Aston Villa vs Burnley Post-Match Thread

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We got what we deserved, nothing.

[clash city rocker]

Poor..poor...poor

[pauliewalnuts]

A mediocre performance, knocking the team's confidence further AND our best players all had 90 minute shifts.

*slow hand clap*

Truly the worst of both worlds.

Spot on. Really, the worst thing we could have done.

However, a reminder of how unacceptably poor we have been yet again.

Yes, Sherwood improved things, the momentum was going one way under Lambert. And yes, the FAC final is an amazing achievement, but we have been desperately poor yet again, that's five years of circling the plug hole.

Massive work ahead this summer, and we have no chance of improving significantly unless the owner invests as much as he can.

That clearly won't happen under Lerner, so we need to hope whoever comes in has a different mindset.

[supertom]

I seem to remember we were pretty awful in the last couple of games before beating United in the final in 1994.

Yeah was that not when Big Ron had his infamous "Did you hear that booing at half-time? I started it!"?

[Matt Collins]

Isn't our form under sherwood some proof that it isn't all about investment? How much have palace had? Or Swansea?

[Tuscans]

Lambert-like performance -  might Tim be at risk if a new owner pitches up in the summer?

Oh c'mon. Why is every performance from the players on the pitch always reverted back to the manger if it's poor.

Burnley played quite well today and have nothing to play for and then others will suggest ours have a place in the final to play for...No they don't, it will be more or less the same 11 as it is every weekend, we have a weak bench and squad so we don't really have a choice.

Becoming a bit of the joke that there are mutterings of Sherwood turning into Lambert after 5 minutes. Have a word with yourselves guys.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

just didnt get it tactically today.

nzogbia? just why

if he starts with gabby on sat we are fucked

[Goldie.7]

Really poor performance everyone looked knackered and out of ideas.

N'Zogbia and Gabby do not deserve to start next week they offer nothing but consistent anger and rage, if they never played in the colours again I wouldn't lose any sleep.

If Bacuna went as well I wouldn't give a shit either.

Steer 7
N'Zog 2
Vlaar 5
Baker 6
Bacuna 5
Delph 6.5
Cleverley 6
Westwood 6
Grealish 6.5
Gabby 2
Benteke 5

Sinclair (ineffective as a 20/15 minute sub seen it 3 times now) 3

[ez]

Can't believe a player like Gabby gets a chance to play for a wembley place and wanders around like he doesn't want one.

[Monty]

Can't believe a player like Gabby gets a chance to play for a wembley place and wanders around like he doesn't want one.

If he starts next week I'll probably kick something very hard in the face.

[ez]

Can't believe a player like Gabby gets a chance to play for a wembley place and wanders around like he doesn't want one.

If he starts next week I'll probably kick something very hard in the face.

No chance.

[ChicagoLion]

I think since the second half against West Ham we have looked tired. We gained nothing from playing pretty much the team that will start next week.
Lets hope they can put the sort of high energy performance we have shown in the last couple of months, if not Arsenal will not need to break sweat.

[PeterWithesShin]

Heaton doesn't make a few top saves we get at least a point. As soon as they scored they lost pretty much all interest in attacking and we show that we still struggle to break down a side that gets men behind the ball.

And train stuck at Witton as a train has bost at Aston.

[eamonn]

Our last game before the League Cup win over Yanited in '94 - our third league defeat on the spin. Were you there? Only twenty thousand other Villa were...


Aston Villa 1                       2         Oldham

Steve Redmond (og 58)     Darren Beckford (67)Rick Holden (74)
    
M Bosnich, E Barrett, S Staunton, S Teale, P McGrath, K Richardson, R Houghton, B Small, D Saunders (D Yorke, 76), G Fenton, S Froggatt       
Subs not used: N Spink, U Ehiogu       
Referee: Attendance: 21214 Stadium: Villa Park

[Goldie.7]

He'll start guaranteed. No Gil Sherwood is already pissing me off by playing the same forward line-up week in week out.

Any fool can see we play and get better results without Gabby in the team.