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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on February 22, 2020, 02:00:37 PM
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Yes drinkwater and engels dropped. Right decisions in my opinion
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no way on earth the Hause and Konsa are better players than Engels
Apart from that it’s smashing
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No surprise.
Just fucking win Villa, PLEASE.
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That would be the By Popular Demand team. It'd be good to see if El Ghazi can play off a proper striker and please God Jack's been dropped back into the middle.
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Shane bloody Long
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no way on earth the Hause and Konsa are better players than Engels
Apart from that it’s smashing
Couldn’t play Engels in one of the outside CB positions in a back three.
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Shane bloody Long
Looks like they are going to try and do the same to us as they did in the home game. Hopefully we will have learnt a lesson.
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no way on earth the Hause and Konsa are better players than Engels
Apart from that it’s smashing
Couldn’t play Engels in one of the outside CB positions in a back three.
Why
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I would have Engels in the middle, Mings left, Konsa right and Hause on the bench. But apart from that it looks the best we have.
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Engels isn't quick enough to play outside centre back. Mings could play left side with angels in the middle but mings is magnificent in the centre
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No Redmond for them..Jack up against Ward-Prowse in an unorthodox position.. hopefully their two up front will be less effective against our relatively fixed three this time. They caught us out at home with that formation..I think we'll be well aware of them this time. We need something from this points wise. Come on me babbies
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I suppose the one plus point of having Drinky is that it should keep Nakamba on his toes.
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no way on earth the Hause and Konsa are better players than Engels
Apart from that it’s smashing
Couldn’t play Engels in one of the outside CB positions in a back three.
Why
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Redmond being out is good news, he was excellent for them in the home game and pulled our defence about giving Ings more time and space.
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Agree with Dave W Jack's gotta play in the middle.
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Agree with Dave W Jack's gotta play in the middle.
Can't see it though, not in a 3-4-3. Samatta in the middle, Jack one side, El Ghazi on the other.
I'd like to see him more central in a 3-5-2, ie
Reina
Konsa Mings Hause
Guilbert Luiz Jack Nakamba Targett
El Ghazi Samatta
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JFWV... please
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Not too shabby.
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That would be the By Popular Demand team. It'd be good to see if El Ghazi can play off a proper striker and please God Jack's been dropped back into the middle.
No keep Jack out wide. Southampton are playing a slow CM at right back today.
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Tres pleased to see that TM is back today (and Drinkwater's on the bench). I'm starting to believe that we could actually get something this arvo.
COYL!
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Remember the Sherwood trip to Southampton away? :/
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Remember the Sherwood trip to Southampton away? :/
I think we are a little more stable these days. It'll be alot closer than that one. Was it 6-1? Or 6-0? Awful.
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Remember the Sherwood trip to Southampton away? :/
Very, very, very, very, very, very well indeed.
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Southampton have a rubbish home record. If ever there was a chance for an away win this is it.
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Remember the Sherwood trip to Southampton away? :/
All too well. Things were going so well up to that point under him, or perhaps more accurately, were going so well up to the second half of the West Ham the match before.
But anyway, that was then and this is now. Win this and we stay up, I'm calling it.
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Come on you Villa boys!
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Come on villa!
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Showing intent from the off.
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Anyone got something more than a trickle they can share via DM? Thanks in advance.
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Under the cosh already. Can't afford to give too many free kicks away near the box with Ward Prowse around.
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So poor from hause . Mings saved his arse tgere
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We’re giving away some daft free kicks right now.
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All Saints so far. Come on Villa.
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Mings just great at following the ball from corners. We missed that presence last week.
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Thank fuck for Mings so far. On the end of everything
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Bloody hell Villa, come on.
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Come on Villa.
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When will we keep the ball for more than five seconds?
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Fucking hell. Off the post for them
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Southampton hit the post.
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Bit of luck there for us. Which is nice to see.
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Some completely ridiculous free kicks we are giving away.
Chasing shadows. Poor from luiz
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Post hit. We are lucky.
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Can somebody inform our midfield that the game has started. Looking like one of those days. Saints effort off the post.
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Good to have Mings back..
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ffs
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1-0.
Shane f***ing Long.
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FUCKKKKKKKKKKK ME
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Oh fuck off. And no more than they deserve.
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Bollocks
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VAR check....given.
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Fucking Shane Long. You have got to fucking kidding me
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Mings is a giant of a man.
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All over us so far. Been dreadful so far
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Fucking wank.
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Well there we go. Only one team has actually stated today. Awful, dspite the fact that the ball bounced straight to the Saints players foot from off somebody fucking back or something like v Spurs. Wakey wakey Villa.
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Losing
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Sing it with me: going down, going down, going down
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Hopeless, just fucking hopeless.
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We have played fucking atrociously far.
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Shane bloody Long
Every fucking time
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Shit. They've been all over us so far.
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8 mins in and we have barely touched the fucking ball.
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I really do wish that Smith had been fucked off weeks ago.
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So, when we really need a good start, when we need that bit of motivation, we seem to come out as rabbits in headlights. Do they actually give a fuck? Do they realise that Shane Long is shit? Do they realise that that beaky ****** Le Tissier sits in the Sky studio taking the piss by celebrating.
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Dire.
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The stats just shown on Soccer Saturday of how many shots we let the opposition has is shocking. I’m sorry but this lies at the door of Smith.
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I thought last week the 94th minute goal had broken us for the season. Terrible start to a hugely important game suggests it's been a depressed week at Bodymoor.
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Very poor. We don't make things easy for ourselves do we.
Plenty of time to get back into this, but would have liked to have seen us start this match like we started the spurs game.
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Been coming this teams full of bottler. Smith and his shit tactics. The guys crap
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How is it possible to be so consistently shit in defence?
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Any chance of a SCORCHIO?
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Getting fed up with having my weekend ruined.
They just don’t learn, on or off the pitch.
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Konsa a disgrace for that goal. Shane Long loves playing against us.
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It’s just how we started the game vs Bournemouth and found ourselves 2-0 at HT. What the fuck was the game plan today?
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His 2nd goal of the season
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Plenty of time left, keep the faith.
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I really do wish that Smith had been fucked off weeks ago.
I've been saying it for months but it's not going to happen. The pant piss brigade I think they call us. Crap start, where is the desire and motivation?
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Fucking useless.
Unable to get hold of the ball or retain posession. Once again Hause dawdling and letting his man run past him onto the ball.
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Camped in our own half really, losing possession constantly, very very easy for Southampton.
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They beat us at our place because we constantly left space behind so they kept hitting the byline. Nice to see we've learned our lesson.
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It’s just how we started the game vs Bournemouth and found ourselves 2-0 at HT. What the fuck was the game plan today?
There isn’t one. Smith is a joke.
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I just don’t think Smith knows how to motivate these players. It’s not just that we are shit, we are so utterly weak willed.
No collective heart or spirit
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Looking bad, we’re done
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That Southampton break down the left from our corner... far too easy breasing past our players. FFS
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Bottlers, Inc.
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Long against his favourite opposition. It’s almost like he’s had a Premier League career off the back of scoring against us.
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Has anybody got a decent stream? If so please pm
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I really do wish that Smith had been fucked off months ago.
Fixed.
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I really do wish that Smith had been fucked off weeks ago.
Same.We look so small time putting loyalty above all else.This is a results business.
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Five attempts to zero in 11 minutes. Smith is bloody hopeless
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Massive off the pace. We simply can't cope with teams who pace and press in central midfield which is majority in the premier league.
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What was Smith saying about their home record? Fucking idiot.
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This looks like it's gonna be another long afternoon... :(
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this is bullshit.
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Freddie all over the place again. Come on lads, a bit of desire and effort, please.
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Fucking embarrassing again.
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Good man Dean, talking about how they start slowly at home.
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He also was meant to be plotting a ‘quick start’ and to be at them from the off today.
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Good play El Ghazi.
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The reverse fixture at villa park was the turning point for me. Points tally pretty decent, chance to go clear against a side struggling, goal difference was really positive and mcguinn wasn’t injured. That was a horrible afternoon.
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I think Grealish has to move into the middle. He's barely in this game at the moment and he really is our only hope of surviving this season. Lose today and I think Smith will be gone. Just a feeling
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Smith is a fish out of water I'm sorry to say.
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The reverse fixture at villa park was the turning point for me. Points tally pretty decent, chance to go clear against a side struggling, goal difference was really positive and mcguinn wasn’t injured. That was a horrible afternoon.
Was it a horrible one?
