squad.

[Beard82]

If anybody else had scored that goal today in that spectacular and inspirational way, do we think that Danny on MOTD would have mentioned set piece coaches?

I think he’s an embittered anti Villa.... pundit.

It's laziness,Liverpool have a specialist throw in coach,and ego,look I'm a great intelligent pundit,there's nothing I don't know about the game.

I’ve calmed down now, thanks Robleflaneur, Luke, Ian, Pauliewalnuts.

Still think Danny on MOTD is a total pundit.

I knew a girl who dated him for a short while. She was a bit, er, hard of thinking.  Surprised it didn’t last really

[edgysatsuma89]

Steve Bruce @ Villa Park.  2021. 
" We trained all week in dry conditions and today at Villa Park the rain was very wet which we didnt prepare for"

Fucking hell man, that is golden. This bloke has made himself a millionaire from Football management.

I have heard some absolute bollox from Steve Bruce over the years but that quote has rendered me speechless.

I genuinely still don't know if you are all pulling my leg?

Edit: Just been on twitter... HAHAHAHAHAHA. This bloke is fucking gold. I just thought it was some half believable made up quote bollocks. What a man.

[ROBBO]

As poor as they were when they went two down they did make a couple of opportunities that a better team would have made more of. Very worries at the start of the gam as i thought we looked weak, very happy that Newcastle were their usual selves with a crap manager.

[robbo1874]

Big thing for me today was we just looked a lot sharper through the middle. I’ve just watched Villa Tour. Ground seemed rocking compared to what it seemed like watching the match. Fair play to everyone that got there. We definitely need a bigger ground

[Scott Nielsen]

I can't understand how 2 people have given Mings a 6, that's ridiculous, got an assist, won a penalty (which was 100% a goal without the handball) and limited them to 1 shot on target all game and had Wilson riled up and looking like a knob all game. If anything he was ramseys biggest competition for motm.

I'd probably have given him a 7 if it wasn't for that ricket first half, which against most other teams would have led to us being a goal down.

That was a foul for me, Wilson just ran into him and gave him a 2 handed shove when he was easily cutting it out otherwise. That was a big part of the piss poor start from the referee.

You are right. What upset me more was that Mings stopped playing and instead stood waving at the referee*. I don't like that at the best of times but especially now when we all know the referees have been asked to let play flow.

Mings had a second brain-freeze in the first with that misjudged clearing across the penalty box. He was back to his best in the second half, thankfully, with a thoroughly commanding performance.

* We do quite a lot of that as a team and it started last year. I'm not in favour.

[baddowvillans]

I don’t think it’s wrong. He’ll get more minutes being at Ipswich and that’s what he needs.

My son and I went to the Ipswich game today to take a look at Barry, but he didn't get on.  I thought he might when Dons equalised but Town chose another youngster who had zero impact.  Am sure Barry will get his chance but the general feeling from Town fans was he was a bit small.

Actually enjoyed the day out though and the real ale bar in the West Stand certainly helped!

[Bad English]

Just a word about AEG; who else can take penalties? ....
Nobody’s fighting him for it!

Ings took one and scored only last week. His career record is 10 taken,  3 missed. AEG has taken 5 missed 0.

Since we can't wheel on AEG just for pens like they do in American football, I'd rather have a player who contributes more over 90 minutes.

He scores goals from open play.
And pens.
And nobody else does the latter.
Until we have someone else who does that, we keep him.

Are you actually denying that Ings scored a penalty for Aston Villa last week to make AEG sound irreplaceable?

[Hookeysmith]

If they keep him Bruce will take them down. St Maximum is all fart and no shit.

Martinez - had nothing to do but made a huge judgement error for the pen that never was.

Cash - offers cash great offensive weapon with throw and defended very well

Konsa - Glided through the game

Mings - was poor for the Wilson chance but made amends with a good display and clean sheet.

