Aston Villa vs Sunderland Post-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

Carlos was abysmal. Gardner wasn't much better.

[Somniloquism]

Great shot of Gardner's reaction to Vlaars goal on that gif posted in the Match thread.

[SoccerHQ]

I wrote on here a little while ago about how disillusioned i was during the Newcastle game and how i left at half time and actually shed tears of disappointment at how far we had dropped,and how crap we were. Last night i cried again,i am an emotional sort of chap, but i cried tears of absolute joy last night, i left the Upper Witton and joined the throng on Witton Lane as the Holte emptied everyone was singing as they came down the steps, sang as they walked up/down Witton Lane.....Tell me when was the last time that happened?
Last night was brilliant a proper team performance from 1 - 11.....i can eulogise about Benteke or Lowton but last night all of 'em deserve equal credit. Even Paul Lambert - i had my doubts,they were all quashed last night.....he is the Man!!
Onward and Upward

I remember that. Were you the guy who just went to the pub and waited for the game to finish. Welcome back brother!

Yep, loads of Benteke worship walking back along Witton late last night. With it being reasonably mild I likened it to the walk back to camp at a music festival after an all time classic band have just headlined and everyone is full of joy and other wonderful substances!

[PeterWithe]

Craig Gardner is a much better player than he will ever show in a game against us, he always seems a bit embarrassed to play at VP, as well he should.

[olaftab]

Oh and my one gripe from last. Why the smeg don't they put on any extra buses after the match? I was at the 7 stop within 5 mins of final whistle and still had to wait nearly 20 mins for the first one to arrive. Which obviously got packed quickly so went past most of the other stops without picking anyone up. Surely someone at can have the bright idea that a crowd of 38K+ may need more buses than the usual night service. Planks. I got home quicker from Stoke than I did last night from VP!

Public transport to matches is appalling.  Does anyone remember when you were able to board busses for VP from Dale End FOC to Church Lane and back again? They were all lined up after the match to whisk fans back to town. Why can't we have that again?

[olaftab]

If proof was needed that some journalists don't know what they're talking about, then look no further than Neil Moxley's player ratings in the Daily Mail. Mignolet gets the same marks as Guzan despite letting in 5 goals more and Carlos and O'Shea get a very generous 6 out of 10, the same mark given for each our midfielders. 

Just shows how good we were!

[danlanza]

Not wanting to get too ahead ourselves but....

Same team and attitude against Norwich on Saturday and we'll give them a spanking as well. Norwich are average to poor and will not be looking forward to facing a team with such belief and confidence especially with their run of results.

and yes, finally after 3 years we get a performance to remind us why we love the Villa!!

(or was it just some american consipracy to sell more season tickets next year hmmmmm....?)

I will go with that conspiracy. Best one for a while.

[not3bad]

I've realised how much energy I expended at the match last night and I'm cream crackered now.

[Somniloquism]

We don't need to know you are playing the biscuit game thanks very much.

[Damo70]

I've realised how much energy I expended at the match last night and I'm cream crackered now.

I'm still buzzing. I keep smiling to myself at random moments. people I come into contact with are starting to look paranoid as if I know something they don't.

[LeeB]

I think this lot are made for us to play against, and we'll finally smash the shit out of someone at home for the benefit of our long suffering supporters.

Mystic shit.

Just about to leave when my stomach decided to 'move south'.

It was massive, and also a complete phantom, so I'm taking that as a good omen.

4-0 Villa.

Magic shit.

Yesterday was my boy's 3rd birthday. I had the day off, took him to Thomasland at Drayton Manor, we had the complete run of the place with barely another soul there, and then came home, kissed him goodnight, had that shit and went down the Villa.

I don't think there will be many days in my life as good as yesterday.

[MoetVillan]

Rewatched the whole match last night.  It wasnt as good as being there the night before....but god it was good

[Percy McCarthy]

I think this lot are made for us to play against, and we'll finally smash the shit out of someone at home for the benefit of our long suffering supporters.

Mystic shit.

Just about to leave when my stomach decided to 'move south'.

It was massive, and also a complete phantom, so I'm taking that as a good omen.

4-0 Villa.

Magic shit.

Yesterday was my boy's 3rd birthday. I had the day off, took him to Thomasland at Drayton Manor, we had the complete run of the place with barely another soul there, and then came home, kissed him goodnight, had that shit and went down the Villa.

I don't think there will be many days in my life as good as yesterday.

And you met me. What a day!

How come you never mentioned you look like Brad Pitt?

[Clark W Griswold]

Yes, the best we've played since Arsenal away at the end of Bent's first season when we won 2-1.

Excellent performance, the midfield trio looked to have a great balance, Delph looks like the player we all hoped for, Westwood continues to improve and Sylla is rough around the edges but shows real promise i think. Would still like an experienced leader to come in there next season though, let the other 3 fight out for 2 places.

The front 3 are awesome, no improvement needed there.

Defence still needs a bit of improvement, lets not kid ourselves about the goals against this season, but Lowton looks awesome and Bennett is improving a lot also.

Play like that in the last 3 and we will be fine, must admit i didn't see that performance coming.

[supertom]

The key was that we kept on attacking. We never allowed them time to attack and get at our shoddy centre halfs. I mean early in the game, Baker and Vlaar were all over the place positionally. I did feel like it might be a disaster waiting to happen. Ron's goal just kicked us on, and after their equaliser, we thankfully pushed onto the front foot again rather than capitulate.

With a decent system and keeping ourselves on the front foot as much as possible, we'll be okay. This season, and going into next. That is the key. That is how we'll outscore opponents and give our defence less work to do.