Brentford 2 v Aston Villa 1 Post Match Thread

[ChicagoLion]

I liked the Ings Nu

Main positive for me was the way Ings and Buendia linked up in the first half.

It was good, but Ings is the only player running into attacking positions and to win games like this when we are dominating possession there has to be more attacking intent. Ramsey SJM Traore and our full backs are always receiving  the ball flat and not the other side of the defenders.

[olaftab]

I am actually very annoyed about this casual performance to the point of becoming depressed. Why do they do that to us?☹️

[john e]

I am actually very annoyed about this casual performance to the point of becoming depressed. Why do they do that to us?☹️

Noyd as my little kids use to say

[Des Little]

What was clear to me today was there aren’t enough winners in our team, yet again our killer instinct was absent. I’d fully expect this to change pronto once SG rips them a new one tomorrow. I also think we’ll see a very different team line up at Everton in a few weeks.

[Brazilian Villain]

I am actually very annoyed about this casual performance to the point of becoming depressed. Why do they do that to us?☹️

At least we're playing Man U away in the Cup on the 10th rather than 'Blue Monday'.

[Sexual Ealing]

I am actually very annoyed about this casual performance to the point of becoming depressed. Why do they do that to us?☹️

At least we're playing Man U away in the Cup on the 10th rather than 'Blue Monday'.

And if it wasn't for our misfortune, we'd be a heavenly club today.

[Legion]

Well, I'm miserable now.

[Demitri_C]

Wtf is it about fucking brentford???

Why cant we beat these lot? Its frustrating as fuck as we have not once turned up against them

[Flin5tone]

Typical of Villa to start the New Year off with a shambolic performance like that, i'm still fuming and worried Gerrard thought the first half performance was a positive one. BOTH Teams were absolutely dreadful , it was painful to watch and as I mentioned before like a Pre-Season friendly between two lower end Championship Teams.

Shocking and Disgraceful dive from Trezeguet and he should face a Fine from the Football Club.

Let's hope the Burnley fixture is arranged very soon so we can put the terrible festive period behind us and sign some proper players who are going to put a shift in

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Only read the first couple of pages but seems to be a massive over reaction…again, I’m as disappointed as everyone but let’s see it for what it is.

We’re a few games into a new manager’s stewardship where by and large we’ve played well for long spells in every game, lost who you’d expect us to lose to and this is the first game where the expected result has gone against us.

People saying we need a better centre half and I don’t disagree but realistically Hause normally does a good job and you’re looking at mega bucks for a first choice to come in and demote Mings to first choice back up. A few people wanted to see Hause in the team rather than Mings, people were eager to see Traore, both played, both could have played better, along with most of the others. But because they were crap they should be the first out of the door. Things take time and this is the first bump since Gerrard took over.

Gerrard has rightly been lauded for his subs in most games and today they didn’t come off be it too late or wrong personnel, every sub you make doesn’t come off, it’s the nature of the game, if he gets more right than not he’s doing better than most.

Disappointing that we didn’t make our dominance in the first half count and it took us till the 85th minute to test their keeper which is very poor.

I’ll put this down to teething problems at the start of a promising regime.

[andyh]

You could put it down to teething troubles if we’d played poorly and lost against a decent team.
However, Brentford were truly, truly shit…and they beat us.

[john e]

Only read the first couple of pages but seems to be a massive over reaction…again, I’m as disappointed as everyone but let’s see it for what it is.

We’re a few games into a new manager’s stewardship where by and large we’ve played well for long spells in every game, lost who you’d expect us to lose to and this is the first game where the expected result has gone against us.

People saying we need a better centre half and I don’t disagree but realistically Hause normally does a good job and you’re looking at mega bucks for a first choice to come in and demote Mings to first choice back up. A few people wanted to see Hause in the team rather than Mings, people were eager to see Traore, both played, both could have played better, along with most of the others. But because they were crap they should be the first out of the door. Things take time and this is the first bump since Gerrard took over.

Gerrard has rightly been lauded for his subs in most games and today they didn’t come off be it too late or wrong personnel, every sub you make doesn’t come off, it’s the nature of the game, if he gets more right than not he’s doing better than most.

Disappointing that we didn’t make our dominance in the first half count and it took us till the 85th minute to test their keeper which is very poor.

I’ll put this down to teething problems at the start of a promising regime.

We are seeing it for what it is
We’ve just lost two fucking Brentford again

[The Edge]

Typical of Villa to start the New Year off with a shambolic performance like that, i'm still fuming and worried Gerrard thought the first half performance was a positive one. BOTH Teams were absolutely dreadful , it was painful to watch and as I mentioned before like a Pre-Season friendly between two lower end Championship Teams.

Shocking and Disgraceful dive from Trezeguet and he should face a Fine from the Football Club.

Let's hope the Burnley fixture is arranged very soon so we can put the terrible festive period behind us and sign some proper players who are going to put a shift in

Let's keep some perspective here. A terrible festive season would be following a club with a crumbling stadium a dwindling fan base and owners who couldn't afford to buy out a hairdressing salon.
Fortunately we have mega rich owners and a top manager to ensure we keep our European ambitions on target. The squad will get the investment in the areas that the manager identifies.

[Clampy]

Typical of Villa to start the New Year off with a shambolic performance like that, i'm still fuming and worried Gerrard thought the first half performance was a positive one. BOTH Teams were absolutely dreadful , it was painful to watch and as I mentioned before like a Pre-Season friendly between two lower end Championship Teams.

Shocking and Disgraceful dive from Trezeguet and he should face a Fine from the Football Club.

Let's hope the Burnley fixture is arranged very soon so we can put the terrible festive period behind us and sign some proper players who are going to put a shift in

Should you laugh at a post?

[Villan82]

I am really annoyed with that result. To me, it's a psychological issue. For ten years we have seen too many days like today. We either need to start buying players with stronger mentality or we need better sports psychology.

How often have we had days where we come away with nothing from games where the other side have offered nothing and/or collapsed from a winning position. It didn't seem to happen as much to us as it has in recent seasons going back to just after O'Neill's time.