Re: Aston Villa v Ipswich Town Saturday 11th February 3pm kick off at Villa Park.

by **Sandie** Sat Feb 11, 2017 6:00 pm

villabromsgrove wrote:Bruce and Calderwood are under real pressure now .... However .... Villa had 22 shots .... Ipswich had 1 shot .... 1 shot and beat us!!!!!

A mistake kiled us again!

How many of us would have played Elphick today like Bruce did?

Is the manager getting his tactics and style of play right?

by **villabromsgrove** Sat Feb 11, 2017 9:31 pm

Playing Elphick meant leaving out Adomah at home against a very negative Ipswich team.

by **Sandie** Sat Feb 11, 2017 9:51 pm

We also played our two more defensive options at wing backs too. Let's be honest, it was a back five. Against a poor team who play very defensively.

I hate to say it as another change of manager isn't what we need but Bruce is looking like a man who has ran out of ideas.

by Chris Harte Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:47 pm

by **Sandie** Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:51 am

Aston Villa v Ipswich Town Saturday 11th February 3pm kick off at Villa Park. - Page 5 C4a2bi10

Three centre halves and it's the Basics we're fluffing.

by **villabromsgrove** Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:21 pm

As we said last week we're a team that makes defensive errors, and they're often fatal .... so don't sit deep as a tactic. Simples!

Don't drop a match winner like Adomah in favour of a match loser like Elphick. Simples!

Allow your midfield to be close enough to support the strikers when they shoot. Many shots are blocked or rebound and run loose for a metre or two and it's the follow up that often puts the ball in the net. If you have 22 shots you are wasting chances by insisting on a deep midfield. Simples!

The better players should beat the lesser players 8 or 9 times out of 10. Recognise that fact and be positive instead of negative. Simples!

Bruce is costing us games with our inexplicable set up.

by **villabromsgrove** Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:51 pm

Sky pundits were saying yesterday that they don't understand why our strikers are so isolated. So it's glaringly obvious!

by **Sandie** Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:27 pm

villabromsgrove wrote:As we said last week we're a team that makes defensive errors, and they're often fatal .... so don't sit deep as a tactic. Simples!

Don't drop a match winner like Adomah in favour of a match loser like Elphick. Simples!

Allow your midfield to be close enough to support the strikers when they shoot. Many shots are blocked or rebound and run loose for a metre or two and it's the follow up that often puts the ball in the net. If you have 22 shots you are wasting chances by insisting on a deep midfield. Simples!

The better players should beat the lesser players 8 or 9 times out of 10. Recognise that fact and be positive instead of negative. Simples!

Bruce is costing us games with our inexplicable set up.

Good points, if I was in charge I'd play 4-4-2 until such time that Jedinak was back then switch to a 4-3-3. My fullbacks would be Bree and Amavi too. Absolutely no back threes or back fives.

by **villabromsgrove** Sun Feb 12, 2017 5:59 pm

Amavi wasn't even brought on when Taylor was subbed, Bruce put on Green at left back instead. Another daft and potentially morale damaging decision.

by **Sandie** Sun Feb 12, 2017 8:44 pm

It does seem that certain players have been marginalised. Look at Gollini, Gestede, Ayew and now, it seems, Amavi.

by **villabromsgrove** Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:33 am

Sandie wrote:It does seem that certain players have been marginalised. Look at Gollini, Gestede, Ayew and now, it seems, Amavi.

If you look at the likes of Veretout, Gil, Sanchez, Ayew, Traore, Okore and now Amavi there is a pattern emerging. Villa managers cannot seem to use talented players properly. Our system has been riddled with fear for seasons, and we seem to dumb down our tactics so that it is suited to workmen rather than craftsmen.

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