Reactions to the match stats Bolton 1-0 Villa. Along with the Steve Bruce post match interview and match ‘low` lights!
Last Saturday seems a long time ago be lucky to finish in the top six the way we’re playing
cradley villa
Two terrible performances, play offs here we come. Midfield was woeful to say the least, hopefully a few weeks off will freshen them up because do they need it. Very disappointing.
Eddy1
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Very sad. Hope no one blames the conditions, both teams had to play through that. Bolton struggling and trying to stay out of the relegation zone, us trying to get promoted. You’d not really have told. After the high of v Wolves, this week has been crushing really.
The Fear
In line with the stats, I thought we were the equal of Bolton Wanderers. Which is not good enough.
stennyvilla
yes, agreed Eddy, for once I welcome the international break!!
The Fear
four strikers on, nothing to show pitiful I don’t like our chances in the play offs
Nerrad Villa
I think there will be a lot of twists and turns for second spot. I’m still positive.
Ali Arab
Midfield agree was woeful, so bringing on a mass of strikers and taking off our wide players made us worse, not better. Davis for Grabban, much earlier, might have changed things, and held the ball up a bit more for us.
stennyvilla
?️ Horrendous weather conditions but the Villa faithful still sung their hearts out until the very end…
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Was pleased to see Bjarnasson get a game … and then he turns in a stinker of a performance!! Probably only Grealish and Bree had half decent games today and Grealish ended up dragged all over the place due to the shape at the end. What Bruce was thinking playing 4 strikers and no midfield to supply them at the end is beyond me. Well played Bolton who out fought and out defended us. Like QPR, they weren’t a great side but they did what was necessary to claim the points. Villa on the other hand seem to have forgotten how to pass to each other at times. Repeatedly unpunished heavy tackling didn’t help either, though can’t blame the ref for the result. Let’s hope the way to win can be rediscovered in time for the next game. Regardless of how anyone else is performing, Villa should be doing better than the last two games.
Mike Turner
If your there Austinmaxi. Hands up, I’m deluded, and it’s breaking my heart! VTID
Colin Cognac
Difficult to see 2nd really Ali after missing out on six points this week. Not impossible so like your optimism, after these two bottle job performances, I think my ultra optimism (kept saying we’d win the league!!!) has been severely dented!
The Fear
Both Grealish and Bjarnason were off the pace – in fairness to Jack he was kicked every time he got on the ball as usual. Hourihane had one of his several invisible days. It seemed as though both individually and collectively we were bottling it – mistake after mistake. Passes astray. Chances missed. And again, to be fair their goalie saved them twice. The pressure is now on and we didn’t have the appetite for it.
144wittonlane
Colin, don’t give up pal, were off to Wembley, probably.
austinmaxi
I’ll never give up my friend whilst there is still a glimmer!
Colin Cognac
Gutted. Totally and utterly gutted…….. Not to forget bloody angry too!!!!
Pride of Lions
Well I was there tonight and it was a ******** disgrace, we did not deserve a point, and each one of the 4,500 of us that traveled should get an apology at the very least. Oh and the play offs? Yeah whatever.
eltoro
I hope we can scrape up somehow, but have always been in the despite of rather than because of B camp. If we don’t, I’ll look forward to walking the Championship next season, with a ‘you can win nothing with kids team’. Experience always needed, particularly a central defensive partnership, and some new miracle midfield anchor signing better than this season’s failures. But likes of Bree, Clark, Grealish, O Hare, and Davies alongside Adomah and Hogan could provide a good core of players in a more creative, young Villa team who are exciting to watch. Snodgrass, Johnstone would be big losses though. So hopefully, please, we still get promoted!
stennyvilla
Beaten by the Trotters, Problem was, Del boy, Rodney and Uncle Albert were playing for us tonight.
AV Dave
Conditions were the same for both teams, but they strongly benefited Bolton style of play. No excuses though, you have to be able to get results when conditions/referee/luck whatever it is falls against you. We had 4 clear cut chances (Adomah and Grabban in first half and Hogan and Bree in 2nd half). We didn’t take any of them although the latter two were down to good defending/keeping.. We played 4 forwards and that resulted in our best player having to go too deep to get the ball. Been two poor performances which may well have cost us a chance of automatic promotion. If Cardiff win tomorrow, then it’s the play offs IMO
krfeskivilla
Poor again, conditions were terrible but same for both teams and Bolton seemed to cope with it far better than we did. I’d think we would need 7 wins and a draw from our last 8 for top 2, but the way we are playing there isn’t a chance in hell of that happening so play offs it is. Need to hit our stride again before the end of the season so we can go into the play offs with some confidence.
garygaryshaw
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