Aston Villa vs West Ham Match Thread

[jwarry]

Come on Unai sort it out, we don’t want another half like that one

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

They have all been terrible, but genuinely, Watkins and Bailey are delivering sack-worthy performances.

Genuinely disgraceful, not even pretending to try.

Has Watkins touched the ball? Baileys had it a bit but looks beyond awful, Watkins has done zero, not sure if it’s him or just no service whatsoever.

[Dave]

Feels to me that the only plan was to get Rogers to run through the middle and push them back, but Alvarez hasn't let him near the ball.

And without that, we got nothing.

[PaulWinch again]

Martinez would have easily stopped the goal by being in balance in when shot incoming. Its a bit what we are at the moment with the early goal against and all. Kamara quality for us also Tielemans me thinks as they are behind most what we manage offensively.

What a weird take on Olsen. Smacks of just wanting to have a go at him as that goal is never Olsens fault. Issue was down the left then the midfield not tracking back.

It’s a bit like someone saying Ollie was terrible when he’s had absolutely zero service.

[Steve67]

We cannot possibly play worse than that in the second half.

[Villatillidie25]

Bailey's up against a young kid and he's hardly being given the ball.

Half of Baileys problem is when we do give it to him it’s because we’ve failed to open it up down the left so we slowly pass it back round to the right where he’s marked by at least 1 player with his back to goal so his only option is to roll it back to cash. If we weren’t soooo one sided we’d be more of a threat. The insistence of attacking down the left is beginning to grate.

[Paul.S]

Those by me in the Holte who’ve obviously don’t come often can you please not come back.
Yes it’s not good but booing and moaning throughout the first half isn’t support.

[CT Villan]

Tielemans needs to be next to Kamara so he can play the long ball to Maatsen and open up the left-hand side. Mings is terrified to try it.

[astonvilla82]

Martinez would have easily stopped the goal by being in balance in when shot incoming. Its a bit what we are at the moment with the early goal against and all. Kamara quality for us also Tielemans me thinks as they are behind most what we manage offensively.

Nah that’s not on Olsen.

Agree Olsen hasn't a lot to do really

[Demitri_C]

I feel sorry for all the poor fans who are sitting in the cold and paid money to watch this absolute  crap. Glad i stayed home.  Hope for you guys it improves 2nd hald so you havent wasted your evenings for a second half of  garbage

[stevo_st]

Please sort this shite out Unai

[Richard]

Playing like a team conserving their energy for the league and CL games ahead this month. Feel sorry for those in attendance.

[tomd2103]

Heading out with a whimper at this rate.

[PaulWinch again]

Feels to me that the only plan was to get Rogers to run through the middle and push them back, but Alvarez hasn't let him near the ball.

And without that, we got nothing.

Whatever it is it’s pathetically passive and one dimensional. You have to put teams under stress, but we make it so simple. The dynamism that what’s a characteristic of our play last season has for the most part entirely vanished.

[Brazilian Villain]

It might help if Mings released the ball a bit quicker, especially when Maatsen has made runs down the left.

Rogers also needs to put his foot on the ball rather than constantly trying clever flicks.