Villa 0-0 Wolves: Verdict Thread

[AndyWolves]

So that means we win right?

Obviously not, but it shows the quality of chances created. Nothing more, nothing less

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Not that different to the home game - didn't play brilliantly by any stretch but had the chances to win the match and should have done. At least we didn't get caught by a sucker punch at the death again, nearly happened mind.

Dendoncker, Adama and José all shocking on the night, Saiss did pretty well miss aside (there's no explaining that one), thanks Rui at the end for the one thing you had to do all game, we have at least stopped looking like we're going to concede all the time.

Another game ticked off, another game closer to this shitshow ending and we can start again.

 

[slink]

First half was a disgrace lets be honest, second half was better but it still wasn't good. We had chances from set pieces but the only chance we created from open play was Neto running 70 yards with the ball. Players are well out of form, lacking confidence, tactics are awful and it's barely watchable. I think watching at home on tv amplifies how bad it is but as a home and away season ticket holder i'm only watching at the moment because i feel like i have to i don't really want to if that makes sense.

Can't wait for the season to just be over and see what comes then but something has to change at some point. You can't keep not turning up for 45 minutes or playing such disjointed football and get away with it. Its been said to high heaven that Nuno has credit in the bank and rightly so but if any of the English "dinosaur" managers served this up we would rightly be hammering them.

 

[Sniffer]

Traore was in a contest to be the worst Traore on the pitch first half. Close but he just about edged it and that gives Jose nothing to work with.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Silva has to start the next match surely?

 

[Tredman]

I’m done with Willian Joké, but if we start Fabio against fresh players / defenders it will be worse. Is Podence dead?

 

[northfield wolf]

A fair result i suppose, when was the last time one of our strikers had an attempt on goal though ?

 

[Jabbawolf]

Saiss’ distribution was terrible - Donk’s positioning equally so - Jonny had a bit of a stinker - Jose was Jose.

Had a nice Thai though.

 

[AndyWolves]

I’m done with Willian Joké, but if we start Fabio against fresh players / defenders it will be worse. Is Podence dead?

Will it? I don't see anything that WJ did that Silva couldn't? If nothing else Silva will move around a bit more

 

[Wolvensam]

Don't want to see Jose again, he is feeding off scraps but he's also doing fuck all in general play, another game where Silva has done more in his 10 minutes on the field than Jose did in his 80.

Nor me. He isn't mobile at all and does not suit us.

 

[Jinky]

I’m so, so bored of watching first half performances like we’ve had to put up with this season.

Coady should score both of his chances - I still don’t know how Saiss hasn’t scored the rebound.

Just want this season to be finished now. Every game is appalling and actually hard work to watch.

 

[Tredman]

Will it? I don't see anything that WJ did that Silva couldn't? If nothing else Silva will move around a bit more

Not much point on moving around if, when you get the ball, you lose it to the nearest puff of wind.

 

[northfield wolf]

Silva seems to put himself about a bit more lately, he is better than Jose, who is as mobile as a statue.

 

[AndyWolves]

Not much point on moving around if, when you get the ball, you lose it to the nearest puff of wind.

Should we keep WJ in then? I really don't see what he offers.

Silva puts in effort, which is the absolute bare minimum and WJ isn't doing that

 

[AndyWolves]

One thing we have learned is that Coady absolutely has to go up for set pieces

 

[Sniffer]

Love watching every game and hope we can try things between now and the end of the season to set us up for the next one.

Credit to Dendoncker who was absolutely awful for 20 odd minutes but turned it around. Neves and Moutinho bossed the 2nd half. I’d have like to see Watkins in our line up today.

 

[Aikiwolf]

Should we keep WJ in then? I really don't see what he offers.

Silva puts in effort, which is the absolute bare minimum and WJ isn't doing that

No, he's no where near the standard we need.

 

[devoelardy]

Knew I should have watched Drag Race instead

 

[sycophantia]

Sunday league first half, much, much better second. We probably should have won it in the end.
But I'm not really sure what we're trying to achieve at this stage of the season, grind out results till we get to 40? Whats the point? Just use the remaining games to try something different.....anything.

 

[Johnny75]

Silva has to start the next match surely?

What for? He’s still not ready and slower than slow.

I don’t get the Jose hate, he linked play well and was a physical presence.

Our tactics are dreadful, we had one chance at goal in open play. That’s appalling.

It’s terrible football and tactics to only play for 45 minutes, absolutely no need to put ourselves under that kind of pressure and we could have easily been 2 down at HT.

I’m getting fed up with the persistence in these tactics and we show when we play with a higher press and tempo we are a much better team. We don’t have the finishing to play counter attack football anymore so we need to adapt and Neves is a different player when he’s not sat on the defence toes.

If Nuno continues this for the next 10 games I’d be happy to change manager in the summer.