Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Eigentor]

Despite that the previous manager was nasty and killed all the joy in football with his talk of 'training', 'composure' and 'passing the ball', I don't see that his departure has resulted in better football. Apart from a few dire examples from last season, I'd say it's worse.

[olaftab]

Assou-Ekotto made a comment a few weeks ago about the demise of Aston Villa. Last night was the chance to ram it down his throat however Eck and Collins & Co did their best to prove him 100% right.

[OzVilla]

Assou-Ekotto made a comment a few weeks ago about the demise of Aston Villa. Last night was the chance to ram it down his throat however Eck and Collins & Co did their best to prove him 100% right.

He was 100% right

''Let's not sell our best players or we'll turn into Aston Villa'' the inference being that we've sold all our decent talent and are now a bunch of de-motivated journeyman footballers that at best will make up the numbers with the only possibility of any excitement being a relagation battle.

Not sure that Stan, Collins and Gabby wouldn't have been nodding along if they were told that in the dressing room.

The Villa are nothing more than a celebration of mediocraty right now.

[simboy]

Gutless, witless and hopeless

[JD]

22 shots v 3 shots
70% possession v 30%.

It was Spurzzzzzz for fuck sake not Barcelona. The minute I saw the team selection I knew we were doomed.
This isn't the Villa I love. I don't mind losing** if we at least attempt to win, but tonight was a disgrace and now I have to face my family, who are all Yiddos. 

Fucking gutless.

**Well I do mind, but you know what I mean.     

[rutski]

For the 1st time in 33 years supporting the club i actually turned the tv over and watched corrie after the 2nd goal as i knew we were dead and buried-extremely worried about the lack of leadership and ambition and i can see us quickly being overtaken in the ambition stakes by the likes of stoke and sunderland-very dark and bad times ahead under this regime i feel !

i didnt, i like to have a subjective view and cannot if i am looking a rosie websters tits!

[garyshawsknee]

Though the players were woeful last night,Mccleish is doing what most of us expected,turning us into a negative,tactically awful team.

Theres no excuses for a midfield of Hutton and Heskey,I dread to think what Bent and Gab must think of the service they're getting.

Can't see it getting any better.

[oldtimernow]

the only plus point I can see is that David Cameron might come to see that if Plan A doesn't work then sticking with it will only lead to defeat so we must have a Plan B......if he sees that then he might  as well come down here and run the team  because AM certainly couldn't see a Plan B.

Warnock hardly got an effective tackle in and the positioning of Warnock & Collins was dire, they looked as if their satnavs got turned off , they must have Menieres disease because they fell over so often.

Too many lazy old men picking up fat cheques for only performing at their level and not upping their game against 'bigger clubs'

[brian green]

Exactly rutski and it was not a million years ago the Coronation Street fans were tearing into those of us who have said from the outset that Alex McLeish was a disastrous appointment of the wrong man at the wrong time.

What happened last night was totally predictable from the minute we heard that Randy had flown to Corsica to talk to McLeish.   It will happen again regularly.   Brace yourselves for it.   The ride is going to shake out the armchair fans.

[oldtimernow]

where is the pride ?
where is the hunger?

Ship a few of them out to Doncaster Rovers......and I don't mean the young ones

[Legion]

I have no problem with losing to a better team. I have a massive problem with the manner of our defeat. A ridiculous team selection set out to go for 0-0 from the start and then damage limitation set in. Abject, spineless, negative performance. Disgraceful.

[taylorsworkrate]

For the 1st time in 33 years supporting the club i actually turned the tv over and watched corrie after the 2nd goal as i knew we were dead and buried-extremely worried about the lack of leadership and ambition and i can see us quickly being overtaken in the ambition stakes by the likes of stoke and sunderland-very dark and bad times ahead under this regime i feel !

In fairness, Coronation Street is rather good.

Certainly more attack minded.

[philthebar]

I've tried to post on here a few times this morning, but can't put my thoughts into a proper sentence.

Speechless! Just Speechless!

[taylorsworkrate]

Last nights "performance" and result was of no surprise.

It was the sort of showing that many predicted back in July.  The problem is that due to the easy run of fixtures and our not entirely disastrous start, some had forgotten what type of manager Alex Mcleish is.  Tonight was a stark reminder.

Yes the players selected were poor, but he selected them.  There were some decent players not playing tonight, certainly better options available than Heskey and Hutton in midfield.  Why was Ireland rewarded after some good performances with being dropped?  Why has N'Zogbia been left out after finally showing some signs of form?  Why does our manager rate Emile Heskey as a world class midfielder?

Expect to see a lot of changes for Swansea, but I won't be indulging in any breath holding.

[VillaAlways]

I'm absolutely convinced Bent will be looking for a move in January and who can blame him ? I just can't believe how far we have fallen. We'll be in the bottom 5 by January. Paul Merson said we could be the dark horses for relegation and I think he's right !!