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They just run away from us so easily. There's no zip or energy about us. We're so slow with and without the ball.
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We have literally next to no ideas going forward and continue to look horrendous every time they go forward.
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What was Smith saying about their home record? Fucking idiot.
How can anyone defend him. Useless defensively, can’t create crap at set pieces can’t motivate a team for 90 minutes.
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Dismal, absolutely fucking dismal. I really don’t get what the thinking was behind keeping Smith, he’s fucking clueless.
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Change the manager.
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I think Grealish has to move into the middle. He's barely in this game at the moment and he really is our only hope of surviving this season. Lose today and I think Smith will be gone. Just a feeling
It's NOT going to happen. Even if we get relegated. I doubt we can even afford to sack him.
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I think Grealish has to move into the middle. He's barely in this game at the moment and he really is our only hope of surviving this season. Lose today and I think Smith will be gone. Just a feeling
Sadly I don't. As much as I think this is a step too far for him, I don't think the board are even contemplating getting rid.
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Dirty fecker dragging his studs down his calf. No card of course.
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AEG looks a threat
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Smith is a fish out of water I'm sorry to say.
I think this has been obvious for some time now.
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Our back three seems to consist of Mings on his own.
What's happened to the plan to keep a clean sheet and get the crowd on their backs?
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What a fucking waste of talent it is to have Jack wide left
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What was Smith saying about their home record? Fucking idiot.
How can anyone defend him. Useless defensively, can’t create crap at set pieces can’t motivate a team for 90 minutes.
Easily really. But that's a discussion for another thread.
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I think Grealish has to move into the middle. He's barely in this game at the moment and he really is our only hope of surviving this season. Lose today and I think Smith will be gone. Just a feeling
No chance
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Same old....
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Ward-Prowse should be booked already, he's had about 5-6 kicks at Jack already.
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The owners have put the best part of 300m in.
Only at villa can you spend that much money and wind up with a pile of shit this rancid.
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Massive off the pace. We simply can't cope with teams who pace and press in central midfield which is majority in the premier league.
Indeed.
Still, the way things are going - we won't have to deal with any of this Premier League nonsense soon.
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Smith is a fish out of water I'm sorry to say.
I think this has been obvious for some time now.
There are still plenty who disagree.
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Smith isn't up to it. And he has too many foot in mouth moments. Last season it was the bizarre December comments about teams fearing us- we then went on that dreadful 12-13 game run.
I thought Purslow would have prioritised survival over all else. The stakes are so high, go down and we are back to square one-having to sell players that have an affinity to the club.
The whole thing is a shambles- sticking with an inexperienced manager because of sentiment. F**k that.
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I really do wish that Smith had been fucked off weeks ago.
I've been saying it for months but it's not going to happen. The pant piss brigade I think they call us. Crap start, where is the desire and motivation?
I honestly want to keep him on for next season. I think we'll be better prepared for the promotion push than the first time we went down, and I think lessons have been learned. It will be painful seeing Jack pay for another team, and I hope if he does go, it's to Dortmund or somewhere like that that does right by their young talents, but there is no guarantee he wouldn't leave even if we stay up.
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Fcuk me nearly 2-0
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Smith has to go but to be fair, the players have to take blame too - if Mings, Grealish, etc are so good, then we shouldn’t be in the position we are in. We massively lack leadership on the park - as well as on the bench
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Kortney Hause is looking every bit a £3m player playing in a league where average players cost £10m
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Should've been 2-0 there. It has been an even worse start than Bournemouth which says it all.
If you don't turn up for six pointers you get relegated.
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For a team to have players as good as Mings and Jack and still be this useless is quite an achievement.
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What is Nakamba doing there on the edge of etc box? Is he made of fucking paper????
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Nothing has changed, we all know we have to score 3 to win any game nowadays!
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Take a bloody cb off you clown smith and play another body in cm
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Calamity defending again. Fucking wank.
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This is a disgrace. Why do our lot always seem that split second too slow to react?
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What a fucking waste of talent it is to have Jack wide left
You mean where he's been tearing teams apart all season and creating and scoring more chances than most other playmakers in the league.
Yeah, a real fucking waste.
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Lots of camera cuts to Smith on the sideline.... mouth ajar.
Not showing ANY emotion, no hint of barracking the team telling them what to do. Does not have a fecking clue!
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Living dangerously, though we create pretty much every problem for ourselves.
Samatta seems to have found himself in the same position Wesley did: isolated and receiving very little in the way of support..
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This performance is an utter disgrace so far, they are jogging about like it means absolutely nothing!
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Jesus that was fucking appalling defending.
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We are so easy to score against it's embarrassing. It would seem NOTHING is being done about it. Make no mistake if we go down championship sodes will score just as easy. I'm starting to dread next weekend.
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We have no discernible style of play. It’s all just such a mess
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Bournemouth winning.
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Lots of camera cuts to Smith on the sideline.... mouth ajar.
Not showing ANY emotion, no hint of barracking the team telling them what to do. Does not have a fecking clue!
He’s the managerial equivalent of that picture of a horse with its head through a gate. Not sure how he got there or why he still is.
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Lots of camera cuts to Smith on the sideline.... mouth ajar.
Not showing ANY emotion, no hint of barracking the team telling them what to do. Does not have a fecking clue!
I've heard him all half blasting the players. Midfield duo have been hopeless.
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Come on referee FFS. Thats the 4th or 5th time
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They were saying on SSN pre game how we'd conceded by far the most shots on goal in the league, so we go and concede another 6 in the first 10 mins today, surprise surprise go 1-0 down early.
Smith cannot set us up as a properly organised Premier League team at all.
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Smith looks pretty pissed off to me. People see what they want to see sometimes.
This is as bad as we've been all season though, second to everything. We've got too many hot and cold players, last week we looked much better because the likes of Luiz and El Ghazi had good games. This week they along with Nakamba and the wing backs look atrocious. And we're been pressed to death.
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We play as badly as this on a pretty regular basis so I just can't see there's a reasonably argument for us getting the points we'll need to stay up.
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There is literally nobody in the number ten position for us. Big empty space between Samatta and the midfield, where Jack should be.
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Take a bloody cb off you clown smith and play another body in cm
Agree. Mings and Engels on their own.
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Take a bloody cb off you clown smith and play another body in cm
Who? Hologram? Fatty Drinktoomuch? There is no-one because we failed to address the physicality in the window.
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Lots of camera cuts to Smith on the sideline.... mouth ajar.
Not showing ANY emotion, no hint of barracking the team telling them what to do. Does not have a fecking clue!
I've heard him all half blasting the players. Midfield duo have been hopeless.
Well it's not bloody working! He signed those players so he has NO excuse.
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We’re just resorting to hopeless hoofs out of defence.
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What a fucking waste of talent it is to have Jack wide left
You mean where he's been tearing teams apart all season and creating and scoring more chances than most other playmakers in the league.
Yeah, a real fucking waste.
Are you honestly going to tell me he wouldn’t be even better playing in a central role where he could influence both sides of the pitch. That he’s done as well as he has is all down to him.
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Samatta unlucky
Bournemouth winning ffs villa
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.... Do they realise that that beaky c*** Le Tissier sits in the Sky studio taking the piss by celebrating.
Lescott with Le Tossier looking over his shoulder. The fucking dream team.
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FFS Villa. WAKE UP!!!!
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For a team to have players as good as Mings and Jack and still be this useless is quite an achievement.
Exactly, its not a bad team, we have players, they just lack direction, the manager is not getting any kind of game plan across to the players, either that or the players are just not listening.
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How we are not 2-0 down is baffling
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Smith looks pretty pissed off to me. People see what they want to see sometimes.
This is as bad as we've been all season though, second to everything. We've got too many hot and cold players, last week we looked much better because the likes of Luiz and El Ghazi had good games. This week they along with Nakamba and the wing backs look atrocious. And we're been pressed to death.
We simply don't have enough steady eddie types in our squad. Yes they won't have massive sell on value but they'll give more consistant performances on the pitch week in week out which too many of our players can't as they're young and haven't played at this standard before.
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Fuck me, this feels like the Sherwood game.
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Lots of camera cuts to Smith on the sideline.... mouth ajar.
Not showing ANY emotion, no hint of barracking the team telling them what to do. Does not have a fecking clue!
Results aside this is my biggest problem with him. Any manager whose team is under the kosh for 90 mins and/or making a meal of it should at the very least look as if they care. He sort of hangs about like a man at a party where he doesn't know anyone, isn't quite sure why or how he's there, and can't think of anything to say to start a conversation. Hovering near the snack table, hoping someone will do it for him.
