Quote from: pauliewalnuts on August 19, 2013, 09:48:03 PMLet's not forget one thing, though.Last season we went to Liverpool and won 3-1 and got lots of plaudits. Then the next week we went to Chelsea, lost 8-0 and started on that terrible run.I am not suggesting anything so hideous is going to happen again, just a note of caution, really, that this is going to be a really difficult fixture, and let's not all get our arses in our hands if we lose it.No.No notes of caution, no remembering a freak result from another year, just enjoy this resurgent, young Villa side without worrying about what's around the corner.Yes we might lose at Chelsea,but so what, we now know that they will bounce back anyway.These are good times people, have fun!
Let's not forget one thing, though.Last season we went to Liverpool and won 3-1 and got lots of plaudits. Then the next week we went to Chelsea, lost 8-0 and started on that terrible run.I am not suggesting anything so hideous is going to happen again, just a note of caution, really, that this is going to be a really difficult fixture, and let's not all get our arses in our hands if we lose it.
Quote from: ktvillan on August 20, 2013, 09:08:03 AMI'd lost the excitement factor about two to two and a half years into O'Neill's tenure -probably around the time of the Harewood signing- because, although results and final positions were generally good, it was apparent that the type of players being signed and the style of football being encouraged were unlikely to take us any higher. It wasn't great to watch either, at home at least. See Sunderland last season for where I think O'Neill was slowly taking usI agree re the football under MON, but especially at home. I don't think he had got us anywhere near as uncreative as he has Sunderland, though, nowhere near that bad. I think that is mostly because he inherited some decent players, and threw enough money at new players to get some of his signings to work out.That ongoing struggle to unlock teams at home when we couldn't counter attack was not a lot of fun to watch. Nor were, as you mentioned, some of the signings. Harewood, FFS.
I'd lost the excitement factor about two to two and a half years into O'Neill's tenure -probably around the time of the Harewood signing- because, although results and final positions were generally good, it was apparent that the type of players being signed and the style of football being encouraged were unlikely to take us any higher. It wasn't great to watch either, at home at least. See Sunderland last season for where I think O'Neill was slowly taking us
Quote from: Plumbutt Cooper on August 20, 2013, 01:12:29 AMQuote from: pauliewalnuts on August 19, 2013, 09:48:03 PMLet's not forget one thing, though.Last season we went to Liverpool and won 3-1 and got lots of plaudits. Then the next week we went to Chelsea, lost 8-0 and started on that terrible run.I am not suggesting anything so hideous is going to happen again, just a note of caution, really, that this is going to be a really difficult fixture, and let's not all get our arses in our hands if we lose it.No.No notes of caution, no remembering a freak result from another year, just enjoy this resurgent, young Villa side without worrying about what's around the corner.Yes we might lose at Chelsea,but so what, we now know that they will bounce back anyway.These are good times people, have fun!It wasn't a freak result. It was poor managemnt as many said when it happened. At 3-0 or 4-0 he should of realised that conceding more could potentially put us in danger on GD and tried to be more defensive (nothing wrong with being defensive at times).
Before the defeat we were starting to put a bit of an unbeaten run togerther (5 games). We then went on a runn of 8 games with out a win. Which I put down to confidence following getting battered at Chelsea. Like I said, I like the attacking style. But at times, attacking at all costs nearly screwed us over last season.Liverpool 1 - 3 Aston VillaChelsea 8 – 0 Aston VillaAston Villa 0 – 4 Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa 0 – 3 Wigan Athletic Swansea City 2 – 2 Aston VillaAston Villa 0 – 1 Southampton West Bromwich Albion 2 – 2 Aston Villa Aston Villa 1 – 2 Newcastle United Everton 3 – 3 Aston Villa Aston Villa 2 – 1 West Ham United
our record against Jose is pretty good, however our record against Chelsea is very poor.
Before the defeat we were starting to put a bit of an unbeaten run togerther (5 games). We then went on a runn of 8 games with out a win. Which I put down to confidence following getting battered at Chelsea. Like I said, I like the attacking style. But at times, attacking at all costs nearly screwed us over last season.Liverpool 1 - 3 Aston VillaChelsea 8 0 Aston VillaAston Villa 0 4 Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa 0 3 Wigan Athletic Swansea City 2 2 Aston VillaAston Villa 0 1 Southampton West Bromwich Albion 2 2 Aston Villa Aston Villa 1 2 Newcastle United Everton 3 3 Aston Villa Aston Villa 2 1 West Ham United
Quote from: abc123cox on August 20, 2013, 11:57:18 AMour record against Jose is pretty good, however our record against Chelsea is very poor.I have read this 3 times and am still confused by it!
Quote from: Pat McMahon on August 20, 2013, 01:18:48 PMQuote from: abc123cox on August 20, 2013, 11:57:18 AMour record against Jose is pretty good, however our record against Chelsea is very poor.I have read this 3 times and am still confused by it!it's close butwith Jose: 6 premiership games have produced 4 draws and 2 wins for Chelsea last 6 games without: 6 premiership games have produced 1 win, 1 dray and 4 losses including a 8-0 and just before the 6 games a 7-1 loss for examples.