Aston Villa v Manchester United Post-Match Thread

[London Villan]

The mancs did make me smile with the  "we are staying up" chants...

[treeve1]

I turned off after 20mins and went to tesco to do the Christmas booze shopping. Made me feel much better, and will help me get over another disgraceful episode in Villa's history. It's getting to that point where all I have is hope for something resembling a good performance, it's absolutely terrible. I took my nephew to the sunderland game two weeks ago as I am trying to hook him into the villa as his club, I think I might get a visit from child protection services on this evidence.

[PeterWithesShin]

No PWS but I dont go on twitter pretending I give a shit

How do you know he doesn't give a shit?

[eastie]

@MatKendrick: Chris Herd missed today's match because of a facial injury sustained in training #avfc

[ciggiesnbeer]

Ack fuck that team, yet another year pissing on us.

Oh well, hopefully we can get back to playing decently next week. Sigh, football eh?

[CJ]

Nightmare traffic after the game - 2 hours to get back home. Started brightly and looked good for the first 15 minutes but 2 goals in quick succession knocked the stuffing out of us.  We've been unlucky losing Okore and Vlaar to injury, Clark has done OK but Baker is at best 4th choice cover and we can see why. But the midfield is very weak - Westwood, Sylla and, KEA are just not up to the task and need to be upgraded. Gabby did OK, Marc was our best player, and Benteke seems to have lost the plot. He just doesn't look right. And I've never seen a PL side gift possession and goals as often and as badly as we do.

I feel like I say the same thing after every game now - we have too many players who simply aren't good enough at this level and if Lambert doesn't start getting some quality in, particularly in midfield, sooner or later we'll pay for it.

[rougegorge]

Lambert says he can't fault the effort. Well if it's not the players' fault that they don't press, close down or create,  then unfortunately he hasn't got far to look.

[Tayls_7]

Look on the bright side, at least all the apologists for Lambert seem to be keeping a low profile. I couldn't take another week of listening to nonsense about how we have improved on last season and that it is a matter of time before we start climbing up the charts. He has bought some truly woeful players not fit to play in the Championship. His team formations and tactics are utterly clueless. He has failed to do anything all season about Benteke who looked like he was fucking sedated today. I'm happy to see him go now because I'm sick of the limp excuses.

[pbavfckuwait]

Because if I was playing like him today, I would have the balls to go to the manager and say get me off Boss I am crap, not wait until after the game while I am sitting in the changing room and have the mind set after playing like a complete twat, to lets just go and say sorry on twatter.
 Is that fair enough PWS or did you think he had a blinder and is the best Villa full back to ever wear the shirt.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Bloody awful.
It took about 30 minutes more than usual to get away after the game because of everybody who left 10 minutes before the end meant we were near the back of the traffic queue. Why couldn't you have left after 25 minutes when it was all over ? We would have had a clear run then.
Horrible weather. Christmas ruined (which I don't particularly enjoy at the best of times). I'm tired.

[Villafirst]

I don't care if these young lads are gaining experience.....they are simply not good enough, end of. Losing faith in Lambert - last year we played very well against United and should've won. Club is sliding backwards.

[pbavfckuwait]

Dont give a shit about Spurs I'm a Villa supporter and this is yet again crap.

[PeterWithesShin]

Because if I was playing like him today, I would have the balls to go to the manager and say get me off Boss I am crap, not wait until after the game while I am sitting in the changing room and have the mind set after playing like a complete twat, to lets just go and say sorry on twatter.
 Is that fair enough PWS or did you think he had a blinder and is the best Villa full back to ever wear the shirt.

How many players have you ever seen ask to be taken off in a professional game due to form?

Yes because saying that he might actually give a shit is exactly the same as thinking he played a blinder and is the best full back to ever play for us isn't it.

[adrenachrome]

Bloody awful.
It took about 30 minutes more than usual to get away after the game because of everybody who left 10 minutes before the end meant we were near the back of the traffic queue. Why couldn't you have left after 25 minutes when it was all over ? We would have had a clear run then.
Horrible weather. Christmas ruined (which I don't particularly enjoy at the best of times). I'm tired.

4 or 5 chaps who sit acouple of rows behind me fucked off to the pub at half time after loud and heated deliberation, and I don't blame them.

Yet another abject home performance and thoroughly depressing for the fans who must be thinking they are being punished for some terrible act in a previous life.

Ghastly.

[Legion]