Chelsea v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[saunders_heroes]

One of, if not the, most humiliating day in our entire history. It just isn't acceptable. Lerner, get your fuckin wallet out in January and buy us a defence worthy of the Premier League.
NO MORE KIDS!

[Matt Collins]

I think it was the 352 and the desire to go chasing the game that hurt us as much as any individual performances. I don't actually think any of our players stopped trying or were abysmal. Though there were clearly a lot of poor performances.

But if I were Spurs I'd be licking my lips at the thought of playing 433 against us on weds, and just leaving it 3 v 3 up top. I think we might need to change back to 4231, at least as soon as Vlaar is back.

I'm off to see the hobbit. Merry Christmas all!

[richard moore]

Imagine being there and having to get on the tube back with those tossers - I think I might honestly lose it such is my hatred for them. One of the reasons I can never go to this game, they make me see red. That and the expense. Hats off to those wearing the colours and coming away from there, it really is 'hold your head up with dignity' time. More than I could manage

[Karlos96]

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.

Hold on. We have jus suffered the heaviest defeat in our long,proud, illustrious history. Fuck, it should hurt, we should be fucking angry and humiliated. You can't just brush it aside as another game.
Show some fucking pride man.

Perhaps I shouldn't have posted on here so soon but you're right it does hurt I hate seeing my team like this so sorry if I overreacted.  I do think we have looked poor all season apart from the odd game and I do think Lerner has a lot to answer for.

[mrfuse]

How fickle fans can be. The players are young and they will learn a lot from that, we also got beat by Chelsea by a big score a couple of years ago with a lot older and better squad.

Take it and just try and put it right in the next game.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Look, we're all really disappointed. But people saying 'bannan should never play for the club again' or similar comments. Come the fuck on!

I agree with that. However Herd and Lichaj will never be good enough.

They might be if we played them in their proper positions. We should've shifted Herd to midfield today, Chelsea were playing with one forward. It should've been obvious their midfield was the main threat.

Spot on. We didn't have a midfield today. Chelsea owned us there all game.

[Goldie.7]

Fucking gutless wankers. We are Aston villa fucking football club, u have disgraced this once great club and are now etched in the record books. Hang your heads, u should be ashamed

Sorry I disagree. A young team playing against the champions of Europe just got completely hammered. You statement suggests our players meant to do that which is wrong on every level.

The players don't deserve their wages i turned that bollocks off at 4-0.

8-0 fook me their shit.

[Witton Warrior]

Come on - group hug - we can get through this brothers and sisters

[noodles]

Very poor. Chelsea were just winning the ball and immediately they'd be 4/5 vs our three centre backs. No discipline in midfield and the wing backs were really exposed as either being not good enough of just totally unable to adjust and drop deeper to reduce the gaps in the channels. We'll hammer Spurs 3-0.

[D.boy]

If anyonewants to know where to go for turkeys this xmas I know where to find 10 of them.

[PaulWinch again]

How fickle fans can be. The players are young and they will learn a lot from that, we also got beat by Chelsea by a big score a couple of years ago with a lot older and better squad.

Take it and just try and put it right in the next game.

I don't think people are being fickle. I don't think anyone is saying give up on all the team or anything like that. However that level of performance and result and surrender is not acceptable no matter how young the side is.

[andyh]

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.

Hold on. We have jus suffered the heaviest defeat in our long,proud, illustrious history. Fuck, it should hurt, we should be fucking angry and humiliated. You can't just brush it aside as another game.
Show some fucking pride man.

Perhaps I shouldn't have posted on here so soon but you're right it does hurt I hate seeing my team like this so sorry if I overreacted.  I do think we have looked poor all season apart from the odd game and I do think Lerner has a lot to answer for.

I was referring to the post in reply to yours Karlos. I'm with you mate, I'm bloody livid with that. I just can't put that down to 'just another game'.

[London Villan]

The kids need help as does the manager. The scoreline isn't acceptable, but it's happened, the response on and off the pitch is what we need to judge.

Keep the faith. UTV.

Merry Christmas all.

[ozzjim]

We lost 7-1 there with a midfield that was one of the best in the league, and some of the most experienced players in the league. Chelsea, as we know are formidable when in form. They have appointed a manager for all the piss taking is very, very good, and by coincidence knows how to switch on one of the best forwards in world football. Add in the best creative midfield in Europe in my opinion behind Barca, and pretty quickly you can see how a day like today can happen. Truth is we were not good enough and they were brilliant. Unfortunately they punished us again and again. At the same time we have been 2 up against United and beat Liverpool who hammered fulham yesterday.

As some of those with a bit more perspective have said there will be ups and downs. We have been battered, really battered twice. Away at Chelsea and Man City. Hardly a level playing field. Spurs will be hard, but 3 from our next 2 games and points wise we are still ok. Give Lambert some bloody time. 3 players in January would be nice. Vlaar back in for Herd and Bennett in for Lichaz will help us a lot. A real enforcer in the centre of the park for games like today would be nice.

[clash city rocker]

Might be wrong but in 50 years can't remember an 8. How many other prem sides this season will concede 8 down there. Utter,Utter fucking shambles. Lambert and all the players should give this weeks wages to a deserving charity. I won't be able to pick up a newspaper  tomorrow !!