Aston Villa v Liverpool Post-Match Thread

[Legion]

Available Sunday evening.

[Mister E]

The players looked inept, dispirited and lacking ideas.
Manager was far too cautious about the subbs.
The ball retention was shocking.

What we learned:
- Delfouneso ain't going to be our saviour (unless in a much better side).
- Heskey really is shit.
- Petrov still has lots to offer.
- too many players really don't care enough to be in our team.
- something has to change, and fast, if we are to avoid another relegation battle.
- the home crowd know and also can't be arsed to raise a shout.

Overall, this afternoon has been a particularly smelly shade of shit.

[eastie]

Gutless, embarassing garbage!

[villadelph]

The most worrying thing for me is that we have shown absolutely no signs of improvement since McLeish was appointed. The man is not capable of coordinating a decent offense. Thank god the bottom 3 to 5 teams are pantywaist's. I'm ashamed of our club.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

[Mister E]

The most worrying thing for me is that we have shown absolutely no signs of improvement since McLeish was appointed.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

down?

[PaulWinch again]

That was yet another utterly insipid diabolical display. Fucking terrible and we are rightly getting panned on the TV again. Bolton are clearly terrible. The club from top to bottom is an utter shambles.

[D.boy]

Complete and utter shite. I wish I could go to work and put in the same effort for £40k a week. Disgraceful and no sign of it improving.

[berneboy]

This really is relegation football.

I feel very sad.

[asgpaul]

Simply isn't good enough.  No desire, no idea, no fight.  Dreading Wednesdays game.

[TheSandman]

Aside from a few all to brief promising passages of play from N'Zogbia and a couple of good saves from Guzan that was somewhat bleak from a claret and blue perspective.

I don't think we can blame McLeish too much for today as had a limited choice of players available to him being without a few key players. However, there were a lot of concerning things today. The fact that we were so poor at keeping the ball, the fact that we were tactically out-thought and out-numbered in midfield and our defence had an absolute nightmare. The thing that really bothers me is how obvious it was that some of our players looked like they just couldn't give a fuck. 

[PhilGibson]

We look like a team accepting of its fate before we set foot on the pitch, too much respect for the opposition and no fight!

Please move on McLeish, before you drag us down!

[villa for life]

decent performance. only losing by two is nothing to be ashamed of. We've lost Gareth, James, Ashley and Stuart yet we are still comfortably mid-table. credit to McLeish where it is due. Not ideal, but not too bad

[CT]

Too many players clearly don't care. We have no leader and no captain out there.

[villadelph]

Aside from a few all to brief promising passages of play from N'Zogbia and a couple of good saves from Guzan that was somewhat bleak from a claret and blue perspective.

I don't think we can blame McLeish too much for today as had a limited choice of players available to him being without a few key players. However, there were a lot of concerning things today. The fact that we were so poor at keeping the ball, the fact that we were tactically out-thought and out-numbered in midfield and our defence had an absolute nightmare. The thing that really bothers me is how obvious it was that some of our players looked like they just couldn't give a fuck.

It is the manager's job to give the players a clue. Give them a direction and outline a philosophy that will enable them to win the game. McLeish is in way over his head and offers none of the above. It is impossible to win with this man at the reigns.

[SamTheMouse]

Mediocre players producing mediocre football on the instructions of a mediocre manager.

MEH.