Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham Post match debacle.

[The Edge]

I forced myself to watch a re-run of motd2 last night. It was every bit as bad as I thought at the time. If not worse. How can we spend 250 million and end up with a midfield that you could drive a coach and horses through? I don't know how much influence Dean Smith has with transfers but something has to be done as the current set up is clearly inadequate. I still have faith in Smith but we're rapidly approaching "crisis at the Villa" headlines in the BM. The defence is fragile and error strewn in every department. Hause should definitely have seen red as his fore arm smash on Fornals was ludicrously obvious and looked very dangerous. I spent years studying a martial art caled Go-shin-jutsu and I'd have been proud of that one in my prime.  Konsa's red was less obvious but still probably justified. Imagine if we had both our centre half's sent off in the same passage of play? At Aston Villa we always like to be "the first" to do something and I can't think of anything like that ever happening anywhere else. Rant over. Get it sorted pronto pleas gentlemen or pay the inevitable price.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I forced myself to watch a re-run of motd2 last night. It was every bit as bad as I thought at the time. If not worse.

Same here. I was screaming at some of those shit long throws.  My nerd son tells me that Tim Sherwood’s 28 game nightmare in charge of us was more successful than Smith’s last 28 games for us. Is that right?

[Nev]

Amongst the junk tactics we've recently adopted there seems to be an increase in aggression, Hause and Targett on Sunday with violent "challenges" and Watkins barmy booking in the first minute at Arse.

[The Edge]

I forced myself to watch a re-run of motd2 last night. It was every bit as bad as I thought at the time. If not worse.

Same here. I was screaming at some of those shit long throws.  My nerd son tells me that Tim Sherwood’s 28 game nightmare in charge of us was more successful than Smith’s last 28 games for us. Is that right?

Not a stats guy myself but I can well believe it. Quite a shocking stat that is. Dean's villa fan credits will only go so far.

[dcdavecollett]

Ezri's sending-off was ridiculous -Bowen is slightly angling away from the goal as the challenge comes in. Key decision at that moment in the game.

Hause's challenge looks awful, thou I'm not sure there was any intent.

[dcdavecollett]

Oh, and while poor old Deano gets pelters for bringing on Young in central midfield, I wonder to what extent his decision was based on not wanting to expose Carney to West Ham's midfield Big Two at this stage of his career?

Next time, I'd go with Carney.

[robleflaneur]

Oh, and while poor old Deano gets pelters for bringing on Young in central midfield, I wonder to what extent his decision was based on not wanting to expose Carney to West Ham's midfield Big Two at this stage of his career?

Next time, I'd go with Carney.

The best solution would have been to bring on Mings go to a back 3,bring Buendia into midfield.It would have made us physically stronger and given us pace and more skill in midfield and Bailey's lack of tracking back would have been less of an issue.
If the Konsa red card still happens,Ashley wing back and Targett to left side of central defence.

[dcdavecollett]

Not a bad idea.

Of course, changing the shape as you suggest might have caused an explosion amongst the 3-5-2 phobics!!