Fans react as Dean Smith reveals Aston Villa ‘disagreement’ during Saints defeat

Aston Villa suffered a second consecutive defeat Premier League defeat on Sunday afternoon on their home patch.

Southampton left Villa Park with a 4-3 win which moved them into the top four. Goals from Jannik Vestergaard, James Ward-Prowse (2) and Danny Ings put the visitors 4-0 to the good as Dean Smith‘s men looked shellshocked.

A goal on the hour mark for Tyrone Mings saw Villa grab a lifeline, whilst stoppage time strikes from Ollie Watkins and Jack Grealish ensured a compelling finish to the game.

Grealish’s 97th minute finish proved the final action of the match, however, leaving Villa to suffer a second defeat in a row.

Following the game, Smith revealed in his post-match press conference that he and his players had a slight disagreement over the tactics deployed in the first half.

That has prompted some Villa fans to share their thoughts on the tactics used by Smith:

https://twitter.com/julz_avfc/status/1322892271235248142

https://twitter.com/L1PMNreece1/status/1322891236370501632

This isn’t a blip or one of these days we have been outclassed again all over the park and dean smith tactics are as bad as Boris Johnson’s decisions

— Liam Lovelace-Smith (@SmithLovelace) November 1, 2020

Twitter: @AVFC_News So he didn’t think it was tactical but the players thought it was. yet switched Ross and John and we end… https://t.co/r0OiSuSgSf (@MTrezzy1981)

Twitter: @AVFC_News To be fair, but for a bootlace or whatever, it was a 4-0 game at that point. Not good enough really. It… https://t.co/FV6sfJA6bL (@SimonGoode12)

Twitter: @AVFC_News I don’t think he is good enough tactically. Potichino for me (@cragger82)