Aston Villa 2 Brighton 0 post match thread

[brontebilly]

All very satisfactory. We looked more organised.

Watkins needs to play centrally. Ings needs to be benched.

That's it for me too. Ings and Watkins simply cannot play together, Watkins was woeful on left wing. Thought we were very average in truth and indebted to a couple of big saves from Martinez. Brighton had no cutting edge up top but did have the two best players by a distance on the pitch (Bissouma and Lamptey).

Give Gerrard credit, his subs changed the game. Particularly the much maligned Ashley Young in his midfield general role! Massive 3 points but only more evidence that Ings and Buendia look expensive mistakes.

Martinez 7, Cash 7, Konsa 7, Mings 8, Targett 7, Nakamba 6, McGinn 7, Ramsey 5 (AEG 7), Buendia 4 (Young , Ings 4 (Bailey 6), Watkins 6.

[KevinGage]

Absolute scenes. Edens and Sawiris here today, and they went absolutely mental at both goals. Usain Bolt was also in attendance and also went ballistic. Must be the Ross McCormack influence…

Is this a joke? Why would Bolt be there?

Mates with Bailey innit.

[SoccerHQ]

They dominated the ball but barely created a thing. Nothing wrong with that, defending with the ball is fair enough and I wish we'd do it more. But we always looked more dynamic, if more clumsy, in attack, and we finally got a counterattack to click and boom. I thought we did look different at the beginning of both halves, which suggests Gerrard and co have a good set of ideas which haven't quite bedded in. But that'll come - today was a great start.

Incredible when I looked at live table at 0-0 and it had Brighton on 18 points. They haven't won since middle of September so no idea who they picked up points against.

Same problems as ever for them, no cutting edge in final third. Lamptey is a good player though.

[Axl Rose]

Wasn't impressed with Buendia at all. Where's his best position meant to be?

[jwarry]

First time I've watched a full match this season, and we did well to get those three points as Brighton knock it around really nicely.

They've no cutting edge, however, but nice to see us looking more solid at the back.

Bissouma looks a player, as does Lamptey.

Where have you been the moon?

[KevinGage]

They dominated the ball but barely created a thing. Nothing wrong with that, defending with the ball is fair enough and I wish we'd do it more. But we always looked more dynamic, if more clumsy, in attack, and we finally got a counterattack to click and boom. I thought we did look different at the beginning of both halves, which suggests Gerrard and co have a good set of ideas which haven't quite bedded in. But that'll come - today was a great start.

Incredible when I looked at live table at 0-0 and it had Brighton on 18 points. They haven't won since middle of September so no idea who they picked up points against.

Same problems as ever for them, no cutting edge in final third. Lamptey is a good player though.

V impressed with them today as I was last season.

I always wonder about sides who look good in possession against us, mind.

We can make Barnsley or Reading look like Real Madrid.

[pauliewalnuts]

https://twitter.com/willjonesavfc1/status/1462105924659781636?s=20

Bolt ^^^

[pauliewalnuts]

Wasn't impressed with Buendia at all. Where's his best position meant to be?

Norwich.

[VILLA MOLE]

Wasn't impressed with Buendia at all. Where's his best position meant to be?

Norwich.

😃.  not funny 😄

[Risso]

Much much tighter at the back. Other than one bad ball Mings just kept it simple. Great substitutions at the right time. Stevěe G’s Claret and Blue Army!

[sickbeggar]

Top new manager bounceability. Result better than the performance. Nowt we can do about the midfield problem till Jan, but Mr Gerrard please drop the Ings and play our centre forward there

[VILLA MOLE]

First time I've watched a full match this season, and we did well to get those three points as Brighton knock it around really nicely.

They've no cutting edge, however, but nice to see us looking more solid at the back.

Bissouma looks a player, as does Lamptey.

Where have you been the moon?

with william shatner , why?

[wince]

Happy with that. We needed all 3

[Ian.]

I thought McGinn and Mings were brilliant and lead by example. Young rolled back the years at the end as well.

We kept our shape the whole match, even when we lost the ball, which we often do, we had players on position without having players running around all over the place to make amends. Definitely more organised and we're much more suited to four at the back.

What a great end to a game, Marvelous with the challenge, superb composer by Young and what a finish from Ollie. Fantastic goal Mings, get in there!

[steamer]

Axel are you back, where have you been ?