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And there we have two deep lying midfielders, yet Mings had to hoof it cos there was nobody to pass to.
Fucking MOVE you c**ts!
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This formation sucks. We have no midfield whatsoever.
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Bournemouth goal disallowed by lovely, cuddly VAR.
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Bournemouth goal disallowed
No heart or desire today. Bottlers
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.... Do they realise that that beaky c*** Le Tissier sits in the Sky studio taking the piss by celebrating.
Lescott with Le Tossier looking over his shoulder. The fucking dream team.
Haha, I think Lescott probably celebrated just as much!
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What a fucking waste of talent it is to have Jack wide left
You mean where he's been tearing teams apart all season and creating and scoring more chances than most other playmakers in the league.
Yeah, a real fucking waste.
Are you honestly going to tell me he wouldn’t be even better playing in a central role where he could influence both sides of the pitch. That he’s done as well as he has is all down to him.
I'm just saying it's worked well in his current position so it's hardly a waste
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Fucking hell. I feel sick watching this.
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Surely that’s a VAR review for an elbow in the face of AEG?
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How we are not 2-0 down is baffling
4-0 would flatter us. Utterly hopeless in every department.
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Reina keeping us from humiliation here.
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This weekend last year we were dog shit at Stoke and an almighty bollocking at half time and it triggered the best run in our history. My god we need that today!
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The ref needs to get the card out now, there's been far too many fouls.
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Wonder what the odds on 9-0 are?
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El ghazi being a ******
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The ref needs to get the card out now, there's been far too many fouls.
Ref not interested. Never interested.
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The ref needs to get the card out now, there's been far too many fouls.
Only one team up for the physical battle.
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Get up you soft twat.
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Jack’s getting fucked off with AEG
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This weekend last year we were dog shit at Stoke and an almighty bollocking at half time and it triggered the best run in our history. My god we need that today!
To to fair Dave, those Villa players were better than they were showing. This lot, except for Reina, Jack and Mings, are shit.
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Brighton losing. Enda Stevens volley.
Unless we buck our ideas up none of results elsewhere will matter.
El Ghazi had enough for today and going off.
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EL ggaziha I get off the pitch you absolute muppet,
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Fuck off El Ghazi you utter tit.
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Get him fu king subbed if it’s so bad. Pussy
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EL ggaziha I get off the pitch you absolute muppet,
What?
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How we are not 2-0 down is baffling
4-0 would flatter us. Utterly hopeless in every department.
Same old story, too casual and too sloppy and causing problems for ourselves.
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El Ghazi is the softest Dutchman in the world.
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Trezeguet coming on for AEG
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I never want to see him again.
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Wonder what the odds on 9-0 are?
Probably about 2/1 On.
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Smith should've gone after that no show at Watford against 10 men. At least a new Manager would've had the January window to address the situation. Team gets worse by the week.
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The ref needs to get the card out now, there's been far too many fouls.
Only one team up for the physical battle.
This has fuck all to do with a physical battle and everything to do with the ref letting them get away with leaving a boot in.
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El Ghazi's only problem is his attitude. Fine some games, atrocious in others.
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Going off after a mild slap in the face? FFS.
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El ghazi was great last week but it’s pointless if he can throw in a shit performance right off the back of it.
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Okay, he got a smack on the side of the head but he made himself look a right fanny there.
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EL ggaziha I get off the pitch you absolute muppet,
What?
El ghazi is a pussy
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Ffs Trez coming on. Smith has no imagination tactically. Ideal time to bring on Hourihane and change our shape
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Joleon saying we should be 3-0 down. He obviously is busy tweeting a new car pic as he’s missed the other four chances.
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Brighton 1-1 now. Maupay's first goal in a while.
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Taking himself out of the firing line, his and a few others attitude stinks.
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Looked nothing in that really, hes bottled it and gone off sulking to prove a point
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What the fuck was that petulance about from El Ghazi? Mings and Grealish told him to get off the pitch, a matter of half a yard, and he just wouldn't fucking go!! What the hell is going on?
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Looked nothing in that really, hes bottled it and gone off sulking to prove a point
What absolute nonsense.
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28 mins of absolutely fucking nothing going forward
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What the fuck was that petulance about from El Ghazi? Mings and Grealish told him to get off the pitch, a matter of half a yard, and he just wouldn't fucking go!! What the hell is going on?
he's a whiney bitch.
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Reina looks fucking fed up.
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I never want to see him again.
Not that we get a bit too emotional on match threads.
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El Ghazi can fuck off for the rest of the season now the soft ******.
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9 fucking shots in under 30 minutes from them. No fucking wonder we concede so many fucking goals.
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El Ghazi is a snowflake, no bottle in this team bar 1 or 2.
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Do we commit enough fouls? We seem far too soft, given that referees take so fucking long to get their cards out. Maybe we should be a bit more cynical and stop opposition moves before they get over the halfway line.
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Taking himself out of the firing line, his and a few others attitude stinks.
Yep this. Contrast with Tyrone who tried to play on with a fucked hamstring.
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28 mins of absolutely fucking nothing going forward
Just a typical away performance under smith
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Bloody hell El Ghazi did you not see Son carry on playing with a broken arm last week?
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9 fucking shots in under 30 minutes from them. No fucking wonder we concede so many fucking goals.
This is the problem, along with our inability to stop crosses coming in from the wings.
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Watching a live stream and listening to Talksport2.
Perry Groves co commentator - "El Ghazi doesn't fancy it today".
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Tyrone trying to play on cost us the match against Leicester. Should Jimmy Rimmer have played on at Rotterdam?
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EL ggaziha I get off the pitch you absolute muppet,
What?
El ghazi is a pussy
On the other hand he might (only might) have double vision and not be able to see straight. I'm not a doctor but you have to be careful with any head injury.
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Is there any evidence at all smith learned from the first time they tore us a new arsehole? It sounds like they are tearing us a new one in exactly the same manner.
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The only positive is that it’s only 1-0 so far.
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Reina looks fucking fed up.
Well he should stop pissing his pants and getting his knickers in a twist and keep the faith and just believe etc etc etc ad nauseam.
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28 mins of absolutely fucking nothing going forward
Just another typical performance under smith
Fixed.
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Is there any evidence at all smith learned from the first time they tore us a new arsehole? It sounds like they are tearing us a new one in exactly the same manner.
And exactly the same as Bournemouth did two games ago.
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Are we setting many traps and doing overloads today?
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Tyrone trying to play on cost us the match against Leicester. Should Jimmy Rimmer have played on at Rotterdam?
I’m not talking about the outcome I’m talking about the attitude. Different things. Mings should have been off the pitch but he wanted to stay on.
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This is turning out to be a thoroughly depressing season. Us on the brink, smethwick winning SHA winning.
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Reina looks fucking fed up.
Well he should stop pissing his pants and getting his knickers in a twist and keep the faith and just believe etc etc etc ad nauseam.
Or, he should be allowed to say it like it is. :-)
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Sad times
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Is there any evidence at all smith learned from the first time they tore us a new arsehole? It sounds like they are tearing us a new one in exactly the same manner.
Southampton tearing us a new one. Thanks Dean.
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The only positive is that it’s only 1-0 so far.
I was just thinking the same thing. We don't deserve to sell be remotely in this game, but we are. Can't remember the last time we were so devoid of any goal threat whatsoever and it's because we can't get Jack on the ball
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Are we setting many traps and doing overloads today?
We’ve cunningly set the ‘go 1-0 down trap’ again, mwahahaha!
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Are we setting many traps and doing overloads today?
Yes. We have fallen into all of the traps we set for them.
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Dean Smith is just a manager completely and utterly out of his depth.
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And yet a bang average Burnley beat Southampton last week....
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God help us next week if we perform like this. We might as well not show up if we going to bottle it like this
Blose 2~2
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Are we setting many traps and doing overloads today?
Yes. We have fallen into all of the traps we set for them.
We’ve overloaded ourselves with despair.
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Burnley is the only away game in three months we've started well.
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And yet a bang average Burnley beat Southampton last week....
They're better than us though.
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To be positive, hopefully this is out Stoke away game?
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How many times does Jack have to get fouled before a card is produced?
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How many times does Jack have to get fouled before a card is produced?
Another 10 on average.
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An unstoppable juggernaut heading straight for the edge of a cliff.
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Unlucky. Good finish despite the offside.
