Aston Villa 1/2 - Build Up & Match Thread

[big mean bunny]

Want him to score but he beats the keeper. Martinez has done well on both one on ones with his timing and positioning.

 

[Alan]

For all that our finishing has been poor, we’ve made their defense look pretty damn amateur.

 

[The Bear]

Unlucky Guedes. Good save from a tight angle this time.

 

[Jinky]

Delighted that JRB has rammed my words down my throat. I mean, it’s only been 45 minutes but that’s been his best performance in a Wolves shirt. Challenge now is to keep that level up.

We absolutely should have been at least two goals ahead, but our movement from the front three has them all over the place defensively.

 

[t3ch]

Ffs Guedes

 

[NicholasG1973]

Best I’ve seen us this season, I think.

 

[YoungWolf]

Ahhh dink him!

 

[Alan]

Shame he didn’t see Sarabia.

 

[The Bear]

At least we go in ahead for a change.

Wasted chances though. Fucking hell.

 

[Squeak]

Very good half from Wolves. Should be at least 3-0 at the break but some bad misses from Cunha and Guedes to wrap the game up could prove costly. Nice to see McGit get an early yellow and hopefully the red will come. Nice intensity from us and a superb goal from Bellegarde gives us a slender lead. Just hope we can play like this second half.

 

[Alan]

Cunha’s fucking obsessed with Olympicos now

 

[The Bear]

xG 1.4 v 0.08

0 shots on target for Villa. We should be out of sight.

 

[YoungWolf]

Arguably best 45 this season? Slow start I thought but that was very good. Organised, aggressive and created a fair bit.

I think how we know this second half goes. Chance for Vitor to show he’s made the difference we need to stay up and win games like this

 

[ROVERT47]

Should be 4-0, missed relatively simple chances is gonna see us playing in the Championship next season.

 

[Jack Regan]

Could have been out of sight, but we know how these things usually turn out when we don't take out opportunities.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Where the hell did we pull that performance from?

Bellegarde the best player on the pitch

 

[The Bear]

It'll be a big statement how we come out and play second half. Particularly if Villa make changes and up their game a bit.

 

[Banjo]

The concern here is that Villa can't be as poor in the second half. That said, their defence is clearly shaky due to absences and our press is working well. But we really need to score again

 

[YorkWolf]

We needed a game like this. Felt on top pretty much all half. Impressed by all the forward players except Guedes shooting foot. Hoping that doesn't cost us and we can keep up the energy in the 2nd. 3 points here would be big considering other results.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Good first half. Hope we don't regret those missed chances. Feel it's unlikely Villa will play as poorly as that in the 2nd half, so we need to keep up that intensity early on and get a 2nd goal. Maybe if we're 2 goals up their legs will feel even heavier from their midweek CL game.