Aston Villa v Rapid Vienna Post-Match Thread

[hipkiss92]

I am terrified about what Everton will do to us.

I have been saying this vienna scored their 3rd.

[Des Little]

I am terrified about what Everton will do to us.

I'm terrified to think what The Blues will do to us.  Seriously.

[deero83]

Utter,  utter shit.  KM is not and has never been the predecessor to MON. The calculated gamble Lerner & co made has/will not pay off and now they really need to deliver a very good manager. If they don't, the last 4 years will have been a waste of time and (Randy's) money.  Over to them I guess. 

The current complete lack of positivity surrounding the club is only comparable since  the  O Leary years.  Scary.

Sorry to be pedantic but you mean successor not predecessor.

[Mr Diggles]

There's a problem with Young and Ireland in the same team. A Young clearly wants to play in the middle (when he's better out wide) and Ireland is thus forced to play deeper (when he's better behind the striker).

If we had a striker, not a pathetic excuse for an over-paid, over-hyped tumbling bear.

Beye and Davies were a disaster waiting to happen. Three times.

Guzan should be shipped.

But, Ireland looks a quality player, Albrighton again looked decent (out wide that is, not as a striker) and Gabby showed that the team really needs him.

KMac should be honest with himself now and admit the manager job is probably beyond his abilities. We need someone in, but it really does have to be the right man.

Everton must be licking their lips at the thought of tearing into us on Sunday.

And... is it just me or is A Young turning into a bit of a prima donna?

[PaulWinch again]

To be honest Des, I can only look at one game at a time at the moment. This is completely unacceptable, we have wasted two games with the wrong man in charge. I have no problem with Kevin Mac, but he is clearly not a top level manager.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

I am terrified about what Everton will do to us.

I'm terrified to think what The Blues will do to us.  Seriously.

And every other team.

[eamonn]

The most entertaining thing about tonight was the rapid fans who didn't stop all night. I was THAT bored with what was going on on the pitch.

Bored?! What more do you want - goals galore, missed penalties...you wouldn't have got that kind of excitement at VP with MON. Kevin Mac for manager!!!

[Legion]

Our back four resembled Laurel, Hardy, Abbott and Costello.

KM is a great coach and has done wonders for our Reserves but is not managerial material. Our board need to pull their collective fingers out.

Albrighton impressed.

NRC started well but faded. Thought Ireland did well.

Heskey. WHY?

My favourite moment was when the ballboy threw the ball back in to play straight in to the Rapid Vienna G-Ks face.

[atomicjam]

Awful. No passion, no ideas, formation all over the place, no spirit. Just got home, got soaked and have not felt this bad about what I am seeing on the pitch for a long, long time. we can go on about MON leaving when he did but the Board needed to look forward straight away.  They have had time to decide if they want to take a chance and go for Bob B, Klinsman or go for stability- Sven on a 1 yesr deal, or show they have ambition, go for Jol or similar and make it public. The silence is awful, the football is worse. Randy needs to sort things out and quick or we will be thrashed on Sunday.

[sfx412]

A defeat on Sunday might be from RL's view just about acceptable in the hope KM pulls another West ham performance out, you never know.

[vilan461]

just got back cant say a lot ---woeful display once Gabby went off i knew it was over,no pride, no passion,
  Davies,Beye, Guzan, Heskey were all just garbage---if they get paid for tonight,s pathetic display its blinkin daylight robbery,
wtf was that back pass from Davies  it flew over the bar??why oh why did Petrov take the pen and what was that 2 pace run up ---unbelievable--Guzan aint a premiership keeper,--no way.
  What is occouring at our great club??it needs sorting and a manager appointed pretty dam quick,otherewise we are heading for freefall,----i, feel like looking for an excuse not to go Sunday--but will  no doubt feel different in the morning,and trundle along--"forever hopeful"V.P. is becoming a morgue,it just aint right!!!

[BarryT]

I am terrified about what Everton will do to us.

Probably the worst side we could play right at this moment. Everton will fight for everything - based on current performance this could be messy

Off to Tenerife on Saturday so season ticket is going to a friend - he ain't going to be disappointed is he.

[PeterWithesShin]

Just got back, way too fucked off to comment. Apart from, what the fuck is going at Aston Villa? And also, what exactly do they do at Bodymoor Heath?

So fucked off. Still in August and almost feel relieved I can't make the Everton game.

What they do at BMH at the moment is try to find the coaches, since most of them left 3 weeks ago and the ones who've stayed are only experienced at reserve and youth level.

And so no one at the club, even the senior players, are capable of realising we are shit at defending crosses and working on it, as an example?

[Summers]

I don't know where to start.. fucking useless.

My main thought is.. does Ashley Young own the club? He has freedom of the world. Every free kick, even when off form. Constantly in that free role, even though he & Albrighton wide was clearly the best idea after Gabby went off..

Why did we bother getting Ireland when we intend to use him as if he's Xabi Alonso. It would have been simply to play Young wide left, Albrighton wide right, Ireland behind Heskey with Stan & Reo behind him. THAT would make sense. So Mac, someone who clearly does know football does nothing like that. And decides Ashley Young is Ronaldo and Messi in one, so even when we bring on another striker - he gets deployed out wide so Young can continue his day. Young was our only real danger most of the game, yes, but it should have been deployed on the wing, with two strikers up top, and the defensive midfielders defending, with the attacking midfielder attacking.

Defence wise, Cuellar was Cuellar. Shoved at right back again and therefor made to look worse than he is. Collins was good, no complaint on him. Davies had good moments, like 'decent moments', then Disaster Davies showed up. Beye, again, first half he did well. Second half it got shown, his left foot is so bad he dillies and dallies to try and get it onto his right for a clearance. So.. maybe we shouldn't play a right back who genuinely struggles on the left.. on the left.

Oh, the penalty. Well done Stan for having the balls to take it when we're lacking a penalty taker, just a shame you're another without the stomach for it. Heskey could have bundled it, and we'd not remember the bad penalty, though.

Mac is not the man. He's a coach, good with talented kids. Terrible with real over-paid players. This "wait til after Everton, then interview Mac.. then maybe some others" thing is bullshit. Get Sven in. Or, hell, even Curbishley or Southgate in. Whoever can do the job from tomorrow with his team of coaches - get in. 1 or 2 year contract. Why? Because we need a manager of premiership standard who can steady this ship.

Tonight was a shambles. I'm genuinely worried about Sunday.

[VinnieChase84]

Kenny huang stills wants to buy a prem club! Feel bad with myself but right now I would like Randy to sell up to an investor with cash to make us compete!