Aston Villa 0 Watford 1 Post Match Thread

[SaddVillan]

10 corners, only 1 shot on target all game. Our inability to fashion a decent chance is a pisser

Hodgson had Watford well set up. Denied Cash/Digne space out wide and forced us to try and play through a congested midfield. With only Ings up front that left plenty of defenders/midfielders to close spaces and block channels.

Crap crossing (that's been a problem all season).

Generally disjointed in the final third.

Mind you, had it been Salah going down in front of the Anfield End in the opening minutes and not Ings in front of the Witton End, it would have been a nailed on penalty.

[john e]

More false dawns

[algy]

The players are better than what they are currently showing. My gut feel is that there is something divisive draining the togetherness.

Yeah, I agree. There's been something not right all season.

[dorsetvillian]

Another very poor performance. So many players below the level needed. The width we need is just a dead end with no end product. Difficult to see what Gerrard does next week. Hard to see where the next win or goal is going coming from. We have so many creative players and no creativity.

[Villan82]

The players are better than what they are currently showing. My gut feel is that there is something divisive draining the togetherness.

Yeah, I agree. There's been something not right all season.

Probably the hangover of the rat walking out on his 'boyhood club'

[N'ZMAV]

I don't often think this; but thank fuck I didn't go today

[Deano's Mullet]

13 defeats. I don't understand what's happened to the generally solid spine of last season.

[N'ZMAV]

13 defeats. I don't understand what's happened to the generally solid spine of last season.

Need a defensive coach by the looks of it

[Pete3206]

Another weekend ruined.

Fuck off Villa

[martin o`who??]

OK- hands up who didn't see this coming.....

[Beard82]

Here’s how this plays out.

We’ll finish 14th this season.
A few players will leave.
Gerrard gets a pre season and a window and spends a lot.
Gerrard is sacked by Christmas latest and we go again.
Pitiful state of affairs.

100% this is what will happen.  But what absolutely, mind numbling frustrating is that the moment Jack left we could all predict exactly what would happen. 

At that point I knew Dean wouldn't make it til Xmas, I knew we would appoint SG, I knew he would be shit.

Our only outside hope is that SG is able to learn much quicker than Dean. 

For me this sits with Purslow and Lange - we went into this season unbalanced after a poor set up, I thinnk Dean was encouraged to mix up his backroom staff, and that made him weaker.  We outlined mf targets that would have made us much better, but made offensively low offers for them both now and in the summer, and we certainly didnt do any due diligence on apointing a new manager.

Really disapointing

[Mossie Hennebry]

As soon as I saw Mings starting and only one change from Newcastle, I thought, this is only going one way.

[john e]

missed the match today because we’ve all got the covids in our household
so there’s always a silver lining

[Allan C]

SG and the whole management team need to be sacked tonight.

They haven’t a fuckin clue. 

Absolute chancers. 

Ridiculous comment, I know were all disappointed but we've got to give them a decent chance at it.

Really did you see the three of them just looking lost during the last few mins.
Take the first few wins out of the equation - i.e. the new manager bounce and we are in relegation form.
We can all see the midfield is a car crash but he keeps on crashing.
I have zero faith they know how to change this.

Your right, I don’t think  we’ll be relegated but this is definitely relegation form. The previous manager was sacked for form no worse than this. And to be honest Gerrard looks just as clueless as Smith did. It’s early days yet and Gerrard needs time and our patience and a full proper pre-season. There are several players who are not of the required class and as painful as it is, they’ve got to be replaced

[Rigadon]

missed the match today because we’ve all got the covids in our household
so there’s always a silver lining

Dodged a bullet (get well soon)