Young - lots of experience and shackled Saint Max very well

Luiz - looked assured until tiring

Mcginn- was buzzing around as usual

El ghazi- cool as hell for pen but not a lot else

Ramsey- MOTM grew into the game and looked the part

Buendia - Was impressed with his work rate in the press and he created several turnovers. I'm sure he will be brilliant going forward.

Ings - almost like El Ghazi and pens. Did not do a fat lot but came alive in the box with a tremendous goal. Top finisher who now has 2 in 2

Overall Good win against a poor side which you will take every time. With some exceptional talent to come back in things again look promising

[Nunkin1965]

If anybody else had scored that goal today in that spectacular and inspirational way, do we think that Danny on MOTD would have mentioned set piece coaches?

I think he’s an embittered anti Villa.... pundit.

It's laziness,Liverpool have a specialist throw in coach,and ego,look I'm a great intelligent pundit,there's nothing I don't know about the game.

I’ve calmed down now, thanks Robleflaneur, Luke, Ian, Pauliewalnuts.

Still think Danny on MOTD is a total pundit.

I knew a girl who dated him for a short while. She was a bit, er, hard of thinking.  Surprised it didn’t last really

Jenas and Murphy the MOTD double act.
Whose idea was it to put those two clowns together?
One at a time is bad enough.

[Ads]

I felt we were very ponderous first half. Didn't seem to have much of a clue as to how to break them down and we didn't look like or create very much.

Felt we were more menacing second half, certainly moved it quicker. As others have said, Ramsey and his performance was the most encouraging.

Wonderful goal, we appealed for handball in the Holte, felt it was obvious, so not sure what wor Excuse was on about. Got lucky with their penalty with Wilson being offside, but again it was the right decision.

We were without Watkins, Bailey, Traore and Sanson who would all have potentially improved the side that did play yesterday. Think the midfield still needs to shield and protect the ball better than it does.

That said, despite Dougie giving the ball away in daft positions a few times, for me, even at 6/10 he is still streets ahead of Nkamba.

[Nii Lamptey]

Enjoyed that yesterday. Missed the Ings goal as I'd misjudged my prematch pint and had to dash for a piss! 

Thought they grew into the game after the first thirty mins. Don't think Buendia is a winger personally - Lost count how many times Cash was looking for some support down the right and he was knowhere to be seen. I'd have Buendia in as a #10, finding space behind the strikers and threading balls through to Watkins and Ings. Guess there's nobody else to put there until we get our injured players back - Hopefully Traore and Bailey.

Joint MotM for me would be John McGinn and Matty Cash - These two played consistently for the full 90 - McGinn especially seems back to his energetic self (decent passing yesterday too).

And how good was it to be back at a FULL Villa Park with a win and a clean sheet. Needed that!  UTV

[Monty]

Was nice to wake up in the warm glow of a Villa win today. Changes the whole weekend.

[Malandro]

From a Newcastle forum, I thought it was pretty funny:

Villa’s right back is wearing an Alice band in an attempt to keep his extra long comb back in place to disguise the biggest baboon’s arse I’ve seen in a long time...

 

Ings is working on one too. Cash is the bloke you're referring to, the wet weather doing nothing for his cut-price Grealish costume. Wasted a whole bunch of time earlier for a slightly twisted ankle, which I suppose is quite Grealishy.

 

[rob_bridge]

If anybody else had scored that goal today in that spectacular and inspirational way, do we think that Danny on MOTD would have mentioned set piece coaches?

I think he’s an embittered anti Villa.... pundit.

It's laziness,Liverpool have a specialist throw in coach,and ego,look I'm a great intelligent pundit,there's nothing I don't know about the game.

So Danny how did Jason Kenny win so many Olympic golds?
'Well he got on his bike and cycled fast'

I’ve calmed down now, thanks Robleflaneur, Luke, Ian, Pauliewalnuts.

Still think Danny on MOTD is a total pundit.