Aston Villa v Chelsea Post-Match Thread

[django]

Our chances of staying up have really deteriorated since that result against fulham. Lookin at the state of our squad it's no surprise though that we are where we are. He kids did heir best but heirs a lack of true quality and experience that may cost us.

Still, not that bothered about the football. Even more desperate for stan to win his battle after his amazingly brave display today.

[Fergal]

Said before the game that the result wasn't the important thing today and that doesn't change just because we lost.

Really good fight by the youth. 19th minute was impeccable. Lichaj looks like he's be a very useful player.

The result was important in the season though. Chelsea looked vulnerable at the back and when back to 2-2 we got screwed by the ref and our defending.

We are going down this season. I am more sure by the week. As I predicted 2 weeks back, the bottom clubs will start fighting and win games you would not expect. We just keep losing. We are totally rudderless, and the manager has not got a clue of how to motivate the side.

Agree, we are in deep trouble.  Why oh why oh why did he bring on Heskey?

Bringing on Heskey shoudn't even be part of the conversation tonight. It has nothing to do with the result. He came on because Weimann was bagged and had picked up a knock.

True the most important thing is Stan getting better.

[mal]

Said before the game that the result wasn't the important thing today and that doesn't change just because we lost.

Really good fight by the youth. 19th minute was impeccable. Lichaj looks like he's be a very useful player.

The result was important in the season though. Chelsea looked vulnerable at the back and when back to 2-2 we got screwed by the ref and our defending.

We are going down this season. I am more sure by the week. As I predicted 2 weeks back, the bottom clubs will start fighting and win games you would not expect. We just keep losing. We are totally rudderless, and the manager has not got a clue of how to motivate the side.

Agree, we are in deep trouble.  Why oh why oh why did he bring on Heskey?

Bringing on Heskey shoudn't even be part of the conversation tonight. It has nothing to do with the result. He came on because Weimann was bagged and had picked up a knock.

He Brought on Heskey because  Guzan, Grealish, Heskey, Albrighton, Johnson, Williams, Carruthers." was the bench and Albrighton was already on.

[Fergal]

Daft question, what was up with Cuellar?

[lovejoy]

Thigh strain.

[Steve kirk]

When I walked back to the car after the Fulham game we were 11 points clear of the bottom 3 and I was convinced we would be fine but now its only a 5 point gap and with injuries plus the loss of Stan I am for the first time genuinely worried.

[pauliewalnuts]

Got what I expected today, no real surprise so no real disappointment. It was always going to be a difficult day, but well done the club and fans for handling it so well.

The other results, however, have gone terribly for us, and that gap between us and the guff at the button which was 11 points not so long ago, then 8 is now far too small to not be extremely worried.

We now gave Liverpool, Stoke and Man United to face, and we have an injury crisis too. I can't see us getting much at all from those matches.

McLeish should have been less negative and unambitious earlier in the season when we were untroubled by injuries. Now look at the mess we are in.

The man has been a disaster and has to go.

[myf]

From thinking we were comfy we're in big trouble now. Some good signs today but that team will not deliver the 6points we need. Looks like god has had enough of villa in the prem

[DB]

Every game I had a bad feeling about the conclusion to the season - combine: inept manager, poor tactics, other clubs below picking up points (bar Wolves) and in recent weeks  - injuries, we look like going down.

[DB]

Forgot to add, the re-arranged Bolton game is a must 3 points.

[ktvillan]

A valiant effort in the end but when you are up against a biased ref (that decision with Gabby before the 3rd goal was scandalous),  can't defend to save your lives and only start playing with 20 minutes left it's only going to end one way. 

Only 5 points off the drop zone now and we have the toughest run in,a depleted squad and a manager who is as unlucky as he is incompetent.  I thought we'd be okay but the recent wins for Bolton, Blackburn, QPR and Wigan have changed my mind.  I think we're going down.

My only hope is that McFuckwit has a compensation free relegation sacking clause built in to his contract, but I doubt our equally incompetent owners thought of that.   

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Didn't look too bad to me considering the experience we had to hand and a resurgent Chelsea. Not much shape, but bags of spirit. Lichaj looked decent, Baker and Warnock committed. Ireland was a stand-out for me - always in space always lookng for a decent pass.

Corner defending was pish, but what's new? Don't think we'll get relegated, but don't think McLeish is the man to take us forward.

[ez]

Can't really complain about other results not going our way. Relying on others to lose when we're only on 33 points ourselves is daft.

[hawkeye]

It does not look good, we need 2 wins and i cant see us getting them any time soon, we are definately in the relegation battle, we have a bloke in charge who knows about these.

[lovejoy]

Bolton and Stoke now must win games, have a shot at a win at Norwich, WBA and v Spurs and will get nothing at OT or Anfield, Mississippi