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Fuck. Best move so far. Lovely finish by Ally but just offside
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Is the referee going to book anyone today? Same as that scrotum, Atkinson last week.
They should have had at least 2 yellows.
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Unlucky. Good finish despite the offside.
Brilliant pass as well.
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An example of Jack playing more centrally versus out left
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I can't believe that there appears to have been so little understanding of how midfields operate in the prem. We're so lightweight compared to most.
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Reina looks fucking fed up.
Well he should stop pissing his pants and getting his knickers in a twist and keep the faith and just believe etc etc etc ad nauseam.
Ha. Absolutely.
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Is the referee going to book anyone today? Same as that scrotum, Atkinson last week.
They should have had at least 2 yellows.
Yes - he'll book one of ours eventually.
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I am particularly not a fan of making the same mistakes over and over every week.
I genuinely think if we got special dispensation from the league to field twelve men, Smith would struggle to win games.
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I can't believe that there appears to have been so little understanding of how midfields operate in the prem. We're so lightweight compared to most.
I don’t think it’s about size. It’s about quality, playing players in their best positions and ultimately playing to a system that means there isn’t massive gaps between the players. We don’t seem to do any of that.
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Is the referee going to book anyone today? Same as that scrotum, Atkinson last week.
They should have had at least 2 yellows.
Yes - he'll book one of ours eventually.
Exactly the same as happened last week when Aurier kicked everyone except for Martin Atkinson.
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I am particularly not a fan of making the same mistakes over and over every week.
I genuinely think if we got special dispensation from the league to field twelve men, Smith would struggle to win games.
Well we always seem to fuck up 11 vs 10
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That little goblin Ward Prowse definitely deserves a yellow for his fouls so far.
Good player, mind.
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We are going to go in 2-0 down
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I am particularly not a fan of making the same mistakes over and over every week.
I genuinely think if we got special dispensation from the league to field twelve men, Smith would struggle to win games.
We never play well when we have an extra man Paulie, you know that!! The perfect excuse.
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God help us next week if we perform like this. We might as well not show up if we going to bottle it like this
Blose 2~2
I agree about next week.
But we don't need score updates on Small Heath thanks.
Oh and their player has come back on with a bandage covering a head cut. El Ghazi is having a lie down.
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Is the referee going to book anyone today? Same as that scrotum, Atkinson last week.
They should have had at least 2 yellows.
Yes - he'll book one of ours eventually.
Exactly the same as happened last week when Aurier kicked everyone except for Martin Atkinson.
Yep. It's obviously in the rules that blatant fouls against Grealish are almost never yellows.
If not, multiple referees agree that's the best interpretation of the other rules.
VAR concurs.
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I am particularly not a fan of making the same mistakes over and over every week.
I genuinely think if we got special dispensation from the league to field twelve men, Smith would struggle to win games.
We never play well when we have an extra man Paulie, you know that!! The perfect excuse.
Chances are the extra man would be Drinkwater.
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Lescott is a blind twat. Missed the offside completely.
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An example of Jack playing more centrally versus out left
We say it ever week but Jack is a quantum leap ahead of our other players in terms of quality.
Some utter dross we have - Konsa, Hause, Targett, Luiz, Nakamba . None of them could have any complaints being taken off at half time.
Samatta looks decent
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You know what this game needs?
Danny Drinkwater. Said nobody ever.
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God help us next week if we perform like this. We might as well not show up if we going to bottle it like this
Blose 2~2
Hmm...
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Lescott really hates us doesn’t he?!
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Hause being a liability
Again
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Lescott really hates us doesn’t he?!
The feeling is mutual.
The daft ******.
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Lose today and I think Smith will be gone.
I'd like to see that happen the week before a final at Wembley.
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This is our bad half.
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Hause is terrible with the ball
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Watching Chelsea game earlier.... how they didn't give Spurs a moment's respite on the ball. 2 (or even 3) players constantly running, chasing down the ball carrier.
When was the last time you saw a villa team do this? Boateng and Taylor?! We just look lifeless - No communication, no chasing, no running into space. Abysmal.
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Douglas Luiz having one today by the sounds of it. Another hot and cold player but he is very young.
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Is the referee going to book anyone today? Same as that scrotum, Atkinson last week.
They should have had at least 2 yellows.
Yes - he'll book one of ours eventually.
Exactly the same as happened last week when Aurier kicked everyone except for Martin Atkinson.
Yep. It's obviously in the rules that blatant fouls against Grealish are almost never yellows.
If not, multiple referees agree that's the best interpretation of the other rules.
VAR concurs.
When we get relegated, and Jack gets sold to that horrible fucktards in Manchester, every time he gets blown on, bookings will be given out.
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This is our bad half.
I was just about to ask this very question.
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This is a Lambert-esque performance. Weird, fucking about with it at the back, tactics, players treating the ball like it's a hand grenade, one or two good players surrounded by substandard fare.
Ings...blatant foul. No booking.
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This is crap. Too many distracted by Wembley, I think.
Will we win in the league ever again?
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This is the same as last week no yellow cards.
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Every facet of our game is horrible today. Just unacceptable stuff, full stop. Tactics, effort; defense, build up, urgency.. just unacceptable.
Djenepo making el ghazi look like a fuckin fairy. Dean should be embarrassed.
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You know what this game needs?
Danny Drinkwater. Said nobody ever.
Belongs in the joke thread Jon.
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Jack being systematically fouled again. Five fouls by five different Southampton players.
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You know what this game needs?
Danny Drinkwater. Said nobody ever.
Belongs in the joke thread Jon.
He’ll put in an appearance at some point, the tactical genius Smith just needs to find the opportunity.
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You know what this game needs?
Danny Drinkwater. Said nobody ever.
Belongs in the joke thread Jon.
He’ll put in an appearance at some point, the tactical genius Smith just needs to find the opportunity.
Funny because it's true. :(
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Konsa booked.
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What's the betting the first yellow is for us
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This has been utterly fucking shit
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How the fuck is that the first booking, ref is a twat.
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Surprised Danny didn't come on for El Ghazi tbh.
He needs as much game time as possible to try to remember how to play football after all.
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Fucking hopeless. Do they actually train and plan anything?
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Watching Liverpool when they lose possession they instantly close down AND put the tackle in. We do neither. Marvellous and Luiz are way too slow.
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Konsa booking. They're having a laugh.
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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Half time and only 1-0 down.
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What a self important ****** this ref is. Fuck me.
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Who is Smith waiting for?!
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Palace winning.
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Bar a few exceptions I don’t like our team much, or our manager.
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Not to worry, nice and easy games against Leicester and Chelsea next.
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Watching Liverpool when they lose possession they instantly close down AND put the tackle in. We do neither. Marvellous and Luiz are way too slow.
...and (assuming that's what they've been instructed to do), have been ever-presents for most of the season. Us, West Ham and Norwich are taking the slow train to the Championship.
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Well that was shocking. Three at the back threatened to make us look more solid for about three games but we're just as open at the back and outnumbered in midfield now. We might as well take Hause off and try something different. We didn't even carry any attacking threat in that half. Worst 45 of the season.
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I have no doubt at the end of the manager will put our defeat down to star alignment, refs and VAR.
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Who is Smith waiting for?!
Waiting for the Referee, so he can tell him how unfair life is.
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That was as bad as the rest of the shit performances under Smith.
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Dross, every fucking week it’s dross. Sort it the fuck out Dean. We’re terrible defensively and going forward.
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Thank fuck for that. 15 minutes respite from that garbage!
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This is crap. Too many distracted by Wembley, I think.
We've been shit for most of the season. Today is just another example of us not having a clue what we're doing.
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We've been pisspoor. I couldn't give a toss about whether there should have been a few bookings or not, the ref bears no responsibility for how rubbish we've been. Smith and most of our players just aren't up to it. It's them who deserve the criticism.
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Lots of boos around us and well merited.
We've been playing all game as if we are trying to protect a lead and not doing that very well either. No shots..Awful..and not for the first time
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Half time and only 1-0 down.
That's actually a bit of a touch.
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No shots yet.. getting battered by an organized team punching above their weight. No urgency, no direction.. no thanks.
I’m off for the rest of the day.. this isn’t acceptable nor is it entertainment.
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Worst 45 of the season.
That's a strong claim. Watford was even worse I reckon.
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That has to be our bad half, on a positive note Dean has to get into the lads now, get them to focus, impress upon them the urgency and whats at stake if we lose this, we can get right back into this and take all 3 points, fingers crossed, Southampton are not a good side by any means, very beatable.
