Chelsea v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[eastie]

Worried the effect this result could have on our young team if we have to face Chelsea in the final- dreadful performance today but lets put it behind us and give it a real crack against spurs and Wigan.

Merry Christmas to you all and your families and see you again on Boxing Day !

[Apyadg]

Lessons learned - Herd and Lichaj should never be starters for Aston Villa, ever.

I'd add Bannan on to that,

[Matt Collins]

Hmm. Best to move on from this one! I thought we might get a bit of a tonking here but i disnt quite expect that!  Merry Christmas all!

Definitely a few things to think about:
- is 352 viable long term / in games like this?
- can we go on with so little experience in the side for the rest of the season?
- will we see much of lichaj and herd after this season?

[Irish villain]

Ouch... ups and downs... we'll probably win the League Cup now.

No good if we get relegated. We are deep in shit. Eighteenth is there for four or five clubs to fall into and just look at our goal difference.

[rob_bridge]

We have to take it on the chin, put it behind us and most importantly leanr from it.

[Somniloquism]

Just as Citeh in the league showed, we are bad against very good midfielders. Liverpool could easily have been the same if they had scored first and had Silva or Mata instead of Shelvey and Henderson.. But upto the 3rd goal when turned it off as I knew we were going to get mullered, we just did not seem to have anyone to put the foot on the ball and calm everyone down.

January can't come soon enough.

[andyh]

These fluke results come along every now and then. Usually to a team who end up getting relegated.
Over reaction or not, that is an absolute fucking disgrace. Yes we expect ups and downs, yes we are a team in transition(again) and yes we are a young team. But, fuck me, a premier league team should not be so far ahead of another to be able to inflict that sort of damage.
Utterly, utterly unacceptable.
Big, big money needing to be spent in January, but sadly it won't happen, and who'd come anyway?

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Unacceptable.  I think we have had it this season we're such a poor side.  Cheers Lerner you useless twat.

Sorry, I've had a few beers, but shut the fuck up. Grow up. One fucking game and its the end if the world.

[David_Nab]

Expected us to lose but not like that ..very poor to give up out GD advantage over the rest of the teams down there like losing another point in honesty

[richard moore]

Like going down the long snake in snakes and ladders right back to the start

I'm afraid the thought of shelling out for the League Cup final to see them in all likelihood take us apart is a far from appetising prospect

I'd make them train on Christmas Day after that

[Toronto Villa]

Lessons learned - Herd and Lichaj should never be starters for Aston Villa, ever.

I'd add Bannan on to that,

They looked perfectly fine last week. Nobody was saying that then. They just got whipped against one of the very best midfields in Europe and a top class striker that has suddenly remembered he's a top class striker.

[cdbearsfan]

Might do us a favour. Last year we won at Chelsea and papered over the cracks. Result = zero spend in January. This time we've been hammered and it should be obvious to anyone that we need to strengthen.

[Jimbo]

Three words adequately describe that. Horseshit, horseshit and horseshit.

Or is that six words?

[Quiet Lion]

Unacceptable.  I think we have had it this season we're such a poor side.  Cheers Lerner you useless twat.

Sorry, I've had a few beers, but shut the fuck up. Grow up. One fucking game and its the end if the world.

Oh yeah one tiny little defeat, hardly worth mentioning

[JUAN PABLO]

Had tears in my eyes last week when we scored that second goal ., got tears in my eyes tonight for different reasons.

what happened ?      3 points on Wednesday please , you , the players owe us

and can the players give the fans who went today their money back.