Aston Villa 0 Watford 1 Post Match Thread

[Bobby Boy]

For all the vitriol on here, I don’t think we were anywhere near as bad as last week. but the second Watkins came on, Ings disappeared…. which was a shame as I thought Ings played well first half and looked like something resembling a goal scorer.

My biggest issue with Gerrard is his persistence with this tried and trusted formation he had at Rangers. We clearly don’t have the personnel to play that way, it’s too gung-ho without defensive cover and leaving our centre backs totally exposed.
He needs to stop the rot fast…. Konsa back next week, so stick Chambers at DM in for Doug Luis, Sanson in for McGinn, and stick with Ings up front, as there was a spark and intelligence between him and Coutinho/Buendia.

If there isn't vitriol after this defeat then there never will be.

This wasn't a top four side we lost to. This was a Watford side who were as poor as we could have hoped for.

The performance has to be put in this context. We lost at home to a desperately poor side who hadn't won in a dozen games or scored in four.

We have Southampton in our next home game and they will be a real handful.

Today was a major opportunity to get a much needed win and we blew it.

No mitigation or excuses for me. None at all.

[eamonn]

Reminded me a bit of one of those abject home defeats under Gregory; miserable November afternoon, home to Southampton, late header from Dean Richards (RIP), 0-1.

[AV82EC]

Performance was reasonably creative all game but we got a bit scraggy as it went on and the subs didn’t help that. It was infinitely better than last week but we got caught with the sucker punch which was the only way Watford looked like scoring. Onwards….

[Bobby Boy]

Reminded me a bit of one of those abject home defeats under Gregory; miserable November afternoon, home to Southampton, late header from Dean Richards (RIP), 0-1.

Don't remind me. That was a real shocker. Got told by a steward at one point to calm down.....

[Lastfootstamper]

Performance was reasonably creative all game but we got a bit scraggy as it went on and the subs didn’t help that. It was infinitely better than last week but we got caught with the sucker punch which was the only way Watford looked like scoring. Onwards….

Well, apart from the three pretty good saves they forced out of Martinez, obvs.

[Ads]

I thought the Young sub did make sense. Cash's crossing jas gone to pot, while he did get up more 2nd half, he was constantly 10 yards too deep in the 1st. That really unnecessary heavy challenge where he was rightly booked proved the final straw.

[Clampy]

First half, ok-ish. We looked like we wanted it but we needed that first goal and the longer it went, you could guess what was going to happen.

All his talk last week of their being changes but only picking one player out comes across as bad management to me.

[Ads]

Our home support had become crap too. On the players backs most of the game and fucks off with10 minutes to go, having barely made a peep. There's a sense of entitlement and sneering expectations rather than a sense of togetherness we had in the promotion run and first year back.

The lower Witton have always been shit houses, but it's infecting everywhere. Just catching the Kane winner and our away end would have been half empty given the late equaliser, if it had been us.

[Risso]

First half, ok-ish. We looked like we wanted it but we needed that first goal and the longer it went, you could guess what was going to happen.

All his talk last week of their being changes but only picking one player out comes across as bad management to me.

Can't disagree with that. The overall performance was nowhere near as bad as the Newcastle game, but still too many players underperforming.

[Ads]

We needed that penalty in the 2nd minute. Bus parkers have always been our nemesis.

[Brazilian Villain]

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

They haven’t a fuckin clue. 

Absolute chancers.

Congrats, you're making them happy on SHA.

[lennythekad]

Anybody know the attendance today, please?. They didn’t announce it today, as they usually do.

[Nii Lamptey]

Our home support had become crap too. On the players backs most of the game and fucks off with10 minutes to go, having barely made a peep. There's a sense of entitlement and sneering expectations rather than a sense of togetherness we had in the promotion run and first year back.

The lower Witton have always been shit houses, but it's infecting everywhere. Just catching the Kane winner and our away end would have been half empty given the late equaliser, if it had been us.

There was a fair bit of shouty stuff from mid upper Trinity pretty much from kick-off too. Some old geezer sat behind me in particular, who was just embarrassing himself throughout the match.

As a villa player, it must be easier playing away from home these days. Atmosphere is shocking to how it used to be.

If I was Coutinho in the summer with a contract on the table I’d be saying ‘fuck that’! We’re starting to sound like self-entitled Spurs fans.

[PaulTheVillan]

Maybe we should just play against top half sides

[Clampy]

Our home support had become crap too. On the players backs most of the game and fucks off with10 minutes to go, having barely made a peep. There's a sense of entitlement and sneering expectations rather than a sense of togetherness we had in the promotion run and first year back.

The lower Witton have always been shit houses, but it's infecting everywhere. Just catching the Kane winner and our away end would have been half empty given the late equaliser, if it had been us.

There was a fair bit of shouty stuff from mid upper Trinity pretty much from kick-off too. Some old geezer sat behind me in particular, who was just embarrassing himself throughout the match.

As a villa player, it must be easier playing away from home these days. Atmosphere is shocking to how it used to be.

If I was Coutinho in the summer with a contract on the table I’d be saying ‘fuck that’! We’re starting to sound like self-entitled Spurs fans.

Yep. You have someone on here saying Coutinho has turned  from a prince into a frog just because he's not had two great games. Some of our fans are just ridiculously childish.