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Anyone notice Smith's body language as they left the field.He really is a clueless chump.
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Think we're worse with Reina tbh
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49 minutes of utter shite......again.
Our midfield is having to sit miles and miles too deep, giving them acres of space.
When we do get the ball our midfielders are sooooo far behind the play it ridiculous.
Taking jack out of the equation, the midfield is so immobile it’s what behind out piss poorness.
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Still not too late to sack him.
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That was truly a very very poor half from us. The defending for the goal is more evidence that some f these players aren't good enough Im afraid, as was lots of other shockingly bad play.
We have 4 players who look genuinely good enough in Reina, Mings, Samatta and or course Jack.
Nakamba, nah. Hause, nah. El Ghazi, nah. The rest, which other team would they get into in the league?
We'll see this next half if the team is still playing for Smith too.
Also, this ref. Nah.
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First, Stockley Park officials admit that VAR - which literally exists to correct and/or clarify decisions on the pitch - fucked up a major call on a red card in the Chelsea game.
Then Konsa gets the first yellow of this game despite persistent fouling from Southampton - for a foul that never even happened!
What a sideshow farce the English game has become. These PGMOL refs are all clones of the original useless c*** British referee, gutless and spineless and shite.
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Think we're worse with Reina tbh
Why because the players don't think he needs protecting?
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Still not too late to sack him.
Decision should have been taken before the transfer window, we have him now at least until we are mathematically down.
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Rarely have I heard Regan and Thompson so damning of a performance.
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Problem is we are beginning to lose touch from the teams above us. Becoming a 4 team battle as we keep losing.
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His apparent lack of fight must filter through to the squad. Two winnable games against Bournemouth and Southampton, and we put up all the resistance of pre-season friendly. It really is not good enough by a million miles.
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Even Reina and Mings have been very poor. Very little communication between the pair of them. Two of their clear chances came from poor Reina passes out from the back. The only positive, Jack aside, is that it's only 1-0. Their defence and keeper seem very jittery.
You could take off any number of them at half time. But I'd go with Hourihane for Hause. Get three into midfield and push Luiz a bit further forward. Think we wasted a sub with Trez.
I think we can get back into this
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It's exactly the same as at VP. We're not working as hard as Southampton. We set traps for ourselves when we have the ball. Midfield 2 are lightweight & non-existant. There is practically nothing other than Grealish & Mings holding this team together.
We're simply not good enough....
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Does Luiz have weights or something in is boots, or strapped to ankles?
There has be some reason why the fucker can’t seem to sprint.
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Another vital game where the opposition are at it from the first kick while we are still trying to lace our boots.
If Dean can't motivate them , he needs to stand down.
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Southampton are not a good side by any means, very beatable.
That's equally, if not more, true about us.
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I can't remember us having a single shot besides the one that was already offside.
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That whole AEG incident was bizarre and somewhat embarrassing.
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A huge relegation battle.....so we start the game half asleep......half time total shots = 0
Totally abject performance absolutely no excuse for this garbage.
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I can't remember us having a single shot besides the one that was already offside.
That's because we haven't had one. I said Smith's words about their home form would bite him on the arse, and they certainly have. Best to not give it the big 'un when you're a clueless chump.
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As easy as it is to lay the blame at Smith’s feet the players have to take some responsibility for that. Absolutely diabolical in every department. A disgrace to the shirt on that showing.
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Does Luiz have weights or something in is boots, or strapped to ankles?
There has be some reason why the fucker can’t seem to sprint.
He has a diabolical attitude. Lots of ability but very little application. Boils my piss watching him I must say.
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Anyone notice Smith's body language as they left the field.He really is a clueless chump.
Yes, hands in pockets, shrugging his shoulders and head down. Does he look remotely capable of motivating and organising the team? He's out of his depth.
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Needs a flat back 4 and some bodies in the middle. We're too stretched
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That whole AEG incident was bizarre and somewhat embarrassing.
Yes, HE should be embarrassed.
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Anyone notice Smith's body language as they left the field.He really is a clueless chump.
Yes, hands in pockets, shrugging his shoulders and head down. Does he look remotely capable of motivating and organising the team? He's out of his depth.
Yeah, no.
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Look at this. Absolutely not good enough pathetic
(https://i.ibb.co/BVhkGs1/IMG-20200222-WA0018.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BVhkGs1)
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When we're playing this shite Grealish should be put at number 8 and drive us up the pitch. It should be happening after the first five minutes, nevermind at half time. Shape is blatantly not working today and we 'll ust persist with it and drift toward a loss.
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We’ll piss The Championship.
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Agree that we need to get Hause off and go 4-4-2 with Jack in the middle behind Samatta.
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Merson got it right.
Stop Jack. You can leave the others. They are no danger.
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Reading the comments we’re lucky to be only 1 behind. I’m off to walk the dog and when I look again I’m expecting that a half time bollocking will have had a positive effect. Villa to win the second half.
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We’ll piss The Championship.
Really?
Without Mings, Jack, SJM ?
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Look at this. Absolutely not good enough pathetic
(https://i.ibb.co/BVhkGs1/IMG-20200222-WA0018.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BVhkGs1)
You sure that’s not Barcelona v Villa?
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Anywhere, let's cheer up, we might improve second half and only be really bad.
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Anyone notice Smith's body language as they left the field.He really is a clueless chump.
Yes, hands in pockets, shrugging his shoulders and head down. Does he look remotely capable of motivating and organising the team? He's out of his depth.
Chuff me, this always happens when results are bad. Everyone starts micro-analysing every facial expression, every word of a post match interview and every bit of body language. What does someone who 'does have a clue' look like? If he was going mental on the touchline, would that show him to be somehow more competent? We've been appalling but let's concentrate on what's happening on the pitch.
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It's typical Villa really.
Two fantastic late winners v Watford and Leicester. Anyone else would go on a nice long unbeaten run and pretty much secure safety e.g. Burnley.
Instead we're on for our third straight defeat with Leicester and Chelsea to come in next games.
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We’ll piss The Championship.
I dont think we will. With no grealish mcginn and mings. We have very little hope.
None fo those will stick around
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We’ll piss The Championship.
Really?
Without Mings, Jack, SJM ?
I was being facetious, we won’t do anything of the sort with Smith in charge even if we kept all those players.
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We’ll piss The Championship.
Really?
Without Mings, Jack, SJM ?
I was being facetious, we won’t do anything of the sort with Smith in charge even if we kept all those players.
.yea i agree. I dont trust smith with momey has wasted money on some right crap.
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As easy as it is to lay the blame at Smith’s feet the players have to take some responsibility for that. Absolutely diabolical in every department. A disgrace to the shirt on that showing.
With the exception of Jack they're all his signings.
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The lack of balance in Midfield is staggering, we have conceded 13 shots again in 45 minutes of football. Week after week its the same story and yet Dean just continues with the same shape. We have a whole set of coaches who game plan and review the film, why are they not analyzing where all the chances are coming from and shore up the midfield. They have so much time on the ball and we cannot string 3 passes together.
This is exactly the same as Bournemouth where we play a relegation rival and don't turn up, how can you fail to be motivated for these games. We are sleepwalking to relegation.
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That's about as bad a half as we've played this season (and there's some competition for that accolade). The only positive is that we're still only 1 down. We need a marked improvement in the second half, hell, just a couple of shots on target would be nice!
While it remains 1-0 I suspect they'll start to drop back a bit and we might get a bit more possession in their half, but we just don't look like breaking them down (disallowed goal aside - which Samatta took well)
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OptaJoe on Twitter
0 - Aston Villa failed to have a single attempt on goal in the first half against Southampton – the first time the Saints have prevented their opponents from having a shot in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League game since April 2014, also against Aston Villa. Nullified.
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Look at this. Absolutely not good enough pathetic
(https://i.ibb.co/BVhkGs1/IMG-20200222-WA0018.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BVhkGs1)
You sure that’s not Barcelona v Villa?
Eibar actually playing away to Barca currently. 3-0 down (Messi hat trick) but they've had the only corner of the game and three shots on target.
Only positive is it's only 1-0. Was like this at Brighton and we pinched a point. Would sign up right away for one.
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We’ll piss The Championship.
I dont think we will. With no grealish mcginn and mings. We have very little hope.
None fo those will stick around
Do you ever give it a fucking rest, you give me a headache and I also have my doubts.
