Aston Villa 2 Brighton 0 post match thread

[nick harper]

We write off players too easily, Buendias frustrated because the games a bit too fast for him at the moment but i am convinced as we go on he will become of vaue to the side. Watkins playing wide left was like playing with ten men, this is two games where once Ings has gone off Watkins comes into his own. Ramsey is developing nicely, has all the foot skills with pace to go with it, he was tiring toward the end.

I agree, he’s still finding his way, not helped by being expected to be the creative catalyst for a side that’s just lost their best player for a generation. I think he’ll come into his own in the second half of the season.

One other point - looks like the long throw has been consigned to history thankfully.

[Clampy]

I thought it was going to be one of those drab 0-0 draws until the goal, which was what the game needed. The effort and desire was there, just at times lacked that bit of quality. Great start for Gerrard and a hopefully morale boosting win for the team.

[charleeco7]

Very nervy in the ground yesterday, which at times didn’t help the players. I thought Ramsay was superb for 55 minutes then looked tired, he really is going to be some player. Mings was commanding yesterday and won everything. They kept the ball well but didn’t threaten too much.
Ollie Watkins is a centre forward.

[Nunkin1965]

We write off players too easily, Buendias frustrated because the games a bit too fast for him at the moment but i am convinced as we go on he will become of vaue to the side. Watkins playing wide left was like playing with ten men, this is two games where once Ings has gone off Watkins comes into his own. Ramsey is developing nicely, has all the foot skills with pace to go with it, he was tiring toward the end.

I agree, he’s still finding his way, not helped by being expected to be the creative catalyst for a side that’s just lost their best player for a generation. I think he’ll come into his own in the second half of the season.

One other point - looks like the long throw has been consigned to history thankfully.

Yes no sign of any towels for throw ins which was very welcome.
I'm glad the whole thing appears to have been binned.

[Steve kirk]

Aston fuckin villa I love you...My 92 year old father who is very close to departing this earth. Well you made his day and brought a smile to his face. VTID. Thank you Villa. I fuckin love you.

So glad the Villa brought a smile to your dear old Dad’s face, wishing you and him nothing but the best UTV

[Scott Nielsen]

Mings as man of the match by a long way for me, that's 2 proper captains performances in a row from him, if Gerrard can keep him at this level there's no debate about who should be the captain.

Very good performances also from McGinn and Ramsey but I agree with this. Mings had a very, very good game and I think it's very important for us he can hold on to this kind of form.

[Scott Nielsen]

They spent an hour trying to get us to chase out wide, so they could play through the space in the middle, and as we flat out refused to they had nothing else, and we cut them to ribbons in the last quarter.

Our team were coached to do that in just this week. That's tactical awareness for you

Exactly this. I do not really understand some of the negative posts. It's this kind of disciplined, performance that so often has been beyond us this last year. We did not allow them the kind of game they excel at.

[Scott Nielsen]

Much improved.  I like the aggresion, intensity and one touch football we are trying to play. Never really had that under smith.

I am pleased we won but that's just rubbish. We were very ordinary, cumbersome and outplayed by Brighton for about 80 mins. We had some fantastic football under Dean Smith.

Outplayed for 80 mins? That sounds churlish in the extreme and is certainly nothing like the game I watched. Brighton is a good team, playing pretty football, but they had two chances all game and hardly anything of note in the second half.

[ROBBO]

I don't see that we were outplayed, yes they work to a plan and slow the game down, that gives them a lot of possesion in defence and midfield but how many times did they actually get in to a scoring position? Once Ings was replaced we were a different team and that will not go un-noticed, that's not rubbishing Ings just the structure was un-workable.

[N'ZMAV]

Bissouma was by far MOTM yesterday.

We need him or similar.

Brighton need a striker - Ings would do well for them.

[N'ZMAV]

I don't see that we were outplayed, yes they work to a plan and slow the game down, that gives them a lot of possesion in defence and midfield but how many times did they actually get in to a scoring position? Once Ings was replaced we were a different team and that will not go un-noticed, that's not rubbishing Ings just the structure was un-workable.

they had a lot of the ball but they generally don’t look like scoring. They have possession in the middle third and pass sideways a lot.

[LukeJames]

Bissouma was very good, he did get away with 2 blatant fouls in the first half though that the referee missed.

https://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?391420-Aston-Villa-vs-Brighton-amp-Hove-Albion-***-Official-Match-Thread-***/page47

The Brighton view if anybodys interested. Including a weird hatred for Mings and a bit of obsession with the Villa Park atmosphere (Thats right, Brighton and Hove Albion talking about atmosphere).

[simboy]

The first goal - and what a goal it was - saw us change from being a team low on confidence, happy to stay in a game at 0-0 to one which could have beaten up any team over the last 10 minutes. Very much like the last 10 minutes of the Wolves game saw confidence drain from the team, something Smith was unable to reverse.

It wasn’t a pretty game but I thought Ramsey and Mings were outstanding. Ramsey is growing into a very good premiership player, finding space for himself and creating it for others. The left looked more secure yesterday. The work Mings did for the second, chasing down the ball to keep it in and then volleying it with instep as the ball came back out summed up his game yesterday. Full of energy and drive.

The atmosphere, I thought, was quite strange. There wasn’t undying love for the new manager, but at the same time a recognition change had to come, and let’s see what Stevie G gives us on top.

Good start. Let’s see where we go from here.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Makes me hopeful that we will start Watkins up front and have Ings on the bench.

Ollie is not a winger.

[Risso]

Makes me hopeful that we will start Watkins up front and have Ings on the bench.

Ollie is not a winger.

Unfortunatey it doesn't look like Buendia is one either, so he may have to stay out there for a while.