Chelsea v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[gsbrn68]

The only way to look at this without it driving you crazy is that before last saturday we had 2 away games we expected to get nothing from . so we are 3points better than i expected. i know people are talking about the goal difference but if we had lost both games 2-1 we would be saying it was not to bad but we would be 3 points worst of but better goal difference. we just need to get a good result quickly to get confidence back

[JUAN PABLO]

It does not take a great tactician like Benitez to work it out . He can easily watch us on MOTD a couple of times and work out Lichaj is a very average player at LB and just hammer us down that side  .

[Goldie.7]

Isn't this the biggest defeat in our history?

Norwich seem to be doing much better since he left.

[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!!

I'm really trying hard not to give you some abuse for your reply

Feel free mate it will make you feel better.

[JUAN PABLO]

Isn't this the biggest defeat in our history?

Norwich seem to be doing much better since he left.

he built that side , it will take time here too .  hughton is just carrying on the good work

[Goldie.7]

My 9 yr old now supports Chelsea again and has just been bollocked by my wife for teasing me.

Lock him outside in the garden.

Tell him Santa is a Villa fan and unless he shows some love for the Villa he's only getting an orange for Christmas.

That's a half decent present sweet and juicy. Better than socks

[cdbearsfan]

Never mind, here's some soothing pictures to cheer everybody up...

Look at the snow monkeys. Cute aren't they?





Bath time!





Snowball fight!






Admit it, you all feel much better now!

[MarkM]

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!!

I'm really trying hard not to give you some abuse for your reply

Feel free mate it will make you feel better.

I will settle for pointing out that Liverpool had a great first 25 minutes against us last week and had they scored in that 25 mins they were likely to have got another. As per today's game

[Dan England]

I'm not making any judgement on relegation or anything like that. However the level of performance and result in that one game was utterly embarrassing and a disgrace.

I agree totally on that, today was a perfect storm effect.  World class side full of experienced internationals scores early against the youngest side in the league.

They then decide to leave their wide attacking players up front, regardless of what our full backs do, leaving us effectively 3 on 3 at the back as soon as we tried to press them, or leaving their midfield and fullbacks with loads of space if we didn't press them.

We then had a really poor game with the ball, lots of static players, lots of underhit passes, Benteke showed inexperience running the line.

At the same time they played superbly, everything went well for them other than a couple of snatched chances and a very good performance from Guzan.

Finally Dowd, as usual, favoured a top 4 side, 2 penalties given that he'd never have given for us, and then a few free kicks (1 of which that they scored from) that were 50-50, yet we never got a single free kick in the same circumstances.

Today is shit, but other than ruining our goal difference, it's not hugely important so long as Lambert gets them in the right frame of mind from wednesday.  I think the squad have shown the ability to not dwell on these things so far so hopefully we can get back on track with a decent performance agianst spurs before we take 3 points off Wigan.

About sums up my thoughts. We aren't that bad and aren't as good as a 3-1 win away at Anfield suggests. We will have a better second half to the season than the first.

[avfcpg]

Fuck it...would have taken 3 points from Liverpool and Chelsea away so bollocks to it.
Simply awful display, but surely we know it's gonna be all up's and downs this season....

[Ads]

Stuck in traffic in wanky London.

I left after 6. Truly awful. Pitiful. I fucking hate cliches too, but men against boys was apt. Yes they moved the ball with a sublime aplomb, but our midfield was so fucking weal and powder puff, it defied belief. Too let that mincing ponce strut around like he is a real midfielder boils my piss.

Then we collapsed.

We have to move on. You cannot dwell on something like this, even though it feels apocalyptic. You have to react and lay a fucking glove or two on Spurs.

We need some older heads and we need to invest in quality. There is nothing novel there.

0 out of ten for everybody, including you Lambert. You got the selection and the system as wrong as wrong can be.

You better put six points on the board now in the next two games.

Fuck off 2012, you have been a ****** of a year.

[walsall villain]

We have never, ever, ever lost 8-0 before.
As shit as we have been been many times is the past, no one has ever beaten us like that before.
I know we are in the throw away era where nothing matters for very long, and everyone just moves on, but fuck, this matters to me. I feel absolutely sick with this result.
That is a big thing. You can't just sweep it under the carpet as another game, it could have a massive impact on the season.
I just hope that management team have the balls to learn from this.

Yes think this was record defeat ever. Plenty of talk about a roller coaster season and it sure is! Loads of encouraging signs recently but the confidence of young players can soon ebb away with heavy defeats. A while back I was hoping we could get to 20 points by end of December then get one or two good experienced players in, think we will still need them

[mattjpa]

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.

My statement says nothing of the sort. If we're going to take the  credit when our young team wins we can't hide behind age. 8-0 is unacceptable hence why it is a record.  There are 22 men on that pitch, showing a complete lack of guts has nothing to do with their age. I don't give a flying toss about age. Losing 8-0 is impossible if you give a toss

[Irish villain]

Stuck in traffic in wanky London.

Fuck off 2012, you have been a c*** of a year.

As I said before, it must have been one of our worst calendar years?

[curiousorange]

The site I write for gets me to rate the players, the manager and the ref after every game. I had no idea what to put for Holman and Bowery because I don't recall them touching the ball!

I rated Dowd though. Give it a go, it'll make you feel better: http://pickourteam.com/premierleague/aston-villa/rating/referee/23-12-2012/chelsea-vs-aston-villa