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As easy as it is to lay the blame at Smith’s feet the players have to take some responsibility for that. Absolutely diabolical in every department. A disgrace to the shirt on that showing.
With the exception of Jack they're all his signings.
And El Ghazi.
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We’ll piss The Championship.
I dont think we will. With no grealish mcginn and mings. We have very little hope.
None fo those will stick around
Piss the Championship, that must be tongue in cheek, we go down I can think of at least 3 of our better player that will instantly exit, hell will freeze over before we get up again.
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You just know the script, we give away another goal just before 50 mins. Then get one back in the 95th.
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I'm sure we'll come out of the blocks like Linford Christie this half.
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I say it every week, I'd take a draw now.
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I'm sure we'll come out of the blocks like Linford Christie this half.
And finish like Derek Redmond.
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OptaJoe on Twitter
0 - Aston Villa failed to have a single attempt on goal in the first half against Southampton – the first time the Saints have prevented their opponents from having a shot in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League game since April 2014, also against Aston Villa. Nullified.
That’s a sure sign of a coach outwitted. Dean is getting turned inside out by his opponents.
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We’ll piss The Championship.
I dont think we will. With no grealish mcginn and mings. We have very little hope.
None fo those will stick around
Do you ever give it a fucking rest, you give me a headache and I also have my doubts.
Whats your fucking problem????
Sort your shitty attitude
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As easy as it is to lay the blame at Smith’s feet the players have to take some responsibility for that. Absolutely diabolical in every department. A disgrace to the shirt on that showing.
With the exception of Jack they're all his signings.
And El Ghazi.
I'm trying to forget about him.
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I'm not watching the second half, too depressing.
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Any sign of the marine, Daniel Drinkwater yet?
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I'm sure we'll come out of the blocks like Linford Christie this half.
...or like any other 59-year old ex athlete.
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West Ham and Watford both have tough away games against Liverpool and Man United respectively. Hope for the best, although with our luck, we will get hammered in the Cup Final AND slip into the bottom three in the same weekend. Win today, and the latter cannot happen as we'd move four points clear tonight. Come on Villa!!
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Hendrik Almstadt, Steve Round, Jesus Garcia Pitarch...bought some shite under those 3. I bet Wilder doesn't have a DOF at Sheff Utd, I honestly think it's a bit of a myth and might only work at the Super Clubs.
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We’ll piss The Championship.
I dont think we will. With no grealish mcginn and mings. We have very little hope.
None fo those will stick around
Do you ever give it a fucking rest, you give me a headache and I also have my doubts.
Whats your fucking problem????
Sort your shitty attitude
Mod to the thread please
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We’re just so fucking passive. Every team knows you only have to stop Jack and we have nothing else.
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Bournemouth losing 1-0
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We’ll piss The Championship.
I dont think we will. With no grealish mcginn and mings. We have very little hope.
None fo those will stick around
Do you ever give it a fucking rest, you give me a headache and I also have my doubts.
Whats your fucking problem????
Sort your shitty attitude
May I ask you the same?
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We’ll piss The Championship.
I dont think we will. With no grealish mcginn and mings. We have very little hope.
None fo those will stick around
Do you ever give it a fucking rest, you give me a headache and I also have my doubts.
Whats your fucking problem????
Sort your shitty attitude
May I ask you the same?
We are all frustrated, calm down all.
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We are a goal down in a must not lose game and there is 1 player in etc box for that cross.
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Still shit then.
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If only El Ghazi had some of the fight we see on here.
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Chill. Listen to some music. Here are a few suggestions:
My current playlist:
Take You Down- Chris Brown
Down- Chris Brown
Sugar, We're goin down- Fall Out Boy
Down- jay Sean
Down to Earth- Justin Bieber
Let You Down- Three Days Grace
Down With the Sickness- Disturbed
Down on Me (ft. 50 Cent)- Jeremih
Falling Down- Selena Gomez
Falling Down- Atreyu
Taking You Down- Egypt Central
Goin' Down- Godsmack
You're Going Down- Sick Puppies
Down- Miranda Lambert
Down- Breathe Carolina
Down- Jason Walker
Down- Stone Temple Pilates
Tie Me Down (ft. Ray J)- New Boyz
Knock you Down- Keri Hilson, Kanye West, and Ne-Yo
Down- Blink-182
Down- 311
Down- Anberlin
When the Sun Goes Down- Kenny Chesney
Lay it Down- Lloyd
Won't Back Down (ft. Pink)- Eminem
Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) - Melanie
Ain't Goin' Down to the Well - Tom Waits
Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels
Don't Back Down - The Beach Boys
Don't Let It Bring You Down - Neil Young
Don't Let Me Down - Beatles
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down - Tony Trischka
Don't Take Me Down - Frank Zappa
Down by the River - Neil Young
Down by the Seaside - Led Zeppelin
Down on Me - Janis Joplin
Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Down There by the Train - Tom Waits
Down, Down, Down - Tom Waits
Get Down Woman - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Goin' Down - Monkees
Goin' Down Slow - Tom Waits
Hand Me Down World - The Guess Who
Hang Down Your Head, Tom Dooley - Kingston Trio
I'm Down - The Beatles
I'm Down - New Grass Revival
Land Down Under - Men at Work
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis
The Light Dies Down on Broadway - Genesis
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty
She Goes Down - Mötley Crüe
Shut Down - The Beach Boys
Star of the County Down - Van Morrison
Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny Cash
Way Down - John Prine
Way Down in the Hole - Tom Waits
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Freddy "Boom-Boom" Cannon
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We’ll piss The Championship.
I dont think we will. With no grealish mcginn and mings. We have very little hope.
None fo those will stick around
Do you ever give it a fucking rest, you give me a headache and I also have my doubts.
Whats your fucking problem????
Sort your shitty attitude
May I ask you the same?
We are all frustrated, calm down all.
I’m chilled the guy just attacked me for no reason.
Been abit better this half come on villa
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I'm sure we'll come out of the blocks like Linford Christie this half.
Only if Linford is wearing oversized Teletubby slippers.
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Thanks for the chuckle Leej
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We won’t improve with Marvellous n Luiz in the middle. We have no bite or spine. I can’t see a player in them.
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We’ll piss The Championship.
I dont think we will. With no grealish mcginn and mings. We have very little hope.
None fo those will stick around
Do you ever give it a fucking rest, you give me a headache and I also have my doubts.
Whats your fucking problem????
Sort your shitty attitude
May I ask you the same?
We are all frustrated, calm down all.
I’m chilled the guy just attacked me for no reason.
Been abit better this half come on villa
How's Blues getting on though
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Massively riding our luck again.
Southampton had 12 shots off target today.
We've had 1 shot all day. Shocking.
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We won’t improve with Marvellous n Luiz in the middle. We have no bite or spine. I can’t see a player in them.
Must say I thought there was a player in Luiz but last 2 games I'm starting to question that. He's young, mind, but still... we simply don't have time to wait.
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Bournemouth have had a goal disallowed in order for a penalty to be given to Burnley!
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No attacking intent, passive in midfield and defence. It’s pretty insipid.
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Some absolute tunes in there, Leej.
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Fuck me, VAR is truly ridiculous. Watching Sky, Burnley pen, after Bournemouth score an equaliser, disallowed and VAR saying penalty to Burnley as bournemouth break and equalise! 2-0 Burnley
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This is turning into the worst performance of the season even if the score right now doesn’t reflect it
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Burnley 2-0 up against Bournemouth after some VAR related nonsense.
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Trying to think of players who have had two good games in a row for us this season.
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Another top save from Riena.
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Hourihane on for Konsa.
Back 4 time.
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Nakamba and Doug are protecting sod all - Southampton have been ghosting around them all afternoon. May as well get Conor on, at least he can pass a ball!
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Come on Conor. Rescue us.
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Trying to think of players who have had two good games in a row for us this season.
Good luck with that. Let us know if you can? Only Jack I reckon.
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Fucking hell a tactical change, but Hause left on groan.
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Hourihane on for Konsa.
Back 4 time.
Why not make that change at half time
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Lets us hold hands and pray for a free kick in a threatening area.
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Speaketh of the devil and he shall appear! COME ON VILLA, GET SOME FK'S!!
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That bloke in the natty headband, the one tearing us apart, is the marvellous Nakamba we hoped for
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We’ve not had one shot on goal so far. And the offside goal doesn’t count obviously
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We won’t improve with Marvellous n Luiz in the middle. We have no bite or spine. I can’t see a player in them.
