Villa 1-0 Fulham 03/05

[bahay18]

i think both teams have been poor , its there for the taking . Sess getting into great areas but because we persist with inverted wingers he has to cross with the wrong foot.

[demeant0r]

Need to bring on Adama and ESR. Iwobi has been misplacing passes all day.

[Twig]

How many times have we screamed "get a set piece coach ffs!".

[bahay18]

Was that the first time Tielmanns has headed the ball in his life ?

[jayffc]

Formation is all wrong Harry Wilson should not be starting he has been woeful since coming back and should be making impact from the bench. Me personally I would have dropped Iwobi for Willian. Has more experience in these type of games.

I would have started Adama
He was bloody brilliant in the last game, changed the game....but again the wrong decision to start Wilson. Let him earn it working back from injury. Poor decision again on that front for me.

Would have started ESR after getting a goal last game too. Assume he's still not quite fully over whatever this small injury concern silvas mentioned is.

How we miss Muniz too. Ah well. Would change it at half time personally and go at them as concerned well go 2 down and then it's a long way back

[LittleErn]

Need to bring on Adama and ESR. Iwobi has been misplacing passes all day.

Adama needs space to run into - Villa aren't giving us any.

[Carborundum]

Time and again the Villa manager sets his teams up to slice right through us and they are very good at it.  We're not out of it at half time, but doing what we are currently doing isn't working.   

[WolverineFFC]

Jeez we are sometimes so frustrating to watch.
We have become so 1 dimensional and easy to defend against.
Summer signing needed...... set piece coach!!

The attacking cautiousness is part of the structure to avoid being hit on the counter, but the club are dying out for someone creative in the final 3rd. Iwobi was that guy for the 1st half of the season but since he's gone off the boil there's nothing.

[fulhamfever]

Vini Senior needs to come on

[SerbianLad]

Need to bring on Adama and ESR. Iwobi has been misplacing passes all day.

Adama needs space to run into - Villa aren't giving us any.

Sess had acres of space multiple times, he's just not having a very good day today unfortunately. I'd either sub him off or move him to the left and sub Iwobi off.

[bahay18]

i didnt really see villa create anything either .  xG is .15 villa ,   .26 fulham

[WolverineFFC]

Need to bring on Adama and ESR. Iwobi has been misplacing passes all day.

Adama needs space to run into - Villa aren't giving us any.

Sess had acres of space multiple times, he's just not having a very good day today unfortunately. I'd either sub him off or move him to the left and sub Iwobi off.

Yeah, there's 2 inverted wingers who can't beat their man to cut inside. Seems flipping their sides would be worth a try. Especially Sess.

[LittleErn]

There is no incentive for Villa to press forward, so they can afford to sit back. They know we have no answer to a packed defence and are unlikely to score in that scenario so why allow us any space? 1:0 will be enough for them.

[bill taylors apprentice]

If you don't take risks you don't score!

Err just like Villa in the first min of the 2nd half, one player makes a run and another has the vision to deliver a pass!

[fulhamfever]

This backing off defensive style is gonna hurt us I swear

[Coastwalker]

Yeessss

[ron]

At least he had a shot.

[jayffc]

Need to bring on Adama and ESR. Iwobi has been misplacing passes all day.

Adama needs space to run into - Villa aren't giving us any.

This is a myth for me

That's exactly what people said about Southampton when 1-0 up, they sat completely compact ... Adama came on and turned the game on its head. He's not just pace in behind,he's strong in the ball, good at beating
his man even when tight to him, capable of cutting inside and crossing or going across the box, ...there's way more to his game than he gets credit for

[LittleErn]

Better in attack early on this half. They're putting the ball into the box much quicker. Still lack a presence but Just need a break.

[Coastwalker]

Yeessss ::sc arf::

Noooooo