Sunderland v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[hawkeye]

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

agree we could have won today and at spurs, mistakes and a lack of goal scoring is the problem

[Apyadg]

Fucking Halsey you baldy c***.

Seriously?

[hawkeye]

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.

it looked like downing slipped

[olaftab]

That is 2 points out of 12 for Houllier. Very worrying and  SHA up next and  above us in the League.

[Matt Collins]

Ash was crap in the first half, but when he played behind the striker he set up two great chances for Downing and Heskey. We looked transformed when he moved there.

[Dave]

Fucking Halsey you baldy c***.

Seriously?

He doesn't look very bald to me. But the rest of it is very accurate.

Not seen as bad a refereeing performance as that in a long time.

[PaulWinch again]

Fucking Halsey you baldy c***.

Seriously?

Yeah that's a bit much.

[Chris Smith]

Decent second half but our inability to turn possession into goals has cost us again.

I don't quite know how to put this without causing a riot on here but I thought Sidwell did pretty well when he came on.

[Olneythelonely]

Fucking Halsey you baldy c***.

Seriously?

Yeah that's a bit much.

Which bit? The bald bit, or the c*** bit?

[Chris Smith]

That is 2 points out of 12 for Houllier. Very worrying and  SHA up next and  above us in the League.

They're a point behind us.

[hawkeye]

Decent second half but our inability to turn possession into goals has cost us again.

I don't quite know how to put this without causing a riot on here but I thought Sidwell did pretty well when he came on.

I agree in fact i think his best performance

[PaulWinch again]

The bald bit, because his performance today was c*nty.

[Toronto Villa]

We are really hurting without Gabby's pace. We created enough chances to win this game by a good distance so from that perspective the signs are encouraging. I think Downing is turning into the player we all hoped he would be, and NRC and Collins were very good. Friedel did very little, Heskey/Sidders solid. After that the others need to up their game. We need much more pace in the team, and I hope above everything Houllier sees that too.

[Dave]

Decent second half but our inability to turn possession into goals has cost us again.

I don't quite know how to put this without causing a riot on here but I thought Sidwell did pretty well when he came on.

I agree in fact i think his best performance

Certainly for a long time. Won most things in the air and looked very lively going forward.

[VillaAlways]

That is 2 points out of 12 for Houllier. Very worrying and  SHA up next and  above us in the League.

They're a point behind us.

It's 4 points under GH and SHA are 11th were 9th