Must say I thought there was a player in Luiz but last 2 games I'm starting to question that. He's young, mind, but still... we simply don't have time to wait.
If you watch Marvellous he is ten minutes behind the game marking space and not tacking.
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We’ll piss The Championship.
I dont think we will. With no grealish mcginn and mings. We have very little hope.
None fo those will stick around
Do you ever give it a fucking rest, you give me a headache and I also have my doubts.
Whats your fucking problem????
Sort your shitty attitude
May I ask you the same?
We are all frustrated, calm down all.
I’m chilled the guy just attacked me for no reason.
Been abit better this half come on villa
How's Blues getting on though
You accusing me of being a bloser ? Stop embarrassing yourself
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20 shots up for Southampton.
By any standards, this is awful
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Marvellous doesn’t appear to do anything.
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Trying to think of players who have had two good games minutes in a row for us this season.
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We’ll piss The Championship.
I dont think we will. With no grealish mcginn and mings. We have very little hope.
None fo those will stick around
Do you ever give it a fucking rest, you give me a headache and I also have my doubts.
Whats your fucking problem????
Sort your shitty attitude
May I ask you the same?
We are all frustrated, calm down all.
I’m chilled the guy just attacked me for no reason.
Been abit better this half come on villa
How's Blues getting on though
You accusing me of being a bloser ? Stop embarrassing yourself
Well you do go on about them ever such a lot
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Trying to think of players who have had two good games in a row for us this season.
Good luck with that. Let us know if you can? Only Jack I reckon.
Have we got anyone who’s had two good halves in a row?
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Powder puff effort.
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Come on Villa for goodness sake, change up a gear, still the same tempo, so bloody frustrating watching this.
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Marvellous doesn’t appear to do anything.
I think we got his twin brother, Terrible. :(
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What was the El Garzi incident first half? Must have missed it.
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we're fooked
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That was onside what a bloody joke that was
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Can you lot take your squabble to PM? Or at least give it a rest with the quotathon?
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I can't believe we've managed to sign so many crap players. Then again, I expect they'll be moved on and be playing champions league football in a year or so after they start actually getting coached properly.
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20 shots up for Southampton.
By any standards, this is awful
Bit worried about next week, I'll be honest.
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What was the El Garzi incident first half? Must have missed it.
Someone brushed his cheek lightly with their arm, he goes down, rolls around for about 3 minutes - including Mings leaning down and shouting at him to get up - and then decides he's had enough for the day.
Heart the size of a pine nut.
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I may go see what's happening on the water rates thread.
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Smith has got his clueless head on.
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I can't believe we've managed to sign so many crap players. Then again, I expect they'll be moved on and be playing champions league football in a year or so after they start actually getting coached properly.
Was just thinking this.
The likes of Luiz will go somewhere like Everton and then the year after they're playing elsewhere in the Champions League.
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We won’t improve with Marvellous n Luiz in the middle. We have no bite or spine. I can’t see a player in them.
Must say I thought there was a player in Luiz but last 2 games I'm starting to question that. He's young, mind, but still... we simply don't have time to wait.
Thought he was great last week bar the miss.
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What was the El Garzi incident first half? Must have missed it.
He was challenging for a high ball, got an unintentional smack on the side of the head, went down, rolled around clutching his face, rolled off the pitch, rolled back on to the pitch, Jack pleaded with him to get off the pitch so we could get on with our corner, he eventually stands up and is promptly subbed.
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Dismal, insipid.
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There was talk on WM it was concussion protocol.
I haven't seen it so don't have an opinion.
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Smith has got his clueless head on.
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We treat the ball like it's got the fucking coronavirus. Can't wait to lose it every time it comes near us.
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That’s the one.
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I can't believe we've managed to sign so many crap players. Then again, I expect they'll be moved on and be playing champions league football in a year or so after they start actually getting coached properly.
Was just thinking this.
The likes of Luiz will go somewhere like Everton and then the year after they're playing elsewhere in the Champions League.
Still, as long as we make a profit eh? Part of the new modus operandi I hear.
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Smith has got his clueless head on.
That seems to be the default position sadly.
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We're finally starting to look a bit better. Come on Villa!
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Pass it Conor...
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Even Reyna can'tpass
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This is as bad as it has been.
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Jack going nuts at Hourihane for shooting from miles out
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Hourihane had a shot
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We had three people free there ffs trez
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Jack going nuts at Hourihane for shooting from miles out
Someone may as well shoot.
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Smith has got his clueless head on.
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No that's his '' Think i'll have a 39 with boiled rice and chips tonight''.
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Jack going nuts at Hourihane for shooting from miles out
One for the stats. Looks better than ZERO ;)
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We’re about due our late goal, aren’t we?
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Hourihane has made difference. I've not idea why he doesn't start more often.
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That's a Bruce/Lambert look......
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We’re about due our late goal, aren’t we?
We can but hope!
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We’re about due our late goal, aren’t we?
Yeah right, I'm due a win on the lottery but it ain't gonna happen.
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Need a SCORCHIO, PWS.
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I'm going to pop a cork. Fucking dross!
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We’re about due our late conceded goal, aren’t we?
Fixed
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Need a SCORCHIO, PWS.
This
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Hourihane has made difference. I've not idea why he doesn't start more often.
Because he's done a good impression of a lamppost in most of his other appearances this season.
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Need a SCORCHIO, PWS.
You need a shot for that to happen Leeg
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nakamba is shocking, effortlessly wafting the ball to a southampton player just now rather than the colleague a couple of feet further past him.
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Marvellous is truly a god dam awful player.
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Mings rubbish today
We are improving though after the change
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Even Reina having a fucking ‘mare and booked
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Hourihane has made difference. I've not idea why he doesn't start more often.
Because he's done a good impression of a lamppost in most of his other appearances this season.
He' a goal threat and links well with Jack. Tell me why Luiz and Nakamba offer?
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Comedy defending
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Hourihane has made difference. I've not idea why he doesn't start more often.
Exactly, the only midfielder on our books (apart from Jack and SJM) who can actually make things happen with a football.
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The shit infection has now spread as far as the goalkeeper.
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What the smeg was Reina thinking?! :o
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Reina very very lucky there.
Good, at least Ings is off. On comes Che Adams.
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You just fucking know that Nose is going to score against us now don’t you?
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Oh Pepe.
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It’s like watching a league two side with this defensive display
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Che Adams.
Not scored once for Southampton. I wonder what is going to happen next.
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Once again abysmal lack of communication between Reina and Mings.
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It’s like watching a league two side with this defensive display
That good?
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You just fucking know that Nose is going to score against us now don’t you?
Blues fans must be working themselves into a frenzy as we speak, DVB this, fanny that, so and so is a blue, he hates etc etc etc
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Hourihane has made difference. I've not idea why he doesn't start more often.
Because he's done a good impression of a lamppost in most of his other appearances this season.
He' a goal threat and links well with Jack. Tell me why Luiz and Nakamba offer?
He's a goal threat from set pieces, I agree. That doesn't change the fact that he's usually largely anonymous in midfield when he plays.
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Jack looking a bit jaded I think.
The rest of the stinking dross around him must be sucking the bloody life out of the kid
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Looking forward to getting these tricky fixtures out the way.
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Che Adams.
Not scored once for Southampton. I wonder what is going to happen next.
It is written in the stars
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Is John Terry there today, or is he just distancing himself from Dean Smith?
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Trezeguet is a bit shit, isn’t he
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Time for the bloke from Swansea, no?
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Southampton have the worst home record at home yet we are have done absolutely nothing to trouble them. Unacceptable
Trezuget is absolutely hopeless
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No
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Trezeguet is a bit shit, isn’t he
Very.
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Is John Terry there today, or is he just distancing himself from Dean Smith?
He's sat there, in the shadows on the bench..... trying not to make eye contact.
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Is John Terry there today, or is he just distancing himself from Dean Smith?
Honestly - who cares
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Che Adams goal will round things off today.
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Looking forward to getting these tricky fixtures out the way.
It's just the first 38 that are difficult. Should be easier after that.
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Trez is fucking useless
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Conor has been quite useful.
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Trezeguet is a bit shit, isn’t he
Anyone who isn't?
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Is John Terry there today, or is he just distancing himself from Dean Smith?
Sitting behind Smith in his Chelsea kit.
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Is John Terry there today, or is he just distancing himself from Dean Smith?
Chelsea played earlier so....
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Trezeguet is a bit shit, isn’t he
Very.
I prefer him to El Ghazi, however.
