Aston Villa v Stoke City Match Thread

[Jimbo]

As toothless, sluggish and complacent as ever I've seen us this season. Piss-poor half of football, apart from Darren Bent's goal. He's been the difference between us staying up and being relegated this season, without a doubt.

[Toronto Villa]

I'm guessing arm around the neck isn't a foul?

[TheTimVilla]

Not when we're attacking, TV.

I'm guessing the Sturk fans were giving Bent stick?

[The Left Side]

Half time?

[Kent Villian]

L.Young or Walker man of the match so far?

[gervilla]

As toothless, sluggish and complacent as ever I've seen us this season. Piss-poor half of football, apart from Darren Bent's goal. He's been the difference between us staying up and being relegated this season, without a doubt.

Spot on. We have been clueless going forward.
Fantastic goal from DB.

[placeforparks]

Half time?

yep

[dicedlam]

I fucking hate these boring bastards.
Please god, in the name of football let us win this one.

[Rigadon]

WIth Jimbo on the analysis of that half.

2 great headers aside (Bents being the better one) , I can't think of any redeeming features.  Shite game so far.

[Olneythelonely]

As bad as we've been, Stoke are a truly awful team to watch. The sooner they are relegated the better. Although I know a couple of their fans are good lads, the one's that post on here.

[TheSandman]

Bent is a fucking legend and a totally ace signing.

We could be ninth at close of play today and god knows where we would be without Bent.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

As toothless, sluggish and complacent as ever I've seen us this season. Piss-poor half of football, apart from Darren Bent's goal. He's been the difference between us staying up and being relegated this season, without a doubt.

Agree, Jimbo. Stoke are well organised and a physically strong side who can play a bit. We continue to look nervous everytime we have the ball, our only threat comes from Luke Young and Walker on the wings. Ashley and Downing are like Paulie's description of Spurs - "all fart, no shit".

Petrov and NRC need to start contributing more. Petrov did it once but we need to have more of a plan than getting it out to Young and Downing. We could start by playing it on the deck as we're winning sweet FA in the air.

[taylorsworkrate]

As bad as we've been, Stoke are a truly awful team to watch. The sooner they are relegated the better. Although I know a couple of their fans are good lads, the one's that post on here.

In fairness I thought Stoke played some decent stuff in their semi final.

[Monty]

Petrov, Walker, Downing and, because he did one thing that nobody else can do, Bent have stood out. The rest need to buck up a bit, though I don't think the system is working. The tactic worked last week but Sturk are so much better than West Ham in the air - and us, for that matter, at both ends of the pitch. Maybe Albrighton on to stretch the play a bit down the wing and give Ash more space would work better, because at the moment Heskey is looking like a waste of a name on the teamsheet today.

[gervilla]

Petrov, Walker, Downing and, because he did one thing that nobody else can do, Bent have stood out. The rest need to buck up a bit, though I don't think the system is working. The tactic worked last week but Sturk are so much better than West Ham in the air - and us, for that matter, at both ends of the pitch. Maybe Albrighton on to stretch the play a bit down the wing and give Ash more space would work better, because at the moment Heskey is looking like a waste of a name on the teamsheet today.

He usually is.