Sunderland v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[D.boy]

Yet again we have a lot of possession up to the final 3rd of the pitch yet cannot convert chances. Have we turned into Everton, good passing and build up play but no end product.
On a side note that bloody ref was appalling. I hope we never see him at Villa Park.

[Goldie.7]

Must buy striker.

Yeah like 2 seasons ago..

[Dave]

Small Heath tougher than ever now.

Is Warnock banned for that game now?

Lichaj left-back presumably.

[Reality]

Jesus Christ we are dying for a new fucking striker. Had the chances. Referee was a ****** 2 clear penalties. Fucking Halsey you baldy ******.

[PaulWinch again]

Reo-Coker was really good.

[Matt Collins]

Hard to be too angry. 60 minutes of that game was absolutely excellent. NRC, Downing, Heskey all excelled. But you can't see too many goals in that team.

I'd say it was fairly predictable that after MON leaving, we would play better football, but get worse results. And that's exactly what's happening. Worrying that we keep on losing away from home. And worrying that we have lost every game we've gone behind in this season, but have let teams do the opposite to us twice.

A fit and on form Gabby in that team, with Ashley behind him, would make a huge difference to our threat.

I do like to see  us playing proper football more frequently though.

I think criticism of the first half performance has been over the top. We had 3 brilliant chances.

[Olneythelonely]

Give me 3 points over nice little passes any day of the week.

[Matt Collins]

Oh and I don't buy the argument that the formation doesn't work. Go away from home to a team with that defensive record and create at least 5 chances you would expect to score and you can't say it's lack of bodies in the box that is hurting us. It's crap finishing and lack of composure.

Downing has been our player of the season so far.

[Goldie.7]

So out of 9 Premiership games we've won 3!

Pretty much sums up the football we've been playing so far this season, one word 'Dire'

[pauliewalnuts]

Must buy striker.

Yeah like 2 seasons ago..

Yup.

[Matt Collins]

How has our football been dire this season? That's not the problem. But we do have problems.

[Olneythelonely]

How has our football been dire this season? That's not the problem. But we do have problems.

The main one being we can't win a game of football.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Ash was shit. We looked a poor side against another poor side .........

[olaftab]

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[Rigadon]

Oh and I don't buy the argument that the formation doesn't work. Go away from home to a team with that defensive record and create at least 5 chances you would expect to score and you can't say it's lack of bodies in the box that is hurting us. It's crap finishing and lack of composure.

Downing has been our player of the season so far.

Very much so.  It's so clearly the finishing that's letting us down.  Houllier must see it and I expect it sorted at Christmas or we can look forward to more of the same.

As an aside, why didn't Halsey book Downing if he saw that as a dive?  I haven't seen properly enough to know either way, but Halsey HAS to book Downing for cheating or give a penalty.