Aston Villa v Brentford Post-Match Thread

[VILLA MOLE]

Frustrating today but should have got something there .  I feel like we needed to almost give them possession to try and entice them to attack ( could have been dangerous ) But from our non goal , the speed in which we attacked and the space available would have given us more opportunities.  Too many times we were to slow getting up to their penalty box and trying to thread a ball through l

[Demitri_C]

Just a utterly shit weekend all round. Most results went against us. Someone  we managed to duck it up against ten men. It was painful on the eyes

Slow predictable  pedestrian  football.  This game could have gone on for another 10 hours and we wouldnt have scored. We were a shambles at times in this game.

I just cannot believe we have zero points against everton and 10 man brentford at home. That is absymal

We're third in the table.  Calm down and look at why we're there.

Im very calm actually so abit strange  why you have said that when thwre has been worse posts for many pages before- i stand with all my post its not OTT or reactionary  that's how it is in my view

It is abysmal to have 0 points or goals 0 in last two home games. We were alsmo played off the park for long periods of the game vs salzburgs youngsters. Its not been good the last three home games overall

Its because you go stupidly over the top whenever we lose and try and sound as angry as possible. After Newcastle, you were 'so proud of this team'. What's changed? We've lost a whole first choice midfield and had Ollie out today. Try and look at things in context before coming out with silly things like 'Salzburgs youngsters'.

I think you have issues mate. Ive not gone over the top on that post but you chose for some reason to pick mine out (as usual despite there being posts 20x worse and not said a word to those posters. Wonder why?)  i just have to sneeze and then you will jump on me. God knows why and not really interested thats your issue.

You want me to say we were wonderful  today? And im proud today after losing at home to 10 men. Why would i do that 😂
It was bad today cant defend that. No excuse to lose that game
Hopefully we put this right next week

I cant remember the last time I replied to one of your posts, its been a while so dont come that 'I only have to sneeze' nonsense. Agreed, there have been some other over the top posts but you seem to go over the top more than most. I don't like the result today any more than you do. I just tend to be a bit more rational. Try it sometime.

Yes because i have rarely posted recently and you have jumped straight on it. Thanks for proving my point- in this instance you are the one going OTT. Its so unnecessary and dont preach to me about rationale  when your not using it yourself ! 😂

[PaulWinch again]

I don’t think his post was that irrational - there have been posts like that before - but just struck me as fair accurate, albeit emotional.

[Clampy]

I didnt think we were terrible or abysmal, it was just frustrating that we couldnt break them down. The disallowed goal would have possibly changed the game. We're having a blip, it was bound to happen at some point. We've got  a week to work on things and get the new players gelling whilst the other players are out.

[Demitri_C]

Back on topic as im pretty  sure everyone is more interested in talking about the game - i hope onana is fit for next weekend. I think luiz and onana  in middle is a exciting partnership. 
I would take buendia out as i think he had a poor game. I think bogarde  probably bas to stay in

[eamonn]

I haven't been this angry about a game in years. I just cannot get over that VAR check

I was angrier Xmas 2023 when we should have gone top but had a goal chalked-off at home to Sheff Utd in the last-gasp 1-1 when earlier in the 2nd half Ramsey (I think) had a goal chalked-off for a phase of play thing.

[Nii Lamptey]

Kept playing balls into the box from the wings against big lumps who eat that up for breakfast. Should have kept it central and threaded through the middle imo.

At 1-0 down against 10 men, it was always going to be tough. Tammy had a good game, but think we missed Ollie's energy in the press. Never really put their defence under pressure. Thought Dougie and little Emi put in the best shifts today.... and Leon should have buried that chance at the end too.

Defence need to take a look at themselves imo. They're like keystone cops at times, and were our undoing today. Conceding that goal just before HT was our undoing. Seeing far too many episodes like this lately.

Konsa is going to get found out too - Any time he's in a face off with an attacker, he'll go down at the first opportunity. One of these days, the ref is going to wave play on, and he's going to look a right idiot.

Missed opportunity today, but don't think the midfield injuries were to blame. Piss poor defending, officiating and tactics cost us today, not missing players. Makes it even more frustrating that 3 points would have put us up to second place.

Onwards and hopefully upwards! UTV

[brontebilly]

Back on topic as im pretty  sure everyone is more interested in talking about the game - i hope onana is fit for next weekend. I think luiz and onana  in middle is a exciting partnership. 
I would take buendia out as i think he had a poor game. I think bogarde  probably bas to stay in

Buendia wasn't great today but was outstanding at Newcastle. Dropping him would be madness. Rogers was off it too really, seemed a bit leggy after a decent shift during the week. Sancho meh as ever really but definitely better in second half.

Disappointing.

[BoVillan esq]

We have to do something about these slow starts and playing catch up, other than that Brentford played a game that on balance was so static, crammed into there defense everybody behind the ball, well organized shite, I think Ollie and Tammy together, we would have hammered them.

[Demitri_C]

Back on topic as im pretty  sure everyone is more interested in talking about the game - i hope onana is fit for next weekend. I think luiz and onana  in middle is a exciting partnership. 
I would take buendia out as i think he had a poor game. I think bogarde  probably bas to stay in

Buendia wasn't great today but was outstanding at Newcastle. Dropping him would be madness. Rogers was off it too really, seemed a bit leggy after a decent shift during the week. Sancho meh as ever really but definitely better in second half.

Disappointing.

I feel like buendia and luiz didnt really click today.left quite a few gaps and were not really  linking up well. It is one  game so could take abit of time.
Sancho i didnt think was great today either tbh

I really  dont want us to sign him permanently

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

I thought Sancho had one of his better games as he was actually taking on the defender and creating a bit of panic.

[SoccerHQ]

Is there genuinely a top level side as bad against ten men so often as we are?

We were rubbish at it in the days of Bruce and DS but our team wasn't top level like it is now.

In less than 12 months we've drawn at home to Ipswich when they went down to 10 men at 0-0. Sunderland went down to 10 men, we scored and still couldn't win and today I genuinely thought when Schade was walking off we'd probably concede quickly either side of half time and it happened.

Certainly watching the second half we looked pretty clueless after the goal was ruled out. Spent 20 minutes wasting time trying to play intricate one twos on the left side of Brentford's box. Set plays were also poor as very often if you're struggling in open play just getting a free header in the box can create a good chance.

I have a horrible feeling we might get this type of situation in a Europa league second leg so we need to wise up to this issue quickly.

[eamonn]

Kept playing balls into the box from the wings against big lumps who eat that up for breakfast. Should have kept it central and threaded through the middle imo.

Didn't see it that way - the central channel was packed with all of their players, there was little space to thread through balls. We hardly played any crosses at head-height into the box probably for the very reason you state. But for the lack of any other plan, at least throwing Mings or Onana on would have evened-up the odds of winning a header in the box.

It was like a training exercise game, attack versus defence. To lose to these shysters 3 times in 6 months with their painfully limited tactics is both infuriating and embarassing.