Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Post-Match Thread

[Bad English]

Meh!

[AlexAlexCropley]

Nakamba the pick of the midfield by a country mile

[SoccerHQ]

Today really just showed we're not good enough at both ends.

Decent opening period and then an hour where we barely created anything.

Then we scored a goal out of little and couldn't hold onto a 1-0 at home to another mid table team.

Fair to say it's a big summer ahead. Simply have to get the key positions right for once and then we can have a proper go when you see the state Wolves are in (they've been top 10 pretty much all season) so massively disappointing if we can't finish above them next year.

[Beard82]

Don’t think it was a bad result - considering we weren’t great - feels like the kind of game we would have lost not soo long ago

Thought Ings was poor today - as he missed two good chances - and he didn’t really do any linkup

Thought PC got drawn too deep too often and we gave the ball away.  McGinn Luiz and Naka are capable of having good games but thought Nakamba and Luiz weren’t great

Thought chambers was an improvement on Konsa

Overall looked jaded in the final third - although JJ and Emi improved us

Thought we defended pretty well

[TonyD]

What would be the point of giving SG money to spend.
He can’t use the players he already has.
Not starting Buendia is truly stupid.
And then waiting for 71 minutes to put him on is even more stupid.
I suspect we will have to put up with him until around October when the penny drops for the owners. 

[Axl Rose]

Mind numbingly boring football.

[eamonn]

Sounded like too many typical Villa Park games of my time watching Villa. Mediocre.

A world away from the corresponding game last season. 3-0 winners despite being down to 10 men for more than half the game. Some wonderful goals and football. Palace have improved, we've regressed and we'll probably finish 12th or 13th now.

[Gerrin]

Zaha is an absolute disgrace of a footballer.

New players needed in the summer. Luiz is definitely not staying. I can't see ant PL team above us needing him.

[dorsetvillian]

So poor today. Just never know what to expect from Villa at the moment. Either very good or simply poor. Neither team deserved to win. Wouldn't be surprised if Burnley turned us over.

[Jon Crofts]

2 shots on target all game is piss poor.

[RichardBatchelor]

Swimsuits, buckets and spades out in force today and Palace weren’t much better. 90 minutes of life you won’t get back and nothing much to glean from it, I’d wager.

[levico]

Really not good enough. We look as if we are playing a system but without the players to do it. Big change round required.

[Allan C]

What would be the point of giving SG money to spend.
He can’t use the players he already has.
Not starting Buendia is truly stupid.
And then waiting for 71 minutes to put him on is even more stupid.
I suspect we will have to put up with him until around October when the penny drops for the owners.

I think the penny needs to drop that the current group are not good enough to take us any higher then we are at the moment. If the money isn’t forthcoming then stand by for more of the same next season

[Sexual Ealing]

Swimsuits, buckets and spades out in force today and Palace weren’t much better. 90 minutes of life you won’t get back and nothing much to glean from it, I’d wager.

I thought Palace were excellent. Stronger than us, quicker than us, better on the ball.

I was also quite impressed by Zaha encouraging VP to turn up the booing of him. He seemed to enjoy it, so fair play.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Not seeing Coutinho fitting into the defensive midfield role.