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So we have Hause, a limited left sided only footballer now playing right side CB. That is a disaster waiting to happen.
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Just heard my thoughts out loud on tv... "what's going on here?"
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They have the worst home record in the league and we haven’t mustered a fucking shot. Not a single ducking shot in nearly 80 minutes
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O'Kelly?
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Taken 7/1 Che Adams to score.
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Baston coming on to save Aston
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They have the worst home record in the league and we haven’t mustered a fucking shot. Not a single ducking shot in nearly 80 minutes
You're surprised? It's generally been our default setting for the last decade.
Baston on for Nakamba.
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Last minute equaliser coming up, Smith has employed the roper doper tactic, Southampton have gone to sleep with the sheer boredom of playing us, now we hit back....Here we go....Come on Villa
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Baston coming on to save Aston
Ditchwater to follow
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I've started saying Marvelous in an ironic tone of voice. I find it makes more sense that way.
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Two strikers on. What is this witch-craft?
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They have the worst home record in the league and we haven’t mustered a fucking shot. Not a single ducking shot in nearly 80 minutes
Sounds about right
How I wished it had all gone so differently
But unfortunately, despite our resolute support, we're going back down !
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Baston coming on to save Aston
Ditchwater to follow
Fortunately he can’t come on
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80mins and Luiz n Marvellous still on the pitch. Smith hasn’t a fucking clue.
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Just heard my thoughts out loud on tv... "what's going on here?"
I heard that too, Edvard, despite the dreadful Japanese commentary screaming over the top about Che Adams being the 'MVP' last season. Mute button now pressed.
Nakamba off. Good. Not a very good player.
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Has luiz touched the ball?
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Two strikers on. What is this witch-craft?
I hope one of them is Dwight or Dion?
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If we manage to snatch something out of this, we should be ashamed of ourselves. This has be one of the most abject, clueless performances I've ever witnessed.
And there's the answer.... Borja somebody... the guy who couldn't make the side in a mediocre Championship team. FFS!
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Trez was not offside agains ffspo
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Southampton's shit defence has worked wonders with the offside trap today.
We could only dream of our shit defence being that organised.
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Trez was not offside agains ffspo
What?
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Saints one clean sheet in 18 and we can’t even get a shot in target
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We need to check in every corner of Villa Park as it seems like Lerners malign presence is still with us. Is he hiding in a cupboard somewhere sticking pins in a doll ?
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Our final ball has been rubbish today.
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Absolute fucking clown defending again
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Saints one clean sheet in 18 and we can’t even get a shot in target
Are you aware you can actually check what you've typed before you press Post?
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This is disgusting to watch .
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How about attacking the fucking ball Conor? Lazy tosser
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Ffs Conor!
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Saints one clean sheet in 18 and we can’t even get a shot in target
Never tire of this one
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Edit: no it didn't.
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Luz you absolute donut. No need to foul him there
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Reyna a bit shit. Nylan on Sunday?
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Useless.
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This is absolutely dreadful. We're going to be completely destroyed at Wembley next week.
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Reyna a bit shit. Nylan on Sunday?
Huh? He's kept us from conceding cricket score the last 2 games!
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Saints one clean sheet in 18 and we can’t even get a shot in target
Are you aware you can actually check what you've typed before you press Post?
That was probably Dem's most coherent post since he's come on here from elsewhere!
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22 attempts on goal to 3. Apparently. I don’t recall the 3. Zero shots on target. I know that bit
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Come on Villa.
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Reyna a bit shit. Nylan on Sunday?
Huh? He's kept us from conceding cricket score the last 2 games!
Been at fault for 1/3 of their dangerous attacks
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Dean Smith then... :-o..F****** Hell...he's given up.
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Douglas Luiz has been just fucking shit
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Just heard my thoughts out loud on tv... "what's going on here?"
No kidding, but that was actually Dean Smith shouting that!
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Sick and tired of this. So many losses
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Just heard my thoughts out loud on tv... "what's going on here?"
No kidding, but that was actually Dean Smith shouting that!
You started it Dean.
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The quality of the managers we have had in the PL since MON has been nothing short of abysmal.
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I can’t remember such an abject performance in many years . We are light years away from consolidating ourselves in this league
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The quality of the managers we have had in the PL since MON has been nothing short of abysmal.
Or coaches it seems.
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Just heard my thoughts out loud on tv... "what's going on here?"
No kidding, but that was actually Dean Smith shouting that!
It was a genuine question from him, not rhetorical. Cos he ain’t got a fucking clue
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This lot are shite, with the obvious exception of Jack, though he was frankly shite today too.
Looks like we're back to square one folks.
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I like Dean, but I can't help feeling that if we swapped managers with Southampton we'd probably swap positions as well.
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If there wasn’t a cup final this week he would be fired. Bournemouth and saints do double over us and four terribly poor performances
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He should have been sacked at Christmas.
Pathetic. Purslow, is this your definition of 'not making up the numbers'? Pathetic!!
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The quality of the managers we have had in the PL since MON has been nothing short of abysmal.
Absolutely this. The one thing we've never been able to do is appoint a genuinely top drawer manager.
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Something deep inside makes me think that this is how we were supposed to play against man City in the final, and we will be awesome ;)
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I can’t remember such an abject performance in many years . We are light years away from consolidating ourselves in this league
There have been loads of them pretty much every season. Wigan away last 13 months ago? This has been shite though, really pathetic.
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The quality of the managers we have had in the PL since MON has been nothing short of abysmal.
Or coaches it seems.
Or players, administrators, CEOs ...
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Abject. On this showing, we may as well not bother going to Wembley. Just forfeit the match and save the embarassment.
Just checked out our upcoming fixtures... Our next opportunity for points are probably Palace at the end of April!
Honestly thought we'd stay up. Can't see it now.
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We are light years away from consolidating ourselves in this league
Blimey. Putting it like that, you'd be good for a job in the Diplomatic Corps.
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He should have been sacked at Christmas.
Pathetic. Purslow, is this your definition of 'not making up the numbers'? Pathetic!!
Spot on.
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Hogan equalises for Blues
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Might want to recall Hogan
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If there wasn’t a cup final this week he would be fired. Bournemouth and saints do double over us and four terribly poor performances
The league, is far more important than the final.
Quite frankly I am far, far too pissed off that we are sleepwalking to relegation to care a whole lot about the final. fuck the final I want us in the top flight so we can keep Jack.
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Pathetic. We're down. Hopefully we spend the Grealish cash wisely
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I can’t remember such an abject performance in many years . We are light years away from consolidating ourselves in this league
Really? There's been several of this standard just this season alone. This performance is merely what we are.
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Abject. On this showing, we may as well not bother going to Wembley. Just forfeit the match and save the embarassment.
Just checked out our upcoming fixtures... Our next opportunity for points are probably Palace at the end of April!
Honestly thought we'd stay up. Can't see it now.
We are not staying up if smiths here.
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2-0
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Very very poor. Not even a glimmer of hope that we will score throughout the game
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Fuck off Villa
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2-0. See you later premier league....
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We now look like a team team going down
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Fuck this shit.
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Fuck off Smith
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There you go. Fuck off.
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Time to get pissed.
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Foul them when no keeper luiz ffs
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Another season of top to bottom incompetence. Start the season with two strikers who can’t score. Slow to act in January, then we replace one of our best players with a shit player. Meanwhile Smith lurches from game to game looking like he’s won a competition.
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And that Ladies and Gentlemen sums up our season. Pathetic!
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Shitness of the first class.
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Oh fuck off Lescott.
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Fuck them all - Every single one of them.... Even Jack today.
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2-0, game over. Not good enough.
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And the humiliation is complete.
Sake.
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I thought Jolian lescott was a Villa fan. Prick.
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Regardless of who still likes Dean Smith, we have to face facts, he can't go on with this club, doesn't matter a jot about the final next week, we are turning into a very sad football team.
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Jeez this is becoming painful to watch week in week out.
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That was truly terrible. Relegation is deserved.
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Regardless of who still likes Dean Smith, we have to face facts, he can't go on with this club, doesn't matter a jot about the final next week, we are turning into a very sad football team.
Knowing us, we'll win it!
Very worrying, this bad run.
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If there wasn’t a cup final this week he would be fired. Bournemouth and saints do double over us and four terribly poor performances
The league, is far more important than the final.
Quite frankly I am far, far too pissed off that we are sleepwalking to relegation to care a whole lot about the final. fuck the final I want us in the top flight so we can keep Jack.
recent history says we wont spend it wisely