I’m stunned.
The first half sounded superb and Tony Morley suggested that the first half was the best we’d played for around two years. Indeed, it sounded like even Westwood, Gabby and Hutton were playing really well and Johnstone hardly touched the ball.
At one stage, it wouldn’t have been a surprise if we were 4-0 up; we were that impressive.
So what happened?
We went in two up at half time and things should have been very comfortable.
Nothing changed when the teams came back on and we retained the same 4-1-4-1 that seemed the best balanced we’ve been in a long time.
Yet we still managed to let them back into it and this surely has to be a mental thing?
Steve Bruce, who I don’t see got it wrong today, even though I feared for us from the off when I saw the line-up, must quite simply be pulling his hair out.
I predicted a 0-0 today and I’d have taken that.
But to have played so well in the first half and still end up drawing?
That’s a massive 2 points dropped, whichever way you look at it.
There are plus points in that we showed that we can do it.
But we have to show more resilience if we’re going to get to the play-offs.
Lansbury looked ok and that’s another plus.
Along with us retaining our home record.
Oh, we got two goals too.
But I’m still massively disappointed.
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974 responses to “Villa 2 – 2 Preston; We threw that away”
Looks like the transfer window will be the highlight of our season. The Finnish lad was none existent in the first half. Time to settle in and all that but that was a terrible half hour of football. Fuck we can ruin a footballer at villa. They better play second half with rockets up their arses. Hogan could get cold feet if he was watching this.
Thinking the same Tekkers – Hogan must be asking himself what he’s done. Mind you he can just take the money!
Hitch. I just cannot crack the nut that is Aston Villa. New midfield , no Gabby or Westwood , our best CB pairing , Kodja back and generally optimistic before kickoff. For a few minutes in the first half I though to myself this could be a comfortable win to get us up and running. Then normality resumes. I suppose we just have to role with it and hope by end of season we are in a better place than the season start.
You get the feeling we could sign Messi and ronaldo and they’d still be shit once they put a villa shirt on. It’s a losing mentality from top to bottom that’s been going on for years and has fed through even to new players
He should of stuck to wrestling
Hitch, I’m on it already. Pulling my hair out trying to get internet and have only just managed it. Darent move from where I am.
Badger, what we have seen up till now we have a cat in hell chance of winning this, the whole centre midfield is a shamble, I’m going to say forget it have a break mate.
Spot on Bill
Bill it’s the Villa. It doesn’t work like that mate.
Badger, you’ve not seen what we have, I’d love to say its a good game, they are stronger than us, quicker, you name it they are.he’s put an Icelandic player in midfield that yet has to know our game, put a dribbler on.
Bruce has to go after this he’s lost the plot
Yeah let’s get another manager so he can fail as well. I’m beginning to believe the club us cursed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpv5kFMcq8I
Not very often but you’re correct Oohah. Although I’d argue Bruce has never had the plot. There’s a reason our entire team is getting picked off by top flight teams, be it in England or elsewhere. Bruce has no idea what tactics are, you could see it in the team selection. There’s the little thing called balance, something Brentford had and we did not.
I also don’t buy the argument before this transfer window that this wasn’t his team so we shouldn’t have expected any better of him. So that means he’s no better than Di Matteo (okay, maybe a little better). So he can’t do good things with good players unless he signs them, that just shows how bad he is.
Agree Andrew. But brings us back to that million dollar question if we sack Bruce who else is there that’s any better and more importantly come to Villa. Newcastle pulled of a master strike getting Benitez to drop down a division a manager that I rate very highly. Could we get someone if his ilk to manage us next season and drop down a division? Hard to say but money does talk.
Ooah, shut up, you tart 😁 and get who in?
That’s the problem I don’t know who else we could get. But the club needs major surgery it’s rotten from top to bottom and I honestly don’t know what more can be done. It’s not like we havnt spent decent money. There is a losing mentality at the club. Could it be players like Gabby spreading doom and gloom around the place I don’t know but I’m sick of it
That question of “get who in?” has been answered so many times on here. Just go back a when Di Matteo got sacked or over the summer before Di Matteo joined us or back when Garde left because he couldn’t handle the stupidity of the club anymore.
Why are we playing so goddamn deep? Brentford are in our final third even before a Villa player is spotted.
Will be fighting relegation at this rate.
I am so sick of being a Villa fan.
Steve Bruce and his tactics… Just because we sign attack minded players doesn’t mean anything will change, he’s a god awful defensive manager.
And that surprises me as if you look at what he did at Blues despite everything they had a decent defence.
They are better than us by far, i actually thought we was going places I dread to hope its going to get better. Is their a fiddle going on in football, like have me and I’ll give you half of my bonus. 3 -0 now.
Complete and utter f**ing rubbish – can’t even be bothered to watch this crap anymore. We’ll be lucky to finish top 10 let alone play offs.
At least Brentford know how to kill a game off take note brucey
This is another disgrace they are ripping us apart .
Only Rotherham have worse away form. Our home form will keep us up.
Is it a lack of cohesiveness to work as a team or does it look like the defense are at fault? I assume Johnstone hasn’t done a huge amount to justify his presence either..?
Meant to have footballers but getting taught how to play tonight. Bruce tactics all wrong again, how many more times. 1 up front!!? Why. it never works. No subs 3-0 down. Starting to gey fed up with bruce.
Bruce looks as clueless on the sidelines as most of our previous 4 or 5 managers. No fight or passion in any of these players tonight.
We have no idea where to be on the football pitch, they are finding player’s in every department. , right he’s done what I’ve asked, jacks on.
It’s so easy for them, headless chickens, don’t know what the hell bruce has been training for the past week. You can see the centre 3 had not played together, this season is over, all we can hope for is some kind of improvement
I would sack our scouts , then question our coaching staff, then that’s me, i would want to know why I’m paying more money for that type of football. We are a big club in a whirlpool of losers.
And sack Calderwood it’s been downhill as soon as he came
We are getting ripped to pieces by Brentford. I don’t know how much more of this shit I can take. The only times I feel optimistic is just before kick off every week and then it goes downhill from there. We are going backwards since Christmas and I would say no better now than when RDM got sacked. That’s five goals conceded without reply.
Lansbury best when further forward, hopefully Jedinak back soon.
1 up top hasn’t worked for a while, why persist?
The Vikings not played in 6 weeks and certainly shows, was blowing after 30 mins. Should have played another forward instead and slowly introduced him.
We have a dreadful outdated manager who will need replacing sooner rather than later. Anyone who doesnt think this is in denial im afraid
I agree but then who else would come that’s decent
I hope these new signings have relegation clauses in their contracts. It’s looking more likely scenario with every passing game.
More chance of going down than top 6 now
Only 3-0, could have been much more.
11 strangers who couldn’t hold on to the ball for more than 10 seconds.
Disappointing
Hutton has 2 modes. Pass back or hoof down the line to nobody. Bree must be fuming! Kodjia needs someone upfront with him. Our midfield actually need to press up the field and support the forwards. Theres this thing called pass and move which we need to learn and fast!! Hopefully Hogan is a fucking class act.
we won’t get promoted with mercenary players looking for the biggest pay cheque…… I don’t know the answer but think the club is so deep in negativity, we could be on the championship for a long long time !
Villa fans must have been a total shower of bast Ards in a previous life. For having to endure shit football for the past 8 years with the odd rare good game to just give us false hope.
(100% + 90% + 5%) – (100% + 95%) = 0% (Chance of getting promoted)
The only chance of getting out of this league is the back door to league 1