Sunderland v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Legion]

Available Saturday evening.

[Dave]

2-2 probably about fair.

Awful first half, better second half. Still not very good at defending set pieces.

[Matt Collins]

Yet again we're the worst team in the league for holding onto leads

I actually thought we played pretty well though, but our set piece defending needs an urgent going over

[villadelph]

I'm so fucking sick of this. Can we close out a fucking game?!

[olaftab]

We have a rubbish defence.  Lose the lead twice against a mediocre team is inexcusable. Hutton, Dunne, Collins, Warnock all need shipping out ASAP,

[kippaxvilla2]

2 points dropped, cannot fuckin defend leads, ever it seems, given the parlous state the club could potentially find itself in in May, we need to beat teams like Sunderland.  Still, I didn't even think we would get a point so have to be glad about that.  Well played Gabby.

[tim]

Seems that by scoring a goal we seem to think the game is won, then suddenly "oh hang on, they're still playing. And they've scored straight away"
Can't be hard to keep playing after a goal is scored - other teams realise it...?

[Rigadon]

Level on points after about a third of the season gone with QPR, Swansea, Norwich and Stoke. 

It was about as uninspiring as it gets.  The only player worth watching this season is Gabby. 

[johncvilla88]

Positive's was Chris Herd provided great defencive cover for open play throughout! Can't be faulted for the goals. Collins need's to have a game off.

[Summers]

McLeish out.

McDonald given the reigns with Sid as number two.

Heskey never to start a league game again.

Is it too much to ask?

[CJ]

So frustrating yet again. We get ahead 3 minutes from the end, and who among us really thought we'd hang on to win? Stupid of Dunne to give that free kick away and yet again poor defending from a set piece.

[Fin Feds Dad]

I like Given - he will win us more points than Friedel - but I am not convinced about him on crosses.

Thought Gabby, Petrov, Herd were great.

Darren Bent has missed two in two weeks - needs to step up now.

Frustrating - but better than last week.

[Fergal]

Chucked another two points away, call themselves professionals? Naa

[Mister E]

Thought we did well with the ball / crap in defence. Some positives though, generally. Herd, N'Zog, Warnock and Gabby were particularly good. Hutton is good on the attack, but gets no cover when caught out of position.
Defensively, we have the same problems as we had last season: set-piece management is awful.

We should have won this game.

Clark and Cuellar, anyone?

[villadelph]

Where will our next three points come from?