Sunderland v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[andyh]

To my eyes, Sunderland are a poor,poor team. We just about lived with them.

[eamonn]

Sunderland were there for the taking. We dominated the last twenty five minutes but our dire defending from set-pieces is hampering us so much.

Collins and dunne have had it. two years ago, we all knew this, yet we've not moved on.  where is the training?

Eh? Less than a year and a half ago they were one of the best defences in the country and we were all congratulating MON for buying them.

It was only last season that the rot set in.

[pauliewalnuts]

Positives

- second half much better than first
- Gabby was excellent again
- N'Zogbia played well
- Herd did well

Negatives

- no confidence in attack, too often move forward promisingly but somehow end up passing ball around edge of our own area
- defence looks fucked.
- we failed to win, yet again.
- we are simply unable to close a game out
- no movement off the ball
- we are largely shapeless and hoof the ball far too often.

Oh, and the squad is nothing like deep enough.

[VillaAlways]

Another point towards safety. Thats our season ladies and gents. Good here isn't it ?

[johncvilla88]

Where will our next three points come from?

Norwich next week at home I hope else Mcleish out! Paul Lambert  in!

[Fergal]

Chucked another two points away, call themselves professionals? Naa

[pauliewalnuts]

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

Having played only one decent side.

I'm not screaming relegation or anything like that, but I do think that's the thing that is going to catch us out, unfortunately.

[Rigadon]

Also, can those fretting about Bent leaving at christmas and saying he's too good for us please stop.  He isn't world class, we're about his level. 

[nuninho]

Every time.  Every pissing time we score late and you know they'll let a goal in. 

[ez]

If its the same team next game i'm going to be very annoyed

[citizenDJ]

Overall a not too bad performance, and I thought we'd lose this so a point isn't poor at their place.

In the second half we were much improved, with Agbonlahor and Warnock very good and N'Zogbia putting in his best showing so far. Some good passing play, steady build up and some very decent attacks. Not bad.

Both centre-backs, although doing some things well, still make too many basic errors. Positioning, marking, distribution...they're crap at all of those things and it costs us over and over again.

With consistent shoddy defending like that, surely Cuellar or Clark deserve a go in the team?

Anyway, not a bad point, but we could, possibly should, have had three.

[Witton Warrior]

Where will our next three points come from?

I have tickets for Norwich next week so it is a nailed on win villadelph ;-)

[pav]

Can someone let randy know how we gone on .

[Tony]

Extremely disappointing that the players don't bust a gut to hold on to a lead, Mcleish must sort out this defending from set pieces. If he can't sort it out then let someone come in who will, it's abysmal that we keep doing this.

[ozzjim]

Different season, same old shit. Never put sides away when we are on top, have no creative edge and without that Bent looks like a white elephant. How many points from winning positions since the start of last season.

Houllier was never the problem, the players he clearly wanted rid of were the problem. McLeish is just a boring version of MON with the same amount of tactical nous and a lot less charisma. We are the epitome of total and utter mediocrity. We are Aston Villa.