Chelsea v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

I don't feel gutted...just numb

[PaulWinch again]

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.

I don't think Herd is good enough in midfield either to be honest. He's a useful squad player but that's about it.

[Percy McCarthy]

A nose txt me during the game:

'Ho ho ho Xmas has come early. Oops it's 8'.

I replied: 'League Cup Finals? Nine soon'.

[enigma]

Fucking hell. One step forward, fucking eight steps back. I expected us to lose but didn't expect to play as badly as that. If we play them in the final I hope they don't embarrass us like that again.

[phantom limb]

To be honest I'm more pissed off that we got beat by Southampton. Unfortunately games against Chelsea, Man City etc. are not going to define our season. We need time before we can start properly competing higher up the table again.

[NorthYvillan]

Can't criticize the young players too much - they never stopped working; but you have to question the tactics and the failure to adjust the team to address the shortcomings that everyone could see

[mr-villa]

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

I agree, perhaps the last two games were a false dawn, because today was more than a wake up call.

Had Liverpool scored first last week the result would have been very different

Stupid comment makes no sense because the same could be said if we had scored first today, but they didn't and we didn't.  Enjoy smelling your own shit whilst cowering under your dining table convinced we will be playing championship football next season!!

[saunders_heroes]

"Work in progress", my arse. This isn't acceptable for Aston Villa.

[serbentoflight]

  It's all brilliant mind games from PL - Randy with see this and have to get his cheque book out now won't he!....er....won't he?....book...cheque.....surely... 

[ozzjim]

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.

A few are Paul. They need help (the kids) and unfortunately we are missing our biggest leader in Vlaar at the back who may have helped us out a bit. Maybe Lambert got it wrong completely today, he is still a novice too in many ways. We certainly need another experienced, quick centre half and an enforcing midfield player and a tricky forward for me. I also think that after last week they may have just believed their own publicity a bit too much??

[Five Villa Tattoos]

Utter, utter shite performance. I left at 7 after spending what seemed like the whole match arguing with the awful stewards. 

[cdbearsfan]

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.

I don't think Herd is good enough in midfield either to be honest. He's a useful squad player but that's about it.

You might be right, and I would look to get someone in to play there in January. We should've played him in the holding midfielder role today though, or maybe Fabulous Fabian.

[PeterWithesShin]

Please keep it civil folks. It's a fucking shit day but no need to turn on each other.

[john2710]

Well that performance was totally unacceptable. We capitulated once the 2nd goal went it. Whilst today's performance / result won't define our season, we need some quality / experience. You cannot do things on the cheap as we have been doing for 2 seasons. There are too many players who are either not good enough or do not have the experience to deal with the premiership. The revolution needs to be gradual.

[David_Nab]

Recently been linked with CB's and Big CM's can see why today.Westwood is a good player but not at same level as Mata etc and today was outplayed by them.Needed some physical presence in their to counter act Luiz who was awesome for them in all fairness