Chelsea v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Exeter 77]

The A-Z ?

Sorry that was in reply to Dave's question !

Close. I typed 'St Andrews' for an H&V many years and didn't notice the extra 'y' until  it had been printed. It seemed appropriate.

I remember noticing that but I just presumed it was deliberate.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Remy. We are angry, frustrated and disappointed. It us alright making big bold statements like there will be hell to pay but that if all you are saying. There isn't a lot we as fans can do. That us the point. We can demand the managers head, to sack the board. But not a lot else, I say there should be a wall of silence to greet the players when they exit the tunnel and their effort in the next game be the reason for our coming back on side.

I usually politely applaud when they come out at VP these days and then give a quick shout of `Come on the Villa!`as the game kicks off.
Wall of silence ? Wednesday is another day, think I will make a point of yelling my head off for the 11 men in Villa shirts that come out.

[OzVilla]

I think we all need to calm down a bit.

We've lost 8-0 to the European Champions at a time when we have a team full of Academy players and they have a team full of players that individually probably cost more than our entire line up.

I appreciate the historical significance but if this helps Randy realise that we urgently need some reinforcements of experience and quality then in some way it may have been worth it.

Saying that, I didn't spend money going to Chelsea, nor have to listen to other supporters and can erase the match from my hard drive with it never having seen the light of day.  Which i'm now about to do.

[Villafirst]

Don't forget that Chelsea were playing with jet-lag!

[FatSam]

I am sorry but old people repeat themselves and I am an old person.

I said it after the Everton game, after the Southampton game, after the Man U game, after the City game and I will say it again.

Our team lacks mental strength.   Our team is mentally fragile.

It is nothing to do with physical strength or physical fitness neither is it something which can be coached into players on the training ground.

Our players need to be talked to long and hard, by professional sports psychologists if necessary about developing a mind set which in effect says "I am an Aston Villa player, I wear the glorious colours which have faced and withstood the best players in the game over 138 years.   I am not going to cave in.   I will stop you, whoever you are."  Our young players need to learn to strut and swagger and to walk the turf of Villa Park and everywhere else as though they own it.

I agree entirely, but I wouldn't have a clue how to go about rectifying the situation. Sports psychologists sound like they are worth a try, but doesn't it just come from years of success at every level of a club? Chelsea and especially Manchester United have that toughness, Arsenal and Liverpool much less so. Liverpool have largely lost it, whilst Manchester City are trying to learn it (but haven't done so well enough to progress in the Champions League.

It's a worry that all of our young players that have been blooded in the last two and a half years have got used to losing football matches. It may seem unreasonable, but I lay some blame at MON's door for this. His squad building was completely unsustainable, buying in a whole new defence every season. When he left the young players all ended up being blooded together.

[SteveD]

It's all about the response for the next two matches now. There have been signs of progress, a few genuine small steps forward and now a big step back. You can't argue with the worst defeat in the club's history, it's embarrassing. But we lost 7-1 a couple of seasons back to them; we also drew 4-4 with them and beat them 3-1 in recent seasons. This result only underlines there are a lot of lessons this young side have to learn, pretty fast. We'll soon find out how strong they are - and how good Lambert is - in how we move on.

[UK Redsox]

There aren't half some clever bastards.

It's the end of the world as we know it.

Just days after:

We are the champions of the world...

From Queen to REM in a week

[UK Redsox]

The A-Z ?

Sorry that was in reply to Dave's question !

Close. I typed 'St Andrews' for an H&V many years and didn't notice the extra 'y' until  it had been printed. It seemed appropriate.

And there's been at a couple of spelling mistakes in every H&V since in tribute to that day

[*shellac*]

Thought we were playing against Barcelona.ﹰ

[rutski]

Remy. We are angry, frustrated and disappointed. It us alright making big bold statements like there will be hell to pay but that if all you are saying. There isn't a lot we as fans can do. That us the point. We can demand the managers head, to sack the board. But not a lot else, I say there should be a wall of silence to greet the players when they exit the tunnel and their effort in the next game be the reason for our coming back on side.

I usually politely applaud when they come out at VP these days and then give a quick shout of `Come on the Villa!`as the game kicks off.
Wall of silence ? Wednesday is another day, think I will make a point of yelling my head off for the 11 men in Villa shirts that come out.

granted, i am not saying what we do should be for the whole game, i am not sure this is even the way to go. i just feel our disappointment should be recognised. i will always be there to support the team.  i am sure there will be a response on the pitch,

[dave.woodhall]

There aren't half some clever bastards.

It's the end of the world as we know it.

Just days after:

We are the champions of the world...

From Queen to REM in a week

With a nod to Ian Dury.

[ciggiesnbeer]

That was nice of Rafa, he could have put the boot in but chose to encourage Lambert. Classy move. I wont call you a fat waiter again.

[Dave Cooper please]

Anyone still fancy us then in a one off cup final against them?

No? Thought not....

Yes, why?

[Lizz]

Anyone still fancy us then in a one off cup final against them?

No? Thought not....

Yes, why?

There's still the little matter of them having to play Swansea.

[rutski]

Anyone still fancy us then in a one off cup final against them?

No? Thought not....

Yes, why?

the big thing about this is whether the players learn from this humiliation or capitulate. i will back them to learn.