Aston Villa v Newcastle Post-Match Thread

[LeeS]

This will be a blessing. With our injuries we needed extra games like we need a hole in the head. One year we will be able to fight on three (or 4) fronts. But this year it’s not possible. Unai knew that.

[Demitri_C]

This will be a blessing. With our injuries we needed extra games like we need a hole in the head. One year we will be able to fight on three (or 4) fronts. But this year it’s not possible. Unai knew that.

These extra games will catch up with Newcastle as well.  They are trying to juggle three competitions

[Duncan Shaw]

Now the dust has settled I'm not too bothered now i think.  The most frustrating thing for me is why we cannot play against ten and look dominant, and we don't seem to be able to play the "frustrate the opposition" game with ten either!  Two banks of 4 and a quick lad up top isn't it?

[Chris Smith]

Now the dust has settled I'm not too bothered now i think.  The most frustrating thing for me is why we cannot play against ten and look dominant, and we don't seem to be able to play the "frustrate the opposition" game with ten either!  Two banks of 4 and a quick lad up top isn't it?

I suspect if it had been a league game and we could play for a point the approach might have been different.

[eamonn]

Well, that same scenario presented itself last August in the league when Konsa was sent-off in the same fixture - albeit with less time left. We defended better but they still probably should have won and we had bugger-all chances ourselves.

But I suppose it wasn't just that game. We didn't score til mid-September, ultimately destroying our title prospects in the process.

[brontebilly]

Now the dust has settled I'm not too bothered now i think.  The most frustrating thing for me is why we cannot play against ten and look dominant, and we don't seem to be able to play the "frustrate the opposition" game with ten either!  Two banks of 4 and a quick lad up top isn't it?

Leaving two up was a big tactical error. Three in midfield and one of them Barkley who fatigued very quickly. Kamikaze being the theme of the night unfortunately with Bizot and Digne too. Digne should have been hooked at half time, already struggling and on a yellow. They were always going to target that flank and so it proved.

In comparison, Brentford were a lot more savvy against us. Big lad up front but no space in front of their box and lots of height into the team.

[Somniloquism]

Did we leave two up? Did we even start with two up?

[brontebilly]

Did we leave two up? Did we even start with two up?

No, Barkley was at 10 to start with but moved back into midfield. Not sure why Emery moved Rogers off the left.