Aston Villa v Celtic Match Thread

[SamTheMouse]

What else should we have done? Who comes on instead? Ned, and then you've got a decent with two rookies in it. There was no good option.

Kamara is effectively a rookie at CB though. And now we're light in the middle, which is the bit of the pitch we need to control to ease the pressure on our shit defence.

[BoVillan esq]

This is such a tense game, potential for some real friction in that dressing room right now, that will take some management, really interesting to see how they respond

[AlexAlexCropley]

Too precise and ponderous getting it forward. We're not playing vintage Madrid ffs. Put some balls over the top and into channels. And when we shoot,put your laces through it.

[TonyD]

Wow in the course of 4 mins 7th to 13th.
Tits up. 

[Demitri_C]

The sad thing is if we were to win we would be in the top 8 as two results are going our way

[Mister E]

Big mistake was moving Bogarde to RB, rather than bringing on a RB (Nedeljkovic). Kamara is fine at CB, but losing Cash meant a loss of width which Bogarde can't add.
Bailey has been inept, which again stresses the weakness we now have on the right side.

[andyh]

Why oh why do we go with this tippy tappy shite ?
It sets a sloppy mindset and then sloppiness and half arsedness kicks in.
They are absolutely shit at the back, but we have decided to not attack and have let them off

[PaulWinch again]

I am not even surprised.

Mentally we are weak.

The way we have played of late - consistently- we do not deserve to be going anywhere.

Is is unacceptably poor and it keeps on happening.

Yep it’s pathetic. Bailey’s lack of tracking for the first was pathetic but McGinn’s lack of composure costs us the goal. Kamara clears if he doesn’t fly in.

Terrible again - after such an excellent start. I keep saying it if you can’t defend as a team you cannot try to played a controlled game like we try to do. You have to have a solid foundation.

[Small Rodent]

People blaming a centre forward for shipping two shit goals is mental. I'd fuck off to Arsenal if I was him. See where we are then.

Yes, but one of them said Trump should be given a chance, so they’re not all bright up top!

[TonyD]

Kamara is great but he does slow our attacks down. 

[villa for life]

Every game our forwards miss simple chances and then we suffer. Stick them away and it’s all academic 

[Goldenballs]

Bailey did well for the Watkins chance but other than that I don't think he's completed a pass. As soon as Cash went off we turned into a disorganised rabble.

[andyh]

Oh and special mention for Bailey
Inept in every single way

[TonyD]

I am not even surprised.

Mentally we are weak.

The way we have played of late - consistently- we do not deserve to be going anywhere.

Is is unacceptably poor and it keeps on happening.

Yep it’s pathetic. Bailey’s lack of tracking for the first was pathetic but McGinn’s lack of composure costs us the goal. Kamara clears if he doesn’t fly in.

Terrible again - after such an excellent start. I keep saying it if you can’t defend as a team you cannot try to played a controlled game like we try to do. You have to have a solid foundation.

Should have signed a RB and CH on January 1st.

[LeonW]

Oh and special mention for Bailey
Inept in every single way

And hiding. Again.