Chelsea v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[ACVilla]

You can't be certain of anything I'd say.

No, I can't.

But like I said, I don't remember too many people praising our positive attitude and the fact that we were pushing forward at 4-0 down in the equivalent match two seasons ago. If you did, then fair enough.

I did, it made me fall in love with Villa again (and Lambert).

But what's the effin point nowadays, couldn't really give much of a monkeys we lost today. Was at a kids party, saw the score, shrugged my shoulders and that was it.
 
Bring on the European Super League and let's have a real competition again in England.

[PaulWinch again]

It was Chelski. A point would have been a bonus. I'm not slashing my wrists over it.

Nope completely agree, but we whoever we're playing we do need to address our lack of creativity.

[SoccerHQ]

I'll start by saying I've had a little drink tonight.

This fucking attitude of , but it's Chelsea, or it's man city, or it's man UTD, so I can accept the defeat, is really pissing me off.
Ok, we got beat, but for fucks sake, let's not start to accept that it as the norm, and we should just accept it.
Let's get upset, let's be pissed off!

If we accept mediocrity,no shots on goal, a fucking total lack of attacking intension, then we may as well just pack in and go home.

Leicester didn't give up last week, hull had a go today.
Please stop  accepting mediocrity and show some fucking  passion, please.!!!

I'm not getting this really, last season we had the best record against the top 4 of a team who finished below that group I think.

Already this season we've won at Anfield, Everton and Southampton couldn't do that.

Ultimately you have to accept Chelsea, Man. City and Arsenal all get in excess of 70-80 points a season, that means they win at least 23 games so a lot of teams they're beating and quite a few by a few goals.

If you play them on a bad day this is what occurs no matter if you're running around like headless chickens or "having a go."

[Goldie.7]

Okay.  Lets draw a line under this one and next week in terms of tactics being adopted.  Lets see what we start doing after these games and when we have Benteke back. 

Funnily enough I do actually think we will sneak something next week.

Fat Frank will be playing so I doubt this. Highly likely he'll score against us next week.

[Goldie.7]

Chelsea had a reserve left back on the bench who cost more than or first team

I'd rather we were better going forward though. There's no reason Aston Villa shouldn't be able to play like Swansea or Southampton can

There's a big reason why, we have Lambert as a manager we will never play like them under him. The occasional win against one of the sky 4 and avoiding relegation is as good as it gets.

[steffo]

There's a big reason why, we have Lambert as a manager we will never play like them under him. The occasional win against one of the sky 4 and avoiding relegation is as good as it gets.

Correct..........

[ktvillan]

I'm hoping it's a temporary measure until Kozak and/or Benteke are fit but we're playing like a McLeish team at the moment.  Keep it tight, hope to nick a goal and hang on to it, damage limitation if we go behind to a superior team.  Even Lambert's post match comments today came across as almost the verbal equivalent of TFM's fist pumping after the draw with Wigan.  I don't see why it has to be that way.  If the likes of Leicester can have a go at Arsenal and Man Yoo with a bunch of players mostly new to the PL, and succeed, why can't we at least have the balls to have a go?

[Pete3206]

And yet, nothing's really changed since we beat Liverpool, only 2 weeks ago. Back then, it was pages and pages of delirium.

[ozzjim]

It is having a go with a different tactic though isn't it? We won at Anfield this season, and the Emerites last using it. We also beat Chelsea and City at home.

As for Leicester, the United result was great, but truth is they could have been 4-1 down at one point and it would have certainly been game over.

I would love to see the quota of English players in the first 11 come back though. It would level the field a little, but it would also mean the standard of technical coaching would have o improve to create the quality of player to have any chance in Europe.

[eamonn]

I know its early season and can't remember if they've played anyone of note  (actually they were very unlucky to lose at Anfield on the opening day) but most of us thought Southampton would have their arses handed to them this season after what happened in the summer yet there seems to be a continuity in their style of play, as with Swansea, and they look so fluid and exciting going forward. Just makes me jealous that our game is far more laboured and less technical than clubs we've traditionally been far more successful than.

[PeterWithesShin]

There is a big difference to accepting defeat before a ball has been kicked, and accepting that after the game, a side that is miles better than we are and cost about 15x what our starting 11 did beat us. It's shit, but the gulf in this league is modern football.

However, the 5 times we've played Chavski under Lambert, we've had a real tonking, a comfortable defeat, robbed of at least a point, lost two 2 late goals and beaten them. So we are hardly waving the white flag each time we play them as 3 of the 5 games we more than deserved a result.

[ozzjim]

I know its early season and can't remember if they've played anyone of note  (actually they were very unlucky to lose at Anfield on the opening day) but most of us thought Southampton would have their arses handed to them this season after what happened in the summer yet there seems to be a continuity in their style of play, as with Swansea, and they look so fluid and exciting going forward. Just makes me jealous that our game is far more laboured and less technical than clubs we've traditionally been far more successful than.

Swansea it is early days this season. Monk will run out of steam I reckon.

Southampton are there to be judged next season. First season coming in from a manager that has put in a certain style and got through the pain of embedding it, often results in a brief upturn, and much back slapping. Clarke at Albion following Hodgson is a decent example. Second season they often lose their way.

[silhillvilla]

Just back from London, a little later than expected but they've shut the M1 between jct 16-18.
Quite relieved it was only 3-0. When they scored after 6 mins I had flashbacks to the 8 and thought it was on again.
Let's just move on, draw a line and go again.

[Comrade Blitz]

In the 10th minute (or so) when Weimann had the ball at the top of the area, why didn't he shoot? They never shoot from that area. Why?

Bring back Tommy Hitz, please.

[Comrade Blitz]

BTW - I saw Jon and Pauline at the match on TV today - they looked well.