Aston Villa vs Sunderland Post-Match Thread

[Pete3206]

Just read the match thread.

Sex Wee!!!!

[ozzjim]

Just back and now is watching it all over again,brilliant. Can't remember the last time we played so well for a whole game. Everyone played well.give Norwich a good beating on Saturday now and we will be fine! Proud villa fan tonight!!!!!

I said at the start, and I will sign off with, welcome back sir, mission go well?

[Jimbo]

I'm still slightly stunned by the height of Benteke's leap for number two. It's like he's having a peek over the Holte End to see what the traffic's like on the Expressway.

[olaftab]

The one against Reading at VP was similar high jump.

[ozzjim]

I'm still slightly stunned by the height of Benteke's leap for number two. It's like he's having a peek over the Holte End to see what the traffic's like on the Expressway.

shudders.... 6 and a half hours I will be sat on it. I would love to know how many days of my life I have spent sat on the fucking expressway

Sleep time.

Great night....

UTV

[eamonn]

No matter where people stand on what's happening at Villa at the moment, I think we can all agree that was above and beyond our wildest dreams

The negative for me is the only thing I could think of when Benteke scored that header was he's just signed his ticket out of VP,
it was a stunning header, a 22 year old Drogba on his prime, I know he's scored some crackers this season, but when the money clubs in the prem and Europe see that sort of power in the box they will be fighting to get there cheque books out

Agreed. Any time Benteke scores now the instant joy is slightly tempered a few seconds later as I see him take in the applause and wonder how the fuck we're going to hold on to him even if we do stay up. Daniel Levy will have AVB in his ear all summer about stumping up the cash for him. Can you imagine ending-up getting something derisory like Adebayor and £10m for him?! Anyway...there'll be plenty of time to lament his leaving when it happens. For now, thank Christ(ian) we have him.

[Damo70]

It is quite amusing watching Paul Lambert talk about how far Benteke can go if he keeps his feet on the ground whilst it is accompanied by the footage of him jumping so high for the goal.

[Matt C]

Paul Lambert's young soldiers reward high principals (The Guardian): http://m.guardiannews.com/football/blog/2013/apr/29/aston-villa-paul-lambert-christian-benteke?CMP=twt_gu

[PeterWithesShin]

I love this bit.

In Villa's second goal there was evidence only of the virtues of this team. Lowton controlled a cross-field pass and ran effortlessly with the ball before selecting a pass of Coutinho-ish precision to allow Andreas Weimann to roll in a silky finish. And throughout an almost bizarrely one-sided second half, as Villa's coltish midfield out-passed and out-ran heftier opponents, Villa really did look like that Villa of the imagination, with Benteke dropping deep and Weimann and Agbonlahor menacingly purposeful in their forward thrusts .

[TonyD]

Just got back from the pub. My god what a week makes.  Last Monday was shite big time. But tonight was just ace.   

Stay up and we have such good stuff to look forward to.

We will win trophies.  UTV

[Damo70]

No matter where people stand on what's happening at Villa at the moment, I think we can all agree that was above and beyond our wildest dreams

The negative for me is the only thing I could think of when Benteke scored that header was he's just signed his ticket out of VP,
it was a stunning header, a 22 year old Drogba on his prime, I know he's scored some crackers this season, but when the money clubs in the prem and Europe see that sort of power in the box they will be fighting to get there cheque books out

Agreed. Any time Benteke scores now the instant joy is slightly tempered a few seconds later as I see him take in the applause and wonder how the fuck we're going to hold on to him even if we do stay up. Daniel Levy will have AVB in his ear all summer about stumping up the cash for him. Can you imagine ending-up getting something derisory like Adebayor and £10m for him?! Anyway...there'll be plenty of time to lament his leaving when it happens. For now, thank Christ(ian) we have him.

I think it is fair to say that Adebayor isn't exactly a Paul Lambert kind of signing. Which is nice.

[Greg N'Ash]

Paul Lambert's young soldiers reward high principals (The Guardian): http://m.guardiannews.com/football/blog/2013/apr/29/aston-villa-paul-lambert-christian-benteke?CMP=twt_gu

"Paul Lambert took a huge gamble here, fielding an Aston Villa team that on paper looked alarmingly youthful and on the Villa Park pitch almost touchingly puppyish."


Buh?!! That's our regular team, not a gamble. Jesus, if you're going to be a football journo, at least actually bother checking out the side we regularly field so you don't make a complete arse of yourself.

[eamonn]

I know...just imagining the worst.

Isn't it crazy how your mood lifts so much after a night like this? I just feel like sharing my joy with everyone. Do Yanited fans get this all the time? Only the ones I know are moody fuckers regardless of the result.

[Damo70]

I'm glad I'm not the bloke who has the early shift in the morning trying to sell coach trips to Wigan to bluenoses.

[Steve R]

What a night. I'm sitting here drinking cognac from the bottle waiting for the re-run on SKY.

The good thing about the game was that 6-1 was a reflection of the way we played and not how bad Sunderland were. I remember thinking after 25 minutes that it will be tough to score and that at least Norwich won't be this tight.

Brilliant goals when we needed them, and if Sunderland looked ragged towards the end it was because we steamrollered them in the second 45.

Man of the match for me, the crowd. Raucous and committed. It's the first time in three years that I wished I was there.

Re Lowton/England. There aren't many wingers at that level, and he may not be fast as such but he's not slow either. The way he ran at a retreating defence for the second goal was a bit reminiscent of Reus last week. I'd pick him.

The intelligent way he cut inside and the skill in putting on the pass for Weimann  spoke volumes for the lad.