Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa: Verdict Thread

[Lycan]

Has anyone made the 'who put 50p in Bellegarde' joke yet?

 

[Kenny]

Has anyone made the 'who put 50p in Bellegarde' joke yet?

Trying to get the 50p that was put in Jinky before kick off back first

 

[jd1981]

2 goals of real quality, the game should’ve been dead at HT

 

[Tony Towner]

Villa’s record at Molineux since 2016:
L 0-1
L 0-2
L 1-2
W 1-0
L 2-1
L1-0
D1-1
L0-2

Not great for a side that arrogantly sees us as way beneath them.

Change it to with a crowd and you can take the win out

 

[jd1981]

Change it to with a crowd and you can take the win out

Yep they’ve been a car crash here since 2016 and genuinely awful in a lot of those games.

 

[pagey]

Change it to with a crowd and you can take the win out

Was that game Mouthino got harshly sent off in too?

 

[Tredman]

Genuinely love beating the villa, I’ve been at every one of those victories.

 

[BeaverWolf]

No, shout it. We’ve shouted it very loud when he’s been shit which has been nearly every time he’s played so give him all the praise he deserves today.

He was brilliant.

 

[Tony Towner]

Was that game Mouthino got harshly sent off in too?

I can't remember, it was the one where Semedo gave away a silly penalty with a few minutes left

 

[jd1981]

Will have something wolves related worn in the morning when getting in some groceries in Shifnal. Have been sick of seeing smug Villa fans walking around, petty I know.

 

[SSB]

Enjoy your Saturday night lads.

There were quite a few who’d enjoyed their Saturday afternoon by us and prob won’t remember the result

 

[Carsy]

Was busy for most of the game, was it a midfield 2 with bellegarde alongside Andre?

 

[Tredman]

Was busy for most of the game, was it a midfield 2 with bellegarde alongside Andre?

Was more like a midfield 3 with Andre, Bellegarde 1 and Bellegarde 2

 

[Carsy]

Was more like a midfield 3 with Andre, Bellegarde 1 and Bellegarde 2

Reason I asked was have we seen bellegarde play in a 2 much. Promising performance. 1 swallow and all that though

 

[Dire Wolf]

Bellegarde put in arguably the best all round CM performance by a Wolves player this season. He did everything: tackled well, good range of passing, worked hard, and scored. Joao should be worried about getting his place back!

 

[Woburn Wolf]

Hopefully this brings an end to Cunha's Sir Strops-a-lot routine and that all he needed was a goal to get his head straight.

Really impressed with our shape, press, organisation, and aggression today, all across the board. I might be in the minority on this, but I still think Guedes stuck out like a sore thumb by being as weak as piss in the challenge and never fully seems in control of the ball when he receives it. He seems bereft of confidence and maybe needs a tap in to change things for him, although I doubt that'd change much - he's scored before and still looked miserable and sickly five minutes later.

That said, there were no other options available to us and his movement off the ball was good enough.

Toti coming in was a massive lift for our defence, with Agbadou looking twice the player by no longer being out of position. Goes to show that just having an average player play in his natural position massively improves on the farce that our defence became from the moment Mosquera got injured.

JRB being played centrally worked well and he seemed to really enjoy the chance to play something closer to his natural game.

Our lack of squad depth is a big worry still, but a good day of results for us.

Disagree re Guedes. He makes excellent runs, looks to make things happen and gets into good positions in the box. He just needs to improve his finishing.

 

[Banjo]

Disagree re Guedes. He makes excellent runs, looks to make things happen and gets into good positions in the box. He just needs to improve his finishing.

Those are all things he does without the ball, something I acknowledged. My issue with him is the way he loses possession cheaply because he's so lightweight.

 

[NicholasG1973]

Bellegarde put in arguably the best all round CM performance by a Wolves player this season. He did everything: tackled well, good range of passing, worked hard, and scored. Joao should be worried about getting his place back!

There’s a strong argument to suggest that Joao doesn’t get his place back.

After handing the initiative back to Arsenal with that fucking stupid tackle, JB put in a performance today that is every bit as good as anything Gomes has produced this season.

Not sure dropping JB sends out the right message.

 

[sycophantia]

There’s a strong argument to suggest that Joao doesn’t get his place back.

After handing the initiative back to Arsenal with that fucking stupid tackle, JB put in a performance today that is every bit as good as anything Gomes has produced this season.

Not sure dropping JB sends out the right message.

Dunno about that, Gomes has been our most consistent player all season, made a silly mistake. Bellegarde has had one good game all season. I know where I'm putting my money if there's a bet on who has the most impact over the rest of the season.

 

[KiwiWolf61]

Vs Liverpool I'd play all 3 - Andre, Gomes and Bellegarde.