Aston Villa 1 Jorge Mendes clients 1 post match thread.

[OzVilla]

Imagine being our best finisher sat on his arse watching Leon Bailey falling over, giving the ball away, unable to control the ball, run offside and then miss a last minute sitter. Keep Ings and get rid of Bailey. Worst player ever in a Villa shirt - and I watched Nigel Callaghan play for Villa.

Bailey is a million miles better than Nigel Callaghan and about 100 other players I could mention.

[paul_e]

Cash back in his proper position was excellent second half.

Agreed, first half he just looked like he didn't know what role to play. Bizarrely his positioning in the 2nd half was almost exactly the same but without Young in the same space he looked much more his usual self.

[brontebilly]

First half was very poor. Tactically Emery got it all wrong with the positioning of Cash and we were fortunate to only be one down at the break. Second half we dominated the ball without creating all that much. Focusing on launching crosses on top of their tall centre backs was a waste of time. Thankfully Podence went off. I wasn't happy seeing Luiz particularly or Digne coming off but their replacements did ok. Coutinho blew a big chance I thought, great impact from Ings. That ball at end would have been one of the assists of the season. Maybe those tears will make Bailey...

Martinez 7 - solid saves but all ones I'd expect him to make
Young 5 - Podence caused huge problems down that side but not the only one at fault
Konsa 7 - solid display again, much better passing, granted Costa is stealing a living at this level
Mings 8 - like Konsa but also an assist for Ings
Digne 7 - thought was doing well so a surprise sub
Cash 5 - terrible first half out of position, much better second but that slip at end could have killed us. Crossing is gone to pot.
Kamara 6 - hardly got a kick first half but solid second half
Luiz 6 - beaten during their goal but had started second very well so surprisingly subbed
Buendia 4 - really poor, amount of times he loses the ball with poor decisions is far too many, histrionics starting to grate
Bailey 5 - plugged away without much joy on right flank but had to score at end
Watkins 4 - pocketed by Collins, could have been hooked a bit earlier

Ings 7, Dendocker 7, Augustinson 6, Coutinho 4. Emery 5.

[SoccerHQ]

re the thread title - wasn't Mendes heavily involved bringing our manager in?

Just saying, loike.

He also got us in El Ghazi and errr Andre Moreira...

Just thought it would be a little more creative than the usual dogheads tag.

[Beard82]

First half was very poor. Tactically Emery got it all wrong with the positioning of Cash and we were fortunate to only be one down at the break. Second half we dominated the ball without creating all that much. Focusing on launching crosses on top of their tall centre backs was a waste of time. Thankfully Podence went off. I wasn't happy seeing Luiz particularly or Digne coming off but their replacements did ok. Coutinho blew a big chance I thought, great impact from Ings. That ball at end would have been one of the assists of the season. Maybe those tears will make Bailey...

Martinez 7 - solid saves but all ones I'd expect him to make
Young 5 - Podence caused huge problems down that side but not the only one at fault
Konsa 7 - solid display again, much better passing, granted Costa is stealing a living at this level
Mings 8 - like Konsa but also an assist for Ings
Digne 7 - thought was doing well so a surprise sub
Cash 5 - terrible first half out of position, much better second but that slip at end could have killed us. Crossing is gone to pot.
Kamara 6 - hardly got a kick first half but solid second half
Luiz 6 - beaten during their goal but had started second very well so surprisingly subbed
Buendia 4 - really poor, amount of times he loses the ball with poor decisions is far too many, histrionics starting to grate
Bailey 5 - plugged away without much joy on right flank but had to score at end
Watkins 4 - pocketed by Collins, could have been hooked a bit earlier

Ings 7, Dendocker 7, Augustinson 6, Coutinho 4. Emery 5.

Think these are about right - probably give Emery more for switching it up and getting a point - pretty much every other manager would have just kept with plan a.  Also I thought Coutinho looked ok when he came on. 

[SoccerHQ]

Good news is we've gone above Palace, after their defeat.

Small steps but win tonight and we'd have been one point off Chelsea with them having Man. City at home so it's a missed opportunity.

Hopefully beat Leeds and Southampton and then the table starts to get more interesting.

[PaulWinch again]

Also why are we trying to replace our only natural goalscorer? Please explain that

I think because he is on silly money and we would get most of the outlay back. Maybe FFP related

Where’s it been said we’re trying to sell him?

[Steve kirk]

Amazing pass by Ings for the Bailey miss, Danny is a top top player with great technique.

[Legion]

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/12780119/aston-villa-1-1-wolves-premier-league-highlights

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Attendance 39.978. Flinstone will be all over this.

[Villatillidie25]

First half was very poor. Tactically Emery got it all wrong with the positioning of Cash and we were fortunate to only be one down at the break. Second half we dominated the ball without creating all that much. Focusing on launching crosses on top of their tall centre backs was a waste of time. Thankfully Podence went off. I wasn't happy seeing Luiz particularly or Digne coming off but their replacements did ok. Coutinho blew a big chance I thought, great impact from Ings. That ball at end would have been one of the assists of the season. Maybe those tears will make Bailey...

Martinez 7 - solid saves but all ones I'd expect him to make
Young 5 - Podence caused huge problems down that side but not the only one at fault
Konsa 7 - solid display again, much better passing, granted Costa is stealing a living at this level
Mings 8 - like Konsa but also an assist for Ings
Digne 7 - thought was doing well so a surprise sub
Cash 5 - terrible first half out of position, much better second but that slip at end could have killed us. Crossing is gone to pot.
Kamara 6 - hardly got a kick first half but solid second half
Luiz 6 - beaten during their goal but had started second very well so surprisingly subbed
Buendia 4 - really poor, amount of times he loses the ball with poor decisions is far too many, histrionics starting to grate
Bailey 5 - plugged away without much joy on right flank but had to score at end
Watkins 4 - pocketed by Collins, could have been hooked a bit earlier

Ings 7, Dendocker 7, Augustinson 6, Coutinho 4. Emery 5.

Think these are about right - probably give Emery more for switching it up and getting a point - pretty much every other manager would have just kept with plan a.  Also I thought Coutinho looked ok when he came on.

Coutinho deserves a 6 at least. Kept it ticking and never gave it away. Worked hard too. Much better than Buendia and Bailey who were woeful.

Digne rating strange - he was abject tonight. I’d probably give him a 4.

As above, Emery deserves a 6 or 7. First half wrong but corrected his mistakes. Refreshing to have that in a manager.

[Malandro]

Good point. They battered us in the first half.

I think they are actually the better team, despite their shite season.

[coreyfeldman]

Attendance 39.978. Flinstone will be all over this.

Oh the shame, I can barely take it

[Toronto Villa]

re the thread title - wasn't Mendes heavily involved bringing our manager in?

Just saying, loike.

And he’s great mates with Nas apparently so I imagine one or two more of his clients will be at Villa Park at some point.

[Legion]

Couldn't they round it up to all 40?