Aston Villa v Southampton Post-Match Thread

[pauliewalnuts]

Good:
- Guzan
- Lowton
- Clark
- Baker
- Stephens
- Bannan
- N'Zogbia
- Westwood

Average:
- Weimann
- Gabby
- Bowery
- Holman

Poor:
- Benteke
- Delph

We weren't even that bad, we created plenty of chances but just couldn't take them. Our entire game plan is based around lumping it at Benteke, and that's fine when he's on form, but I'm starting to get worried about the amount of sitters he has missed recently, he had 3 or 4 great chances at Bradford and another 2 today.

The only basis you could say we weren't even that bad would be if you were to entirely ignore 60 of the 90 minutes of the game.

[VillaAlways]

Possibly time for randy to pull the trigger , get di matteo in and give him some money , he may bring back into the team warnock, bent , makoun, Hutton etc and get something from them.

Di Matteo? Jesus wept...

He couldn't do any worse but nobody would be mad enough to take the job under present conditions

[brontebilly]

going down on all evidence thus far this season. Southampton had the three best players on the pitch - Schneiderlin, Lambert and Shaw. The rest of their players verged between average and hopeless but it was still enough to beat us.

Think Lambert has lost it too, four forwards on at the end. Bowery left wing. Wouldnt be surprised if he resigned in the next day or so.

Clark did ok, Delph actually was decent. The rest were hopeless including Guzan whose efforts with the ball at his feet were pitiful. Enda Stevens shouldnt play again in the EPL, that much is clear after today.

[aj2k77]

It seems really premature to write a season off in January but at the moment relegation seems inevitable.  Luck and confidence can change on a ref decision or an own goal or whatever but that just won't happen.

Not sure if Lambert should go - the realistic alternatives are championship material.   

Don't know the official stat but is it 3 home league wins in 20 odd games?  Disgraceful slide.

3 home wins in 24 games.

[Apyadg]

Poor:
- Benteke
- Delph

Benteke was gash, yet again, but I think Delph is just being typecast as the worst player on the pitch. He did alright today. Contributed more than N'Zogbia & co, that's for sure.

[Tuscans]

If Vlaar, Dunne and Petrov were all fit, played from the start of the season on honestly think we could of been near Stoke in 10th place on 29 points

[DB]

It does seem the owner and the manager is trying to put together a C-ship squad. I say that, but they are not good enough for that division....

I feel lower than when we lost to Bolton at home last season. Only saving grace, is we have 2 weeks to get some players in and time to turn it around. No evidence of that today.

[N'Zimidy]

Good:
- Guzan
- Lowton
- Clark
- Baker
- Stephens
- Bannan
- N'Zogbia
- Westwood

Average:
- Weimann
- Gabby
- Bowery
- Holman

Poor:
- Benteke
- Delph

We weren't even that bad, we created plenty of chances but just couldn't take them. Our entire game plan is based around lumping it at Benteke, and that's fine when he's on form, but I'm starting to get worried about the amount of sitters he has missed recently, he had 3 or 4 great chances at Bradford and another 2 today.

Delph doesn't deserve to be classed as poor. He was one of the better players out there.

[Rigadon]

Poor:
- Benteke
- Delph

Benteke was gash, yet again, but I think Delph is just being typecast as the worst player on the pitch. He did alright today. Contributed more than N'Zogbia & co, that's for sure.

Same for Bannan, both were OK. 

I honestly never want to see Charles N'Zogbia play for us again. 

[Randy Gurner]

Bring back Doug

[hawkeye]

Once the club started living within it's means it all began to go down hill. Too many people that don't spend money on the club complaining that the owner isn't. Villa makes less money, they have less to spend. Not rocket science, really. Was tragic looking at the number of people posting during the game complaining that the team doesn't spend money it doesn't have.

Well pulling all the investment out, selling your best players and appointing awful managers is hardly going to encourage people attend is it. The demise of Aston Villa has nothing to do with the fans turning up and all to do with the way the club is being run into the ground by Lerner and Faulkner

[Brian Taylor]

Dreadfully unlucky!! Come on the lads!

[Lamb_Stockmix]

I don't want Lambert to go anywhere, we played well today I thought. No it wasn't enough but we just need a few players that is all.

He isn't a bad manager overnight.

Our finishing was awful today.

[Jimmy Rimmer]

We have to try and stay up for the money at the end of the season.

Lambert has to go and a new man has to be given funds

This all has to happen in the next few days

Other wise we're down and the consequences of missing the cash could be disastrous long term.

Time to take the big decision, Randy.

NOW!

[Lamb_Stockmix]

Also Delph was great today.

Some people need to learn to think for themselves.