Aston Villa 2 Brighton 2 Post Match Thread.

[olaftab]

When strikers  do not finish off team's hard work it puts extra pressure on defence, impacts confidence and generally leads to a compromised result. Attackers make 10x as many mistakes as defenders. Let's not oile it all on defence.

[VillaTim]

Digne has been one of our better players this season, makes no sense dropping him for Maatsen who has looked very hit and miss .

[PeterWithesShin]

Or the defence that can't defend a simple long ball put pressure on the attack, which still did their job by putting us 2-1 up with 10 to go. Your attack scoring twice at home to a side that hadn't won in 6 isn't the failure.

[PaulWinch again]

Or the defence that can't defend a simple long ball put pressure on the attack, which still did their job by putting us 2-1 up with 10 to go. Your attack scoring twice at home to a side that hadn't won in 6 isn't the failure.

Quite - and it’s not just the “defence”, although that first goal was entirely Konsa, it’s the whole defensive system.

[Olneythelonely]

When strikers  do not finish off team's hard work it puts extra pressure on defence, impacts confidence and generally leads to a compromised result. Attackers make 10x as many mistakes as defenders. Let's not oile it all on defence.

Do you think a team should have to score 3 times in most games to win a match though?

[Dave]

Or the defence that can't defend a simple long ball put pressure on the attack, which still did their job by putting us 2-1 up with 10 to go. Your attack scoring twice at home to a side that hadn't won in 6 isn't the failure.

Quite - and it’s not just the “defence”, although that first goal was entirely Konsa, it’s the whole defensive system.

I wouldn't say it's entirely Konsa, given he's only there in the first place because Diego Carlos is nowhere to be seen.

[john e]

It’s not an either or

Defence is rubbish
Attack is profligate

[olaftab]

When strikers  do not finish off team's hard work it puts extra pressure on defence, impacts confidence and generally leads to a compromised result. Attackers make 10x as many mistakes as defenders. Let's not oile it all on defence.

Do you think a team should have to score 3 times in most games to win a match though?

That's not the point.  An effective attack would have killed off Brighton long before we started getting nervous in the last 10.

[Rotterdam]

We played well in patches, but weren't clinical enough. 3-1 up with 25mins to go and they would have collapsed.
Too slow with later subs. Unai seemed to be hanging on as long as he could when we needed fresh legs.
Konsa seemed surprised as to how quick Mitoma is.

Bailey was decent, but I'm not a fan; he takes too long to move the ball and seems to take the hard option.
Booby was class.

Ref was terrible.

PS why was their number 9 allowed 5mins of treatment on the pitch when it was clear it wasn't a life threatening injury?

[Olneythelonely]

When strikers  do not finish off team's hard work it puts extra pressure on defence, impacts confidence and generally leads to a compromised result. Attackers make 10x as many mistakes as defenders. Let's not oile it all on defence.

Do you think a team should have to score 3 times in most games to win a match though?

That's not the point.  An effective attack would have killed off Brighton long before we started getting nervous in the last 10.

Didn’t the effective attack get us into the lead after the defence gifted them a goal? I’m not saying it’s purely the defence but 2 goals at home should be enough to win games. It isn’t, which means we have to score 3. The pressure is clearly created by the defence, for me.

[Mister E]

Apparently, 11 of the 19 teams have scored against us with their first shot on target too.

Fuck my boots, that's awful if true.

[john e]

Apparently, 11 of the 19 teams have scored against us with their first shot on target too.

Fuck my boots, that's awful if true.

It’s pathetic is what it is

[brontebilly]

Or the defence that can't defend a simple long ball put pressure on the attack, which still did their job by putting us 2-1 up with 10 to go. Your attack scoring twice at home to a side that hadn't won in 6 isn't the failure.

Quite - and it’s not just the “defence”, although that first goal was entirely Konsa, it’s the whole defensive system.

I wouldn't say it's entirely Konsa, given he's only there in the first place because Diego Carlos is nowhere to be seen.

He was stuck in concrete somewhere near the half way line. Carlos can't turn and is a liability in that high defensive line as a result.

But Konsa has to deal with it anyway. Appalling from him. Hopeful punt over his head and we concede seconds later. Nowhere near good enough.

[PeterWithe]

Last year we win that by a goal, maybe two and we all come away saying its a routine win we didn't have to go through the gears for. This year we seem to concede with a very high percentage of the chances we give up and a well organised but limited opposition leave with a point. Again.

We also seem to look great attacking until we get to where it counts in the final third, then we run into traffic and out of ideas.

[PaulWinch again]

It’s not an either or

Defence is rubbish
Attack is profligate

Not entirely, but it’s not 50/50 either. Our defensive play (as a team) is very clearly our main issue. We could be more clinical in attack, but if the defensive side was functioning even remotely competently our attacking output would be fine.