Aston Villa v Southampton Post Match Thread.

[Rigadon]

Created enough scoring positions to win 5 games.  The finishing really isn’t good enough.

We won, and that’s the important thing. 

Hope the journey home is safe and stress free to those of you at the game. 

[Concrete Tom]

He does so many good things, but he needs to cut out the flicks and push passes on the outside of his foot.

Attacks break down with him so often.

We should have won at a canter. How many chances do we need?

Rogers motm again for me

[DrGonzo]

Not pretty but when do we ever moan about 3 points?? XD  Tidy finish from Duran.  Kamara starting to look like a player again.  Watkins was a headless chicken, so indecisive, he could have scored/assissted 3 goals there.  Wasteful.

[paul_e]

For me we battered them 1-0, 4 or 5 wouldn't have flattered us and they never looked like scoring. It was frustrating and the conditions made it messy but I think there were more positives than negatives to that one.

[VillaTim]

3 points move on, sweep it under the carpet

[Smithy]

A win, and a clean sheet, so we should celebrate, but that REALLY should have been 3 or 4 nil, given the chances we created in the second half.  Ollie could have had a hat-trick inside half an hour.  He should have had at LEAST one this afternoon, and he won't have done himself any favours with Duran breathing down his neck and scoring the winner.

Still, it's nice to get back-to-back wins after a dodgy little run of results, and we go into next weekend knowing a win at Forest will likely put us back into the top 4.

[ez]

Happy with the win. The defence was excellent. Ollie should have had a hatrick. Just put your laces through it ffs.

[Ian.]

Clean sheet and it should have been a very comfortable victory.

Some of our decisions in front of goal are comical. Last season we’d of had a hatful. I suppose thats the main difference between this season and last.

[manic-road]

Happy with the three points, poor finishing led to a twitchy end.

[Ducksworthy]

Not a classic but 3 points so who cares.

I am aware it’s a grumpy thing to mention but I really can’t stand those “can I have your shirt?” signs - they focussed on one kid who had different players on either side to double his chances.

[CT Villan]

Ugly win, but 3 points nonetheless.

Watkins wasteful - his decision-making was terrible.

[PaulWinch again]

Watkins isn’t a worry for me, he’ll still assist and score plenty. Philogene on the other hand, he’s just not good enough to be our only alternative wide right.

[brontebilly]

Rogers motm again for me

Seriously? Idiotic free kick given away at end could have been costly. Gave away ball far too much I thought. Nice pass at one stage to put Watkins through.

Only saw second half, granted poor conditions but we were fortunate Southampton were so poor. Watkins had the cameo from hell when he came on, butchered countless openings. Only Kamara, McGinn, Carlos (yes!) and Digne when he came in impressed. We have a real problem in midfield that neither Tielemans or Barkley can turn and run back. Better teams will exploit that.

A dirty win and a clean sheet. On to RBL.

[PhilVill]

Duran starts the next game, Digne was great when he came on, Kamara and Rogers played well again. Watkins, Tielimans and Bailey were very poor. Defence has to be Digne, Torres/Mings, Konsa and Cash for Tuesday 

[Stu]

Not a classic but 3 points so who cares.

I am aware it’s a grumpy thing to mention but I really can’t stand those “can I have your shirt?” signs - they focussed on one kid who had different players on either side to double his chances.

It’s the scrote parents who have their kids doing this to then scalp the shirt on eBay. I fucking hate entitled beggars and I’d ban this shit from the ground.